Alex Ozerov

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Alex Ozerov
BornAugust 3, 1992 (1992-08-03) (age 31)
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 2021)
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Alex Ozerov (born 1992) is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance in the short film Pyotr495 , for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Digital Program or Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards. [3]

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Early life

Ozerov is originally from Tula, Russia. As a young child he lived in Garbolovo, a military town outside Saint Petersburg as his father was a paratrooper in the army. His parents separated when he was six years old and he lived between his mother in England and his father in Ukraine. He moved to Kitchener, Ontario, when he was thirteen after his mother met a man living in Canada. They later settled in Toronto. [4]

Career

He had a couple of small roles in television before being cast in his first major role, as Trevor in the 2012 film Blackbird . [5] He has since appeared in the films Guidance , [6] What We Have , [7] Coconut Hero , [8] and Natasha , [4] and the television series Bitten , Freakish , The Americans , Orphan Black , Cardinal , and Another Life .

Personal life

In 2021 he married Sydney Meyer, his co-star in the series Slasher: Flesh and Blood. [9] [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Salem FallsThomas McAfeeTelevision film
2012 What's Up Warthogs! MagicianEpisode: "Inauguration Complication"
2012 Blackbird Trevor
2012The TransporterPunk2 episodes
2013Molly MaxwellStarr
2013 Perfect Storm: Disasters That Changed The World Sergey ZahlystovEpisode: "Hitler's Frozen Army"
2013 Rookie Blue DigbyEpisode: "Skeletons"
2013 Cracked Derek TilsonEpisode: "Skeletons"
2014GuidanceBrent 'Ghost' Wark
2014 What We Have Allan
2014–2017 Orphan Black Ramone4 episodes
2015 Coconut Hero Mike Tyson
2015The Dark StrangerToby Garrison
2015 A Christmas Horror Story Mike Tyson
2015 Natasha Mark Berman
2016 Bitten Alexei AntonovRecurring role; 9 episodes
2016 The History of Love Misha Strumann
2016 Freakish LyleRecurring role; 3 episodes
2016–2017 The Americans Mischa SemenovRecurring role; 7 episodes
2017Boys on Film 16: PossessionPyotr
2017 Blindspot Vanya PetrushevEpisode: "This Profound Legacy"
2017The MachineMaximTelevision film
2019 Cardinal JackRecurring role; 6 episodes
2019Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, FrankensteinJoey VallejoTelevision film
2019–2021 Another Life Theo GallowayMain role (season 1); Guest role (season 2)
2021 Slasher Theo GallowayMain role (season 4)
2022 Hudson & Rex Otto HartEpisodes: "Blood & Diamonds"
2022 Transplant Otto HartEpisodes: "Audition"
2023 The Spencer Sisters VasilyEpisodes: "The Runaway's Regret"

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  1. Alex Ozerov (8 June 2020). "We said YES! I'm so existed to start this new chapter of our lives together. We've kept it to ourselves for the last few months and it feels amazing to finally announce. I chose you and will keep choosing you forever and ever #whenyouknowyouknow #quarantineengagement" . Retrieved 17 October 2020 via Instagram.
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  8. "Do not resuscitate: Coconut Hero is your run of the mill suicide watch teenage dream". National Post , March 17, 2016.
  9. Alex Ozerov (8 June 2020). "We said YES! I'm so existed to start this new chapter of our lives together. We've kept it to ourselves for the last few months and it feels amazing to finally announce. I chose you and will keep choosing you forever and ever #whenyouknowyouknow #quarantineengagement" . Retrieved 17 October 2020 via Instagram.
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