Chris Petrovski

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Chris Petrovski is an American actor born in Bitola, North Macedonia, known for his role as Dmitri Petrov on the television series Madam Secretary . [1]

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Life and career

Petrovski's parents brought him to New Zealand while he was still a baby. While still in high school in New Zealand, Petrovski obtained an agent and was hired as an extra in a production of Spartacus: War of the Damned . For a time, he attended high school at New Zealand's One Tree Hill College, where he performed a role in the school's production of Hamlet . Petrovski graduated from the Unitec Institute of Technology's acting program in New Zealand. He then obtained a scholarship and moved to Los Angeles, California, to attend Stella Adler Acting Academy, from which he graduated. [1] In 2013, he portrayed George Shank in the film All Cheerleaders Die . [2] In 2014, he starred in the film Coldwater . [3]

On Madam Secretary, Petrovski portrayed Dmitri Petrov (seasons 2 & 4; guest season 3, guest season 5), a 24-year-old Russian Army captain who studied at the National War College. [4] In the storyline, Petrov was recruited by Professor Henry McCord (on behalf of the CIA) to become an American spy in exchange for getting his sick sister medical care in Stockholm, Sweden. Dmitri is captured by the Russians and eventually exchanged to the Americans for another traitor to the state. Following his capture Dmitri feels abandoned by Henry and is very angry and bitter toward him. He is placed into a witness protection program under the name Alexander (Alex) Mehranov. In season 4, he gets recruited by the CIA as an analyst. Also in season 4, he meets and falls in love with McCord's elder daughter, Stevie. Their wedding is the series' finale at the end of season 6.

Filmography

Film

Chris Petrovski film roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012Finding DadChris [5]
2012Live to TellBrandonShort film [6]
2012Pushing EternityJohnShort film [7]
2013All Cheerleaders Must DieGeorge Shank [8] [9]
2013 Coldwater Gabriel Nunez [8] [9]
2013An Easter Bunny PuppyJasper [9] [10]
2013Loss of LifeRicky [1]
2014SoledadJordan [9]
2015 H8RZ Ricky [10]
2016BarrioCarlos [11]
2016In the MomentCorey / Cory [12]
2016TourbillionMarkus [8]
2017The Body TreeBrandon [13]
2017SableColton [8] [9]
2018National Justice
2018Breaking BrooklynCorey [9]
2019Catching UpZeke Tomlinson
2019Paradise CityAlistair
2019 The Shed Marble
2020 The Drummer Manny
2020How to Say I Love You At NightPaul
2021BolivarJake
2022ListenZiv
2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie Young Sean Walker
2024 Chief of Station Nick Malloy

Television

Chris Petrovski television roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Spartacus: War of the Damned Slave
2015–2019 Madam Secretary Dmitri PetrovRecurring (seasons 2, 4, 6); guest (season 3) [14] [15]
2019 The Blacklist RATEpisode: "The Cryptobanker (No. 160)
2023 Average Joe Dmitri Dzhugashvili
2023 FBI Valon SulaEpisode: "Torn"
2023–2024 NCIS Lev Trotski2 episodes
2023 The Rookie: Feds VorovinEpisode: "Seeing Red"

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