Nikolai Nikolaeff

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Nikolai Nikolaeff
Born
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Nikolai Nikolaeff is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series Sea Patrol , [1] Power Rangers Jungle Fury and Daredevil .

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Nikolaeff was born in Melbourne, and is of Russian and Ukrainian descent. [2] He began acting at the age of 12 and enrolled into the Victorian Youth Theatre. He attended school at Caulfield Grammar School and at 16, Nikolaeff landed a lead role in Crash Zone , which led to a number of roles in other children's television series. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He took an arts degree at Monash University in Caulfield.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2003 Subterano Todd
2004 Stealth Russian Fighter Pilot No. 2
2006ForgedJudaShort film
2007 Valentine's Day Jodie
2009KinVladSupporting role
2018 Mile 22 [8] Aleksander
2019 Togo Dan Murphy
2023 Last Voyage of the Demeter Petrofsky

Television

YearTelevision seriesRoleNotes
1999–2001 Crash Zone [9] Mike HansenMain role, 26 episodes
1999–2004 Blue Heelers Aiden Wiltshire/Stephen Chernov2 episodes
1999 High Flyers Nick1 episode
2000 Round the Twist Snorrison2 episodes
2000 Pig's Breakfast Nick3 episodes
2000 Eugenie Sandler P.I. Bogdan1 episode
2003 Subterano Todd1 episode
2003 The Saddle Club Drew Regnery19 episodes
2004 Stingers Slug1 episode
2005 Scooter: Secret Agent Ed1 episode
2005–2006 Wicked Science Jack BaileySupporting role, 26 episodes
2006Penicillin: The Magic BulletJamesTelevision film
2008 Canal Road Vladimir2 episodes
2008 Mark Loves Sharon Robbie Kane1 episode
2008 Power Rangers Jungle Fury Dominic/Rhino Ranger14 episodes
2009 The Pacific Rear Echelon Man1 episode
2009–2011 Sea Patrol Leo "2Dads" Kosov-Meyer40 episodes
2013 Camp [10] [11] David "Cole" ColemanMain role, 10 episodes
2015 Daredevil Vladimir6 episodes
2016 The OA Mr. Azarov4 episodes
2017 Fargo Drug DealerEpisode: "The Law of Non-Contradiction"
2018 Six Prince [8] 9 episodes
2019 NCIS: New Orleans Luca OsmanEpisode: "The River Styx, Part I"
2020 NCIS Xavier ZovotovEpisode: "On Fire"
2022 Stranger Things Ivan4 episodes

Video games

YearFilm/TVRoleNotes
2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Private Desmond "Des" Wilmot
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Andrei Nolan

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shearer, Geoff (20 May 2009), "Nik's new role is plain sailing", Courier Mail
  2. ↑ Pai, Akshay (23 May 2018). "Six Season 2: Nikolai Nikolaeff on being 'the Russian Guy' and how he learned to keep his "head down and arse up"". Meaww. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nikolai Nikolaeff". Sea Patrol. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Petski, Denise (26 July 2017). "'Six': Jaylen Moore Promoted, Nikolai Nikolaeff & Katherine Evans Join Season 2 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Hatchett, Keisha (11 March 2015). "Netflix's 'Daredevil' adds Peter Shinkoda, 'Dexter' and 'SVU' alums". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Kit, Borys (30 June 2021). "David Dastmalchian, Liam Cunningham Join Amblin Horror Thriller 'Last Voyage of the Demeter' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Gray, Peter (10 August 2023). "Interview: Nikolai Nikolaeff on Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter, being approved by Spielberg, and working with his "villainous" face". The AU Review. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 White, Naomi (25 August 2018), "The BAD BOY", The Daily Telegraph
  9. ↑ Hood, Danielle (27 May 2001), "Return of the crash-test smarties", Herald Sun
  10. ↑ "Camp is given the boot", The Daily Telegraph, 7 October 2013
  11. ↑ Brewer, Kyla (21 July 2013), "Fresh Air and Fresh Faces: NBC Takes Viewers to 'Camp'", The Repository


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