{{short description|American actor}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{infobox person | image = | birth_date = | birth_name = | birth_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1989–present }}
'''Alex Veadov''' is an American film and television actor of Ukrainian-Jewish ancestry.
==Career== Alex Veadov is a character actor who has acted in many English-language productions. His early career included appearances in ''Jackie Chan's First Strike'', ''Contact'', and ''Air Force One''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alex_veadov|title=Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> He also works as a voice actor.<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Alex Veadov (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Alex-Veadov/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=2 October 2021|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref>
Veadov is known for playing Russian mob drug lord and hitman Vadim Nezhinski in the film ''We Own the Night''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/we-own-the-night-2007|title=We Own the Night movie review (2007) |first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=RogerEbert.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/movies/12nigh.html|title=2 Brothers, and the Mob in the Middle|first=A. O.|last=Scott|newspaper=The New York Times|date=12 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
Veadov also played the role of Christo, a drug smuggler and terrorist seeking to attack the United States, in the 2012 movie ''Act of Valor''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecinemaholic.com/act-of-valor-2-cast/|title=Act of Valor 2: Everything We Know|first=Rishabh|last=Borde|date=24 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
In 2014, Veadov played the role of Tevi in ''The Equalizer''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_equalizer_2013|title=The Equalizer|via=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.contactmusic.com/movie-review/the-equalizer|title=The Equalizer|date=25 September 2014|website=Contactmusic.com}}</ref> In 2015, he portrayed Nikola in the television series ''Agent Carter''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spoilertv.com/2015/02/agent-carter-sin-to-err-review.html|title=Agent Carter - A Sin to Err - Review|first=Lisa|last=Macklem}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1989 |''Terminal Force'' |Hold-Up Man | |- |1995 |''Guide to Golf Style and Etiquette'' |Pizza Man | |- |1996 |''First Strike'' |Russian Group #6 | |- |1996 |''Justine: Seduction of Innocence'' | rowspan="2" |Kuleshov | |- |1996 |''Justine: in the Heat of Passion'' | |- |1997 |''Contact'' |Russian Cosmonaut | |- |1997 |''Air Force One'' |MiG Pilot | |- |1997 |''Justine: A Midsummer Night's Dream'' |Kuleshov | |- |1998 |''Falling Sky'' |Taxi Cab Driver | |- |2000 |''Thirteen Days'' |Radio Room Operator #3 | |- |2001 |''The Hollywood Sign'' |Cabbie |Uncredited |- |2005 |''Neighborhood Watch'' |BMW Driver | |- |2007 |''We Own the Night'' |Vadim Nezhinski | |- |2008 |''Marco Polo'' |1300s Marco Polo | |- |2009 |''Eugene'' |Victor | |- |2009 |''Drag Me to Hell'' |Man with Ponytail at Death Feast | |- |2009 |''The Harsh Life of Veronica Lambert'' |Russian Alex | |- |2010 |''Open Season 3'' |Additional voices | |- |2011 |''Knockdown'' |Vadim | |- |2012 |''Act of Valor'' |Christo | |- |2012 |''Lost Angeles'' |James | |- |2012 |''Not Fade Away'' |Blind Pim | |- |2012 |''Life's an Itch'' |Jean Michele | |- |2013 |''The Saratov Approach'' |Sergei | |- |2013 |''Delirium'' |Sasha Pavlovich | |- |2013 |''Cavemen'' |Cabbie | |- |2014 |''The Equalizer'' |Tevi | |- |2018 |''Alterscape'' |Dr. Kaine Egres | |- |2019 |''Crossing'' |Gregory | |- |TBA |''Superstrata'' |Nomad | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1995 |''General Hospital'' |Workman No.2 |Episode dated 5 January 1995 |- |1995 |''Tom Clancy's Op Center'' |Ukrainian Sergeant |Miniseries; television film |- |1998 |''Seven Days'' |Valensky |Episode: "Pilot: Part 1" |- |2000 |''The Wild Thornberrys'' |Yuri |Episode: "A Tiger by the Tail" |- |2000 |''Cover Me'' |Novatny |Episode: "Domestic Terrorism" |- |2000 |''God, the Devil and Bob'' |Voice |2 episodes |- |2000 |''JAG'' |Jail Sergeant |Episode: "Legacy: Part 2" |- |2001 |''The Weber Show'' |Sergei |Episode: "...And Then He Got a Rash" |- |2001, 2005 |''Alias'' |The Chemist / K-Directorate Officer |2 episodes |- |2002 |''The Agency'' |Russian Agent |Episode: "The Gauntlet" |- |2002 |''The Shield'' |Igal |Episode: "Circles" |- |2002 |''Without a Trace'' |Goran Davits |Episode: "Between the Cracks" |- |2002 |''Astronauts'' |Vladimir Tyurzin |Television film |- |2005 |''NYPD Blue'' |Sergei Yesenin |2 episodes |- |2006 |''Science of the Bible'' |Simon Magus |Episode: "Rivals of Jesus" |- |2007 |''Everybody Hates Chris'' |Referee |Episode: "Everybody Hates Bed-Stuy" |- |2008 |''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' |Russian Man |Episode: "The Demon Hand" |- |2008 |''Greek'' |Professor Hebert |Episode: "No Campus for Old Rules" |- |2008 |''The Closer'' |Hovnan 'Hank' Serabian |Episode: "Dial M for Provenza" |- |2010–2011 |''Svetlana'' |Vlad |20 episodes |- |2014 |''Chop Shop'' |Ray | rowspan="2" |3 episodes |- |2014, 2015 |''NCIS'' |Sergei Mishnev |- |2015 |''Agent Carter'' |Nikola |Episode: "The Iron Ceiling" |- |2015 |''Lust 'n' Love'' |Anton |2 episodes |- |2018 |''The Americans'' |TASS Boss |Episode: "Urban Transport Planning" |- |2020 |''MacGyver'' |Felix |Episode: "Right + Wrong + Both + Neither" |}
=== Video games === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1996 |''Soviet Strike'' |Ivan Uralia | |- |1998 |''Counter Measures'' |Lt. Daninski | |- |2000 |''Soldier of Fortune'' |Voice | |- |2002 |''Stranded'' |Yuri | |- |2002 |''Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix'' |Additional voices | |- |2003 |''Medal of Honor: Allied Assault'' | rowspan="2" |Voice | |- |2003 |''Freedom Fighters'' |<ref>{{cite video game | developer=IO Interactive | title=Freedom Fighters | publisher=Electronic Arts | scene=Ending credits, 4:29:09 in, VOICE ACTORS | year=2003}}</ref><!-- url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7vQVIXfkw --> |- |2003 |''SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs'' |Additional Russia VO | |- |2004 |''Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain'' |Vladimir Zhidkov / Thug A / Soldier B | |- |2004 |''Shadow Ops: Red Mercury'' |Voice | |- |2004 |''Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising'' |Spetsnaz Soldier | |- |2004 |''Call of Duty: Finest Hour'' |Voice | |- |2004 |''Joint Operations: Escalation'' |Spetsnaz Soldier | |- |2005 |''Conflict: Global Storm'' | rowspan="2" |Voice | |- |2007 |''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2'' | |- |2007 |''Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow'' |Kudrenko | |- |2009 |''World in Conflict: Soviet Assault'' |Voice | |- |2009 |''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' |Additional voice talent | |- |2009 |''Rogue Warrior'' |Russian 2 |<ref name="btva"/> |- |2010 |''Metro 2033'' |Voice | |- |2010 |''Singularity'' | rowspan="2" |Additional voices | |- |2010 |''Call of Duty: Black Ops'' | |- |2013 |''Metro: Last Light'' |Voice | |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|891514|Alex Veadov}}
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