
Oleg Stefan
After graduating from high school in 1976, he entered the Shchepkin Theatre School in Moscow. As a second-year student, he played two roles on the stage of the Maly Theatre. In 1979, his television and film career began. After graduating from theatre school in 1980, he was accepted into the troupe of the Academic Maly Theatre of the USSR, where he played with such actors as Smoktunovsky, Tsarev, Ilyinsky, Zharov, the Solomin brothers, and Martsevich. He worked on radio, television, and in cinema. He toured many cities in the Soviet Union with his solo concert program. In 1985-1986, he served in the ranks of the USSR Armed Forces in the Moscow region in the engineering troops. On the stage of the Maly Theatre, he played in more than 20 plays. Some of them are: Long Day's Journey into Night, Agony, Cyrano de Bergerac, and The Shore. In early 1992, Stefanko emigrated to the United States. Living in New York, he mastered new professions: waiter, taxi driver, bartender, car dealer; security guard, kickboxer; was engaged in the sale of insurance policies. At the same time, he worked in the modeling business, theater, played on the stage of the "Theater of New York City". In New York, Oleg starred in his first American film. In 1994, he moved to Los Angeles, worked in television and film. He was accepted into two American acting guilds: SAG - Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. In Los Angeles, he continued his education at the "L.A. Actors Circle Theater School". Having received American citizenship, he changed his last name to Oleg Stefan. Under this name, he starred in 14 Hollywood films, working with such actors as Robert De Niro, Michael York, Gene Hackman, Sigourney Weaver, Jude Law, James Belushi, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Vincent Perez, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson, Denis O'Hea and others. He later returned to Russia, where he continued acting. Oleg Stefanko gained wide fame for his role as Leonid Zubov in the TV series "The Forester". In total, Stefanko has 76 film and television works, in 54 of which he played the leading roles. Personal life: First wife - Larisa Stefanko, Daughter - Kristina, Son - John (Ivan), born in the late 1990s. It was decided to call him Ivan. But after some time his name was changed to John, as it sounds better to Americans. Second wife - Anna Stefanko.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Tetris as Belikov
- 2020 · MosGaz. Delo N7: Katran as
- 2016 · Когда прошлое впереди as Виктор Васильевич Астахов
- 2015 · Два плюс два as Евгений Алексеевич Артамонов
- 2013 · The Americans as Anatoli Victorovich
- 2011 · Forester as Zubov
- 2011 · Forester as
- 2009 · Duplicity as Boris Fetyov
- 2009 · Zeta Group 2 as Aleksey Dmitrievich Timofeev
- 2009 · Strategic operational 2: Combine as
- 2007 · The Apocalypse Code as Mayk Khatchins
- 2007 · Major Vetrov as Major Vetrov
- 2007 · Zeta Group as Aleksey Dmitrievich Timofeev
- 2007 · Operational activities as
- 2006 · The Good Shepherd as Ulysses / Stas Siyanko
- 2006 · Countdown as Martin
- 2006 · Countdown as
- 2006 · Film Festival as
- 2006 · Alias Albanian as
- 2006 · Family Name as Vozdvizhensky
- 2005 · Breakthrough as генерал-полковник Селиванов
- 2005 · Space Race as
- 2005 · Silent Partner as The Client
- 2004 · Gentlemen Officers as Sergey Aleksandrovich Fedotov
- 2003 · In the Service of My Country as Commissioner Jan Fanter
- 2003 · In the Service of My Country as Ian Hunter Commissioner
- 2001 · Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as Russian Leader
- 1996 · Pacific Blue as Szigmond
- 1995 · JAG as Uri Lentoff
- 1993 · Frasier as Vladimir
- 1993 · Black Devil as
- 1992 · The Master of East as
- 1991 · Hotel "Eden" as спасатель
- 1991 · The Last Bunker as Kalinichenko
- 1991 · The Bay of Death as Юра Медунов
- 1991 · Nude with a Hat as Zuev
- 1990 · It as Dmitriy Prokofyev
- 1988 · Aborigine as Олег, командир стройотряда
- 1987 · Точка возврата as
- 1987 · I Believe in Love as
- 1985 · Battle for Moscow as старший лейтенант Манчич
- 1985 · The Rivals as
- 1985 · In Search of Captain Grant as captan John Mangles
- 1985 · In Search for Captain Grant as капитан Джон Манглс
- 1984 · The Precipice as Vikentyev
- 1983 · Streak of Luck as
- 1983 · Экзамен на бессмертие as
- 1981 · Via Gobi and Khingan as Vanya Sokolov
- 1981 · A Profitable Position as 1-ый чиновник
- 1981 · Village Story as
- 1981 · Poor Masha as Kolya
- 1980 · Control Strip as рядовой/ефрейтор Рудзик
- Future · The Invite as Vadim