Mark Ivanir
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Mark Ivanir Марк Іванір | |
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מארק איווניר | |
Born | Mark Alexandrovich Ivanir Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Citizenship | Israel |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1988–present |
Mark Alexandrovich Ivanir (Hebrew: מארק איווניר; Ukrainian: Марк Олександрович Іванір; Russian: Марк Александрович Иванир) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli actor known for his character roles on American film and television. He is fluent in six languages, a skill often shown off in his performances.
Early life
Ivanir was born in Chernovtsi (now
His
Career
During this time, Ivanir had his first film role in the 1988 action film Iron Eagle II, directed by Sidney J. Furie. The film was a Canadian-Israeli-American co-production filmed in Israel with an international cast. Ivanir played a Soviet army serviceman, Mikhail Balyonev.
Following his studies with Nativ, Ivanir joined the
Ivanir's first major film role was in
In 2011, he appeared in Universal's Johnny English Reborn, Universal's Big Miracle and 360.
His biggest part to date was on the critically acclaimed
Ivanir has had over 60 guest star and guest lead roles on television shows such as 24, Monk, CSI: NY, Law & Order, Fringe, CSI: Miami, Nikita and Royal Pains.
In 2016 Ivanir had a recurring role on Homeland as Russian intelligence agent Ivan Krupin. The season was nominated for the SAG Awards and for the Emmy's.
In 2017, he played a Holocaust survivor in the critically acclaimed German-language film "Bye Bye Germany" and recurred on Amazon's "Transparent". As of August 2019, Amazon Prime is airing worldwide the Israeli hit show "The Beauty and the Baker", with Ivanir playing the part of Zvika Granot.
In 2018, he co-starred in the film Entebbe, directed by José Padilha, the creator of Narcos, and Bill Hader's HBO comedy Barry, in which he recurs as three Chechen brothers. He appeared in The Red Sea Diving Resort, as the head of the Mossad, alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, Chris Evans and Greg Kinnear.
Personal life
Ivanir is married to Maya Raz, an IDF broadcaster. His sister-in-law is actress Romi Aboulafia,[2] and his father-in-law is journalist Menashe Raz. He has two daughters, and resides with his family in Los Angeles.
Ivanir is fluent in Hebrew, Russian, English, Ukrainian, French and Yiddish, and adept in German and Arabic. His multi-lingualism is often a feature of his roles.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Iron Eagle II | Mikhail Balyonev | |
1989 | Berlin-Yerushalaim | Dov Ben Gelman | |
1991 | Delta Force 3: The Killing Game | Pietre Ivanovich | |
1993 | Schindler's List | Marcel Goldberg | |
2000 | The Man Who Cried | Man in Sweatshop | |
2001 | Hollywood Palms | Russian Mover | |
2003 | Ish HaHashmal | Avraham Rutenberg | |
2003 | Marines | Maj. Dmitri Kirilenko | |
2004 | The Terminal | Goran | |
2005 | When Do We Eat? | Rafi | |
2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Dive Bar Patron | |
2005 | The Cutter | Doctor Joseph | |
2006 | Undisputed II: Last Man Standing | Gaga | |
2006 | The Good Shepherd | Valentin Mironov #2 | |
2007 | The Hunting Party | Boris | |
2008 | What Just Happened | Johnny | |
2008 | Get Smart | Russian Guy in Bathroom | |
2010 | Holy Rollers | Mendel Gold | |
2010 | Undisputed III: Redemption | Gaga | |
2010 | The Human Resources Manager | The HR Manager | |
2010 | Bunraku | Eddie | |
2011 | 360 | The Boss | |
2011 | Johnny English Reborn | Artem Karlenko | |
2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | Afghar Outpost Soldier / Secretary (voices) | |
2012 | Big Miracle | Dimitri | |
2012 | The Fourth State | Aslan | |
2012 | A Late Quartet | Daniel Lerner | |
2016 | The Man Who Was Thursday | Jack | |
2017 | Bye Bye Germany | Holzmann | |
2018 | 7 Days in Entebbe | Motta Gur | |
2019 | The Red Sea Diving Resort | Barack Isaacs | |
2020 | Kajillionaire | Stovik Mann | |
2022 | Rubikon | Dimitri Krylow | |
2023 | Heart of Stone | King of Spades |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995–1996 | Inyan Shel Zman | Doron | 7 episodes |
2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | French Mercenary | Episode:"Blood Diamonds" |
2001 | JAG | Capt. Yoel | Episode: "The Promised Land" |
2007 | Close to Home | Nikolai Shevchenko | Episode: "Internet Bride" |
2008 | The Cleaner | Gaza | 2 episodes |
2009 | Dollhouse | Cyril | Episode: "The Gray Hour" |
2009 | CSI: Miami | Gregor Kasparov | Episode: "Seeing Red" |
2010 | Im Angesicht des Verbrechens | Andrej, Russian mobster | 9 episodes |
2010 | Fringe | Roland David Barrett | Episode: "Marionette" |
2012–2015 | The Gordin Cell | Yaakov "Yasha" Lundin | Season 1: Main antagonist Season 2: Supporting character |
2012 | Transporter: The Series | Sergei Zarov | Episode: "Payback" |
2013 | Grimm | Boris Myshkin | Episode: "Red Menace" |
2013–2017 | Beauty and the Baker | Tzvika Granot | 18 episodes |
2014 | Braquo (season 3) | Levani Jordania | 7 episodes |
2014 | season 1 )
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Ivan | Episode: "Ivan" (No. 88) |
2014 | season 7 )
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Jan Nemic | Episode: "Orange Blossom Ice Cream" |
2014 | Crisis | Boris Makarov | Episode: "How Far Would You Come" |
2015–2018 | Homeland | Ivan Krupin, Russian intelligence agent of SVR | Recurring role |
2017 | Madam Secretary | Timur Soroka | Episode: "Extraordinary Hazard" |
2017 | Transparent | Nitzan | 4 episodes |
2017 | Salvation | Defense Minister Toporov | End of Season 1 |
2018 | Barry | Vacha / Ruslan | Recurring role |
2018 | S.W.A.T. | Cohen | Episode: Never Again |
2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Nicholas II of Russia
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Episode: "Fire and Reign" |
2019 | The New Pope | Bauer | |
2019 | For All Mankind | Mikhail Mikhailovich Vasiliev | 2 episodes |
2020 | Away | Misha Popov | |
2020 | Nasdrovia | Aleksei | [3] |
2022 | Babylon Berlin | Abe Gold | Season 4: 12 episodes |
2022 | Litvinenko | Alexender Goldfarb | |
2023 | Pantheon | Yair Gispan | Season 2: 2 episodes |
Video games
References
- ^ "The 'Homeland' spy who started out as an Israeli intelligence operative". Haaretz.
- ^ Kupfer, Ruta (September 6, 2012). "Hollywood's Israeli-born Woman of Impact". Haaretz. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Movistar estrena la comedia 'Nasdrovia', que tendrá dos nuevos capítulos semanales". El Periódico. November 6, 2020.
External links
- Mark Ivanir at IMDb
- "Mark Ivanir Lives for Shady Characters". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.