Ilia Andriyovych Volok (born November 22, 1964)[1] is a Ukrainian actor, based in the United States. He has appeared in over 170 films, television series, and video games since his debut in 1994.[2]
Early life[]
Volok was born in Kyiv.[3] Prior to his acting career, he was a member of the Soviet national rowing team, finishing third place in the Men’s Pair at the 1982 World Rowing Junior Championships,[4] and later becoming Ukrainian national champion.[3]
He studied at the Moscow Art Theater School under Alexander Kalyagin.[2][5] He worked as a professional stage actor in Russia, before emigrating to the United States at the age of 26, in 1990.[5] He initially supplemented his income by working in a cemetery.[3]
Career[]
Volok has appeared in more than 90 films and television programs. He starred as Vladimir Krasin in Air Force One and portrayed Master Org|Master Org in Power Rangers Wild Force. Additionally, he has had recurring roles in General Hospital and The Young and the Restless. He guest starred in an episode of Friends in which reference was made to Air Force One without mentioning him as one of its actors.
Volok frequently performs on stage. He co-wrote, co-created, and starred as the title character in the comedy play Fakov in America.[6] He plays a leading part in Cat's Paw, an Actors Studio project.[7] In Diary of a Madman by short story Nikolai Gogol.[8] The character Vladimir Kamarivsky in the Electronic Arts video game Battlefield 3 is modeled after and voiced by Volok. Volok also plays and voices the character Vladislav "Vlad" Kozak in the Overkill Software video game Payday 2.
He won the 2013 LA Weekly Theater Award for Best Solo Performance for his role in Diary of a Madman.[9]
Personal life[]
Volok splits his time between Los Angeles and Paris.[1][9] He is married to an American woman.[5]
Volok is fluent in Ukrainian, Russian, English, and proficient in several other languages.[9]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Wlad | |
| 1995 | Tom Clancy's Op Center | Militiaman #2 | Television miniseries |
| Midnight Man | Slav | ||
| 1996 | Police Story 4: First Strike | Russian Group #9 | |
| Executive Decision | Chechen Thug | ||
| Circuit Breaker | Dr. Claus Feldman | Television film | |
| The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | Boris | ||
| 1997 | Air Force One | Vladimir Krasin | |
| U Turn | Sergi | ||
| Plan B | "Flash" | ||
| 1998 | Best of the Best 4: Without Warning | Ilia | Video |
| My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York | Taxi Driver | Short film | |
| Tunnel Vision | The Beast | ||
| 1999 | Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies | Bodyguard | Video |
| One Man's Hero | Daniel Grzbalski | ||
| Kolobos | Faceless | ||
| 2000 | Camera Obscura | Taxi Driver | |
| Night All Day | Karloff | ||
| Shadow Hours | Russian | ||
| Fail Safe | Unknown | Voice; television film | |
| Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For | Man | Television film | |
| Between Christmas and New Year's | Ilia | ||
| 2001 | Monkeybone | Rasputin | |
| Swordfish | Gabriel's Crew | ||
| The Quickie | Slava | ||
| 2002 | Boris | Yuri | Short film |
| Power Rangers Wild Force: Identity Crisis | Master Org | ||
| 2003 | Spinning Boris | Elvis Impersonator | Television film |
| 2006 | Moosecock | Foreign DP | Short film |
| Domestic Import | Sasha | ||
| 2007 | The Red Chalk | Young Stalin | Short film |
| Charlie Wilson's War | Russian Helicopter Pilot | ||
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Russian Suit #2 | |
| Primo | Egor Denko | ||
| Identity Crisis | Drunken Russian | ||
| La-La Loco Baby | Kazimir | Video | |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Russian Interpreter | ||
| 1% | Russian Ranger #1 | Television film | |
| 2009 | Hired Gun | Yegor | |
| The Soloist | Harry Barnoff | ||
| 2010 | Cielito Lindo | Borowski | |
| Treasure of the Black Jaguar | Gregor | ||
| 2011 | Knockdown | Terry Rubelev | |
| Water for Elephants | Mr. Janowski | ||
| Abduction | Sweater | ||
| Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | The Fog | ||
| 2012 | Mila Dear to All | Vasily | Short film |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Russian Leader | |
| The Immigrant | Wojtek Bistricky | ||
| Mission Control | General Vladimir Platonov | Short film | |
| 2014 | With You | Landlord | |
| Pawn Sacrifice | KGB Guy | ||
| 2015 | How to Be a Gangster in America | Dimitri | |
| 2016 | Things That Nobody Told Him | Doctor Gurin | Short film |
| Taking Liberty | Boss | ||
| 2017 | Finding Mother | Uncle Borya | |
| 2018 | Lift | Ivan | |
| Hunter Killer | Captain Vlade Sutrev | ||
| 2019 | Gemini Man | Yuri Kovács | |
| 2020 | Jimmy Attitude: Buffalo | Karl Karr | |
| Fakov in Amerika | Ilia Fakov | ||
| 2021 | The American Connection | Russian | |
| 2022 | Balloon Animal | Dark Valentine | |
| First Oscar | Unknown | ||
| Model | |||
| 2023 | Self Reliance | Mario | |
| The Palace | Russian Ambassador | ||
| 2024 | The Legend of Catclaws Mountain | Professor Nikolai Surkov | |
| 2025 | *Karaganda*: Red Mafia | General Saburov |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Boys Are Back | Sergei | Episode: "Punch and Judy" |
| 1995 | ER | Kovalev | Episode: "Love Among the Ruins" |
| 1996 | Screen Two | Petr | Episode: "Deadly Voyage" |
| Crossroads Café | Chef | Episode: "Opening Day" | |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Vitali Gomelsky | Episode: "What a Dump!" |
| The Burning Zone | Janos | Episode: "Elegy for a Dream" | |
| 1998 | Profiler | Andre | Episode: "Bloodlust" |
| Brooklyn South | Landlord | Episode: "Fools Russian" | |
| JAG | Major Nikolai | 2 episodes | |
| Martial Law | Sarkov | Episode: "Shanghai Express" | |
| Caroline in the City | Russian Man #1 | Episode: "Caroline and the Office" | |
| 1999 | Suddenly Susan | Viktor | Episode: "The Pushkin Letters" |
| Once and Again | Sonny | Episode: "A Dream Deferred" | |
| City Guys | Nicolai | Episode: "Down and Out in Soho" | |
| 2000 | Jack & Jill | Taxi Driver | Episode: "Bad Timing and Dirty Laundry" |
| Good vs. Evil | Vokoloff | Episode: "Immigrant Evil" | |
| Friends | The Dry Cleaner | Episode: "The One Where Paul's the Man" | |
| Arli$$ | Unknown | Episode: "You Can Pick Your Friends..." | |
| City of Angels | Vitaly | Episode: "Bride and Prejudice" | |
| 2001 | The District | Russian Man | Episode: "Fools Russian, Part 2" |
| Dead Last | Emil | Episode: "The Mulravian Candidate" | |
| V.I.P. | Krupin | Episode: "Chasing Anna" | |
| 2002 | Judging Amy | Trajan Popovici | Episode: "Men Aren't Monsters" |
| Six Feet Under | Yuri | 2 episodes | |
| Robbery Homicide Division | Thug #2 | Episode: "Free and Clear" | |
| Firefly | Marco | Episode: "Out of Gas" | |
| Fastlane | Dimitri Federov | Episode: "Gone Native" | |
| Power Rangers Wild Force | Master Org | 40 episodes | |
| Birds of Prey | Lieutenant | Episode: "Nature of the Beast" | |
| 2003 | Russkie v Gorode Angelov | Litunov | Episode: "Papa" |
| King of Queens | Andrei | Episode: "Steve Moscow" | |
| Monk | Nikolai Petroff | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus" | |
| 2003–2005 | Alias | Ushek San'ko | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | The D.A. | Davonovich | Episode: "The People vs. Sergius Kovinsky" |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Dmitri Kharkov | Episode: "First Dance" |
| 2006 | E-Ring | Petrovich | Episode: "War Crimes" |
| Half & Half | Ludwig | Episode: "The Big Reality Bites Episode" | |
| Windfall | Piskunov | 2 episodes | |
| The Unit | Deputy Grubo | Episode: "Extreme Rendition" | |
| CSI: NY | Gabe | Episode: "Raising Shane" | |
| Company Town | Yuri | Television short | |
| 2007 | Eyes | Man in Ski Mask | Episode: "Whistleblower" |
| The Young and the Restless | Milan | 4 episodes | |
| The Wedding Bells | Wolfie | Episode: "The Most Beautiful Girl" | |
| Burn Notice | Jan Haseck | Episode: "Old Friends" | |
| 2008 | Las Vegas | Rudy Vinovich | Episode: "2 on 2" |
| My Own Worst Enemy | Sniper | Episode: "Hello, Henry" | |
| General Hospital | Andrei Kaprov | 35 episodes | |
| Worst Week | Vanya | Episode: "The Gift" | |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Yuri | Episode: "Heartbeats" |
| 2010 | Undercovers | Russian Terrorist | Episode: "The Key to It All" |
| 2011 | Supernatural | Dragon #1 | Episode: "Like a Virgin" |
| CHAOS | Clarkson | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2012 | Days of Our Lives | Vladmir Nevsky | 1 episode |
| The Closer | Viktor | Episode: "Fool's Gold" | |
| Last Resort | Episode: "Blue on Blue" | ||
| Femme Fatales | Dimitri Uzi Olesky | Episode: "Libra" | |
| 2013 | Graceland | Ludwig Yaponchik | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Payday | Vlad | 2 episodes | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Vladimi | Episode: "The Hub" | |
| 2014 | Intelligence | Dominik Salvi | Episode: "The Grey Hat" |
| Scandal | Dmitri Belenko | 2 episodes | |
| Rake | Cab Driver | Episode: "Remembrance of Taxis Past" | |
| Glee | Episode: "The Back-Up Plan" | ||
| The Last Ship | Dimitri | 3 episodes | |
| State of Affairs | Russian Sailor | Episode: "Secrets & Lies" | |
| 2015 | Allegiance | Unknown | Episode: "Teamwork" |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Adrian Ivanovich | Episode: "Ua helele'i ka hoku" | |
| 2 Broke Girls | Guy | Episode: "And the Grate Expectations" | |
| Clipped | Vlad | Episode: "Mo's Ma" | |
| Aidan Park: On the F List | Vladimir Schmotzikov | Episode: "Do They Have Groupons for Acting Classes?" | |
| 2016 | NCIS: New Orleans | Burly Man | Episode: "Sister City, Part 2" |
| Rogue Operations | Unknown | 2 episodes | |
| The Americans | Russian Man | Episode: "Munchkins" | |
| Shameless | Vlad | Episode: "You'll Never Ever Get a Chicken in Your Whole Entire Life" | |
| 2016–2023 | NCIS | Kostya Valkov / Burly Man | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Baskets | Nikolai | Episode: "Circus" |
| Criminal Minds | Dmitri Sobchek | Episode: "Unforgettable" | |
| Stitchers | Viktor Comenko | Episode: "For Love or Money" | |
| 2018 | Swedish Dicks | Max Hill | Episode: "Dawn of the Dicks" |
| Counterpart | Fedorov | Episode: "Birds of a Feather" | |
| MacGyver | Roman Mareks | Episode: "Improvise" | |
| 2019 | Magnum P.I. | Sergei | Episode: "Nowhere to Hide" |
| The Punisher | Kazan | Episode: "One-Eyed Jacks' | |
| Oh Jerome, No | Abba | Episode: "Oh Jero" | |
| 2023 | Agent Elvis | Unknown | Voice; episode: "@%!? You, Vegas" |
| Full Circle | Victor | 3 episodes | |
| The Morning Show | Pavlo | 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | Diarra from Detroit | The Russian |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | English and Russian Terrorists | Voice | |
| 2002 | Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead | Unknown | ||
| 2004 | Call of Duty: Finest Hour | |||
| 2005 | Conflict: Global Storm | |||
| 2006 | SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault | |||
| SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 | ||||
| 2009 | World in Conflict: Soviet Assault | |||
| Rogue Warrior | Russian #1 | [10] | ||
| 2010 | Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight | Additional Voices | ||
| 2011 | Battlefield 3 | Vladimir Kamarivsky | ||
| 2013 | Payday 2 | Vlad | ||
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Russian Brute / Russian Mobster | ||
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | Camp Prisoner | |||
| 2017 | Prey | Luka Golubkin | ||
| 2019 | Wolfenstein: Youngblood | Dimitri Fedorov | ||
| 2021 | Battlefield 2042 | General Vonskiy | ||
| 2023 | Payday 3 | Vlad |
Podcast series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Operation Cordelia | KGB Agent #1 | Voice |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ilya Volokh: "And all this because of cockroaches in one person's head!" - Conversation with a star". Express Online. Retrieved on June 14, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Who's Involved". Ilia Volok in Diary of a Madman. Retrieved on June 14, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Grabenko, Ludmila (November 5, 2023). "Ilya Volokh: Hollywood actor of Ukrainian origin who plays "bad Russians"". Observer. Retrieved on June 14, 2024.
- ↑ "World Rowing - Ilia Volokh". World Rowing. Retrieved on June 14, 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Hollywood actor Ilya Volokh: My dad is from Chernihiv region". Smart Movie (January 12, 2022). Retrieved on June 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Fakov in America". Fakovinamerica.com. Retrieved on October 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Cat's Paw". 411 plays. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved on October 5, 2009.
- ↑ "The multilingual Nikolai Vasilyevich and his "Diary of a Madman"". Theatrical Fishing. Retrieved on August 14, 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Ilia Volok - Actor - e-TALENTA". E-Talenta.eu. Retrieved on June 14: 2024.
- ↑ "Ilia Volok (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved on October 2, 2021. "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."
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