Ilia Volok Explained

Ilia Volok
Native Name:Ukrainian: Ілля Волох
Alma Mater:Moscow Art Theatre School
Occupation:Actor
Birth Date:1 November 1965
Birth Name:Ilia Andriyovych Volok
Birth Place:Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Kyiv, Ukraine)
Alias:Ilia Volokh
Yearsactive:1994–present

Ilia Andriyovych Volok (Ukrainian: Ілля Андрійович Волох|translit=Illya Andriyovych Volokh; ; (born 1 November 1965)[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.

He studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School under Alexander Kalyagin.[5] He worked as a professional stage actor in Russia, before emigrating to the United States at the age of 25, in 1990. He initially supplemented his income by working in a cemetery.

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 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. He is married to an American woman.

Volok is fluent in Ukrainian, Russian, English, and proficient in several other languages.

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ілля Волох: "І все це через таргани в голові однієї людини!" - Розмова з зіркою . 2024-06-14 . Експрес онлайн . uk.
  2. Web site: Who's involved . 2024-06-14 . ILIA VOLOK IN DIARY OF A MADMAN . en.
  3. Web site: Грабенко . Людмила . 2023-11-05 . Ілля Волох: голлівудський актор українського походження, який грає "поганих росіян" . 2024-06-14 . OBOZREVATEL . uk.
  4. Web site: World Rowing - Ilia VOLOKH . 2024-06-14 . World Rowing . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-01-12 . Голлівудський актор Ілля Волох: Тато у мене з Чернігівщини - SMART MOVIE . 2024-06-14 . uk.
  6. Web site: Fakov in America. Fakovinamerica.com. October 5, 2009.
  7. Web site: Cat's Paw. 411 plays. October 5, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224005729/https://www.plays411.net/newsite/show/play_info.asp?show_id=2133. February 24, 2014.
  8. Web site: Багатомовний Микола Васильович та його "Diary of a Madman". Theatrical Fishing. August 14, 2022.
  9. Web site: Ilia Volok - Actor - e-TALENTA . 2024-06-14 . www.e-talenta.eu.
  10. Web site: Ilia Volok (visual voices guide) . Behind The Voice Actors . 2 October 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.

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