| Olek Krupa | |
| Birth Name: | Aleksander Krupa |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1947[1] |
| Birth Place: | Rybnik, Poland |
| Other Names: | Olek Krupa |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1974–present |
| Spouse: | Noa Ain (divorced) |
| Children: | 1 |
Aleksander Krupa (born 18 March 1947),[2] often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish-American actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals, such as in Eraser, Blue Streak, Home Alone 3 as Peter Beaupre and The Italian Job as Mashkov. He also notably portrayed a Bosnian Serb general engaged in genocide against Bosnian Muslims in 2001's Behind Enemy Lines and portrayed the President of Russia in 2010's action thriller film Salt. Krupa continued to have minor roles in many Hollywood movies, such as , Hidden Figures, and The Fate of the Furious.
Krupa was born in Rybnik, Poland.[3] In 1974 he graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and later began performing on stage, notable in Theater Scena STU in Kraków. In 1981, Krupa emigrated to United States.[2]
Krupa first appeared in a documentary in 1984 entitled Far from Poland. He later began performing on off-Broadway stage.[4] His film debut was in the 1986 film 9½ Weeks.[5] The following years he played Edward Teller in the made-for-television movie Day One (1989), and Erich von Stroheim in the miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990).[5] Krupa also guest-starred on television series Miami Vice, New York Undercover, Law & Order, , , Blue Bloods, Person of Interest and The Blacklist. Krupa also had a recurring role in the FX period drama series, The Americans.
He married Noa Ain, a composer and painter. They have one child together named Julia Ain Krupa. After their divorce, they remained friends until her death in 2019.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| Voice role; Documentary | ||||
| Short film | ||||
| Short film | ||||
| Short film | ||||
| Short film | ||||
| Ensemble cast | ||||
| 2024 | Reagan | [6] | ||
| 2024 | Sardinia | Grzegorz Przybyszewski | Short film | |
| Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode: "The Song of Orpheus" | ||||
| Episode: "God's Work" | ||||
| Elaine's fiancé | Episode: "Virgin Spring" | |||
| Edward Teller | Television movie | |||
| Erich von Stroheim | Television Miniseries (3 episodes) | |||
| Television movie | ||||
| – | Constantin Volsky / Victor Popov / Sasha Osinski | 4 episodes | ||
| Normandy: The Great Crusade | Jan Jesionek | Voice role; Television movie | ||
| My Antonia | Krajiek | Television movie | ||
| New York Undercover | Don Casaloma | Episode: "Young, Beautiful and Dead" | ||
| Andersonville | Olek Winsnovsky | Television movie | ||
| Dellavenura | Krinsky | Episode: "Clean Slate" | ||
| Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Wilhelm Dieter Heinrich | Episode: "A Walk in the Park" | ||
| Oz | Yuri Kosygin | 2 episodes | ||
| Alex Strizkopf | Episode: "Russian Love Poem" | |||
| Alvi Udogova aka 'Godzilla' | Episode: "Red Herring" | |||
| Inspector Guido Boggia | Recurring role (4 episodes) | |||
| Ben Laurette | Episode: "Undaunted Mettle" | |||
| Elmer Gratnik | Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" | |||
| Stana Moore | Television Miniseries (6 episodes) | |||
| Viktor Brodsky | Episode: "Reclassified" | |||
| Vasilli Lukin | Episode: "Take a Look at the Lawmen" | |||
| Maximilian Gruschenko | Episode: "Family Ties" | |||
| Alec | Episode: "Scott Free" | |||
| Ivan Yogorov | Episode: "Witness" | |||
| – | General Vijktor Zhukov | Recurring role (3 episodes) | ||
| The King | Episode: "The King of Columbus Circle" | |||
| Leonid Javin | Episode: "Ruslan Denisov (No. 67)" | |||
| President Pavel Ostrov | Recurring role (3 episodes) | |||
| Victor | Episode: "Wire Cutter" | |||
| Gustav | Episode: "Gustav" | |||
| Radovan Bernivig | Recurring role (3 episodes) | |||
| Fyodor Ukhov | Episode: "Fly Into a Rage, Make a Bad Landing" | |||
| Evgeny Risakov | Episode: "This Is Where It Begins" |