Igor Jijikine

Igor Vitalievich Jijikine (Russian: И́горь Вита́льевич Жижи́кин; born 8 October 1965) is a Russian-American actor working in Los Angeles and Moscow.

Igor Jijikine
Born
Igor Vitalievich Jijikine

(1965-10-08) 8 October 1965
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship
  • Russia
  • United States
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Spouse(s)Natalia (divorced)

Early life and career

Jijikine was born in Moscow and from 1983 to 1988 he studied drama and acrobatics. From 1982 to 1984, Jijikine performed mandatory military service with the Soviet Special Forces unit Spetznaz. He performed on stage with the Moscow State Circus,[1] Donn Arden’s "Jubilee" and Cirque du Soleil's "Mystere" in Las Vegas.

Film career

Over the recent years, Jijikine has worked with such directors as Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood and J. J. Abrams and has appeared in numerous commercial spots for major brands. In Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Igor plays the role of Colonel Dovchenko (taking over the series' tough guy role held by the late Pat Roach), the ruthless leader of the Soviet commando team searching for the crystal skull. His commercially most successful films have been Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull which grossed US$786 million and The Tourist which grossed US$278 million worldwide.[2][3]

Computer games

Jijikine appeared in the real-time strategy games, Emperor: Battle for Dune, Red Alert 2 and its expansion Yuri's Revenge, by Westwood Studios. In addition to appearing in the games' cutscene sequences, he modeled as a Soviet soldier appearing in the front cover of Red Alert 2.[4]

Sports

Igor is an accomplished sportsman and was honored as Master of Sports in the USSR.[5]

Filmography
YearFilmRolesNotes
2002AliasChopper
2002Blood WorkMikhail Bolotov
2002Robbery Homicide DivisionThug #1
2003KleptoThug #1
2004TargetLeather Jacket
2004Smatyvay udochkiRabid - Beshenyy
2005Muzhskoy sezon. Barkhatnaya revolyutsiyaPike
2008Montana
2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullColonel Antonin Dovchenko
2009Driven to KillMikhail Abramov
2009Burn NoticeVlad
2010Love in the Big City 2Oleg
2010Shadows in ParadiseSpider
2010Supreme ChampionCaras
2010The TouristVirginsky
2011ChuckArmaund
2011Slove
20118 pervykh svidaniy
2011True JusticeStefan Sedenui
2012SafeChemyakin
2012Political AnimalsVictor Porchoff
2012Solovey-Razboynik
2012Brigada: NaslednikVvedensky
2013The Maul
2014Love in the Big City 3Oleg
2014ViyDorosh
2014Ch/BThe Head of The District Department of the Interior
2015Risk for HonorNikolai
2015Ierey-san. Ispoved samurayaYakhontov
2018Night ShiftKorneev
2018Hunter KillerLieutenant Tretiak
2019Viy 2: Journey to China
2019 Polyarny Artur TV-series
2019 Black Stairs (Chernaya lestnica) Melnikov

References
  1. Igor Jijikine official website Archived 30 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 December 2013
  2. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. "The Tourist". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. Igor Jijikine
  5. О проекте «В чёрной-чёрной комнате…» (2012 год).
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