Ilia Volok

Ukrainian actor (b. 1965)

Ilia Volok
Ілля Волох
Born	Ilia Andriyovych Volok (1965-11-01) November 1, 1965 (age 58) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
Other names	Ilia Volokh
Alma mater	Moscow Art Theatre School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present

Ilia Andriyovych Volok (Ukrainian: Ілля Андрійович Волох, romanized: Illya Andriyovych Volokh; Russian: Илья Андреевич Волох; (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.^[3]

He studied at the Moscow Art Theatre 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 25, 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 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} 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

Hail Caesar (1994) .... Wlad
Midnight Man (1995) .... Slav
Police Story 4: First Strike (1996) .... Russian Group #9
Executive Decision (1996) .... Chechen Thug
Air Force One (1997) .... Vladimir Krasin
U Turn (1997) .... Sergi
Plan B (1997) .... 'Flash'
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998) .... Ilia
One Man's Hero (1999) .... Daniel Grzbalski
Kolobos (1999) .... Faceless
Night All Day (2000) .... Karloff
Camera Obscura (2000) .... Taxi Driver
Friends (2000) .... The Dry Cleaner
Shadow Hours (2000) .... Russian
Between Christmas and New Year's (2000) .... Ilia
Monkeybone (2001) .... Rasputin
Swordfish (2001) .... Gabriel's Crew
The Quickie (2001) .... Slava
Power Rangers Wild Force (2002, TV Series) .... Reincarnated Master Org / Dr. Viktor Adler
Firefly (2002, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Marco
Boris (2002, Short) .... Yuri
Judging Amy (2002, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Trajan Popovici
Six Feet Under (2002, TV Series, 2 episodes) .... Yuri
The King of Queens (2003, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Andrei
Monk (2003, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Nikolai Petroff
Spinning Boris (2003) .... Elvis Impersonator
The D.A. (2004, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Davonovich
Alias (2003–2005, TV Series, 2 episodes) .... Ushek San'ko
Commander in Chief (2005, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Dmitri Kharkov
The Unit (1 episode, 2006, TV Series) .... Deputy Grubo
CSI: NY (2006, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Gabe
Domestic Import (2006) .... Sasha
Company Town (2006, TV Movie) .... Yuri
The Young and the Restless (2007, TV Series) .... Milan
The Wedding Bells (2007, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Wolfie
Burn Notice (2007, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Jan Haseck
The Red Chalk (2007, Short) .... Young Stalin
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) .... Russian Helicopter Pilot
1% (2008, TV) .... Russian Ranger #1
Las Vegas (2008, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Rudy Vinovich
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) .... Russian Suit #2
Primo (2008) .... Egor Denko
Identity Crisis (2008) .... Drunken Russian
La-La Loco Baby (2008) .... Kazimir
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) .... Russian Interpreter
Worst Week (2008, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Vanya
General Hospital (2008, TV Series) .... Andrei Karpov
Hired Gun (2009) .... Yegor
Without a Trace (2009, TV Series, 1 episode) .... Yuri
The Soloist (2009) .... Harry Barnoff
Rogue Warrior (2009, Video Game) .... Russian 1^[10]
Treasure of the Black Jaguar (2010) .... Gregor
Cielito Lindo (2010) .... Borowski
The Bad Penny (2011) .... Terry Rubelev
Water for Elephants (2011) .... Mr. Jankowski
Abduction (2011) .... Sweater
Battlefield 3 (2011, Video Game) - Vladimir Kamarivsky (voice)
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) .... Fog
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) .... Russian Leader
The Immigrant (2013) .... Wojtek Bistricky
Payday 2 (2013, Video Game) .... Vlad
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014, TV Series) .... Vladimir
The Last Ship (2014, TV Series) .... Dmitri Belenko
Pawn Sacrifice (2014) .... KGB Guy
How to Be a Gangster in America (2015) .... Dimitri
Taking Liberty (2016) .... Boss
Finding Mother (2017) .... Uncle Borya
Prey (2017, Video Game) .... Luka Golubkin (voice)
Hunter Killer (2018) .... Capt. Vlade Sutrev
Magnum P.I. (2019, TV Series, 1 Episode) …. Sergei
The Punisher (2019, TV Series, 1 Episode) .... Kazan
Gemini Man (2019) .... Yuri Kovács
Payday 3 (2023, Video Game) .... Vlad

References

^ ^a ^b "Ілля Волох: "І все це через таргани в голові однієї людини!" - Розмова з зіркою". Експрес онлайн (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ ^a ^b "Who's involved". ILIA VOLOK IN DIARY OF A MADMAN. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c Грабенко, Людмила (2023-11-05). "Ілля Волох: голлівудський актор українського походження, який грає "поганих росіян"". OBOZREVATEL (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ "World Rowing - Ilia VOLOKH". World Rowing. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Голлівудський актор Ілля Волох: Тато у мене з Чернігівщини - SMART MOVIE" (in Ukrainian). 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ "Fakov in America". Fakovinamerica.com. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
^ "Cat's Paw". 411 plays. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
^ "Багатомовний Микола Васильович та його "Diary of a Madman"". Theatrical Fishing. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ilia Volok - Actor - e-TALENTA". www.e-talenta.eu. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ "Ilia Volok (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 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.