Igor Vitalievich Jijikine (; born 8 October 1965) is a Russian-American actor working in Los Angeles and Moscow.
Early life and career Jijikine was born in Moscow. From 1983 to 1988 he studied drama and acrobatics. From 1982 to 1984, Jijikine performed mandatory military service with the Soviet Special Forces unit Spetsnaz. He has performed on stage with the Moscow State Circus,Igor Jijikine official website . Retrieved 28 December 2013 Donn Arden's "Jubilee" and Cirque du Soleil's "Mystere" in Las Vegas.
Film career In 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 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.
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.Igor Jijikine
Sports Igor is an accomplished sportsman and was honored as Master of Sports in Russia.
Filmography
Year Film Roles Notes 2002 Alias Chopper 2002 Blood Work Mikhail Bolotov 2002 Robbery Homicide Division Thug #1 2003 Klepto Thug #1 2004 Target Leather Jacket 2004 Smatyvay udochki Rabid - Beshenyy 2005 Muzhskoy sezon. Barkhatnaya revolyutsiya Pike 2008 Montana 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Colonel Antonin Dovchenko 2009 Driven to Kill Mikhail Abramov 2009 Burn Notice Vlad 2010 Love in the Big City 2 Oleg 2010 Shadows in Paradise Spider 2010 Supreme Champion Caras 2010 The Tourist Virginsky 2011 Chuck Armaund 2011 Slove 2011 8 pervykh svidaniy 2011 True Justice Stefan Sedenui 2012 Safe Chemyakin 2012 Political Animals Victor Porchoff 2012 Solovey-Razboynik 2012 Brigada: Naslednik Vvedensky 2013 The Maul 2014 Love in the Big City 3 Oleg 2014 Viy Dorosh 2014 Ch/B The Head of The District Department of the Interior 2015 Risk for Honor Nikolai 2015 Ierey-san. Ispoved samuraya Yakhontov 2018 Night Shift Korneev 2018 Hunter Killer Lieutenant Tretiak 2019 The Brave (a.k.a. Lazarat) Agim Hoxha 2019 Viy 2: Journey to China Dead Cossack 2019PolyarnyArturTV-series2019Black Stairs (Chernaya lestnica)Melnikov2022KompromatSagarine 2024 Altered 2025 AI-4U Wired Together Colonel
References
External links
Igor Jijikine on Kino-Teatr.Ru