Michael Aronov (born May 4, 1976) is an American actor who has worked in film, television and theatre. In 2017, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Uri Savir in the Broadway play Oslo. He is also known for playing the role of Anton Baklanov, a refusenik scientist in The Americans.
Early life Aronov was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR (today in Uzbekistan).Tonys Recap: Bette Midler, Ben Platt, and Rachel Bloom Steal the Show Tablet. 12 June 2017 He grew up in Miami, Florida and graduated from the city's New World School of the Arts.These two men won Tony Awards after Florida Legislature wanted to defund their arts high school Miami Herald. 12 June 2017 In 1998 he graduated with a B.F.A in theatre at Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.Schools of the Stars: Where Oslo Cast and Creators Went to College Playbill. 13 April 2017 He is Bukharian Jewish.
Career Aronov spent three seasons on the award-winning series The Americans playing a physicist who is torn from his family and exiled as a political prisoner. In 2017 The Blacklist brought him on as a new member to the show's cast, playing Smokey Putnum, the lovable hustler and sidekick to James Spader. Aronov was also recurring as right-hand-man to John Malkovich in Showtime's Billions. Aronov played one of the leads in a series for Cinemax called Jett and was recently seen opposite Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac on the big screen in Operation Finale.
In film, Aronov is known for his role as Chovka, the Chechen warlord and head gangster opposite Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini in The Drop (2014). Other films include Lbs., Amexicano and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The actor also played Danny Raden - a series lead opposite Larenz Tate in BET's original pilot, Gun Hill. Aronov's other television work includes Count Vincent of Naples in the series Reign, Danny Lambros on The Good Wife, Michael Cahill on Person of Interest, Ricky Vintano on Blue Bloods, billionaire Brice Hunter on Without a Trace and recurring roles on Madam Secretary and The Closer.
For his stage work Aronov received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2017 for his role as Uri Savir in the Broadway play Oslo. He was also honored with the Lucille Lortel Award, the Obie Award, and received Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Oslo. Prior to that the actor originated the role of Paul in Lyle Kessler's First Born at The Actors Studio in New York. He won "The Elliot Norton Award - Best Actor", for originating the lead role in Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius. On Broadway he appeared as Siggie, in the Tony-nominated revival of Golden Boy (2012-2013), directed by Bartlett Sher. He worked with Sher and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts yet again, playing Gromov, in the American premiere of Blood and Gifts (2011). Aronov was also seen in his solo-show Manigma (2010, 2006), in New York City. In Europe he portrayed Stanley Kowalski in the classic A Streetcar Named Desire (2009). The actor also took on Jean in Miss Julie (2004) at the Cherry Lane Theatre, Dionysus in The Bacchae 2.1 (2001); and Edgar in an award-winning production of King Lear (1999).
Filmography
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes2000The BeatVendorIn 1 episode, "Cueca Solo"2000Spin CityFirst ProtesterIn 1 episode, "Airplane!"2000All My ChildrenLazloIn 1 episode2000Law & Order: Criminal IntentAviIn 1 episode, "One"2000, 2002Law & Order: Special Victims UnitGorsky; IgorIn 2 episodes, a different character in each2003Threat MatrixAmir AbadiyahIn 1 episode, "Patriot Acts"2006The GameBabakIn 1 episode, "Gifted"2008Without a TraceBrice HunterIn 1 episode, "22 x 42"2008Lipstick JungleSergeIn 1 episode, "Chapter 14: Let the Games Begin"2009Life on MarsYuri DemidovIn 1 episode, "Take a Look at the Lawmen"2000, 2007, 2009Law & OrderAlex Arshavin; Karl Rostov; Andre KorsakoffIn 3 episodes, a different character in each2010White CollarClark MaskhadovIn 1 episode, "In the Red"2010Blue BloodsRicky VintanoIn 1 episode, "Officer Down"2010The CloserArmand MarkuIn 2 episodes2011Burn NoticeVlade / SerbIn 1 episode, "Enemy of My Enemy"2011The Good WifeDanny LambrosIn 1 episode, "The Death Zone"2011Gun HillDanny RadenTV movie2012Person of InterestMichael CahillIn 1 episode, "Blue Code"2012AmericanaAlexander OrloffTV movie2013Golden BoyDominic QuinlanIn 1 episode, "Vicious Cycle"2013ElementaryAndrej BaceraIn 1 episode, "Heroine"2013ReignCount VincentIn 1 episode, "Left Behind"2015ForeverDashaIn 1 episode, "The King of Columbus Circle"2015The Mystery of Matter: Search for the ElementsDmitri MendeleevTV mini series documentary2015QuanticoHamza KouriIn 1 episode, "Go"2014-2016The AmericansAnton BaklanovIn 12 episodes2014, 2016Madam SecretaryAnton DurchenkoIn 2 episodes2016They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East ReliefLeslie A. DavisTV documentary2018BillionsMichaelIn 3 episodes2017-2019The BlacklistJoe 'Smokey' PutnumIn 6 episodes2019JettJack 'Jackie' DillonIn 9 episodes2021Hit & RunIsaacIn 5 episodes2022The First LadyRahm Emanuel2024SnowpiercerDr. Nima RousseauMain, season 42026The Terror: Devil in Silver'Huey'Main, season 3: Devil in Silver
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2000Hedwig and the Angry InchSchlatko (band member)2004LBs.Sacco Valenzia2007AmexicanoAlex2008Soldier's HeartThe documentary director2009Cold SoulsMafioso2010Anomaly: OblivionSimon (voice)Short film2012Happy HourChristoShort film2013Fortune HousePeterShort film2014The DropChovka2018Half MagicJohn2018Operation FinaleZvi Aharoni2021CrisisMinas2026The Betrayers
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2017Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a PlayOsloDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a PlayOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a PlayLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a PlayObie AwardEnsemble
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