Ravil Akhmedullovich Isyanov (; 20 August 1962 – 29 September 2021) was a Russian actor who appeared in over 70 film and television roles, primarily in the United States. He was most well known for his role as Anatoli Kirkin on NCIS: Los Angeles.
Biography Isyanov was born in Voskresensk on 20 August 1962, and served in the Soviet Air Force for two years. He worked for two seasons at a regional theatre in Khabarovsk, before enrolling in the MKhAT Studio-School in Moscow, under Alexander Kalyagin, graduating in 1990. He also studied three summers overseas at the British American Drama Academy's "Midsummer at Oxford" program in England. He began his professional career as an ensemble member of the Theatr Clwyd in Wales.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he decided to stay in Britain on his work visa, and continued working there. He made notable film appearances in the Nicolas Roeg-directed Two Deaths and the James Bond film GoldenEye, both in 1995. He had a supporting role as Cornelius in Kenneth Branagh's epic adaptation of Hamlet, released the following year.
In 1998, Isyanov moved to Los Angeles, where he lived and worked until his death. Isyanov died on 29 September 2021, at the age of 59, following a 17-month battle with cancer.Горел звездой. На 60-м году жизни не стало нашего земляка, талантливого актера Равиля Исянова
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1992 Back in the USSR Georgi 1995 Two Deaths Lieutenant Hackers Russian Hacker GoldenEye MiG Pilot 1996 Hamlet Cornelius 1997 The Saint Tretiak Guard The Jackal Ghazzi Murad 1999 The Omega Code Rykoff 2000 Octopus Casper Doomsdayer Viktor Dorestoy Uncredited2001 The Shrink Is In Dino Along Came a Spider FSB Agent Lermontov Arachnid Henry Capri 2002 K-19: The Widowmaker Igor Suslov 2003 Holes Morris Menke 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Curtis 2006 The Good German General Sikorsky 2008 Defiance Viktor Panchenko 2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Alexi Voskhod 2016 Sniper: Ghost Shooter Andrei Mashkov 2020 No Escape The Waiter 202225 Cents Per MinutePeterPosthumous releaseBlondeBilly Wilder
Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 StalinYakov Dzhugashvili Television film 1994 EastEnders Marku 2 episodes 1997 The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous Boris Levitsky 1998-1999 Seven Days Dr. Josef Vukovitch / Political Officer Anton Kuriyov 2000 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Monk Episode: "No Place Like Home" 2001 JAG Capt. Leopold KarnikEpisode "Iron Coffin" 2001-2003 Alias Luri Karpachev 2005 Space Race Valentin Glushko 2006 24 Bierko's Technician season 52006NCISRobert John Stevens / Nikolai PuchenkoSeason 4, Episode 4 2007 Prison Break Wyatt season 3 2009 Fringe season 2 Tomas Episode "Earthling" 2009-2011 The Mentalist Ulis Oratni / Charlie Chaplin 2010 Bones Dimitri Vladov 2013 Touch Landlord NCIS: Los Angeles Anatoli Kirkin Recurring Role (2013–2021) Burn Notice Vladimir Duboff 2014 The Last Ship Admiral Konstantin Nikolayevich Ruskov 2016Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Anton PetrovSeason 3, 2 Episodes2017 The Americans Ruslan Glow Gregory, manager of the Dusty Spur motel
References
External links
Ravil Isyanov on kinoteatr.ru Ravil Isyanov on KinoPoisk