Mark Zak

Mark Zak (born 1959 in Lviv) is a German actor, author and playwright. Since 1990 he has appeared in over a hundred German and international films, including The Tourist and Bridge of Spies.

Biography

Zak grew up in Odessa and emigrated to West Germany in 1974. He attended the Der Keller acting school in Cologne.

His first novel Glaube, Liebe, Mafia: Ein Fall für Josif Bondar was published in 2013, followed by his play Begleitagentin in 2015. His book about ukrainian anarchist Nestor Makhno "Erinnert euch an mich – über Nestor Machno" was published in 2018.

Partial filmography

1989: Follow Me – Soldat 1990: The Man Inside – Aide To Borges 1995: Bohai Bohau (TV Movie) 1996: Kriegsbilder 1999: Pola X – Romanian friend 1999: Bang Boom Bang – Rumäne 1 2000: Mister Boogie 2000–2004: Tatort (TV Series) – Dr. Oleg Buykov / Boris / Jens Falter 2001: Enemy at the Gates – Russian Captain at Headquarters 2002: A Map of the Heart – Schweigsamer Legionär 2002: (TV Movie) – Gregor 2003: Der Puppengräber – Junger Russe 2004: – Monteur Jerzy 2004: Such mich nicht – Georgier – 2. Mordopfer 2004: Agnes and His Brothers – Türsteher 2006: Goldene Zeiten – Alexeji 2006: Klimt – Hevesi 2006: Fay Grim – Saudi Spy 2006: When Darkness Falls – Tyske kriminalaren 2007: Beautiful Bitch – Vasile 2008: Speed Racer – Blackjack Benelli 2008: – Damir 2009: – Oleg 2009: Der gelbe Satin – Bilal Sahin 2010: Sasha – Mithäftling 2010: The Tourist – Shigalyov 2011: Der Himmel hat vier Ecken – Boris 2011: – Samuel Kaplan (German exclusive) 2011: Tauwetter – Hoffmann (voice) 2011: (TV Movie) – Kropotkin (German exclusive) 2011: Hotel Lux – NKWD-Mann 2 2012: The Fourth State – Russian President 2012: Slave – Big Bald Guy 2014: Stereo – Gaspar 2014: Bridge of Spies – Soviet Judge – Powers' Trial 2018: Never Look Away – Dolmetscher Murawjow 2020: Spy City – Kovrin