Pavel Lychnikoff

Pavel Dmitriyevich Lychnikov (; born February 16, 1967) is a Russian-American actor, who lives and works in the United States.

Early life and education Lychnikoff was born in Moscow. His father was a professor at the Plekhanov Moscow Institute of the National Economics and his mother worked as a flight attendant. He later received formal training at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (also known as GITIS from 1934 to 1991).

Career In the early 1990s, Lychnikoff moved to the United States. Since his subsequent move to Los Angeles, he has appeared in many TV movies and series and feature films. He is noted for his roles as the telegraph operator Blazanov in HBO's TV series Deadwood, as Russian mobster Vadim Youchenko in the movie Trade, as an Mi24 Hind Helicopter pilot in Charlie Wilson's War, and as Dima in Battlefield 4. He also appears as Howard Wolowitz's Russian cosmonaut crewmate Dimitri in the TV series The Big Bang Theory.

Lychnikoff has also made several stage appearances in Russia and the U.S. His self-written play The Shelter, which he also directed, was nominated for the Californian Ovation Award in five categories, and Lychnikoff's performance in it received positive reviews from a number of critics.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Yad skorpiona 1997 Crash Dive Newton (video) 1997 Air Force One Russian Prison Guard #1 1997 Playing God Andrei 1998 Skip Chasers 2000 Bob, Verushka & the Pursuit of Happiness Illya 2005 Fun with Dick and Jane Andrei / Load Boxer Uncredited 2006 Miami Vice Russian FBI Agent 2007 Trade Vadim Youchenko 2007 A Thousand Years of Good Prayers Boris 2007 Charlie Wilson's War Russian Helicopter Pilot #1 2008 Reservations Tomas 2008 Cloverfield Russian Man on Street 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Russian Soldier Roosevelt 2008 Mia and the Migoo Staravitch English version, voice 2009 The Perfect Sleep Vassily 2009 Star Trek Romulan Commander 2010 Grace Bedell David Mann Short 2010 Valley of the Sun K.K. 2011 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Dimitri / Distributor 2012 Chernobyl Diaries Doctor 2013 A Good Day to Die Hard Cabbie 2014 Rage Chernov 2015 Rodina Kosmos 2016 Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich Major Aleksandr Kulkov 2018 Siberia Boris Volkov 2020 No Escape Andrei 2020 Last Moment of Clarity Karl 2022 Bullet Train Alexei Ilyin 2025 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Captain Koltsov

Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 NYPD Blue Dimitri Episode: "Burnin' Love" 1997 Dark Skies Josef Episode: "White Rabbit" Michael Hayes Dubov Episode: "Death and Taxes" C-16: FBI Cyril Episode: "Russian Winter" 1998 Brooklyn South Dimitri Gort Episode: "Fools Russian" Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Episode: "A Touch of Evil" Bad Cop, Bad Cop TV movie 1999 Nash Bridges Vladimir Yodka Episode: "Power Play" 2000 NYPD Blue John Shenkov Episode: "Everybody Plays the Mule" Buffy the Vampire Slayer Monk Episode: "No Place Like Home" 2001 Big Apple Mitya 6 episodes 2002 The Agency Russian Mob Boss Episode: "The Understudy" Alias Zoran Sokolov Episode: "Passage: Part 1" Without a Trace Prisoner 2 episodes 2003 CSI: Miami Victor Ratsch Episode: "Evidence of Things Unseen" She Spies Bar Manager Episode: "Crossed Out" Threat Matrix Konstantin Noskeno Episode: "Cold Cash" 10-8: Officers on Duty Raymond Castoff Episode: "Lucy in the Sky" The Flannerys TV movie 2005–2006 Deadwood Blazanov 16 episodes 2006 The Shield Mikula Popovich Episode: "Trophy" 2007 CSI: NY Yuri Sokov Episode: "Past Imperfect" 2008 Chuck Viktor Federov Episode: "Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover" My Own Worst Enemy Nikolai Yelnikov Episode: "The Night Train to Moscow" 2009 Leverage Head Goon Episode: "The Ice Man Job" Lie to Me Jones Episode: "Grievous Bodily Harm" 2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mr. Brooks / Anton Petrov Episode: "Ace" The Defenders Mr. Nicolec (Jewelry Store Owner) Episode: "Las Vegas v. Reid" Undercovers Warner Kaminsky 2 episodes The Odds TV movie 2011 The Cape Russian Commander Episode: "Kozmo" CHAOS Alexei Dratchev Episode: "Love and Rockets" 2012 Bent Vlad 6 episodes The Big Bang Theory Dimitri Rezinov 5 episodes Eagleheart Holst Episode: "Exit Wound the Gift Shop" 2013 New Girl Buyer 1 Episode: "A Father's Love" NCIS: Los Angeles Michael Zirov Episode: "Descent" Childrens Hospital Bad Guy #1 Episode: "Blaken" 2014 Gang Related Slotko Yegenev 2 episodes The Blacklist Berlin's Assistant Episode: "Monarch Douglas Bank (No. 112)" 2015 Allegiance Vaso Matiashvilli 2 episodes 2016 Ray Donovan Ivan Belikov 3 episodes Elementary Ruslan Krasnov Episode: "The Invisible Hand" Shameless Yvon 5 episodes Fizruk Misha Buddhist Main cast 2017 The Brave Ivan Sokolov Episode: "The Seville Defection" 2018 MacGyver Boris Episode: "Hammock + Balcony" Insomnia Koval 8 episodes Six Anzor Episode: "FUBAR" 2019 Good Girls Nico 2 episodes 2022 FBI: International Paul Kovács Episode: "Left of Boom" S.W.A.T. Maxim Episode: "Zodiac" Stranger Things Oleg 3 episodes Law & Order: Organized Crime Daniel Rublev Episode: "Gimme Shelter – Part One" Law & Order Daniel Rublev Episode: "Gimme Shelter – Part Three" Bosch: Legacy Baba Episode: "Chain of Authenticity" 2023 True Lies Grozdan Episode: "Public Secrets" Average Joe Nicolai Dzhugashvili Main Cast 2025 Countdown Iosif Astapov 4 episodes

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