Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin is a Russian born actor, the son of figure skaters Irina Korina and Viktor Yelchin. He was born in Leningrad (now known as St. Petersberg, Russian Federation) and raised in the USA. He started acting at age 9, doing various bit parts in minor films and stage productions. He made his transition to major film work with his role in Along Came a Spider in 2001, and will portray "Ensign Pavel Chekov" in the 2009 remake of Star Trek.

In addition to his acting work, Anton also plays acoustic guitar and is a big fan of Blues. He is currently enrolled in The University of Southern California studying film production.

Criminal Minds
Anton portrayed Nathan Harris in the Criminal Minds episode Sex, Birth, Death.

Awards

 * Best Performance in a Feature Film for Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
 * Leading Young Actor at the Young Actor Awards (2002)

Filmography

 * 15 Minutes - Boy in Burning Building (2001)
 * Along Came a Spider - Dimitri Starodubov (2001)
 * Hearts in Atlantis - Bobby Garfield (2001)
 * Taken - Jacob Clarke (2002)
 * House of D - Tommy Warshaw (2005)
 * Fierce People - Finn Earl (2005)
 * Alpha Dog - Zach Mazursky (2007)
 * Charlie Bartlett - Charlie Bartlett (2008)
 * Middle of Nowhere - Dorian Spitz (2008)
 * You and I - Edvard Nikitin (2008)
 * Star Trek - Pavel Chekov (2009)
 * Terminator Salvation - Kyle Reese (2009)