Alex Ozerov
Alex Ozerov (born 1992) is a Russian-Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance in the short film Pyotr495, for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Digital Program or Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[1]
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Born | August 3, 1992 28) | (age
Occupation | Actor |
Early life
Ozerov is originally from Tula, Russia. As a young child he lived in Gârbova, a military town outside Saint Petersburg as his father was a paratrooper in the army. His parents separated when he was six years old and he lived between his mother in England and his father in Ukraine. He moved to Kitchener, Ontario in Canada when he was thirteen after his mother met a man living in Canada. They later settled in Toronto.[2]
Career
He had a couple of small roles in television before being cast in his first major role, as Trevor in the 2012 film Blackbird.[3] He has since appeared in the films Guidance,[4] What We Have,[5] Coconut Hero[6] and Natasha,[2] and the television series Bitten, Freakish, The Americans, Orphan Black, Cardinal and Another Life.
References
- "Canadian Screen Awards Presented, Honouring Digital Storytellers: Complete List Of Winners". ET Canada, March 28, 2019.
- "In ‘Natasha,’ David Bezmozgis Captures Russian Jews Caught Between Two Worlds". The Forward, April 27, 2017.
- "Blackbird: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter, June 2, 2013.
- "Toronto Film Review: ‘Guidance’". Variety, September 5, 2014.
- "Roberta Maxwell, Alex Ozerov Board Maxime Desmons' 'What We Have'". The Hollywood Reporter, June 3, 2013.
- "Do not resuscitate: Coconut Hero is your run of the mill suicide watch teenage dream". National Post, March 17, 2016.