Alex Ozerov

Alex Ozerov
BornAugust 3, 1992 (1992-08-03) (age 32)
Tula, Russia
Other namesAlex Ozerov-Meyer
OccupationActor
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
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Alex Ozerov (born 1992) is a 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.[3]

Early life

Ozerov is originally from Tula, Russia. As a young child he lived in Garbolovo, 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, when he was thirteen after his mother met a man living in Canada. They later settled in Toronto.[4]

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.[5] He has since appeared in the films Guidance,[6] What We Have,[7] Coconut Hero,[8] and Natasha,[4] and the television series Bitten, Freakish, The Americans, Orphan Black, Cardinal, and Another Life.

Personal life

In 2021 he married Sydney Meyer, his co-star in the series Slasher: Flesh and Blood.[9][10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Salem Falls Thomas McAfee Television film
2012 What's Up Warthogs! Magician Episode: "Inauguration Complication"
2012 Blackbird Trevor
2012 The Transporter Punk 2 episodes
2013 Molly Maxwell Starr
2013 Perfect Storm: Disasters That Changed The World Sergey Zahlystov Episode: "Hitler's Frozen Army"
2013 Rookie Blue Digby Episode: "Skeletons"
2013 Cracked Derek Tilson Episode: "Skeletons"
2014 Guidance Brent 'Ghost' Wark
2014 What We Have Allan
2014–2017 Orphan Black Ramone 4 episodes
2015 Coconut Hero Mike Tyson
2015 The Dark Stranger Toby Garrison
2015 A Christmas Horror Story Mike Tyson
2015 Natasha Mark Berman
2016 Bitten Alexei Antonov Recurring role; 9 episodes
2016 The History of Love Misha Strumann
2016 Freakish Lyle Recurring role; 3 episodes
2016–2017 The Americans Mischa Semenov Recurring role; 7 episodes
2017 Boys on Film 16: Possession Pyotr
2017 Blindspot Vanya Petrushev Episode: "This Profound Legacy"
2017 The Machine Maxim Television film
2019 Cardinal Jack Recurring role; 6 episodes
2019 Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein Joey Vallejo Television film
2019–2021 Another Life Oliver Sokolov Main role (season 1); Guest role (season 2)
2021 Slasher Theo Galloway Main role (season 4)
2022 Hudson & Rex Otto Hart Episodes: "Blood & Diamonds"
2022 Transplant Otto Hart Episodes: "Audition"
2023 The Spencer Sisters Vasily Episodes: "The Runaway's Regret"
2024 Brilliant Minds John Doe Recurring role

References

  1. ^ Alex Ozerov (8 June 2020). "We said YES! I'm so existed to start this new chapter of our lives together. We've kept it to ourselves for the last few months and it feels amazing to finally announce. I chose you and will keep choosing you forever and ever #whenyouknowyouknow #quarantineengagement". Retrieved 17 October 2020 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ Adejobi, Alicia (7 September 2021). "Slasher: Flesh and Blood stars Sydney Meyer and Alex Ozerov married in real life and we absolutely stan". Metro. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards Presented, Honouring Digital Storytellers: Complete List Of Winners". ET Canada, March 28, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "In ‘Natasha,’ David Bezmozgis Captures Russian Jews Caught Between Two Worlds". The Forward, April 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Blackbird: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter, June 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "Toronto Film Review: ‘Guidance’". Variety, September 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "Roberta Maxwell, Alex Ozerov Board Maxime Desmons' 'What We Have'". The Hollywood Reporter, June 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "Do not resuscitate: Coconut Hero is your run of the mill suicide watch teenage dream". National Post, March 17, 2016.
  9. ^ Alex Ozerov (8 June 2020). "We said YES! I'm so existed to start this new chapter of our lives together. We've kept it to ourselves for the last few months and it feels amazing to finally announce. I chose you and will keep choosing you forever and ever #whenyouknowyouknow #quarantineengagement". Retrieved 17 October 2020 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ Adejobi, Alicia (7 September 2021). "Slasher: Flesh and Blood stars Sydney Meyer and Alex Ozerov married in real life and we absolutely stan". Metro. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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