Nikolai Nikolaeff is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series Sea Patrol,[1] Power Rangers Jungle Fury and Daredevil.

Nikolai Nikolaeff
Born
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Nikolaeff was born in Melbourne, and is of Russian and Ukrainian descent.[2] He began acting at the age of 12 and enrolled into the Victorian Youth Theatre. He attended school at Caulfield Grammar School and at 16, Nikolaeff landed a lead role in Crash Zone, which led to a number of roles in other children's television series.[3][4][5][6][7] He took an arts degree at Monash University in Caulfield.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Role Notes
2003 Subterano Todd
2004 Stealth Russian Fighter Pilot No. 2
2006 Forged Juda Short film
2007 Valentine's Day Jodie
2009 Kin Vlad Supporting role
2018 Mile 22[8] Aleksander
2019 Togo Dan Murphy
2023 Last Voyage of the Demeter Petrofsky

Television

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Year Television series Role Notes
1999–2001 Crash Zone[9] Mike Hansen Main role, 26 episodes
1999–2004 Blue Heelers Aiden Wiltshire/Stephen Chernov 2 episodes
1999 High Flyers Nick 1 episode
2000 Round the Twist Snorrison 2 episodes
2000 Pig's Breakfast Nick 3 episodes
2000 Eugenie Sandler P.I. Bogdan 1 episode
2003 Subterano Todd 1 episode
2003 The Saddle Club Drew Regnery 19 episodes
2004 Stingers Slug 1 episode
2005 Scooter: Secret Agent Ed 1 episode
2005–2006 Wicked Science Jack Bailey Supporting role, 26 episodes
2006 Penicillin: The Magic Bullet James Television film
2008 Canal Road Vladimir 2 episodes
2008 Mark Loves Sharon Robbie Kane 1 episode
2008 Power Rangers Jungle Fury Dominic/Rhino Ranger 14 episodes
2009 The Pacific Rear Echelon Man 1 episode
2009–2011 Sea Patrol Leo "2Dads" Kosov-Meyer 10 episodes
2013 Camp[10][11] David "Cole" Coleman Main role, 10 episodes
2015 Daredevil Vladimir 4 episodes
2016 The OA Mr. Azarov 4 episodes
2017 Fargo Drug Dealer Episode: "The Law of Non-Contradiction"
2018 Six Prince[8] 9 episodes
2019 NCIS: New Orleans Luca Osman Episode: "The River Styx, Part I"
2020 NCIS Xavier Zovotov Episode: "On Fire"
2022 Stranger Things Ivan 4 episodes

Video games

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Year Film/TV Role Notes
2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Private Desmond "Des" Wilmot
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Andrei Nolan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shearer, Geoff (20 May 2009), "Nik's new role is plain sailing", Courier Mail
  2. ^ Pai, Akshay (23 May 2018). "Six Season 2: Nikolai Nikolaeff on being 'the Russian Guy' and how he learned to keep his "head down and arse up"". Meaww. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Nikolai Nikolaeff". Sea Patrol. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (26 July 2017). "'Six': Jaylen Moore Promoted, Nikolai Nikolaeff & Katherine Evans Join Season 2 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ Hatchett, Keisha (11 March 2015). "Netflix's 'Daredevil' adds Peter Shinkoda, 'Dexter' and 'SVU' alums". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (30 June 2021). "David Dastmalchian, Liam Cunningham Join Amblin Horror Thriller 'Last Voyage of the Demeter' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ Gray, Peter (10 August 2023). "Interview: Nikolai Nikolaeff on Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter, being approved by Spielberg, and working with his "villainous" face". The AU Review. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b White, Naomi (25 August 2018), "The BAD BOY", The Daily Telegraph
  9. ^ Hood, Danielle (27 May 2001), "Return of the crash-test smarties", Herald Sun
  10. ^ "Camp is given the boot", The Daily Telegraph, 7 October 2013
  11. ^ Brewer, Kyla (21 July 2013), "Fresh Air and Fresh Faces: NBC Takes Viewers to 'Camp'", The Repository
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