Biography
Ever since he decided to perform onscreen at four years old, Russian-born actor Anton Yelchin was on the fast track to stardom starting with his breakthrough role in "Hearts in Atlantis" (2001). Though he had his start on the big screen, Yelchin earned his stripes on television, landing several guest spots on long-running shows before being cast as a series regular on the short-lived comedic drama, "Huff" (Showtime, 2004-06). Despite the …
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Career Milestones
1990 | At age six months, emigrated with parents from Russia to the U.S. |
1998 | At suggestion of family friend, began taking acting lessons |
2000 | Feature acting debut in "A Man Is Mostly Water" |
2000 | Made TV debut with a guest role on "ER" (NBC) |
2000 | TV-movie debut, a role in the ABC musical "Geppetto" |
2001 | Cast as the son of a Russian diplomat in the thriller "Along Came a Spider"; first screen pairing with actress Mika Boorem |
2001 | Cast in bit part in "15 Minutes," starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns |
2001 | Played title role in the festival-screened "Delivering Milo" |
2001 | Re-teamed with Boorem for "Hearts in Atlantis" |
2002 | Cast in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries "Taken," produced by Steven Spielberg |
2004 | Cast as Hank Azaria's son on the Showtime series "Huff" |
2005 | Starred in David Duchovny's directorial debut "House of D" |
2007 | Co-starred in the Nick Cassavetes directed "Alpha Dog," a true crime tale co-starring Emile Hirsch and Justin Timberlake |
2008 | Portrayed the title role of a wealthy teenager in "Charlie Bartlett" opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Hope Davis |
2009 | Cast as Pavel Chekov, the Starship Enterprise's navigator in J. J. Abrams directed "Star Trek" |
2009 | Played a teenage Kyle Reese in "Terminator Salvation" |
2011 | Cast opposite Felicity Jones in the romantic drama "Like Crazy" |
2011 | Played Mel Gibson's son in "The Beaver," directed by Jodie Foster |
2011 | Starred in the remake of "Fright Night" |
2011 | Voiced the character Clumsy in feature adaptation of "The Smurfs" |