Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (Russian: Антон Викторович Ельчин, IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtɕɪn]; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 6 months. He began his career as a child actor, appearing as the lead of the mystery drama film
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) and a series regular on the Showtime comedy-drama
Huff (2004–2006). In 2006, he starred in
Alpha Dog with Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake, and Emile Hirsch. Yelchin landed higher-profile film roles in 2009, portraying Lieutenant Pavel Chekov in the
Star Trek reboot and Kyle Reese in
Terminator Salvation. He reprised his role as Chekov in the sequels
Star Trek Into Darkness (2...
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