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Remember Their Names: Russian Actors Best Known in Hollywood

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Russian actors and actresses are receiving more and more offers to play roles in foreign films. While some think it's impossible to make it big in Hollywood after starting a career in Moscow, they offer evidence to the contrary.

Russia has produced some very talented actors and actresses, many of who have gone on to star in comedies, dramas, horror movies and other genres abroad and have definitely taken their place among the best actors in supporting roles in Hollywood. But who are these stars of film and stage from the east?

© Sputnik / Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankAlexander Petrov. On 11 July, Alexander Petrov will appear in Luke Besson's "Anna", a thriller about a killer. The Russian actor's colleagues in the movie are Helen Mirren, Luke Evans and Killian Murphy.
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Alexander Petrov. On 11 July, Alexander Petrov will appear in Luke Besson's "Anna", a thriller about a killer. The Russian actor's colleagues in the movie are Helen Mirren, Luke Evans and Killian Murphy.
© Photo : 20th Century Fox Film Corporation (2013)Yuliya Snigir. The fifth Die Hard film saw Yulia's foreign debut. This fall, the actress will appear in the second season of Paolo Sorrentino's “The New Pope”.
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Yuliya Snigir. The fifth Die Hard film saw Yulia's foreign debut. This fall, the actress will appear in the second season of Paolo Sorrentino's “The New Pope”.
© Photo : Paramount Pictures (2011)Vladimir Mashkov has shared the screen with Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" and with Jennifer Garner in the US television series "Alias".
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Vladimir Mashkov has shared the screen with Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" and with Jennifer Garner in the US television series "Alias".
© Photo : Universal Pictures (2008)Konstantin Khabensky's American debut was in the action movie "Wanted", where he starred with Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. He can also be seen in thrillers such as "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and the movie "Black Sea", about a sunken German submarine with gold, where he starred with Jude Law .
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Konstantin Khabensky's American debut was in the action movie "Wanted", where he starred with Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. He can also be seen in thrillers such as "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and the movie "Black Sea", about a sunken German submarine with gold, where he starred with Jude Law .
© Photo : Kintop Pictures/Reliance, Angry Films, Preger Entertainment (2014)Danila Kozlovsky had a role in "Vampire Academy" in 2014. Then he starred in a Chanel advertisement with Keira Knightley. After that, he appeared in the series "McMafia".
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Danila Kozlovsky had a role in "Vampire Academy" in 2014. Then he starred in a Chanel advertisement with Keira Knightley. After that, he appeared in the series "McMafia".
© Photo : Mandalay Entertainment (1997)Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Brad Pitt in "Seven Years in Tibet". She also starred in Brian De Palma's "Mission Impossible" and Peter Webber's "Hannibal Rising", as well as in "Red Sparrow" with Jennifer Lawrence.
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Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Brad Pitt in "Seven Years in Tibet". She also starred in Brian De Palma's "Mission Impossible" and Peter Webber's "Hannibal Rising", as well as in "Red Sparrow" with Jennifer Lawrence.
© Photo : Demarest Films (2014)Grigoriy Dobrygin starred with Rachel McAdams in "A Most Wanted Man" and in "Black Sea".
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Grigoriy Dobrygin starred with Rachel McAdams in "A Most Wanted Man" and in "Black Sea".
© Sputnik / Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankSvetlana Khodchenkova. She starred in the detective thriller "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" with Gary Oldman and played Viper in "The Wolverine" in 2013.
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Svetlana Khodchenkova. She starred in the detective thriller "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" with Gary Oldman and played Viper in "The Wolverine" in 2013.
© Photo : HBO (2011-2019)Yuri Kolokolnikov became famous after he starred in the fourth season of "Game of Thrones", where he played the leader of the Thenn people Styr. He's also starred in several movies, including "Hunter Killer", "The Hitman's Bodyguard", "Stratton" and "The Transporter Refueled".
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Yuri Kolokolnikov became famous after he starred in the fourth season of "Game of Thrones", where he played the leader of the Thenn people Styr. He's also starred in several movies, including "Hunter Killer", "The Hitman's Bodyguard", "Stratton" and "The Transporter Refueled".
© Sputnik / Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankKseniya Rappoport. The first foreign project for the Russian actress was the 1997 production of "Anna Karenina"starring Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean. She's also starred in "The Unknown Woman" and "The Double Hour" by Giuseppe Tornatore.
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Kseniya Rappoport. The first foreign project for the Russian actress was the 1997 production of "Anna Karenina"starring Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean. She's also starred in "The Unknown Woman" and "The Double Hour" by Giuseppe Tornatore.
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