Anton Yelchin's Place of Birth:
Leningrad, USSR (now St Petersburg, Russia). Yelchin immigrated to the U.S. with his parents when he was 6 months old. His parents requested and received asylum as political refugees and settled in California.
Birth Date:
March 11, 1989
Full Name:
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin
A Little Background Info:
Anton Yelchin's parents, Victor and Irina, are former figure skaters who now coach and choreograph the sport. Anton, the only child, never wanted to follow in his parents' footsteps and instead showed an interest in acting (which Victor and Irina encouraged) at a young age.
Debuts and Breakthrough Roles:
Yelchin made his TV debut in the medical drama ER in 2000. His feature film acting debut was in A Man Is Mostly Water also in 2000, but his breakthrough came with a starring role in Hearts in Atlantis opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins in 2001.
Notable Film Credits:
A Man is Mostly Water (2000)
A Time for Dancing (2000)
Delivering Milo (2001)
Along Came a Spider (2001)
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
House of D (2004)
Fierce People (2005)
Alpha Dog (2006)
Charlie Bartlett (2007)
You and I (2008)
New York, I Love You (2008)
Middle of Nowhere (2008)[
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Like Crazy (2011)
The Beaver (2011)
Fright Night (2011)
The Smurfs (2011)
A Time for Dancing (2000)
Delivering Milo (2001)
Along Came a Spider (2001)
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
House of D (2004)
Fierce People (2005)
Alpha Dog (2006)
Charlie Bartlett (2007)
You and I (2008)
New York, I Love You (2008)
Middle of Nowhere (2008)[
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Like Crazy (2011)
The Beaver (2011)
Fright Night (2011)
The Smurfs (2011)
