Remember Their Names: Russian Actors Best Known in Hollywood

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?

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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.

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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”.

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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".

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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 .

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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".

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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.

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Grigoriy Dobrygin starred with Rachel McAdams in "A Most Wanted Man" and in "Black Sea".

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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.

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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".

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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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