Adam Tsekhman
Born (1980-01-15) January 15, 1980 (age 44)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
NationalityCanadian
EducationWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Adam Tsekhman is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Gary Green on the television series Legends of Tomorrow.[1][2]

Early life

Adam Tsekhman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but raised in Toronto, Ontario.[3][4] His parents were Ukrainian immigrants of Jewish descent[4] who came to Canada in the early 1970s. While studying finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, he developed a passion for acting, and joined a theatre troupe one of his friends was working at. After graduating from Wharton, Tsekhman wanted to pursue a career in investment banking and attended an interview with Lehman Brothers, but changed his mind and went to Columbia University where he graduated with a Masters in Fine Arts in Theatre Acting.[5]

Career

After graduating from Columbia University, Tsekhman landed a role in the Russian TV series Zona.[5] He received a best lead actor in a series nomination at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, but lost to Kiefer Sutherland for 24. Tsekhman then moved to Los Angeles to work on other films and TV series.[3] In 2014, he featured in the Yiddish-language film Tsili as a Jewish refugee named Marek.[6] In 2017, Tsekhman was cast in the third season of The CW's Legends of Tomorrow as Gary Green. Initially intended to appear only for three episodes, he later became a recurring character,[7] and was promoted to the main cast during its sixth season.[8] In 2019, Tsekhman joined the thriller film Dreamland (later retitled Crisis) as an Armenian gangster named Armen.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Tsili Marek [6]
2018 Dragged Across Concrete Behzad [11]
2021 Crisis Armen [9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Zona Dennis Warren
2009 FlashForward Vladimir Petrov
2010 24 Suvarov's Aide
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Grigore Comescu [12]
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Steve Bogart [12]
2013 The Mentalist Horatio Jones [13]
2014 You're the Worst Venti [14]
2015 Bones Mustache / Johnny [15]
2015 NCIS Omar Hassan [15]
2016 Hawaii Five-0 Rasheed [12]
2017 2 Broke Girls Pete [12]
2017 Transparent Eyal [12]
2017–2022 Legends of Tomorrow Gary Green Recurring role (seasons 3–5)
Main cast (season 6–7) 		[8]
2018 Supergirl Episode: "Elseworlds, Part 3" [16]
2018 iZombie Squirelly Guy Episode: "Chivalry Is Dead"
2018 Six Yuri Petrov [11]
2019 The Twilight Zone Officer Foster

Video games

Year Show Role Notes
2010 SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 Additional voices
2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Soldiers
2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Russian soldiers
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Anton Charkov
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Additional voices

References

  1. ^ dmichaels (May 8, 2013). "Salad Days With Russian Dressing". The Jewish Exponent. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Adam Tsekhman". TrunkSpace. May 29, 2019. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "About". Adam Tsekhman. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Poliakov, Rita (August 13, 2014). "How Toronto-born actor ended up in Amos Gitai film". The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Nakamoto, Jessica (November 23, 2018). "Interview: Adam Tsekhman Talks "Legends of Tomorrow", Writing Comedy, and Chasing Chickens". Aesthetic Magazine. Toronto. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "'Tsili': Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. September 2, 2014. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Kramer, Bryna (October 17, 2018). "Exclusive Interview with Legends of Tomorrow's Adam Tsekhman". Talk Nerdy With Us. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Agard, Chancellor (October 1, 2020). "Legends of Tomorrow promotes Adam Tsekhman to series regular for season 6". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  9. ^ a b N'Duka, Amanda (March 18, 2019). "'Legends of Tomorrow's Adam Tsekhman Joins Gary Oldman & Armie Hammer In 'Dreamland'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  10. ^ Hopson, Travis (December 19, 2020). "'Crisis': First Look At Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, And Armie Hammer In Opioid Crisis Drama". Punch Drunk Critics. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Papadatos, Markos (May 13, 2018). "Adam Tsekhman talks 'Legends of Tomorrow,' upcoming projects (Includes interview)". Digital Journal. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Adam Tsekhman Filmography". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Mentalist : Little Red Corvette (2013)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  14. ^ Murthi, Vikram (August 14, 2014). "You're The Worst: "PTSD"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Rising Star Lands Roles on CBS Hit NCIS and Fox Drama Bones". PRWeb. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  16. ^ Bryant, Jacob (December 12, 2018). "'Elseworlds, Part 3' Recap: 2019 'Arrowverse' Crossover Theme Revealed". Variety. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

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