Chris Petrovski is an American actor born in Bitola, North Macedonia, known for his role as Dmitri Petrov on the television series Madam Secretary.[1]

Life and career

Petrovski's parents brought him to New Zealand while he was still a baby. While still in high school in New Zealand, Petrovski obtained an agent and was hired as an extra in a production of Spartacus: War of the Damned. For a time, he attended high school at New Zealand's One Tree Hill College, where he performed a role in the school's production of Hamlet. Petrovski graduated from the Unitec Institute of Technology's acting program in New Zealand. He then obtained a scholarship and moved to Los Angeles, California, to attend Stella Adler Acting Academy, from which he graduated.[1] In 2013, he portrayed George Shank in the film All Cheerleaders Die.[2] In 2014, he starred in the film Coldwater.[3]

On Madam Secretary, Petrovski portrayed Dmitri Petrov (seasons 2 & 4; guest season 3, guest season 5), a 24-year-old Russian Army captain who studied at the National War College.[4] In the storyline, Petrov was recruited by Professor Henry McCord (on behalf of the CIA) to become an American spy in exchange for getting his sick sister medical care in Stockholm, Sweden. Dmitri is captured by the Russians and eventually exchanged to the Americans for another traitor to the state. Following his capture Dmitri feels abandoned by Henry and is very angry and bitter toward him. He is placed into a witness protection program under the name Alexander (Alex) Mehranov. In season 4, he gets recruited by the CIA as an analyst. Also in season 4, he meets and falls in love with McCord's eldest daughter Stevie. Their wedding is the series' finale at the end of season 6.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2022 Listen Ziv
2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie Young Sean Walker
2021 Bolivar Jake
2020 The Drummer Manuel (Manny)
2020 How to Say I Love You At Night Paul
2019 Paradise City Alistair
2019 Catching Up Zeke Tomlinson
2019 The Shed Marble
2018 National Justice
2018 Breaking Brooklyn Corey [5]
2016 Barrio Carlos [6]
2016 In the Moment Corey / Cory [7]
2017 The Body Tree Brandon [8]
2017 Sable Colton [9][5]
2016 Tourbillion Markus [9]
2015 H8RZ Ricky [10]
2014 Soledad Jordan [5]
2013 Loss of Life Ricky [1]
2013 All Cheerleaders Must Die George Shank [9][5]
2013 Coldwater Gabriel Nunez [9][5]
2013 An Easter Bunny Puppy Jasper [5][10]
2012 Finding Dad Chris [11]
2012 Live to Tell (short) Brandon [12]
2012 Pushing Eternity (short) John [13]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2023 Average Joe Dmitri Dzhugashvili
2023 NCIS Lev Trotski Season 20 Episode 22
2023 FBI Valon Sula
2023 The Rookie: Feds Vorovin
2019 The Blacklist RAT
2015 Madam Secretary Dmitri Petrov [14][15]
2010 Spartacus: War of the Damned Slave

References

  1. ^ a b c Healey, Catherine (August 5, 2018). "On the road to stardom". East & Bays Courier. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "All Cheerleaders Die (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Tallerico, Brian. "Coldwater Movie Review & Film Summary (2014) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (August 5, 2015). "Yolonda Ross Joins The Get Down; Chris Petrovski In Madam Secretary". Deadline. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Chris Petrovski | Movies and Filmography | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Narrative Shorts 1 • NVFF18 • NOV 7 – 11". www.nvff.org. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "In the Moment Press Clip". YouTube. March 27, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Body Tree Riffs Slender Man, Steals Art From Evil Dead – Bloody Disgusting". bloody-disgusting.com. January 29, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d "Chris Petrovski". SiNEMiA | Private Movie Club. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Chris Petrovski". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  11. ^ "Finding Dad". YouTube. June 15, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  12. ^ "Chris Petrovski – A Profile – by featured writer Jeremy Mullin". 27PR Media. September 2, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  13. ^ "Pushing Eternity Official Teaser Trailer". YouTube. July 5, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "Madam Secretary - CBS.com". CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "Go Behind The Scenes Of Madam Secretary's New Episode, "Shutdown"". CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

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