Dimitri Diatchenko
Dimitri Diatchenko ( * 1968 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor and musician who embodies often Russian-speaking characters in American films, television series and video games due to its flawless Russian accent.
- 3.1 Music
Life and work
A native of the San Francisco Dimitri Diatchenko who has a Ukrainian father and a mother with Swedish- Greek roots, has already been the age of seven classical guitar lessons and two years later had been his first solo appearance. During and after his music studies Dimitri Diatchenko won several medals at U.S. guitar competitions such as the Stotsenberg International Classical Guitar Competition in Malibu, California or the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood, California. In addition, Dimitri Diatchenko released four solo albums.
He attended Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and later the Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. There he was awarded a scholarship, majored in classical guitar and received by the University for the Bachelor in Music (Bachelor of Music). After Dimitri Diatchenko then moved to Florida State University in Tallahassee, he continued his musical and acting studies continued in the master program. In April 1996, when he received his masters in the Floria State University made it - the master was in Music (Master of Music) - Dimitri Diatchenko was cast GI Jane Ridley Scott for the film. He received a small role as an apprentice in the film. He then devoted himself to continue the play and moved to Los Angeles to further his acting career. There Dimitri Diatchenko were also private guitar lessons and played regularly as a guitarist solo concerts or in ensembles.
His acting career began in the late 1990s. Dimitri Diatchenko first episode had roles in several American television series such as Alias - The agent, CSI: Miami, or How I Met Your Mother. 2008 was followed by appearances in the popular movies Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Get Smart. For his portrayal of Ukrainian Guide Juri in the movie Chernobyl Diaries praised him some German and American film critics.
In addition to acting, Dimitri Diatchenko also works as a speaker for computer games. He has a lot of games lent his voice. His first computer game was 2005 Medal of Honor: European Assault.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
Series
Computer games ( as a speaker and performer )
- 2005: Medal of Honor: European Assault
- 2005: Quake 4
- 2008: Iron Man
- 2008: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 ( Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 )
- 2008: Fracture
- 2008: Aion (Aion: The Tower of Eternity )
- 2009: Resistance: Retribution
- 2009: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising ( Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising )
- 2009: Wolfenstein
- 2009: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- 2009: Rogue Warrior
- 2010: Iron Man 2
- 2010: Singularity
- 2010: Crackdown 2
- 2010: Spider -Man: Shattered Dimensions
- 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops
- 2011: Uncharted 3: Drake 's Deception
Awards
Music
- 2003: Instrumental and Acting Grand Champion at the World Championships of Performing Arts (World Championships of Performing Arts)
Trivia
- At the age of seven years, Dimitri Diatchenko Martial arts began to learn. He has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and Kenpo Karate. In addition, he still learned boxing and arnis. In the early 1990s, Dimitri Diatchenko won many medals in the United States in the fight sport full contact, eg at the U.S. Olympic Festival, the WTF National Championships or the 1991 World Invitational in Miami, Florida.