Anton Yelchin

Biography

Anton Yelchin was an American actor who began performing as a child. Born in Saint Petersburg, he came to the United States as an infant. He played the lead in the mystery drama Hearts in Atlantis (2001), a role that earned him a Young Artist Award in 2002. On television, he was a series regular on Huff, playing Byrd Huffstodt. In 2009 he appeared as Pavel Chekov in Star Trek and as Kyle Reese in Terminator Salvation, and he later returned as Chekov in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and again in Star Trek Beyond (2016). Much of his film work was in independent films, including the romantic drama Like Crazy (2011) and the horror thriller Green Room (2015). He also voiced Clumsy Smurf in The Smurfs (2011) and its sequel, and recorded the voice of Jim Lake Jr. in Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia. He died in 2016.

27years old at death

Born March 11, 1989Saint Petersburg
Died June 19, 2016Studio City
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 35
Career span: 18 years2001 to 2019

Genres

Drama60%, 21 films
Comedy40%, 14 films
Romance20%, 7 films
Action17%, 6 films
Adventure14%, 5 films

First and latest

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Anton Yelchin movies on Netflix

Love, Antosha2019IMDb rating 8.1as Himself
Thoroughbreds2018IMDb rating 6.6as Tim
Porto2017IMDb rating 6.0as Jake Kleeman
Rememory2017IMDb rating 6.1as Todd
We Don't Belong Here2017IMDb rating 4.9as Maxwell Green
Green Room2016IMDb rating 6.9as Pat
Star Trek Beyond2016IMDb rating 7.0as Chekov
Broken Horses2015IMDb rating 5.7as Jacob Heckum
Experimenter2015IMDb rating 6.6as Rensaleer
The Driftless Area2015IMDb rating 5.3as Pierre
5 to 72014IMDb rating 7.1as Brian Bloom
Burying the Ex2014IMDb rating 5.4as Max
Cymbeline2014IMDb rating 3.7as Cloten
Dying of the Light2014IMDb rating 4.5as Milton Schultz
Rudderless2014IMDb rating 7.4as Quentin
Odd Thomas2013IMDb rating 6.8as Odd Thomas
Only Lovers Left Alive2013IMDb rating 7.2as Ian
Star Trek Into Darkness2013IMDb rating 7.7as Chekov
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow2013IMDb rating 6.1as Clumsy Smurf (voice)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!2012IMDb rating 6.7as The Albino Pirate (voice)
Fright Night2011IMDb rating 6.4as Charley Brewster
Like Crazy2011IMDb rating 6.6as Jacob
The Beaver2011IMDb rating 6.6as Porter Black
The Smurfs2011IMDb rating 5.4as Clumsy Smurf (voice)
Star Trek2009IMDb rating 7.9as Chekov
Terminator Salvation2009IMDb rating 6.5as Kyle Reese
Middle of Nowhere2008IMDb rating 6.4as Dorian Spitz
New York, I Love You2008IMDb rating 6.2as Boy (segment "Brett Ratner")
Charlie Bartlett2007IMDb rating 6.9as Charlie Bartlett
Alpha Dog2006IMDb rating 6.9as Zack Mazursky
Fierce People2005IMDb rating 6.4as Finn Earl
House of D2004IMDb rating 6.8as Tommy
Along Came a Spider2001IMDb rating 6.4as Dimitri Starodubov
Delivering Milo2001IMDb rating 5.8as Milo
Hearts in Atlantis2001IMDb rating 6.9as Bobby Garfield

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Green Room2016 Crime, Horror, Thrilleras Pat
IMDb rating 6.9156K votes
Terminator Salvation2009 Action, Sci-Fias Kyle Reese
IMDb rating 6.5395K votes
Fright Night2011as Charley Brewster
IMDb rating 6.4121K votes
Charlie Bartlett2007as Charlie Bartlett
IMDb rating 6.968K votes
Only Lovers Left Alive2013as Ian
IMDb rating 7.2117K votes
Like Crazy2011as Jacob
IMDb rating 6.665K votes
Odd Thomas2013as Odd Thomas
IMDb rating 6.863K votes
Star Trek Beyond2016as Chekov
IMDb rating 7.0272K votes

Most often with

J.J. Abrams directed two of these films, Michael Almereyda two. John Cho appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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John Cho

Simon Pegg

Chris Pine

Zachary Quinto

Frank Langella

Zoe Saldana

J.J. AbramsDirector, 2 films Michael AlmereydaDirector, 2 films

Films together

John Cho5 films together, 2001 to 2019
John Cho's page
- Love, Antosha2019IMDb rating 8.1Yelchin as HimselfCho as Himself
- Star Trek Beyond2016IMDb rating 7.0Yelchin as ChekovCho as Sulu
- Star Trek Into Darkness2013IMDb rating 7.7Yelchin as ChekovCho as Sulu
- Star Trek2009IMDb rating 7.9Yelchin as ChekovCho as Sulu
- Delivering Milo2001IMDb rating 5.8Yelchin as MiloCho as Mr. Hugo
Simon Pegg4 films together, 2009 to 2019
Simon Pegg's page
- Love, Antosha2019IMDb rating 8.1Yelchin as HimselfPegg as Himself
- Star Trek Beyond2016IMDb rating 7.0Yelchin as ChekovPegg as Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
- Star Trek Into Darkness2013IMDb rating 7.7Yelchin as ChekovPegg as Scotty
- Star Trek2009IMDb rating 7.9Yelchin as ChekovPegg as Scotty
Chris Pine4 films together, 2009 to 2019
Chris Pine's page
- Love, Antosha2019IMDb rating 8.1Yelchin as HimselfPine as Himself
- Star Trek Beyond2016IMDb rating 7.0Yelchin as ChekovPine as Captain James T. Kirk
- Star Trek Into Darkness2013IMDb rating 7.7Yelchin as ChekovPine as Kirk
- Star Trek2009IMDb rating 7.9Yelchin as ChekovPine as Kirk
Zachary Quinto4 films together, 2009 to 2019
Zachary Quinto's page
- Love, Antosha2019IMDb rating 8.1Yelchin as HimselfQuinto as Himself
- Star Trek Beyond2016IMDb rating 7.0Yelchin as ChekovQuinto as Commander Spock
- Star Trek Into Darkness2013IMDb rating 7.7Yelchin as ChekovQuinto as Spock
- Star Trek2009IMDb rating 7.9Yelchin as ChekovQuinto as Spock
Frank Langella3 films together, 2004 to 2015
Frank Langella's page
- The Driftless Area2015IMDb rating 5.3Yelchin as PierreLangella as Tim Geer
- 5 to 72014IMDb rating 7.1Yelchin as Brian BloomLangella as Sam Bloom
- House of D2004IMDb rating 6.8Yelchin as TommyLangella as Reverend Duncan
Zoe Saldana3 films together, 2009 to 2016
Zoe Saldana's page
- Star Trek Beyond2016IMDb rating 7.0Yelchin as ChekovSaldana as Lieutenant Uhura
- Star Trek Into Darkness2013IMDb rating 7.7Yelchin as ChekovSaldana as Uhura
- Star Trek2009IMDb rating 7.9Yelchin as ChekovSaldana as Uhura
J.J. AbramsDirector, 2 films, 2009 to 2013
All films by J.J. Abrams
- Star Trek Into Darkness2013IMDb rating 7.7Yelchin as Chekov
- Star Trek2009IMDb rating 7.9Yelchin as Chekov
Michael AlmereydaDirector, 2 films, 2014 to 2015
All films by Michael Almereyda
- Experimenter2015IMDb rating 6.6Yelchin as Rensaleer
- Cymbeline2014IMDb rating 3.7Yelchin as Cloten
Also three films together2 more actors
- Jennifer LawrenceLove, Antosha (2019), Like Crazy (2011) and The Beaver (2011)
- Karl UrbanStar Trek Beyond (2016), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek (2009)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Anton Yelchin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.5 billion

21 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.

21Worldwide figure
4US gross only
4Never in cinemas
6Figure not found

Top grosser

The Smurfs2011Clumsy Smurf$564 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Smurfs2011as Clumsy Smurf (voice)
$564M22.6% of the total
2
Star Trek Into Darkness2013as Chekov
$467M18.7% of the total
3
Star Trek2009as Chekov
$387M15.5% of the total
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Terminator Salvation2009as Kyle Reese
$371M14.9% of the total
5
Star Trek Beyond2016as Chekov
$343M13.8% of the total
6
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!2012as The Albino Pirate (voice)
$123M4.9% of the total
7
Along Came a Spider2001as Dimitri Starodubov
$105M4.2% of the total
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Fright Night2011as Charley Brewster
$41M1.6% of the total

Hearts in Atlantis (2001), $24.2 million

New York, I Love You (2008), $10.0 million

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), $8.2 million

$93.2 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors from 2002 to 2009.

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Anton Yelchin's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2009	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast	Star Trek	Won
2002	Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film	Hearts in Atlantis	Won
2002	Young Artist Awards		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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