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name: "Anton Yelchin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anton-yelchin"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 March 1989"
died: "19 June 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T13:28:32.621580+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Anton Yelchin

Actor. Born 11 March 1989 in Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia). Died 19 June 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 March 1989, Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)
- **Died:** 19 June 2016
- **Active:** 2009–2013
- **Also known as:** Anton Viktorovich Yelchin, Антон Ельчин, Anton Elchin, Анто́н Ви́кторович Ельчи́н, Анто́н Ельчи́н, Αντόν Βίκτωροβιτς Γιέλτσιν

## Fi1m on Anton Yelchin

> Anton Yelchin brings eager intelligence and an unforced vulnerability to roles that might otherwise settle for being likeable. We value him most in company, where his boyish presence gives us someone to care about.

In *Star Trek* (2009), Anton Yelchin gives Ensign Pavel Chekov the sort of eager intelligence that makes youth seem an advantage. We warmed to him because his enthusiasm makes the crew feel like people worth spending time with. J.J. Abrams keeps the adventure brisk, and Yelchin fits the humour without making Chekov seem incapable of doing his job. The action sometimes works too hard, but we would happily stay with this crew.

That ease was apparent opposite Anthony Hopkins in *Hearts in Atlantis* (2001), an early leading role as Bobby Garfield. His breakthrough year also brought Kyle Reese in *Terminator Salvation* (2009). He kept independent films alongside the franchises, including *Like Crazy* (2011), with its romantic role as Jacob. The romantic chemistry there is a quieter use of the same approachable presence.

His Ian in Jim Jarmusch’s *Only Lovers Left Alive* (2013) offers another pleasure within an ensemble. Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston carry the vampire romance, but Yelchin’s unforced presence is well suited to a film this patient. We recommend it with a reservation about the cultural name-dropping, which can grow tiresome. It is worth seeing him in such different company from Abrams’s crew, without mistaking a memorable supporting turn for the film’s chief attraction.

In Jeremy Saulnier’s *Green Room* (2016), he plays Pat, a punk bassist in a siege thriller. The intensity of the part makes useful sense of his vulnerability. His boyishness can make a character look ill-equipped for danger, even when he is intelligent enough to recognise it.

We would not dismiss the franchise work as the easy option. Chekov needs to register quickly among a busy ensemble, and Yelchin makes him worth having around. Begin with *Star Trek*, then try *Green Room* before deciding he was simply charming.

## Biography

Anton Yelchin was an American actor. Born in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, he moved to the United States as an infant with his parents.

He began acting in the late 1990s and appeared in films including *Along Came a Spider* (2001) and *Hearts in Atlantis* (2001). Yelchin portrayed Ensign Pavel Chekov in *Star Trek* (2009), *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013) and *Star Trek Beyond* (2016). Other credits include *Terminator Salvation* (2009), *Fright Night* (2011), *Only Lovers Left Alive* (2013) and *Green Room* (2016). He also voiced Clumsy Smurf in the *Smurfs* films (2011–2013).

Yelchin died in an accident in Los Angeles in 2016.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Only Lovers Left Alive* (2013), Fi1m 81, as Ian — [page](https://film.one/film/only-lovers-left-alive.md)
- *Star Trek* (2009), Fi1m 81, as Ensign Pavel Chekov — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Ensign Pavel Chekov
- *Star Trek Beyond* (2016), Ensign Pavel Chekov
- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), Kyle Reese
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Nathan Harris
- *The Smurfs* (2011), Clumsy Smurf (voice)
- *Green Room* (2016), Pat
- *The Smurfs 2* (2013), Clumsy Smurf (voice)
- *Fright Night* (2011), Charley Brewster

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