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name: "Pavel Lychnikoff"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pasha-d-lychnikoff"
roles: []
born: "16 February 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-19T15:26:46.940257+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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# Pavel Lychnikoff

Actor. Born 16 February 1967 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].

## Details

- **Born:** 16 February 1967, Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Pasha D. Lychnikoff, Pasha Lychnikoff, Pasha Lynchnikov, Pavel D. Lychnikoff, Pavel Lychnikov, Pasha Lynchikov, Pasha Lynchinkov, Pasha D. Lynchnikoff, Pavel D. Lynchnikoff, Pavel Lynchnikoff, Паша Лычникофф, Павел Дмитриевич Лычников
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 73 (3), 2010s 32 (1), 2020s 60 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 59 to 57 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 4, Drama 3, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,929m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasha_D._Lychnikoff, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q304997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527945/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52762

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull.md) (55)

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## Biography

Pavel Lychnikoff, also credited as Pasha D. Lychnikoff, is a Russian-American actor who works in television, film and theatre. Born in Moscow on 16 February 1967, he trained at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) and appeared in Moscow stage productions including adaptations of Gogol’s *The Inspector General* and Dostoevsky’s *Crime and Punishment*.

He moved to the United States in the early 1990s and settled in Los Angeles. Lychnikoff is known for his recurring role as telegraph operator Blazanov in the HBO series *Deadwood* (2005–2006), as Dimitri in *The Big Bang Theory*, and for film appearances including the Russian Soldier in *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), a role in *Trade* (2007) and a part in *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013). He has also performed on stage in both Russia and the United States, and wrote and directed the play *The Shelter*, which received five Ovation Award nominations.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), Fi1m 63, as Captain Koltsov — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *Bullet Train* (2022), Fi1m 56, as Alexei Ilyin — [page](https://film.one/film/bullet-train.md)
- *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), Fi1m 32, as Cabbie — [page](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), Fi1m 55, as Russian Soldier — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull.md)
- *Chuck* (2007), Fi1m 73, as Victor Federov — [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Deadwood* (2004), Fi1m 91, as Blazanov — [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, as Dimitri — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)

## Complete filmography (75)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Countdown* (2025), series, as Iosif Astapov
- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), as Captain Koltsov — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *Average Joe* (2023), series, as Nicolai Dzugashvilli
- *Obscene Money* (2023), series, as «Доктор» (главарь бандитов)
- *True Lies* (2023), series, as Grozdan
- *Rattled!* (2022), as Fyodor
- *Bullet Train* (2022), as Alexei Ilyin — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/bullet-train.md)
- *Bosch: Legacy* (2022), series, as Baba
- *FBI: International* (2021), series, as Paul Kovács
- *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), series, as Daniel Rublev
- *Follow Me* (2020), as Andrei
- *Last Moment of Clarity* (2020), as Karl Ristani
- *FBI* (2018), series, as Andrei Ovechkin
- *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, as Victor Chenko
- *Siberia* (2018), as Boris Volkov
- *Good Girls* (2018), series, as Nico
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, as Maxim
- *Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich* (2016), as Aleksandr Kulkov
- *MacGyver* (2016), series, as Boris
- *Stranger Things* (2016), series, as Oleg — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md)
- *Motherland* (2015), as Космос
- *Allegiance* (2015), series, as Vaso Matiashvilli
- *Rage* (2014), as Chernov
- *The Coach* (2014), series, as Михаил (Миша-Буддист)
- *Ray Donovan* (2013), series, as Ivan Belikov
- *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), as Cabbie — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md)
- *The Advocates* (2013), Actor
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Ruslan Krasnov
- *Chernobyl Diaries* (2012), as Doctor
- *Bent* (2012), series, as Vlad
- *New Girl* (2011), series, as Buyer #1
- *Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star* (2011), as Dimitri / Distributor
- *Shameless* (2011), series, as Yvon(as Pasha Lychnikoff) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *The Cape* (2011), series, as Russian Commander
- *Valley of the Sun* (2011), as K.K.
- *The Defenders* (2010), series, as Mr. Nicolec (Jewelry Store Owner)
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Michael Zirov
- *Star Trek* (2009), as Romulan Officer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *The Perfect Sleep* (2009), as Vassily
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Jones
- *Childrens Hospital* (2008), series, as Bad Guy #1
- *Leverage* (2008), series, as Head Goon
- *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), as Russian Soldier — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull.md)
- *Cloverfield* (2008), as Russian Man on Street
- *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), as Russian Helicopter Pilot
- *A Thousand Years of Good Prayers* (2007), as Boris
- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), series, as Dimitri
- *Chuck* (2007), series, as Victor Federov — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Trade* (2007), as Vadim Youchenko
- *Miami Vice* (2006), as Russian FBI Agent
- *Deep Current* (2005), Actor
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Yuri Sokov
- *Deadwood* (2004), series, as Blazanov — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *10-8: Officers on Duty* (2003), series, as Raymond Castoff
- *Threat Matrix* (2003), series, as Konstantin Noskeno
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Prisoner
- *She Spies* (2002), series, as Bar Manager
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Mikula Popovich — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Zoran Sokolov — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The Agency* (2001), series, as Russian Mob Boss
- *Big Apple* (2001), series, as Mitya
- *Bob, Verushka & the Pursuit of Happiness* (2000), Actor
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Anton Petrov
- *Skip Chasers* (1998), Actor
- *Playing God* (1997), as Andrei
- *C-16: FBI* (1997), series, Actor
- *Brooklyn South* (1997), series, as Dimitri Gort
- *Michael Hayes* (1997), series, Actor
- *Air Force One* (1997), as Prison Guard
- *Crash Dive* (1997), as Newton
- *Dark Skies* (1996), series, Actor
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, as Vladimir Yodka
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, as Dimitri — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Scorpion Poison* (1991), Actor
- *The Lost Soldier* (1991), Actor

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