Michael Aronov
Introduction '''Michael Aronov''' (born May 4, 1976) is an American actor who has worked in film, television and theatre. In 2017, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Uri Savir in the Broadway play ''Oslo''. He is also known for playing the role of Anton Baklanov, a refusenik scientist in ''The Americans''.
Early life Aronov was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and he is Bukharian Jewish. He grew up in Miami, Florida and graduated from the city's New World School of the Arts. In 1998 he graduated with a B.F.A in theatre at Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.
Career Aronov spent three seasons on the award-winning series ''The Americans'' playing a physicist who is torn from his family and exiled as a political prisoner. In 2017 ''The Blacklist'' brought him on as a new member to the show's cast, playing Smokey Putnum, the lovable hustler and sidekick to James Spader. Aronov was also recurring as right-hand-man to John Malkovich in Showtime's ''Billions''. Aronov is currently playing one of the leads in a new series for Cinemax called ''Jett'' and was recently seen opposite Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac on the big screen in ''Operation Finale''.In film, Aronov is known for his role as Chovka, the Chechen warlord and head gangster opposite Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini in ''The Drop'' (2014). Other films include ''Lbs. '', ''Amexicano'' and ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch''. The actor also played Danny Raden - a series lead opposite Larenz Tate in BET's original pilot, ''Gun Hill''. Aronov's other television work includes Count Vincent of Naples in the series ''Reign'', Danny Lambros on ''The Good Wife'', Michael Cahill on ''Person of Interest'', Ricky Vintano on ''Blue Bloods'', billionaire Brice Hunter on ''Without a Trace'' and recurring roles on ''Madam Secretary'' and ''The Closer''.For his stage work Aronov received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2017 for his role as Uri Savir in the Broadway play ''Oslo''. He was also honored with the Lucille Lortel Award, the Obie Award, and received Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for ''Oslo''. Prior to that the actor originated the role of Paul in Lyle Kessler's ''First Born'' at The Actors Studio in New York. He won "The Elliot Norton Award - Best Actor", for originating the lead role in Theresa Rebeck's ''Mauritius''. On Broadway he appeared as Siggie, in the Tony-nominated revival of ''Golden Boy'' (2012-2013), directed by Bartlett Sher. He worked with Sher and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts yet again, playing Gromov, in the American premiere of ''Blood and Gifts'' (2011). Aronov was also seen in his solo-show ''Manigma'' (2010, 2006), in New York City. In Europe he portrayed Stanley Kowalski in the classic ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (2009). The actor also took on Jean in ''Miss Julie'' (2004) at the Cherry Lane Theatre, Dionysus in ''The Bacchae 2.1'' (2001); and Edgar in an award-winning production of ''King Lear'' (1999).
Filmography === Television ===+YearTitleRoleNotes2000''The Beat''VendorIn 1 episode, "Cueca Solo"2000''Spin City''First ProtestorIn 1 episode, "Airplane! "2000''All My Children''LazloIn 1 episode2000''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''AviIn 1 episode, "One"2000, 2002''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''Gorsky; IgorIn 2 episodes, a different character in each2003''Threat Matrix''Amir AbadiyahIn 1 episode, "Patriot Acts"2006''The Game''BabakIn 1 episode, "Gifted"2008''Without a Trace''Brice HunterIn 1 episode, "22 x 42"2008''Lipstick Jungle''SergeIn 1 episode, "Chapter 14: Let the Games Begin"2009''Life on Mars''Yuri DemidovIn 1 episode, "Take a Look at the Lawmen"2000, 2007, 2009''Law & Order''Alex Arshavin; Karl Rostov; Andre KorsakoffIn 3 episodes, a different character in each2010''White Collar''Clark MaskhadovIn 1 episode, "In the Red"2010''Blue Bloods''Ricky VintanoIn 1 episode, "Officer Down"2010''The Closer''Armand MarkuIn 2 episodes2011''Burn Notice''Vlade / SerbIn 1 episode, "Enemy of My Enemy"2011''The Good Wife''Danny LambrosIn 1 episode, "The Death Zone"2011''Gun Hill''Danny RadenTV movie2012''Person of Interest''Michael CahillIn 1 episode, "Blue Code"2012''Americana''Alexander OrloffTV movie2013''Golden Boy''Dominic QuinlanIn 1 episode, "Vicious Cycle"2013''Elementary''Andrej BaceraIn 1 episode, "Heroine"2013''Reign''Count VincentIn 1 episode, "Left Behind"2015''Forever''DashaIn 1 episode, "The King of Columbus Circle"2015''The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements''Dmitri MendeleevTV mini series documentary2015''Quantico''Hamza KouriIn 1 episode, "Go"2014-2016''The Americans''Anton BaklanovIn 12 episodes2014, 2016''Madam Secretary''Anton DurchenkoIn 2 episodes2016''They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief''Leslie A. DavisTV documentary2018''Billions''MichaelIn 3 episodes2017-2019''The Blacklist''Joe 'Smokey' PutnumIn 6 episodes2019''Jett''Jack 'Jackie' DillonIn 9 episodes2021''Hit & Run''IsaacIn 5 episodes2022''The First Lady''Rahm Emanuel=== Film ===+YearTitleRoleNotes2000''Hedwig and the Angry Inch''Schlatko (band member)2004''LBs. ''Sacco Valenzia2007''Amexicano''Alex2008''Soldier's Heart''The documentary director2009''Cold Souls''Mafioso2010''Anomaly: Oblivion''Simon (voice)Short film2012''Happy Hour''ChristoShort film2013''Fortune House''PeterShort film2014''The Drop''Chovka2018''Half Magic''John2018''Operation Finale''Zvi Aharoni2021''Crisis''Minas
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2017Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play''Oslo''Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a PlayOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a PlayLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a PlayObie AwardEnsemble
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