Nikolai Nikolaeff
Born (1981-12-26) 26 December 1981
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Nikolai Nikolaeff (born 26 December 1981) is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series Sea Patrol,[1] Power Rangers Jungle Fury and Daredevil.

Nikolaeff was born in Melbourne, and is of Russian and Ukrainian descent.[2] He began acting at the age of 12 and enrolled into the Victorian Youth Theatre. He attended school at Caulfield Grammar School and at 16, Nikolaeff landed a lead role in Crash Zone, which led to a number of roles in other children's television series.[3][4][5][6][7] He took an arts degree at Monash University in Caulfield.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2003SubteranoTodd
2004StealthRussian Fighter Pilot No. 2
2006ForgedJudaShort film
2007Valentine's DayJodie
2009KinVladSupporting role
2018Mile 22[8]Aleksander
2019TogoDan Murphy
2023Last Voyage of the DemeterPetrofsky

Television

YearTelevision seriesRoleNotes
1999–2001Crash Zone[9]Mike HansenMain role, 26 episodes
1999–2004Blue HeelersAiden Wiltshire/Stephen Chernov2 episodes
1999High FlyersNick1 episode
2000Round the TwistSnorrison2 episodes
2000Pig's BreakfastNick3 episodes
2000Eugenie Sandler P.I.Bogdan1 episode
2003SubteranoTodd1 episode
2003The Saddle ClubDrew Regnery19 episodes
2004StingersSlug1 episode
2005Scooter: Secret AgentEd1 episode
2005–2006Wicked ScienceJack BaileySupporting role, 26 episodes
2006Penicillin: The Magic BulletJamesTelevision film
2008Canal RoadVladimir2 episodes
2008Mark Loves SharonRobbie Kane1 episode
2008Power Rangers Jungle FuryDominic/Rhino Ranger14 episodes
2009The PacificRear Echelon Man1 episode
2009–2011Sea PatrolLeo "2Dads" Kosov-Meyer10 episodes
2013Camp[10][11]David "Cole" ColemanMain role, 10 episodes
2015DaredevilVladimir4 episodes
2016The OAMr. Azarov4 episodes
2017FargoDrug DealerEpisode: "The Law of Non-Contradiction"
2018SixPrince[8]9 episodes
2019NCIS: New OrleansLuca OsmanEpisode: "The River Styx, Part I"
2020NCISXavier ZovotovEpisode: "On Fire"
2022Stranger ThingsIvan4 episodes

Video games

Year Film/TV Role Notes
2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Private Desmond "Des" Wilmot
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Andrei Nolan

See also

References

  1. Shearer, Geoff (20 May 2009), "Nik's new role is plain sailing", Courier Mail
  2. Pai, Akshay (23 May 2018). "Six Season 2: Nikolai Nikolaeff on being 'the Russian Guy' and how he learned to keep his "head down and arse up"". Meaww. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. "Nikolai Nikolaeff". Sea Patrol. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
  4. Petski, Denise (26 July 2017). "'Six': Jaylen Moore Promoted, Nikolai Nikolaeff & Katherine Evans Join Season 2 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. Hatchett, Keisha (11 March 2015). "Netflix's 'Daredevil' adds Peter Shinkoda, 'Dexter' and 'SVU' alums". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. Kit, Borys (30 June 2021). "David Dastmalchian, Liam Cunningham Join Amblin Horror Thriller 'Last Voyage of the Demeter' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. Gray, Peter (10 August 2023). "Interview: Nikolai Nikolaeff on Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter, being approved by Spielberg, and working with his "villainous" face". The AU Review. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 White, Naomi (25 August 2018), "The BAD BOY", The Daily Telegraph
  9. Hood, Danielle (27 May 2001), "Return of the crash-test smarties", Herald Sun
  10. "Camp is given the boot", The Daily Telegraph, 7 October 2013
  11. Brewer, Kyla (21 July 2013), "Fresh Air and Fresh Faces: NBC Takes Viewers to 'Camp'", The Repository


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