Polyphemus
person poster

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-07-02 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

San Tome, Venezuela

Andrew Divoff

Biography:

Andrew Divoff is a Venezuelan-born Russian actor and stuntman, best known for his roles as the evil Djinn in the Wishmaster films and various villains in both film and television. Born on July 2, 1955, in San Tomé, Venezuela, Divoff can speak eight languages and has appeared in notable films such as Air Force One and The Hunt for Red October. He has also played significant roles in television series like Lost and The Blacklist. Divoff's career spans over four decades, during which he has taken on a variety of challenging and memorable characters.

Known For

Acting

2024

Camp Pleasant Lake as Evil Man
Getting LOST as Self

2022

2020

Perry Mason as Al Howard

2019

Vault as Buddy Woonsocket

2017

The Hatred as Samuel Sears
Demons as Japser Grant

2016

Pretty Fine Things as Dr. Murray
Colony as Ambassador King

2014

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses as Leandro Herrera
The Strain as Peter Bishop

2013

The Blacklist as Karakurt

2012

2011

Slip and Fall as Dean Dickman

2010

The Dead Matter as Vellich
Shadows in Paradise as Lt. Stronach
Nikita as Amon Krieg

2009

Magic Man as Rudolph Treadwell
Ballistica as Dragomir

2008

2007

The Rage as Dr. Viktor Vasilienko
Burn Notice as Ivan

2006

American Dreamz as Chinese Translator
The Unit as The Major

2005

Dr. Rage as Dr. Timothy Straun
Sharkskin 6 as Eddie

2004

Forbidden Warrior as Ujis-Aka
Moscow Heat as Secretary Weston
Lost as Mikhail Bakunin

2003

Blue Hill Avenue as Det. Tyler
The Librarians as Marcos

2002

2001

Knight Club as Krukov
Down 'n Dirty as Jimmy
Alias as Lucien Nisard

2000

Lockdown as Perez (uncredited)

1999

Stealth Fighter as Roberto Menendez
Crossfire as Dekova

1998

Captured as Robert Breed

1997

Wishmaster as The Djinn
Air Force One as Boris Bazylev
Blast as Omodo
Touch Me as Dr. Vachenko (the Director)

1996

Oblivion 2: Backlash as Jaggar / Einstein
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures as Nicholai Rokoff
Deadly Voyage as Romachenko
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures as Nicholas Rokoff

1995

Magic Island as Blackbeard
The Stranger as Angel
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies as Captain Fetterman
The Random Factor as Jake Anders

1994

Oblivion as Redeye / Einstein
Hong Kong 97 as Malcolm Goodchild
Dangerous Touch as Johnnie

1993

Running Cool as Bone
Walker, Texas Ranger as Carlos Darius
Acapulco H.E.A.T. as The Raven
Walker, Texas Ranger as Rudy Mendoza
Walker, Texas Ranger as Alberto Cardoza

1992

Interceptor as Capt. Christopher Winfield
Back in the USSR as Dimitri
Highlander: The Series as Bryan Slade
Highlander: The Series as Gavriel Larca

1991

Toy Soldiers as Luis Cali

1990

Another 48 Hrs. as Cherry Ganz
Graveyard Shift as Danson
The Hunt for Red October as Officer Andrei Amalric (Russian Foxtrot Bomber)

1989

Fear Stalk as Man

1988

Mac and Me as Policeman #2

1987

Hooperman as Foreign Suspect

1986

1985

The Twilight Zone as (segment "Red Snow")
MacGyver as Russian Guard

1983

-

Alien Horde as Budiansky
Stalked as Eli