Place of birth: Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russia
Death: 2016-06-19
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin, born in the Soviet Union, immigrated to the United States at the age of 6 months. He began his career as a child actor, appearing as the lead of the mystery drama film Hearts in Atlantis (2001), was a series regular on the Showtime comedy-drama Huff, and was Lieutenant Pavel Chekov in Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016). He was also known for roles in Alpha Dog and Terminator Salvation.
