Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin
Anton Yelchin
Антон Ельчин
	Yelchin in 2011
Born	Anton Viktorovich Yelchin; March 11, 1989; Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union; (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Died	June 19, 2016 (aged 27); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Accidental blunt traumatic asphyxia
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–2016
Relatives	Eugene Yelchin (uncle)
Website	antonyelchinofficial.com

Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (Russian: Антон Викторович Ельчин, IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtɕɪn]; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of six months. He began his career as a child actor, appearing as the lead of the mystery drama film Hearts in Atlantis (2001) and a series regular on the Showtime comedy-drama Huff (2004–2006). Yelchin landed higher-profile film roles in 2009, portraying Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot and Kyle Reese in Terminator Salvation. He reprised his role as Chekov in the sequels Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016).

Yelchin frequently worked on independent and lower-profile films, headlining the romantic drama Like Crazy (2011), the 2011 remake of Fright Night, the supernatural thriller Odd Thomas (2013), the romance 5 to 7 (2014), the horror comedy Burying the Ex (2014), the neo-noir The Driftless Area (2015), and the horror thriller Green Room (2015). As a voice actor, he voiced Clumsy Smurf in the live-action Smurfs films (2011–2013) and lead role James "Jim" Lake Jr. on the Netflix animated series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016–2018). He maintained an active career until his accidental death in 2016 when he was fatally injured by his SUV at the age of 27.