Anton Yelchin

1989–2016 · American actor

Anton Viktorovich Yelchin was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he emigrated 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).

Anton Yelchin, in order

1. 2001 15 Minutes: acted · directed by John Herzfeld · critics 33%, audiences 37% · streaming on Fawesome
2. 2001 Along Came a Spider: acted · directed by Lee Tamahori
3. 2001 Delivering Milo: acted · directed by Nick Castle
4. 2001 Hearts in Atlantis: acted · directed by Scott Hicks
5. 2002 A Time for Dancing: acted · directed by Peter Gilbert
6. 2002 Rooftop Kisses: acted · directed by Andrew Bernstein
7. 2002 Taken (TV series): acted · directed by Breck Eisner and Félix Enríquez Alcalá · audiences 100%
8. 2004 House of D: acted · directed by David Duchovny
9. 2004 Huff (TV series): acted
10. 2004 Jack (TV movie): acted · directed by Lee Rose
11. 2005 Fierce People: acted · directed by Griffin Dunne · critics 24%, audiences 57% · streaming on Prime Video, Philo, Starz
12. 2006 Alpha Dog: acted · directed by Nick Cassavetes
13. 2007 Charlie Bartlett: acted · directed by Jon Poll · critics 59%, audiences 71% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free)
14. 2008 Middle of Nowhere: acted · directed by John Stockwell
15. 2008 New York, I Love You: acted · directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes · critics 37%, audiences 37% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
16. 2008 You and I: acted · directed by Roland Joffé
17. 2009 Star Trek: acted · directed by J. J. Abrams · critics 94%, audiences 91% · streaming on Paramount+
18. 2009 Terminator Salvation: acted · directed by McG · critics 33%, audiences 53%
19. 2010 Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac: acted · directed by Hans Canosa
20. 2011 Fright Night: acted · directed by Craig Gillespie
21. 2011 Like Crazy: acted · directed by Drake Doremus
22. 2011 The Beaver: acted · directed by Jodie Foster
23. 2011 The Smurfs: acted · directed by Raja Gosnell
24. 2011 The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (short film): acted · directed by Troy Quane
25. 2013 Odd Thomas: acted · directed by Stephen Sommers
26. 2013 Only Lovers Left Alive: acted · directed by Jim Jarmusch
27. 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness: acted · directed by J. J. Abrams · critics 84%, audiences 89% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Pluto TV
28. 2013 The Smurfs 2: acted · directed by Raja Gosnell
29. 2013 The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (short film): acted · directed by Stephan Franck
30. 2014 5 to 7: acted · directed by Victor Levin · critics 70%, audiences 70% · streaming on Philo, AMC+, Kanopy
31. 2014 Broken Horses: acted · directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra · critics 26%, audiences 44%
32. 2014 Burying the Ex: acted · directed by Joe Dante
33. 2014 Cymbeline: acted · directed by Michael Almereyda
34. 2014 Dying of the Light: acted · directed by Paul Schrader · critics 13%, audiences 15% · streaming on Kanopy, YouTube (free), Plex
35. 2014 Rudderless: acted · directed by William H. Macy
36. 2015 Experimenter: acted · directed by Michael Almereyda
37. 2015 Green Room: acted · directed by Jeremy Saulnier · critics 90%, audiences 75% · streaming on Netflix, Roku Channel, Kanopy
38. 2015 The Driftless Area: acted · directed by Zachary Sluser
39. 2015 Unity: acted · directed by Shaun Monson · streaming on Fandango at Home (free)
40. 2016 Porto: acted · directed by Gabe Klinger
41. 2016 Star Trek Beyond: acted · directed by Justin Lin · critics 86%, audiences 79% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy
42. 2017 Thoroughbreds: acted · directed by Cory Finley · critics 87%, audiences 68% · streaming on Philo, Starz