Chris Petrovski
{{short description|Macedonian-born American actor}}
Chris Petrovski is an American actor born in Bitola, North Macedonia, known for his role as Dmitri Petrov on the television series Madam Secretary.{{cite web|last1=Healey|first1=Catherine|title=On the road to stardom|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/7474348/On-the-road-to-stardom|website=East & Bays Courier |access-date=February 6, 2018|date=August 5, 2018}}
Life and career
Petrovski's parents brought him to New Zealand while he was still a baby. While still in high school in New Zealand, Petrovski obtained an agent and was hired as an extra in a production of Spartacus: War of the Damned. For a time, he attended high school at New Zealand's One Tree Hill College, where he performed a role in the school's production of Hamlet. Petrovski graduated from the Unitec Institute of Technology's acting program in New Zealand. He then obtained a scholarship and moved to Los Angeles, California, to attend Stella Adler Acting Academy, from which he graduated. In 2013, he portrayed George Shank in the film All Cheerleaders Die.{{cite web |title=All Cheerleaders Die (2014) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_cheerleaders_die/ |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=November 17, 2018}} In 2014, he starred in the film Coldwater.{{cite web|last1=Tallerico|first1=Brian|title=Coldwater Movie Review & Film Summary (2014) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/coldwater-2014|website=www.rogerebert.com}}
On Madam Secretary, Petrovski portrayed Dmitri Petrov (seasons 2 & 4; guest season 3, guest season 5), a 24-year-old Russian Army captain who studied at the National War College.{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=Yolonda Ross Joins The Get Down; Chris Petrovski In Madam Secretary|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/yolanda-ross-cast-the-get-down-chris-petrovski-madam-secretary-1201491975/|website=Deadline |access-date=February 6, 2018|date=August 5, 2015}} In the storyline, Petrov was recruited by Professor Henry McCord (on behalf of the CIA) to become an American spy in exchange for getting his sick sister medical care in Stockholm, Sweden. Dmitri is captured by the Russians and eventually exchanged to the Americans for another traitor to the state. Following his capture Dmitri feels abandoned by Henry and is very angry and bitter toward him. He is placed into a witness protection program under the name Alexander (Alex) Mehranov. In season 4, he gets recruited by the CIA as an analyst. Also in season 4, he meets and falls in love with McCord's elder daughter, Stevie. Their wedding is the series' finale at the end of season 6.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Chris Petrovski film roles !Year !Title ! class="unsortable" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| 2012
|Finding Dad |Chris | |
| 2012
|Live to Tell |Brandon |Short film |
| 2012
|Pushing Eternity |John |Short film |
| 2013
|All Cheerleaders Must Die |George Shank | |
| 2013
|Gabriel Nunez | |
| 2013
| data-sort-value="Easter Bunny Puppy, An" | An Easter Bunny Puppy |Jasper | |
| 2013
|Loss of Life |Ricky | |
| 2014
|Soledad |Jordan | |
| 2015
|H8RZ |Ricky | |
| 2016
|Barrio |Carlos | |
| 2016
|In the Moment |Corey / Cory | |
| 2016
|Tourbillion |Markus | |
| 2017
| data-sort-value="Body Tree, The" | The Body Tree |Brandon | |
| 2017
|Sable |Colton | |{{cite web|title=Chris Petrovski|url=https://www.sinemia.com/celebrities/chris-petrovski|website=SiNEMiA {{!}} Private Movie Club |access-date=February 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216204656/https://www.sinemia.com/celebrities/chris-petrovski |archive-date=February 16, 2018}} |
| 2018
|National Justice | | | |
| 2018
|Breaking Brooklyn |Corey | |
| 2019
|Catching Up |Zeke Tomlinson | | |
| 2019
|Paradise City |Alistair | | |
| 2019
| data-sort-value="Shed, The" | The Shed |Marble | | |
| 2020
| data-sort-value="Drummer, The" | The Drummer | Manny | | |
| 2020
|How to Say I Love You At Night |Paul | | |
| 2021
|Bolivar |Jake | | |
| 2022
|Listen |Ziv | | |
| 2022
|Young Sean Walker | | |
| 2024
|Nick Malloy | | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Chris Petrovski television roles !Year !Title ! class="unsortable" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| 2010
|Slave | | |
| 2015–2019
|Dmitri Petrov |Recurring (seasons 2, 4, 6); guest (season 3) |{{cite web|title=Madam Secretary - CBS.com|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/madam-secretary/|website=CBS|access-date=February 16, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Go Behind The Scenes Of Madam Secretary's New Episode, "Shutdown"|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/madam-secretary/photos/1007904/go-behind-the-scenes-of-madam-secretary-s-new-episode-shutdown-/125548/tim-daly-henry-mccord-shakes-chris-petrovski-s-dmitri-petrov-hand-/|website=CBS|access-date=February 16, 2018}} |
| 2019
| data-sort-value="Blacklist, The" | The Blacklist |RAT |Episode: "The Cryptobanker (No. 160) | |
| 2023
|Dmitri Dzhugashvili | | |
| 2023
|FBI |Valon Sula |Episode: "Torn" | |
| 2023–2024
|NCIS |Lev Trotski |2 episodes | |
| 2023
| data-sort-value="Rookie: Feds, The" | The Rookie: Feds |Vorovin |Episode: "Seeing Red" | |
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Category:American people of Macedonian descent
Category:Immigrants to the United States
Category:American male film actors