Maximilian Osinski
{{short description|American actor (born 1984)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Maximilian Osinski
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|04|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria
| occupation = Actor
| nationality = American
| yearsactive = 2007–present
| alma_mater = Syracuse University
| spouse = {{Marriage|Dichen Lachman|2015}}
| children = 1
}}
Maximilian Osinski is an American actor of Polish descent{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Steve |date=2023-03-22 |title=Meet Zava, the New Mysterious Wild Card on ‘Ted Lasso’ |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/ted-lasso-zava-actor-maximilian-osinski-1234821445/#:~:text=So,%20to%20make%20that%20larger,intentionally%20hard%20to%20pin%20down.&text=%E2%80%9CI'm%20Polish%20and%20I,In%20my%20tape. |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}} known for his recurring roles as Agent Davis on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Zava on Ted Lasso.
Early life and education
Maximilian Osinski was born in a refugee camp in Austria to Polish parents, who fled their home in Szczecin, Poland for the U.S. in 1984. He was raised in Chicago, where he attended Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. His drama teacher helped him get into an acting program at Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2006.{{cite news |last=Herbert |first=Geoff |title='Ted Lasso': Syracuse University grad emerges as Zava on hit TV show |url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2023/04/ted-lasso-syracuse-university-grad-emerges-as-zava-on-hit-tv-show.html |access-date=April 21, 2023 |work=Syracuse Post-Standard |date=April 21, 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Jan |first=Kevin |title=Exclusive Interview: Maximilian Osinski Chats The Walking Dead: World Beyond |url=http://pop-culturalist.com/exclusive-interview-maximilian-osinski-chats-the-walking-dead-world-beyond/ |access-date=April 21, 2023 |work=Pop-Culturalist |date=November 15, 2021}} At Syracuse, he studied abroad at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre in London and was selected to be a part of Sorkin Week program.{{cn|date=July 2023}}
Career
Osinski has acted on film, including Love & Other Drugs and The Express: The Ernie Davis Story. He makes a recurring appearance on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Agent Davis where his wife Dichen Lachman portrayed the villain in season 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/maximilian-osinski-5-fast-facts-about-agent-davis-actor-on-agents-of-shield/|website=Monsters & Critics|title=Maximilian Osinski: 5 fast facts about 'Agent Davis' actor on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D|last=Cullen|first=Ian|date=March 16, 2018|access-date=March 25, 2018}} He co-wrote and co-produced the web series Hollywood Hitmen along with Enver Gjokaj,{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2015/07/31/hollywood-hitmen-exclusive/|title=Enver Gjokaj and Maximilian Osinki talk exclusively about their new web series Hollywood Hitmen|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Towers|first=Andrea|date=July 31, 2015|access-date=March 25, 2018}} and starred opposite 'Scream Queen' Jordan Ladd and Australian actor Adam J. Yeend in the hit short film Brentwood Strangler.{{cite web|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2017/12/11/2016s-film-festival-favorite-brentwood-strangler-debuts-online/|website=Horror Society|title=2016's Film Festival Favorite 'Brentwood Strangler' debuts online|last=MGDSQUAN|date=December 11, 2017|access-date=June 15, 2018}}
In 2023, Osinski was cast as Zava in Ted Lasso.{{cite news |last=Lawrence |first=Derek |title=Zava! Meet Maximilian Osinski, Ted Lasso's New Breakout Baller |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/03/ted-lasso-zava-maximilian-osinski-interview |access-date=April 21, 2023 |work=Vanity Fair |publisher=Condé Nast |date=March 29, 2023}}{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Ben |title=Ted Lasso's Zava is a "mix between Ibrahimović and Cantona", says Maximilian Osinski |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/maximilian-osinski-interview-ted-lasso-season-3-zava |access-date=April 21, 2023 |work=British GQ |publisher=Condé Nast |date=March 31, 2023}}{{cite news |last=Felstead |first=Scott 'Future' |title=How This 'Ted Lasso' Star Got into Top Level Soccer Shape |url=https://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/interviews/how-maximilian-osinski-got-in-soccer-shape/ |access-date=April 21, 2023 |work=Muscle & Fitness |date=April 19, 2023}}
Personal life
Osinski has been married to Australian actress Dichen Lachman since January 2015. In May of the same year she gave birth to their daughter.{{cite web|url=https://www.whedonopolis.com/2015/05/28/dichen-lachman-is-a-mom/ |title=Dichen Lachman is a Mom!|work=Whedonopolis|date=May 28, 2015}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| class="wikitable unsortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2007
|Running Funny |Michael | |
| 2008
|The Express: The Ernie Davis Story | |
| 2010
|Ned | |
| rowspan="2"|2011
|Perfect |Aging Stud |Short film |
| In Time
|Louis | |
| rowspan="2"|2012
|Telemarketer | |
| K-11
|Arresting Officer | |
| rowspan="2"|2013
|Michael Comes Home |Jon |Short film |
| Extraction
|Lev | |
| 2015
|Richard Chase |Short film |
| 2020
|Eagle | |
| 2021
|Blackout |Jim Crowley |
| 2025
|Dimi Kolisnyk | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable unsortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2009
|Sgt. Neuman |TV movie |
| Army Wives
|Airman Pruitt |Episode: "Incoming" |
| 2010
|Tommy Frisk |Uncredited; Episode: "Every Breath You Take" |
| 2013–2020
|Agent Davis |27 episodes; |
| 2014–2016
|Derek Evans |3 episodes |
| 2015
|Hollywood Hitmen |Max |Main cast; also writer and producer |
| 2016–2018
|The Nine Lives of Claw |Claw (voice) |Main cast |
| 2018
|Len Martini |Episode: "Are You There Shim? It's Me, Ian." |
| 2019
|Angelo Russetti |Episode: "Happy Place" |
| 2020
|Anton |Episode: "Right + Wrong + Both + Neither " |
| 2021
|The Walking Dead: World Beyond |Dennis Graham |Recurring role (season 2); 9 episodes |
| 2023
|Zava |Recurring role (season 3) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2471273}}
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Category:Austrian emigrants to the United States
Category:American people of Polish descent
Category:American male television actors
Category:Austrian people of Polish descent
Category:Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts alumni