Pasha Lychnikoff

Pavel Dmitrievich Lychnikov , usually credited as Pasha Lychnikoff or Pasha D. Lychnikoff, is a Russian-American actor who appeared as a Romulan commander in . 
His face was re-used in for card #25, Romulan Crewman Boknar, of the virtual collectible card battle game Star Trek: Rivals.
== Early life ==
Born in Moscow, Lychnikoff received a Master of Arts in acting from the Moscow State Lunacharsky Academy of Theatrical Arts. He performed in several stage productions in Moscow before opting to continue his acting career in the United States. He trained under such actors as guest star Jeff Corey and guest actor Jonathan Banks. 
== Career ==
=== Television ===
Lychnikoff's first television work was a 1996 episode of . In addition to series regular Gordon Clapp, other Star Trek performers who appeared in this episode were Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr. and Rick Worthy. Lychnikoff made a return to NYPD Blue in 2000, appearing in an episode with Raymond Cruz.
Between 1996 and 2000, Lychnikoff appeared on such shows as Dark Skies (with Art Chudabala, Brian Cousins, Jennifer Hetrick, and s Jeri Ryan), Michael Hayes (with Theodore Bikel), C-16: FBI (with Zach Grenier, Matt Malloy, and Glenn Morshower), Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (hosted by Jonathan Frakes), Nash Bridges (with Stephen Lee, Scott Leva and Athena Massey), and (starring James Marsters). 
In 2001, Lychnkikoff starred with his future Deadwood co-star and fellow Trek alum Titus Welliver in CBS' . The following year, Lychnikoff appeared in an episode of , the popular ABC series created by Star Trek director and producer J.J. Abrams. The episode in which he appeared, "Passage: Part 1," also featured Terry O'Quinn in his recurring role as FBI Assistant Director Kendall.
Since 2002, Lychnikoff has guest-starred on such shows as (with David Clennon, Ronny Cox and Gary Graham), (starring Enrique Murciano), (with Salli Elise Richardson and Boris Krutonog), She Spies (with Faith Minton), Threat Matrix (in an episode with Denise Crosby), (with Leonard Kelly-Young), (with Robert Joy and Mark Kiely), (starring Bonita Friedericy and Tony Todd), My Own Worst Enemy (starring Christian Slater, Mädchen Amick, and Alfre Woodard), and Lie to Me (with Spencer Garrett).
However, to date, Lychnikov is perhaps best known for his recurring appearances as telegraph operator Blazanov on the HBO series Deadwood (2004-2006), working with the likes of Jim Beaver, Larry Cedar, Dennis Christopher, Gordon Clapp, Tim de Zarn, Brad Dourif, Allan Graf, Zach Grenier, Michael Harney, Paula Malcomson, Tzi Ma, Leon Rippy, Franc Ross, Maury Sterling, Titus Welliver and Keone Young.
In 2010, Lychnikoff worked with Robert Picardo on a pilot for a potential CBS series called The Odds. He also guest-starred as a Russian baby smuggler in an episode of and as a jewelry store owner on CBS' The Defenders (with Leonard Kelly-Young, Robert Pine, and Raphael Sbarge). He has also been working again with J.J. Abrams, shooting episodes of NBC's Undercovers, which Abrams co-created. In 2012 he had a recurring guest role as the International Space Station cosmonaut Dimitri in another CBS series, .
=== Films ===
Lychnikoff's early film credits include small roles in (1997, featuring Boris Krutonog, Glenn Morshower, Bill Smitrovich and Dean Stockwell), (1997, fwith Tracey Walter and Keone Young), the direct-to-video release, Crash Dive (1997, with Reiner Schöne and Michael Cavanaugh), (2005), and (2006). In 2007, he had major roles in the movies Trade and and (featuring Cyia Batten, Brian Markinson, and Star Trek co-star, Rachel Nichols. 
Prior to Star Trek, Lychnikoff worked with J.J. Abrams on (2008), which Abrams produced and featured Kelvin Yu. Lychnikoff was also seen as a Russian soldier in (2008, featuring Alan Dale).
Lychnikoff also co-starred with John Fleck in the 2009 independent film The Perfect Sleep. Other projects include Valley of the Sun (with Daniel Zacapa) and Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star costarring Miriam Flynn (with stunts coordinated by Gary Guercio). Lychnikoff later appeared in (2013, with Patrick Stewart).
=== Other projects ===
Lychnikoff still expands his stage experiences not only as an actor, but also as director and producer. His play "The Shelter" at the Odyssey Theater in Los Angeles was nominated for five Ovation Awards in 2006.
Lychnikoff and Glenn Morshower both provided additional voices on the 2010 video game Singularity.
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