Mark Ivanir. Actor of the world. Biography, the best works of Mark Ivanir

The creative destiny of such people as Ivanir is especially interesting because they, born in one state, found their recognition in another. The native city of Mark is Kiev, but he spent his childhood in the USSR; He first started his career in Israel, and then in Hollywood.

Who is Mark Ivanir? Biography and the best roles are in our article.

Unexpected Recognition

Born in 1968, Mark from childhood was a stocky young man, was engaged in sports, so it did not come as a surprise to anyone that after high school he went to the service. For this, the circumstance that his family moved to Israel was favorable. Career Mark could have developed successfully, because he participated in the secret operations of his battalion. However, it did not work to become a military commander - Mark Ivanir preferred to act. The whole army experience was useful: a certain part of the actor's films includes roles of secret agents, soldiers and state spies.

Am I a clown? Do not make me laugh!

To get a professional education, Mark entered the circus school. In the early 1990s, he went on the first tour of his life in America. In addition to playing on stage as an actor, Mark Ivanir serves as a juggler. After graduating from the clowning department, he studies at the Tel-Aviv School of Art, and after several years of work in the city chamber theater and opera.

See the world…

The Israeli theater Gesher received critical reviews from critics for several reasons. The troupe, which was dominated by the descendants of the countries of the Soviet Union, staged performances in several languages, including Hebrew. The Times magazine praised "Gesher" as the only theater in Israel that managed to raise the country's theatrical art to the very top. Mark Ivanir played it in the best productions, including those that he himself adapted from Hebrew. In addition, "Gesher" visited the most remote corners of the world, not only to gain world recognition, but also to admire the beauty of the surrounding nature.

And although Ivanir's theatrical career developed rapidly, sooner or later he had to appear on the television screen. This was the desire of admirers of his talent, who did not miss a single performance of his idol. The debut film work was a military fighter "Iron Eagle 2". The picture did not receive proper audience recognition, but Mark was not upset by the first failure. He signed contracts for shooting in episodic roles in the series "The Police of New York", "Law and Order", "Cool Walker." Hollywood was waiting for the appearance of such a charismatic actor, as Mark Ivanir became. Filmography includes "Schindler's List", with which the acting career began in the country of dreams.

... and get to Hollywood

Despite the secondary role in the Oscar-winning film in 1993, Ivanyra was noticed by the leading producers. But he preferred to take a short pause, devoting time to his wife and two newly born babies. By 2001, Mark finally moved to Los Angeles, where he began to actively move up the career ladder. He receives many offers from the best at that time series: "Agency", "Shield", "Spy", "24 hours", "Crime scene". Most of the characters played are representatives of Russian or Slavic nationality: criminal authorities, refugees, heads of mafia clans. The main assistants in this transformation are the brilliant knowledge of the language and childhood spent in the USSR.

In 2004, Steven Spielberg begins to shoot his new movie "Terminal", in which one of the roles is received by a friend from the "Schindler's List" Mark Ivanir. Then follows a series of episodes in the tapes "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "Indisputable 2", "False Temptation". For participation in the latter in the image of Valentin Mironov, the actor is awarded a prize at the Berlin festival in 2006. Over the next two years, Mark is in the series "Mentalist," "Cleaner" and "Terminator: The Battle for the Future." At the same time comedy "Straighten the Brains" and "Once in Hollywood" are released.

Versatility is a character trait

Despite the recognition of Ivanir as a theatrical actor, as well as a real star, which is prepared for his place in Hollywood, this person remains quite versatile. In particular, Mark Ivanir likes to voice video games. For his work he gave voice to the characters of more than twenty games, among which are such famous ones as Call of Duty, World in Conflict, Battlefield, Assassin's Creed.

The track record of the actor totals more than 80 works of cinema. What pleased your fans with Mark Ivanir (photo attached)? In recent years, a number of paintings have appeared with his participation, among them: "Agent Johnny English", "Adventures of Tintin", "Everybody loves whales", "Kaleidoscope of Love", "Fourth Power." In 2014, the actor received a role in the series "Black List", "Carrier", "Workshop of stolen cars."