Anton Yelchin (Chekov)

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ANTON YELCHIN (Chekov) began acting at the age of nine. He made his film debut in the independent film "A Man Is Mostly Water" and has worked continuously in films such as "Hearts in Atlantis" with Anthony Hopkins (which earned him a 2001 Young Artists Award for Best Performer), "Delivering Milo" opposite Albert Finny and Bridget Fonda, "15 Minutes" with Robert De Niro and Ed Burns, "A Time for Dancing" with Peter Coyote and "Along Came a Spider" with Morgan Freeman. He also starred in David Duchovny's feature directorial debut "House of D" with Robin Williams, for which he earned a Breakthrough Award from Hollywood Life for his performance.

Yelchin also stars in "Terminator Salvation" opposite Christian Bale and was previously seen starring in "Charlie Bartlett" opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Hope Davis. He was also seen in the independent films "Middle of Nowhere" opposite Susan Sarandon for director John Stockwell, "New York, I Love You" for director Brett Ratner, and "This is Not Miami," which was shot on location in Moscow.

Other credits include Universal Pictures' "Alpha Dog" directed by Nick Cassavetes, based on the life of drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood, in which he appeared alongside Justin Timberlake and Sharon Stone, and "Fierce People," opposite Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland.

On television, Yelchin starred in Showtime's original drama "Huff" as Byrd, Hank Azaria's teenage son. Yelchin has had a number of prominent guest-starring roles on TV shows such as "ER," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Without a Trace," "The Practice," "Judging Amy" and "NYPD Blue."

His other television credits include the Showtime original film "Jack," alongside Ron Silver and Stockard Channing; the Disney musical telefilm "Geppetto," with Drew Carey; and the USA Network mini-series "Taken," executive produced by Steven Spielberg.

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Star Trek Cast:

Cast: Chris Pine (James T. Kirk)
Cast: Zachary Quinto (Spock)
Cast: Karl Urban (Dr. Leonard "€œBones" McCoy)
Cast: Simon Pegg (Montgomery "Scotty" Scott)
Cast: Zoe Saldana (Uhura)
Cast: John Cho (Sulu)
Cast: Bruce Greenwood (Captain Pike)
Cast: Anton Yelchin (Chekov)
Cast: Eric Bana (Nero)
Director/Producer: J.J. Abrams
Writers: Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman
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