Lev Gorn

Lev Gorn is a Russian-American actor, photographer, and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles as KGB rezident officer Arkady Ivanovich Zotov on The Americans, Mikhail Vassily Tal on The Enemy Within, and Grigory Kuznetsov on For All Mankind.

WWW gornphoto.com/bio-about

Life and career

Gorn was born in Stavropol, Russian SFSR in 1971, to Russian Jewish parents. His family emigrated from the USSR in 1981, settling in New York City. Gorn attended a yeshiva in Brooklyn and the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan. He studied at the International Center of Photography. He became a naturalized United States citizen in his adulthood.
Gorn is best known for his principal role as Arkady Ivanovich Zotov, the KGB rezident officer, on the Cold War spy drama television series The Americans.
In addition to his acting career, Gorn is a professional headshot and portrait photographer, with a studio at W 34th St. in Manhattan. He resides in the Flatiron District.

Stage credits

Off-Broadway

The Good Steno, as Sm / Mr. Burton / FatherMy Antonia, as AmbroshThe Penis Monologue, as Man #1Napoli, Brooklyn, as Nic Muscolino

Others

Cloud 9, as Bagley / Martin The Crucible, as Francis Nurse Fuente Ovejuna, as King Ferdinand Man Equals Man, as Polly A Man For All Seasons, as Henry VIII Savages, as Carlos Taming of the Shrew, as Grumio What Sprang Off A Gypsie, as Jesco