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Call of Dutyas a franchise has had some memorable antagonists over the years, and arguably the best of the lot was Vladimir Makarov from theModern Warfareseries. Makarov is part of a terrorist cell that wants to reform the world through attacks on different cities located all over the globe. His voice actor, Roman Varshavsky, lends the character a certain gravitas and that coupled with strong storytelling makes Makarov a memorable antagonist.
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But Roman Varshavsky is more than just a voice actor in video games; he has appeared in several live-action television shows as well. Those familiar with his stellar work inCall of Dutyare pleased to see him appear elsewhere, despite the fact that he doesn’t land the largest roles. In fact, sometimes his character doesn’t even have a name. Nevertheless, Roman Varshavsky does lend a certain presence to every role he performs, whether it be Makarov or someone else entirely.
His acting credentials are quite extensive, as expected from someone who’s been in the acting business for nearly thirty years. He’s had roles in everything from romantic dramas to supernatural young adult shows to thrillers, and some of these shows date back to the mid-1990s before Roman Varshavsky had even starred as Makarov inCall of Duty.He has appeared briefly inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,which is set in Marvel Cinematic Universe as well. Often, but not always, Varshavsky portrays a Russian character.
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Here is a list of five shows that Roman Varshavsky has starred in:
24is an action drama series that is about counterterrorism operations in the United States. It received positive reviews from critics and its fifth season in particular was praised by both fans and critics. It’s in this very season that Roman Varshavsky starred as Komar, a Dawn Brigade separatist/terrorist who was active on Day 5, for three episodes. He was killed by protagonist Jack Bauer.
2Stranger Things
Stranger Thingsis a science fiction drama horror web series on Netflix, and Varshavsky plays a Russian who appears in the epilogue of the season finale of the third season, “Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt”, which is set in Russia. He is credited here as “Upstairs Russian in Hub”.
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Aliasis a thriller and science fiction television series, and Varshavsky appears as an unnamed Russian this time as well, in the twelfth episode of the fifth and final season, simply being called “Well tailored Russian”. The episode is titled “There’s Only One Sydney Bristow”.
4The Shield
The Shieldis a crime and drama television series, and in the twelfth episode of the fourth season, titled “Judas Shield”, Roman Varshavsky appears as a lieutenant of the Russian Mafia named Osip. This is a minor role where he provides the protagonists with valuable information.
ERis a medical drama series that ran for over three hundred episodes over the course of fifteen seasons. Here, Roman Varshavsky stars in the third episode of its tenth season, titled “Dead Abby” and is an unnamed character again, simply credited as “Hand Guy”.
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Madhav is an avid gamer, a fan of Virat Kohli’s cover drives and loves watching anime. He likes reading fantasy and mystery novels too!
