David Agranov

Acting

David Agranov

Born
(age 51)
Birthplace
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Credits
25 titles

Biography

David Agranov was born in Riga, Latvia to Russian parents. His family moved to Italy and lived in Rome on Viale Regina Margherita. They then moved to London for some time, before finally emigrating to the United States. He grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and became a naturalized American citizen. Agranov is an actor, singer, and songwriter who works in Theatre, Film, Television, and Music. (member: AEA, SAG, AFTRA, ASCAP.)

He is known for playing the sadistic prison physician, "Dr. Marat", who manipulates Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer, in the hit series 'Killing Eve' from Phoebe Waller-Bridge and BBC America, Hired and Directed by Danny Boyle for F/X's 'Trust', he also plays "J. Ronald Getty", son to J. Paul Getty, as portrayed by Donald Sutherland. Shot in London, Rome, and Calabria, the cast also includes Hilary Swank as Gail Getty, Harris Dickinson, as the kidnapped grandson, J. Paul Getty III, as well as Michael Esper, and Norbert Leo Butz as the other Getty sons.

In May of 2019, he had his debut as a cast member of a Film In Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, when 'La Gomera', in Selection Officielle, had its World Premiere. Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, the film's international title is 'The Whistlers'. He plays "Denis", the young American filmmaker who shows up at the wrong place at the wrong time.

He'll next be seen as "The Knight" in the upcoming feature film 'A Pity', directed by Kevin and Alec Barth. Their Director of Photography was Chayse Irvin, also known for Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' and the upcoming 'Blonde' from Andrew Dominik.

He played "Rodolpho" in A View from the Bridge, directed by Daniel Aukin at the Tony Award Winning Regional Theatre, Arena Stage, with Delaney Williams, Virginia Kull, and Louis Cancelmi. He co-produced and starred in the West Coast Premiere of the stage version of 'Trainspotting' where he gave a tour de force performance as "Tommy". He also played "Edmund the Bastard" at the Met Theatre in Los Angeles, with James Gammon as 'King Lear'. He is the creator of the one man show, 'The Chet Baker Project', where he portrays the trumpeter/singer, and has performed this one act play in New York, Beverly Hills, and Rome.

Agranov recurred as "Yuri the Fury" on 'Ray Donovan' for Showtime, opposite Liev Schreiber, Jack Kesy, and Raymond J. Barry. He also recurred as "Jim Ballard" on 'The Unit', produced by David Mamet for 20th Century Fox Television. He then went on to play "Ferdinand" in Tom Stoppard's 'Rock and Roll' at the Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., a role based largely on Vaclav Havel.

He was hired for several scenes opposite Angelina Jolie in SALT, directed by Phillip Noyce, released in 2010 by Columbia Pictures.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 25

YearTitleRole
2026 In the Hand of Dante Film David Hanker
2023 Shooting Watermelons Film Fritz
2022 A Pity Film
2021 Furia TV Mr. Miller (2 ep)
2021 Law & Order: Organized Crime TV Stepan Komarov (1 ep)
2019 The Whistlers Film Denis
2018 Killing Eve TV Dr. Marat (1 ep)
2018 Trust TV Ronald Getty (3 ep)
2015 Fear the Walking Dead TV Valery Stepanovich Vashchenko (voice) (uncredited) (1 ep)
2015 Grace and Frankie TV Chorus Member (1 ep)
2014 The Last Alleycat Film Lucas
2013 LUNAR Film LCU Guard #1
2013 The Blacklist TV Vassily Komarov (1 ep)
2011 X-Men: First Class Film Soviet NCO
2010 Hawaii Five-0 TV Kasper Bauer (1 ep)
2010 Salt Film Orlov Lieutenant (uncredited)
2008 Crazy Film Elvis Musician
2006 The Unit TV Jim Ballard (2 ep)
2005 ESL: English as a Second Language Film Pargo
2005 Criminal Minds TV Roman Azarof (1 ep)
2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia TV Nikki (1 ep)
2003 Just Married Film Paul McNerney
2001 The Agency TV CIA Special Field Agent Haas (1 ep)
2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery TV Mrs. Boone's Chauffeur (1 ep)
1995 JAG TV Flight Deck Blue Shirt (1 ep)
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