Aleksander Krupa (born 18 March 1947), often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish-American film and television actor known for playing villains and criminals, such as in Eraser, Blue Streak, Home Alone 3 and The Italian Job. He portrayed a Bosnian Serb general engaged in genocide against Bosnian Muslims in Behind Enemy Lines and portrayed the President of Russia in the action thriller film Salt. Krupa played minor roles in Hollywood movies including X-Men: First Class, Hidden Figures, and The Fate of the Furious.
Early life Krupa was born in Rybnik, Poland. In 1974 he graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and later began performing on stage, notable in Theater Scena STU in Kraków. In 1981, Krupa emigrated to United States.
Career Krupa first appeared in a documentary in 1984 entitled Far from Poland. He later began performing on off-Broadway stage. His film debut was in the 1986 film 9½ Weeks. In the following years he played Edward Teller in the made-for-television movie Day One (1989), and Erich von Stroheim in the miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990). He guest-starred on the television series Miami Vice, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest and The Blacklist. Krupa had a recurring role in the FX period drama series, The Americans.
Personal life He married Noa Ain, a composer and painter. They have one child.
Filmography
Film
+ YearTitleRoleNotes Voice role; Documentary Short film Short film Short film Short film Ensemble cast 2024 Reagan SardiniaGrzegorz PrzybyszewskiShort film Post-production
Television + YearTitleRoleNotes Episode: "The Song of Orpheus" Episode: "God's Work" Elaine's fiancé Episode: "Virgin Spring" Edward Teller Television movie Erich von Stroheim Television Miniseries (3 episodes) Television movie – Constantin Volsky / Victor Popov / Sasha Osinski 4 episodes Normandy: The Great Crusade Jan Jesionek Voice role; Television movie My Antonia Krajiek Television movie New York Undercover Don Casaloma Episode: "Young, Beautiful and Dead" Andersonville Olek Winsnovsky Television movie Dellavenura Krinsky Episode: "Clean Slate" Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Wilhelm Dieter Heinrich Episode: "A Walk in the Park" Oz Yuri Kosygin 2 episodes Alex Strizkopf Episode: "Russian Love Poem" Alvi Udogova aka 'Godzilla' Episode: "Red Herring" Inspector Guido Boggia Recurring role (4 episodes) Ben Laurette Episode: "Undaunted Mettle" Elmer Gratnik Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" Stana Moore Television Miniseries (6 episodes) Viktor Brodsky Episode: "Reclassified" Vasilli Lukin Episode: "Take a Look at the Lawmen" Maximilian Gruschenko Episode: "Family Ties" Alec Episode: "Scott Free" Ivan Yogorov Episode: "Witness" – General Vijktor Zhukov Recurring role (3 episodes) The King Episode: "The King of Columbus Circle" Leonid Javin Episode: "Ruslan Denisov (No. 67)" President Pavel Ostrov Recurring role (3 episodes) Victor Episode: "Wire Cutter" Gustav Episode: "Gustav" Radovan Bernivig Recurring role (3 episodes) Fyodor Ukhov Episode: "Fly Into a Rage, Make a Bad Landing" Evgeny Risakov Episode: "This Is Where It Begins"
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