Konstantin "Costa" Ronin (; born 3 February 1979) is a Russian-born Australian actor and cinematographer, best known for appearances in Red Dog, as Gregorovich on the SBS drama East West 101, as Oleg Igorevich Burov in the FX drama The Americans and as Yevgeny Gromov on Homeland.
Early life and education Ronin was born in Kaliningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). He spent the first 17 years of his life in Russia."Get to know Homeland's COSTA RONIN", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvs6z-Uvc_k In his youth, he moved to Wellington, New Zealand with his mother and studied international relations and political science at Victoria University, before moving to Perth, Australia for further tertiary education and, later, to Sydney.
At age 15, Ronin commenced working and learned about American culture at a radio station that taught English through music.
Personal life Growing up in Kaliningrad, Ronin was taught to sail by his father and grandfather at age five and remains passionate about it.
He married Leah Lowder in June 2021. They live in New York, having previously lived in Los Angeles, Surry Hills and Sydney. He recently welcomed his first daughter with wife Leah in April 2026.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes References 2011 Red Dog Dzambaski Feature film 20142018 The Americans Oleg Igorevich Burov TV series (Recurring Season 2; Main Seasons 3-6) 2014 Extant Anton TV series (Episode: "Shelter") 2015 Agent Carter Anton Vanko TV series (Episode: "Now is Not the End") 2015 Agent X Misha Voronsky TV series (Episode: "Fidelity") 2016 Gotham Luka Volk TV series (Episodes: "Mad City: The Executioner ," "Mad City: Time Bomb") 2016 The Strain Alexei Boiko TV series (Episode: "Collaborators") 2017 Shooter Russian ambassador TV series (Episode: "Primer Contact") 20182020 Homeland Yevgeny Gromov TV series (Season 7: Recurring; Season 8: Main) 2018 Splitting Up Together Vlad TV series (Episode: "We Need to Talk About Karen") 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Wojciech Frykowski 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Adds Rumer Willis, Margaret Qualley and Damon Herriman (Exclusive)2022The EndgameSergey VodianovSeries regular2023ObliteratedIvan KoslovTV Series (5 episodes)2023 ISSNicholaiFeature film2025 The Morning Show Dimitri Ivanov TV series (Episode: "Un Bel Di")2026 For All Mankind Leonid Polivanov TV series (Season 5)
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External links
.mp3 interview with Ronin