The creative fate of people like Ivanir is particularly interesting because they, born in one state, found their recognition in another. Mark's hometown is Kiev, but he spent his childhood in the USSR; first arranged a career in Israel, and then in Hollywood.
Who is Mark Ivanir? Biography and best roles are in our article.
Unexpected recognition
Born in 1968, Mark was a stocky youth from childhood, went in for sports, so it was not surprising to anyone that he went to service after high school. This was facilitated by the fact that his family moved to Israel. Mark's career could have been successful, because he participated in the secret operations of his battalion. However, to become a military commander did not work - Mark Ivanir preferred acting. The whole army experience came in handy: a certain part of the actor’s film works includes the roles of secret agents, soldiers and state spies.
Am I a clown? Do not make me laugh!
To get a professional education, Mark entered the circus school. In the early 1990s, he went on his first tour of his life in America. In addition to playing on stage as an actor, Mark Ivanir acts as a juggler. After graduating from the clownery department, he studies at the Tel Aviv School of Art, and after working for several years in the city chamber theater and opera.
See the world…
The Israeli Gesher Theater has received critical acclaim from critics for several reasons. The troupe, which was dominated by immigrants from the countries of the Soviet Union, staged performances in several languages, including Hebrew. The Times magazine praised Gesher as the only theater in Israel to manage to raise the country's theater art to the very top. Mark Ivanir played in him in the best productions, including those that he himself adapted from Hebrew. In addition, Gesher went on tour in the most remote corners of the world, allowing not only to gain world recognition, but also to admire the beauties of the surrounding nature.
And although the theatrical career of Ivanir was developing rapidly, sooner or later he was to appear on the television screen. This was what the admirers of his talent wanted, who did not miss a single performance of their idol. The film debut was the military action movie Iron Eagle 2. The picture did not receive proper audience recognition, but Mark was not upset by the first failure. He signed contracts for shooting episodic roles in the television series “New York Police,” “Law and Order,” “Cool Walker.” Hollywood was waiting for the appearance of such a charismatic actor, which became Mark Ivanir. The filmography includes the “Schindler's List”, with which began an acting career in the country of dreams.
... and get into Hollywood
Despite the minor role in the 1993 Oscar-winning film, Ivanira was noticed by leading producers. But he preferred to take a short pause, devoting time to his wife and two born babies. By 2001, Mark finally moved to Los Angeles, where he began to actively move up the career ladder. He receives many offers from the best series at that time: “Agency”, “Shield”, “Spy”, “24 hours”, “Crime scene”. Most of the characters played are representatives of Russian or Slavic nationality: criminal authorities, refugees, heads of mafia clans. The main assistants in this transformation are brilliant knowledge of the language and childhood spent in the USSR.
In 2004, Steven Spielberg begins filming his new film “Terminal”, in which one of the roles gets Mark Ivanir, a friend from the “Schindler's List”. This is followed by a series of episodes in the films “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, “Undisputed 2”, “False Temptation”. For participating in the latter in the image of Valentin Mironov, the actor receives a prize at the 2006 Berlin festival. Over the next two years, Mark starred in the series Mentalist, Cleaner, and Terminator: The Battle for the Future. At the same time comedy come out "Get Smart" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
Versatility is a character trait
Despite the recognition of Ivanir as a theater actor, as well as a real star, who is destined for her place in Hollywood, this person remains quite versatile. In particular, Mark Ivanir loves voicing video games. For his work, he gave votes to the characters of more than twenty games, including such well-known as Call of Duty, World in Conflict, Battlefield, Assassin's Creed.
The track record of the actor has more than 80 film works. What pleased his fans Mark Ivanir (photo attached)? In recent years, a number of paintings have been released with his participation, including: “Agent Johnny English”, “The Adventures of Tintin”, “Everyone Loves the Whales”, “Kaleidoscope of Love”, “The Fourth Power”. In 2014, the actor received roles in the series “Black List”, “Carrier”, “Car Stolen Workshop”.