Andrew Divoff
Acting • Born 1955-07-02
Biography
Andrew Divoff is a Venezuelan-born Russian actor and stuntman, best known for his roles as the evil Djinn in the Wishmaster films and various villains in both film and television. Born on July 2, 1955, in San Tomé, Venezuela, Divoff can speak eight languages and has appeared in notable films such as Air Force One and The Hunt for Red October. He has also played significant roles in television series like Lost and The Blacklist. Divoff's career spans over four decades, during which he has taken on a variety of challenging and memorable characters.
Filmography
106 credits
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Movie • 2008
Russian Soldier
Wishmaster
Movie • 1997
The Djinn
Toy Soldiers
Movie • 1991
Luis Cali
Another 48 Hrs.
Movie • 1990
Cherry Ganz
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Movie • 1994
Mendoza
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
Movie • 1999
Demerest
Air Force One
Movie • 1997
Boris Bazylev
Neon Maniacs
Movie • 1986
Doc
Forbidden Warrior
Movie • 2004
Ujis-Aka
The Dead Matter
Movie • 2010
Vellich
Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck
Movie • 2007
Jack Whitaker
The Rage
Movie • 2007
Dr. Viktor Vasilienko
Boston Strangler The Untold Story
Movie • 2008
John Marsden
Nemesis 4: Death Angel
Movie • 1996
Bernardo
Shadows in Paradise
Movie • 2010
Lt. Stronach
Interceptor
Movie • 1992
Capt. Christopher Winfield
Knight Club
Movie • 2001
Krukov
Blue Hill Avenue
Movie • 2003
Det. Tyler
Oblivion
Movie • 1994
Redeye / Einstein
Graveyard Shift
Movie • 1990
Danson
Oblivion 2: Backlash
Movie • 1996
Jaggar / Einstein
Running Cool
Movie • 1993
Bone
Magic Island
Movie • 1995
Blackbeard
Captured
Movie • 1998
Robert Breed
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
Movie • 1996
Sterns
The Stranger
Movie • 1995
Angel
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Movie • 1995
Captain Fetterman
Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation
Movie • 2012
Gerald Tovar, Jr.
Extreme Justice
Movie • 1993
Angel
Moscow Heat
Movie • 2004
Secretary Weston
The Librarians
Movie • 2004
Marcos
Wicked Wishes: Making the Wishmaster
Movie • 1997
Self
Hong Kong 97
Movie • 1994
Malcolm Goodchild
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
Movie • 1996
Nicholai Rokoff
Immigrant
Movie • 2013
Killers in the House
Movie • 1998
Blast
Movie • 1997
Omodo
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Movie • 2014
Leandro Herrera
The Random Factor
Movie • 1995
Jake Anders
Stealth Fighter
Movie • 1999
Roberto Menendez
Camp Pleasant Lake
Movie • 2024
Evil Man
The Pitchfork Retreat
Movie • 2025
Sheriff
Dr. Rage
Movie • 2005
Dr. Timothy Straun
Treasure Raiders
Movie • 2007
Cronin
Getting LOST
Movie • 2024
Self
Strangers Kiss
Movie • 1983
Crew
Deadly Voyage
Movie • 1996
Romachenko
Back in the USSR
Movie • 1992
Dimitri
American Dreamz
Movie • 2006
Chinese Translator
Dangerous Touch
Movie • 1995
Johnnie
Alien Horde
Movie
Budiansky
The Hatred
Movie • 2017
Samuel Sears
The Hunt for Red October
Movie • 1990
Officer Andrei Amalric (Russian Foxtrot Bomber)
Demons
Movie • 2017
Japser Grant
Sharkskin 6
Movie • 2005
Eddie
You Can't Kill the Bogeyman
Movie • 2012
Narrator
Pretty Fine Things
Movie • 2016
Dr. Murray
Breaking Point
Movie • 1989
Aide
Vault
Movie • 2019
Buddy Woonsocket
Crossfire
Movie • 1999
Dekova
Down 'n Dirty
Movie • 2001
Jimmy
The Rage Within
Movie • 2001
Shane
Faust: Love of the Damned
Movie • 2000
M
Slip and Fall
Movie • 2011
Dean Dickman
Mac and Me
Movie • 1988
Policeman #2
Touch Me
Movie • 1997
Dr. Vachenko (the Director)
Magic Man
Movie • 2009
Rudolph Treadwell
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
Movie • 2022
Self
Ballistica
Movie • 2009
Dragomir
Fear Stalk
Movie • 1989
Man
Lockdown
Movie • 2000
Perez (uncredited)
Church of Chills: The First Event
Movie • 2024
Self
Stalked
Movie
Eli
The Final Frame
Movie • 2025
The Caller
thirtysomething
TV • 1987
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Ivan Sarnoff
Alias
TV • 2001
Lucien Nisard
Matlock
TV • 1986
Federal Agent
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
(segment "Red Snow")
The Unit
TV • 2006
The Major
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Carlos Darius
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Andre Bushido
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV • 1983
Burn Notice
TV • 2007
Ivan
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Dad
UC: Undercover
TV • 2001
Lost
TV • 2004
Mikhail Bakunin
Hooperman
TV • 1987
Foreign Suspect
EZ Streets
TV • 1996
The Good Guys
TV • 2010
Pedro
Nikita
TV • 2010
Amon Krieg
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Karakurt
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
TV • 1993
The Raven
The Strain
TV • 2014
Peter Bishop
Highlander: The Series
TV • 1992
Bryan Slade
Highlander: The Series
TV • 1992
Gavriel Larca
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TV • 1993
Blackbeard LaCutte
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Rudy Mendoza
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Alberto Cardoza
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
TV • 1996
Nicholas Rokoff
MacGyver
TV • 1985
Russian Guard
Perry Mason
TV • 2020
Al Howard
Colony
TV • 2016
Ambassador King
Nash Bridges
TV • 1996
Blackbeard
The Agency
TV • 2001
Colonel Grachev
Martial Law
TV • 1998
Luther Fallon