Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (; born March 11, 1989) is an American film and television actor. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles and the Hollywood films
Along Came a Spider and
Hearts in Atlantis (both 2001). Yelchin later appeared on the television series
Huff and starred in the films
House of D (2005),
Alpha Dog (2007),
Star Trek (2009) and its sequel
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013),
Terminator Salvation (2009),
Charlie Bartlett (2007),
The Smurfs (2011) and its sequel
The Smurfs 2,
Fright Night (2011),
Like Crazy (2011),
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) and
5 to 7 (2014). Yelchin's role as Jacob Clarke in the
Steven Spielberg miniseries
Taken was significant in furthering his career as a child actor.