Adam Tsekhman

Adam Tsekhman is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Gary Green on the television series Legends of Tomorrow.^[1][2]

Adam Tsekhman
Born	(1980-01-15) January 15, 1980 (age 45) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Education	Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Columbia University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present

Early life

Adam Tsekhman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but raised in Toronto, Ontario.^[3][4] His parents were Ukrainian immigrants of Jewish descent^[4] who came to Canada in the early 1970s. While studying finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, he developed a passion for acting, and joined a theatre troupe one of his friends was working at. After graduating from Wharton, Tsekhman wanted to pursue a career in investment banking and attended an interview with Lehman Brothers, but changed his mind and went to Columbia University where he graduated with a Masters in Fine Arts in Theatre Acting.^[5]

Career

After graduating from Columbia University, Tsekhman landed a role in the Russian TV series Zona.^[5] He received a best lead actor in a series nomination at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, but lost to Kiefer Sutherland for 24. Tsekhman then moved to Los Angeles to work on other films and TV series.^[3] In 2014, he featured in the Yiddish-language film Tsili as a Jewish refugee named Marek.^[6] In 2017, Tsekhman was cast in the third season of The CW's Legends of Tomorrow as Gary Green. Initially intended to appear only for three episodes, he later became a recurring character,^[7] and was promoted to the main cast during its sixth season.^[8] In 2019, Tsekhman joined the thriller film Dreamland (later retitled Crisis) as an Armenian gangster named Armen.^[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Tsili	Marek		[6]
2018	Dragged Across Concrete	Behzad		[11]
2021	Crisis	Armen		[9]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Zona	Dennis Warren
2009	FlashForward	Vladimir Petrov
2010	24	Suvarov's Aide
2011	NCIS: Los Angeles	Grigore Comescu		[12]
2012	Rizzoli & Isles	Steve Bogart		[12]
2013	The Mentalist	Horatio Jones		[13]
2014	You're the Worst	Venti		[14]
2015	Bones	Mustache / Johnny		[15]
2015	NCIS	Omar Hassan		[15]
2016	Hawaii Five-0	Rasheed		[12]
2017	2 Broke Girls	Pete		[12]
2017	Transparent	Eyal		[12]
2017–2022	Legends of Tomorrow	Gary Green	Recurring role (seasons 3–5) Main cast (season 6–7)	[8]
2018	Supergirl		Episode: "Elseworlds, Part 3"	[16]
2018	iZombie	Squirelly Guy	Episode: "Chivalry Is Dead"
2018	Six	Yuri Petrov		[11]
2019	The Twilight Zone	Officer Foster

Video games

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2010	SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3	Additional voices
2015	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Soldiers
2019	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Russian soldiers
2020	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Anton Charkov
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	Additional voices