Chris Petrovski is an actor known for his role as Dmitri Petrov on the
television series Madam Secretary.While still in high school in New
Zealand, Petrovski obtained an agent and was hired as an extra in a
production of Spartacus: War of the Damned. For a time, he attended
high school at New Zealand's One Tree Hill College, where he performed
a role in the school's production of Hamlet. Petrovski graduated from
the Unitec Institute of Technology's acting program in New Zealand. He
then obtained a scholarship and moved to Los Angeles, California, to
attend Stella Adler Acting Academy, from which he graduated. In 2013,
he portrayed George Shank in the film All Cheerleaders Die. In 2014,
he starred in the film Coldwater.On Madam Secretary, Petrovski
portrayed Dmitri Petrov (seasons 2 & 4; guest season 3, guest season
5), a 24-year-old Russian Army captain who studied at the National War
College. In the storyline, Petrov was recruited by Professor Henry
McCord (on behalf of the CIA) to become an American spy in exchange
for getting his sick sister medical care in Stockholm, Sweden. Dmitri
is captured by the Russians and eventually exchanged to the Americans
for another traitor to the state. Following his capture Dmitri feels
abandoned by Henry and is very angry and bitter toward him. He is
placed into a witness protection program under the name Alexander
(Alex) Mehranov. In season 4, he gets recruited by the CIA as an
analyst.
television series Madam Secretary.While still in high school in New
Zealand, Petrovski obtained an agent and was hired as an extra in a
production of Spartacus: War of the Damned. For a time, he attended
high school at New Zealand's One Tree Hill College, where he performed
a role in the school's production of Hamlet. Petrovski graduated from
the Unitec Institute of Technology's acting program in New Zealand. He
then obtained a scholarship and moved to Los Angeles, California, to
attend Stella Adler Acting Academy, from which he graduated. In 2013,
he portrayed George Shank in the film All Cheerleaders Die. In 2014,
he starred in the film Coldwater.On Madam Secretary, Petrovski
portrayed Dmitri Petrov (seasons 2 & 4; guest season 3, guest season
5), a 24-year-old Russian Army captain who studied at the National War
College. In the storyline, Petrov was recruited by Professor Henry
McCord (on behalf of the CIA) to become an American spy in exchange
for getting his sick sister medical care in Stockholm, Sweden. Dmitri
is captured by the Russians and eventually exchanged to the Americans
for another traitor to the state. Following his capture Dmitri feels
abandoned by Henry and is very angry and bitter toward him. He is
placed into a witness protection program under the name Alexander
(Alex) Mehranov. In season 4, he gets recruited by the CIA as an
analyst.
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