Monday, June 20, 2016

Anton Yelchin: A Career in Pictures


May Anton Yelchin rest in peace.


The 27-year old actor was killed in a freak accident in June of 2016 when his body got trapped between a car that rolled down his driveway and a security gate.


The rising star had completed filming on the latest Star Trek movie and had a bright future on the big screen in front of him.


As we send condolences to his loved ones, we take a few minutes below to look back on the career Yelchin had produced prior to this tragic incident:




1. Alpha Dog


Alpha dog

In 2006, Yelchin portrayed an innocent teenager named Zack in Alpha Dog. Of the actor’s young man, who was taken hostage and held for random, USA TODAY critic Claudia Puig said Yelchin’s performance was “heartbreakingly endearing” and the film’s “emotional center.”



2. Charlie Bartlett


Charlie bartlett

In 2007’s Charlie Bartlett, Yelchin took on the title character, a precocious teen who acted as a shrink to his peers. Later, upon his death, co-star Kat Dennings Tweeted that Yelchin (pictured here with Robert Downey Jr.) “was one of my best friends.”



3. Star Trek


Star trek

In 2009, Yelchin came on board the new Star Trek franchise as Russian navigator Chekov. His character served a a source of comic relief and he went on to appear in the next two movies as well.



4. Like Crazy


Like crazy

Like Crazy was released in 2011 and won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance Film Festival in 2011. It featured Yelchin as Jacob, one half of a long-distance couple (along with Felicity Jones’ Anna).



5. Fright Night


Fright night

Yelchin was a co-lead in Fight Night, a horror movie that focused on a neighbor who believed his neighbor (Colin Farrell) was a vampire.



6. The Beaver


The beaver

Yelchin played Porter Black in 2011’s The Beaver, a film that starred Mel Gibson as a troubled father who communicated via hand puppet.


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