Robert John Appleby (born 18 November 1983), known professionally as Robert Kazinsky, is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Casper Rose in the

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'', the Don in '' Captain Marvel'',

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in the

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'', Chuck Hansen in ''

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'', and Macklyn Warlow in the sixth season of

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's ''

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''. In 2016, he played Orgrim Doomhammer in ''

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'' and Jimmy Pritchard in the

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television series '' Second Chance''.

Early life

Kazinsky was born Robert John Appleby in

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, England on 18 November 1983. Kazinsky is

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. He is also a fluent speaker of Hebrew. Kazinsky was educated at

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, from 1995 to 2000. He appeared in their productions of ''Bugsy Malone'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Kazinsky trained as an actor at the

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from September 2002 to July 2005. He took his grandfather's middle name as his stage name.

Career

He adopted his grandfather’s surname “Kazinsky” when he began his acting career. Kazinsky appeared in Israeli television commercials before he started acting. He made his acting debut in 2005, when he had a guest role in an episode of the

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'', playing a character named Sven Garley. Kazinsky then got a role in

's football drama series ''

'', in which he played

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from late 2005 to 2006, when he was killed off towards the end of the ninth series, after he announced his intention to leave. Kazinsky next played

in ''

''; he made his first appearance on 22 August 2006. On 27 March 2007, Kazinsky was suspended from work on ''EastEnders'' for two months. A story in ''

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'' newspaper alleged that Kazinsky had bombarded a model with "obscene text messages and photographs." Kazinsky issued a statement apologising "for any offence caused and for bringing the show into disrepute". Kazinsky announced he would be leaving the show in October 2008 and made his last appearance in the show on 1 January 2009. On

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, Kazinsky was featured as the presenter in the ''EastEnders'' launch video when they launched their own video channel on the website. He made his film debut in 2012 when director

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offered him a part in his

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'', in which Kazinsky plays a "pilot who has to adapt to being among African-American comrades." In October 2010, Kazinsky was cast in the film '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''. He would have played Fili, a member of the Company of Dwarves, but in April 2011, Kazinsky resigned from the role due to personal reasons. On 9 January 2011, he guest starred on the drama series '' Brothers & Sisters'' as Dr Rick Appleton. On 13 November 2012, Kazinsky joined the cast of the sixth season of the fantasy drama series ''

'', which premiered in 2013. That same year, Kazinsky appeared in

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's science-fiction monster film ''

'', as Chuck Hansen, an Australian Jaeger pilot. In March 2015, he was cast in the leading role in the

drama series '' Second Chance''. His character, Jimmy Pritchard, was a murdered elderly ex-cop who is genetically brought back to life as a man in his mid-30s with unusual powers. The series debuted in 2016. Due to low ratings, it was cancelled after one series. Kazinsky co-starred as Orgrim Doomhammer in the fantasy adventure film ''

'', based on the

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of the same name which was released in May 2016. An avid ''

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'' player, Kazinsky credits the game with giving him self-confidence during a period in which he would be harassed and attacked by people who confused him for the Sean Slater character. In 2018, he appeared in the science-fiction film ''

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'' which premiered on

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. In 2019, he had a cameo in the

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film '' Captain Marvel''. On 17 January 2019, it was announced that Kazinsky would reprise his role of Sean Slater for a guest appearance. He returned to ''EastEnders'' for a brief stint which commenced on 26 April 2019. Kazinsky returned for a further one-off appearance in the episode broadcast on 1 November 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kazinsky, Robert Living people 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting English expatriates in the United States English Jews British people of Russian-Jewish descent British people of Polish-Jewish descent 1983 births English people of Polish-Jewish descent English people of Russian-Jewish descent English male soap opera actors Jewish British male actors People from Haywards Heath British expatriate male actors in the United States