Taras Kostyuk ( uk, Тарас Костюк) is a Canadian actor and a stuntman. Taras was born in

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...

, Ukraine, and starred in featured films & TV shows since 1997.

Filmography

*2014 Rockland Boulevard (pre-production) - ''Vlad'' *201
Kowel's Voice
(pre-production) - ''Ukrainian Guard'' *2013 RockLand (pre-production) - ''Security Man'' *2014 Hunting for the Icon 2 (post-production) - ''Grob'' *2013 Hunting for the Icon (completed) *2013

Elysium Elysium (, ), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields ( grc, Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, ''Ēlýsion pedíon'') or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philos ...

- ''Spider's Ship Smuggler'' *2013

Arctic Air ''Arctic Air'' is a Canadian drama television series that began airing on CBC Television on January 10, 2012. The series was canceled on March 17, 2014, due to government budgetary cuts. Synopsis ''Arctic Air'' is about a Yellowknife-based mav ...

(TV series) - ''Ace'' (episode: Ts'inada) *2013

Red Widow ''Red Widow'' is an American drama television series created by Melissa Rosenberg, starring Radha Mitchell and Goran Visnjic. On May 11, 2012, ABC picked up ''Red Widow'' as a series. The series ran from March 3 to May 5, 2013 and aired on Sunday ...

(TV series) - ''Russian Doorman'' (episode: The Recorder) *2011

InSecurity InSecurity is a Canadian spy comedy television series that aired on CBC Television from 2011 to 2012. The series centres on a team of covert operatives working for the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), a fictional Canadian intelli ...

(TV series) - ''Sergey'' (episode: Keeping Up with the Laslovs) *2010

Supernatural Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...

(TV series) - ''Spike'' (episode: All Dogs Go to Heaven, uncredited) *2010 Transparency - ''Brothel Door Man'' *2010

The Killing Machine ''The Killing Machine'' (1964) is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, the second in his " Demon Princes" series. Plot summary Kirth Gersen sets his sights on Kokor Hekkus, one of the Demon Princes. To hone his skills, Gers ...

- ''Boris'' *2009 The Zero Sum - ''Sasha'' *2009 Ratko: The Dictator's Son - ''Kostka's Bodyguard'' (as Taras Kostyuk) *2008

Ice Blues ''Ice Blues'' is a 2008 gay-themed mystery television film starring Chad Allen and Sebastian Spence, and directed by Emmy-nominated Canadian-born director Ron Oliver. featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey. It is the third adaptation of a ...

- ''Darwin'' *2008 Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon (TV movie) - ''Yeti'' *2008 Black Harvest (short) - ''Angry Russian Assassin'' *2007 Alien Agenda: Project Grey - ''Russian Captain'' *2007 Coffee Diva (short) -''Rudolfo'' (as Taras) *2006 The Evidence (TV series) - ''Duncan'' (episode: Stringers) *2006

Spymate ''Spymate'' is a 2006 Canadian adventure comedy film directed by Robert Vince, written by Calvin Hansen, and starring Emma Roberts and Chris Potter. It was released to Canadian theatres on February 24, 2006, and on DVD in North America on April 11 ...

- ''Melmar'' *2005

Masters of Horror ''Masters of Horror'' is an anthology television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network. Origin In 2002, director Mick Garris invited some director friends to an informal dinner at a restaurant in Sherman Oaks, C ...

(TV series) - ''Kaspar'' (episode: John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns) *2005 Sub Zero (video) - ''Boxer'' *2004 Andromeda (TV series) - ''Thug #1'' (episode: The Weight: Part 2) *2004

White Chicks ''White Chicks'' is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans from a screenplay co-written by Wayans, Xavier Cook, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden, with additional contributions by and starring Marlon Wayans and Shawn ...

- ''Russian'' *2001-2004

The Chris Isaak Show ''The Chris Isaak Show'' is an American television sitcom that follows a fictionalized version of the life of American rock musician Chris Isaak. The show portrays Isaak and his band members as everyday people with everyday problems. The series wa ...

(TV series) - ''Bouncer / Mike'' ** The Candidate (2004) ... Mike (as Taras) ** Smackdown (2001) ... Bouncer *2003

Jake 2.0 ''Jake 2.0'' is an American science fiction television series created by Silvio Horta that premiered on UPN on September 10, 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004, due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United State ...

(TV series) - ''Russian Man #1'' (episode: Double Agent) *2003 Mob Princess (TV movie) - ''Cigar store worker'' *2003

Stephen King's Dead Zone ''The Dead Zone'', also known as ''Stephen King's The Dead Zone'' (in the USA) is a science fiction drama television series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma. The show, ...

(TV series) - ''Strong Man'' (episode: The Storm, uncredited) *2003 Barely Legal - ''Bouncer #2'' *2003 Taking Out the Don (short) - ''Grob'' *2003

A Wrinkle in Time ''A Wrinkle in Time'' is a Young adult fiction, young adult science fantasy novel written by American author Madeleine L'Engle. First published in 1962, the book won the Newbery Medal, the Sequoyah Book Award, the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and ...

(TV movie) - ''Double Brow Alien'' (uncredited) *2002

I Spy I spy is a guessing game where one player (the ''spy'' or ''it'') chooses an object within sight and announces to the other players that "I spy with my little eye something beginning with...", naming the first letter of the object. Other players a ...

- ''Siberian Guard #2'' (uncredited) *2002

Jeremiah Jeremiah, Modern: , Tiberian: ; el, Ἰερεμίας, Ieremíās; meaning " Yah shall raise" (c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias or the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewish ...

(TV series) - ''Yarbo'' (episode: Ring of Truth) *2002 The Untold (video) - ''Sasquatch'' *2002 UC: Undercover (TV series) - ''Another Guard'' (episode: Teddy C) *2001 MTV's Now What? (TV series) - ''Bodyguard'' (episode: The Tux) *2001

Night Visions ''Night Visions'' is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. It was released on September 4, 2012, through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records. The album was primarily produced by the band themselves, as well as Englis ...

(TV series) - ''Man in Blue'' (episode: Still Life) *2001 Mindstorm *2001 Dark Angel (TV series) - ''Red Seven'' **Rising (2001) ... Red Seven **Red (2001) ... Red Seven *2000 The Operative - ''Iashin'' *1997

Death Game ''Death Game'' (also known as ''The Seducers'') is a 1977 American psychological thriller film directed by Peter S. Traynor, and starring Sondra Locke, Seymour Cassel, and Colleen Camp. The film follows an affluent San Francisco businessman who ...

(TV movie) - ''Centurion''

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