Aleksander Krupa

Aleksander Krupa (born 18 March 1947), often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish-American actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals, such as in Eraser, Blue Streak, Home Alone 3 as Peter Beaupre and The Italian Job as Mashkov. He also notably portrayed a Bosnian Serb general engaged in genocide against Bosnian Muslims in 2001's Behind Enemy Lines and portrayed the President of Russia in 2010's action thriller film Salt. Krupa continued to have minor roles in many Hollywood movies, such as X-Men: First Class, Hidden Figures, and The Fate of the Furious.

Early life

Krupa was born in Rybnik, Poland. In 1974 he graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and later began performing on stage, notable in Theater Scena STU in Kraków. In 1981, Krupa emigrated to United States.

Career

Krupa first appeared in a documentary in 1984 entitled Far from Poland. He later began performing on off-Broadway stage. His film debut was in the 1986 film 9½ Weeks. The following years he played Edward Teller in the made-for-television movie Day One (1989), and Erich von Stroheim in the miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990). Krupa also guest-starred on television series Miami Vice, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest and The Blacklist. Krupa also had a recurring role in the FX period drama series, The Americans.

Personal life

He married Noa Ain, a composer and painter.[citation needed] They have one child together named Julia Ain Krupa.[citation needed] After their divorce, they remained friends until her death in 2019.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

• at IMDb
• at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)