‏Andrey Ivchenko‏

Born in the heart of the Ukraine, in a city called Kharkov, Andrey Ivchenko was always a dreamer and very passionate about television and film. As his desire to be an actor grew, Andrey enrolled in his high school theater programs and realized he was a natural at memorizing lines quickly and learned how to own the stage.In between theater classes, Andrey would focus on another passion of his, which was bodybuilding. It all started when a classmate of Andrey's, who had smuggled a Muscle & Fitness magazine from the U.S., left it behind and even though at the time he didn't speak a word of English, he began to flip through it, was immediately hooked, and the rest is history. The obsession with bodybuilding and body sculpting began and he wanted to incorporate it with his acting. Now standing at 6'3, Andrey began to realize that having muscles, strength, and height could also get him work in heavy action and stunts as well.At the age of 18, Andrey joined the U.S.S.R. military and served for 2 years. After he got out, he attended college and got his Masters Degree in Kinesiology. During that time, all he could think about was having an acting career. Knowing his opportunities to succeed in film and television were extremely limited in the Ukraine, Andrey packed up and moved to Europe for the next few years hoping to find bigger opportunities. Not too long after, he moved to Toronto, Canada to try his luck knowing there were many more productions in television and film casting. Almost immediately, Andrey signed with an agent and began landing acting/stunt roles on such known shows as: "Falling Skies," "Nikita," and "The Transporter" (the TV series). He landed his first leading role in a Lionsgate feature called "The Way Of The West" which was released in 2011 as well as a lead role in the Envision Media feature "Freezer" opposite Dylan McDermot which was released in 2014.After having some great success in Canada, Andrey decided to make the move to Los Angeles. Since moving to LA a little over three years ago, Andrey has landed almost a dozen additional recognizable credits in television and film. His most recent credits include a guest star on the CW hit show "Jane The Virgin" as well as a supporting role, opposite Vin Diesel, in the very anticipated next installment of the successful "xXx" franchise, "xXx3: The Return Of Xander Cage" which he is set to start shooting at the beginning of February as well as a supporting role in 20th Century Fox's newest upcoming feature "Why Him" being produced by Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill.Andrey has definitely become a recognizable face and name within the entertainment industry and this next year will be very exciting with all of the upcoming projects he has in the works. In his spare time he likes to hang out with friends, go to the gym, and travel.