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Home/People/Olek Krupa
Olek Krupa profile photo
Born
Mar 18, 1947
Age 79
Place of Birth
Rybnik, Slaskie, Poland
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

47
Movies
25
TV Shows
Also Known As
Όλεκ Κρούπα
Aleksander Krupa
IMDb Profile

Olek Krupa

Acting

Biography
Olek Krupa (born Aleksander Krupa; 18 March 1947), is a Polish-American actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals such as Russian President Matveyev in Salt, Mashkov in The Italian Job, Bosnian Serb General Miroslav Lokar in Behind Enemy Lines. He has also guest-starred on television series such as Miami Vice, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest, and The Blacklist, and had a recurring role in the FX period drama series, The Americans. From Wikipedia.
Reagan poster

Reagan

as Mikhail Gorbachev
2024
Sardinia poster

Sardinia

as Grzegorz Przybyszewski
2024
Freestyle poster

Freestyle

as Brat Józef
2023
The Sunlit Night poster

The Sunlit Night

as Vassily
2020
Bel Canto poster

Bel Canto

as Fyodorov
2018
The Fate of the Furious poster

The Fate of the Furious

as Russian Minister of Defense
2017
Hidden Figures poster

Hidden Figures

as Karl Zielinski
2016
Butterflies of Bill Baker poster

Butterflies of Bill Baker

as Dr. Burzeckaia
2015
I'm Obsessed With You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone) poster

I'm Obsessed With You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone)

as Stanislaw
2014
One Trick Dieter poster

One Trick Dieter

as Tom
2013
Blood Ties poster

Blood Ties

as Tommy
2013
Admission poster

Admission

as Polokov
2013
The Dictator poster

The Dictator

as Gazprom Executive
2012
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You poster

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

as Henryk Maria
2012
X-Men: First Class poster

X-Men: First Class

as Soviet Captain
2011
Salt poster

Salt

as Russian President Matveyev
2010
Whatever Works poster

Whatever Works

as Morgenstern
2009
Burn After Reading poster

Burn After Reading

as Krapotkin
2008
The Italian Job poster

The Italian Job

as Mashkov
2003
Behind Enemy Lines poster

Behind Enemy Lines

as General Miroslav Lokar
2001