Michael Aronov
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Aronov is an American actor and playwright. He played the character Schlatko in the 2001 film Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Aronov received The Elliot Norton Award — Best Actor, for originating the lead role in Mauritius at The Huntington Theatre. In 2009 he played Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at the English Theater in Germany. His one-man show called Manigma was produced in New York City in 2006 and opens again in January 2010 at the Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row in NYC. Aronov has worked with Terrence McNally on the world premiere of Unusual Acts of Devotion in Philadelphia. Previously he was in Los Angeles under the direction of Estelle Parsons in Salome, starring Al Pacino. Aronov has worked with Oleg Tabakov of The Moscow Art Theatre, Joseph Chaikin, Lee Grant, and others. At the Studio he also portrayed Knut in Strindberg’s Playing with Fire, directed by Lee Grant and then Jean in another Strindberg classic, Miss Julie at the Cherry Lane Theatre. He played opposite Annabella Sciorra in MCC's production of Spain at the Lucille Lortel Theatre; Dionysus in The Bacchae 2.1; and Edgar in an award-winning production of King Lear. On television Aronov has been seen in Life on Mars, Lipstick Jungle, Without a Trace, Threat Matrix, and The Closer. He made several appearances in the Law & Order franchise, worked with the late Bruno Kirby in Barry Levinson's The Beat, among various episodes on Spin City, The Game and All My Children. His film work includes Amexicano, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and two Sundance Film Festival favorites: Hedwig & the Angry Inch and the upcoming Lbs. He has been honored nationally with a Level 1 Award for Acting by the NFAA in association with the ARTS; an IRNE Award nomination for best supporting actor, MA; The Greer Garson Award in Dallas, TX; and in culmination of his work he was the recipient of The Individual Grant Award by the Belle Foundation, "exhibiting exceptional talent and potential for achievement in the arts."
Filmography
2025
- The Last Frontier as Mike
2022
- The First Lady as Rahm Emanuel
2020
- Snowpiercer as Dr. Nima Rousseau
2019
- Jett as Jack 'Jackie' Dillon
2018
- Operation Finale as Zvi Aharoni
2017
- They Shall Not Perish as Leslie A. Davis
2015
- Quantico as Hamza Kouri
- The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements as Dmitri Mendeleev
2014
- Madam Secretary as Anton Durchenko
- The Drop as Chovka
- Gun Hill as Danny Raden
2013
- The Blacklist as Joe 'Smokey' Putnum
- The Americans as Anton Baklanov
- Golden Boy as Dominic Quinlan
2012
- Elementary as Andrej Bacera
- Americana as Alexander Orloff
- Happy Hour as Christo
2011
- Person of Interest as Michael Cahill
2010
- Blue Bloods as Ricky Vintano
2009
- The Good Wife as Danny Lambros
- White Collar as Clark Maskhadov
- Cold Souls as Mafioso
2008
- Life on Mars as Yuri Demidov
- Lipstick Jungle as Serge
2007
- Burn Notice as Vlade / Serb
- Amexicano as Alex
2005
- The Closer as Armand Marku
2004
- Lbs. as Sacco Valenzia
2003
- Threat Matrix as Amir Abadiyah
2002
- Without a Trace as Brice Hunter
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Avi
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch as Schlatko
2000
- The Beat as Street Vendor
1999
1996
- Spin City as First Protester
1990
- Law & Order as Alex Arshavin