Lev Gorn is a Russian-American stage, film and television actor, photographer, and filmmaker (writer, director, producer). He was born in 1971 in Stavropol, Russia (then USSR) to Russian Jewish parents. His family emigrated from the USSR in 1981, settling in New York City. Gorn is best known for his roles as KGB resident officer Arkady Ivanovich Zotov in The Americans (2013–2018), Mikhail Vassily Tal in The Enemy Within (2019), and Grigory Kuznetsov in For All Mankind (2022–2023). In addition to his acting career, Gorn is a professional headshot and portrait photographer.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Lioness (2023)
Guest starring as Maxim Petrov
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: The Unravelling (Sep 20, 2026)
- Episode 3x04: Murder Hornets (Aug 23, 2026)
- Episode 3x02: No Sorrow Like the Survivor (Aug 9, 2026)
Citadel (2023)
Guest starring as Gregor Yovanovitch
- Episode 1x01: The Human Enigma (Apr 28, 2023) [Co-Star]
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
Guest starring as Detective Arthur Ogden
(6 episodes)
- Episode 3x09: Home To Roost (Feb 2, 2024)
- Episode 3x08: Reckonings (Jan 26, 2024)
- Episode 3x07: Where All Are Guilty (Jan 19, 2024)
- Episode 3x05: Brothers and Keepers (Dec 29, 2023)
- Episode 3x04: In Sheep's Clothing (Dec 22, 2023)
- Episode 3x02: Flipmode (Dec 8, 2023)
For All Mankind (2019)
Guest starring as Grigory Kuznetsov
(10 episodes)
- Episode 4x05: Goldilocks (Dec 8, 2023)
- Episode 4x01: Glasnost (Nov 10, 2023)
- Episode 3x10: Stranger in a Strange Land (Aug 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x09: Coming Home (Aug 5, 2022)
- Episode 3x08: The Sands of Ares (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 3x07: Bring It Down (Jul 22, 2022)
- Episode 3x06: New Eden (Jul 15, 2022)
- Episode 3x05: Seven Minutes of Terror (Jul 8, 2022)
- Episode 3x04: Happy Valley (Jul 1, 2022)
- Episode 3x01: Polaris (Jun 10, 2022)
The Enemy Within (2019)
Guest starring as Tal
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Sierra Maestra (May 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x12: Sequestered (May 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Chigorin (Apr 29, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: An Offer (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Decoded (Apr 8, 2019)
Maniac (2018)
Guest starring as Store Owner
- Episode 1x01: The Chosen One! (Sep 21, 2018) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Yurick
- Episode 1x07: Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill (Sep 21, 2018) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Sokolov
- Episode 1x09: Utangátta (Sep 21, 2018)
Madam Secretary (2014)
Guest starring as Ukrain President Mikhail Bozek
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: Russian Roulette (Nov 29, 2015)
- Episode 2x05: The Long Shot (Nov 1, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: The Rusalka (Oct 18, 2015)
The Americans (2013)
Starring as Arkady Ivanovich Zotov
(15 episodes)
- Episode 4x13: Persona Non Grata (Jun 8, 2016)
- Episode 4x10: Munchkins (May 18, 2016)
- Episode 4x09: The Day After (May 11, 2016)
- Episode 4x07: Travel Agents (Apr 27, 2016)
- Episode 4x06: The Rat (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 4x05: Clark's Place (Apr 13, 2016)
- Episode 4x02: Pastor Tim (Mar 23, 2016)
- Episode 4x01: Glanders (Mar 16, 2016)
- Episode 3x13: March 8, 1983 (Apr 22, 2015)
- Episode 3x12: I Am Abassin Zadran (Apr 15, 2015)
- Episode 3x11: One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov (Apr 8, 2015)
- Episode 3x10: Stingers (Apr 1, 2015)
- Episode 3x08: Divestment (Mar 18, 2015)
- Episode 3x03: Open House (Feb 11, 2015)
- Episode 3x01: EST Men (Jan 28, 2015)
Guest starring as Arkady Ivanovich Zotov
(25 episodes)
- Episode 6x10: START (May 30, 2018)
- Episode 6x04: Mr. and Mrs. Teacup (Apr 18, 2018)
- Episode 6x01: Dead Hand (Mar 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x13: Echo (May 21, 2014)
- Episode 2x12: Operation Chronicle (May 14, 2014)
- Episode 2x11: Stealth (May 7, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: Yousaf (Apr 30, 2014)
- Episode 2x09: Martial Eagle (Apr 23, 2014)
- Episode 2x08: New Car (Apr 16, 2014)
- Episode 2x07: ARPANET (Apr 9, 2014)
- Episode 2x06: Behind the Red Door (Apr 2, 2014)
- Episode 2x05: The Deal (Mar 26, 2014)
- Episode 2x04: A Little Night Music (Mar 19, 2014)
- Episode 2x03: The Walk In (Mar 12, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: Cardinal (Mar 5, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: Comrades (Feb 26, 2014)
- Episode 1x13: The Colonel (May 1, 2013)
- Episode 1x12: The Oath (Apr 24, 2013)
- Episode 1x11: Covert War (Apr 17, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: Only You (Apr 10, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: Safe House (Apr 3, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: Mutually Assured Destruction (Mar 20, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: Trust Me (Mar 6, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: COMINT (Feb 27, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: The Clock (Feb 6, 2013) [Co-Star]
Blue Bloods (2010)
Guest starring as Det. Arkady Levin
- Episode 7x21: Foreign Interference (Apr 28, 2017)
Bored to Death (2009)
Guest starring as Dimitri
- Episode 1x05: The Case of the Lonely White Dove (Oct 18, 2009)
NCIS (2003)
Guest starring as Russian Counselor Anton Pavlenko
(4 episodes)
- Episode 13x12: Sister City (Part I) (Jan 5, 2016)
- Episode 12x15: Cabin Fever (Feb 17, 2015)
- Episode 12x04: Choke Hold (Oct 14, 2014)
- Episode 12x01: Twenty Klicks (Sep 23, 2014)
The Wire (2002)
Guest starring as Eton Ben-Eleazer
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Port in a Storm (Aug 24, 2003)
- Episode 2x11: Bad Dreams (Aug 17, 2003)
- Episode 2x10: Storm Warnings (Aug 10, 2003)
- Episode 2x09: Stray Rounds (Aug 3, 2003)
- Episode 2x06: All Prologue (Jul 6, 2003)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Officer McKenzie
- Episode 5x11: Escape (Dec 2, 2003)