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Alec Utgoff

Alec Utgoff

Actor · Born March 1, 1986 (40) · Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

Alec Utgoff (Alec Von Utgoff) is a British actor best known for playing 'Aleksandr Borovsky' in the Paramount feature, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. He was born in Kiev, Ukraine. After moving to UK at a young age, Alec pursued acting and attended the prestigious Drama Centre London where he graduated in 2010 after completing his BA and MA degrees. He appeared in numerous Films and TV series including 'The Tourist' with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, 'Jack Ryan' with Kevin Costner and Sir Kennneth Branagh, 'The Wrong Man's' and others... His parents and his older brother still live in Kiev. Alec's father, Vladimir, is a heart surgeon and his mother, Roza, is a musical conductor. His brother, Alan, is a financial advisor. - IMDb Mini Biography

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1986 (40)
From
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 34% in 30 days

What are Alec Utgoff's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
26%
Survival
26%
Bonds
18%
Self
9%
Morality
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
4%
Greed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alec Utgoff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alec Utgoff's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gladiator II(2024)

    as Darius

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Lazarus Project(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Rudy

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Arkady Pashkin

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Never Gonna Snow Again(2020)

    as Żenia

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dracula(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Abramoff

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Stranger Things(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Alexei

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Power Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alexi

  • Our Kind of Traitor(2016)

    as Niki

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • River(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Sasha Mischenko

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation(2015)

    as A400M Crewman

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • San Andreas(2015)

    as Alexi

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Mortdecai(2015)

    as Dmitri

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit(2014)

    as Aleksandr Borovsky

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Legacy(2013)

    as Rhykov

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz(2013)

    as Kostya

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Mans(2013)

    Show as Dimitri

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Seasoning House(2012)

    as Josif

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Tourist(2010)

    as Fedka

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Hacker

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2002 to 2024; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

$136M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wrong Mans (2013)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Mortdecai (2015)

Film career

20022024

Peak 2015 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 18: 18 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 10% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Alec Utgoff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 18 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed5

Most loved · actor

Slow Horses (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alec Utgoff's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Alec Utgoff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alec Utgoff's MovieCove titles; Ewan McGregor shares the most, 2.