25 Movie Talents We Lost In 2016

Born in Russia to professional figure skater parents, Anton Yelchin emigrated to the States as a baby and though he didn’t inherit his rents’ ice staking talents he certainly got bitten by the acting bug and began his film career at just the tender age of nine.

His first big break came in a starring role in the Stephen King adaptation Hearts In Atlantis alongside Anthony Hopkins, which scooped him a Leading Young Actor Award at the 2002 Young Artist Awards. More recently Yelchin took on the role of Pavel Chekov in J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot series, starred in comedy horror remake Fright Night and played a punk band bassist battling against murderous neo-Nazis led by Patrick Stewart in acclaimed indie horror Green Room.

Next year, Yelchin will posthumously star in four films including Brazilian-born director Gabe Klinger’s Porto and drama-thriller Thoroughbred.