Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (Антон Викторович Ельчин) was born on the 11th March 1989 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia), and was an actor, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Pavel Chekov in the “Star Trek” film series. He was also known as a voice actor. His career was active from 2000 to 2016, when he was killed..
So, have you ever wondered how rich Anton Yelchin was? According to authoritative sources, it was estimated that the total size of Anton’s net worth was over $10 million, accumulated through his successful involvement in the film industry.
Anton Yelchin Net Worth $10 Million
Anton Yelchin was raised in a Jewish family, the only child of Irina Korina and Viktor Yelchin, known for being a pair figure skating stars of the Leningrad Ice Ballet. When he was only six months old, the family moved to the USA, where they received refugee status. There, his father worked as a figure skating coach, while his mother worked as a figure skating choreographer. He attended the Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies in Tarzana, California, after which he became a student at the University of Southern California. Although his parents wanted him to become a figure skater, he wasn’t good enough at it, and was actually interested in acting. He started attending acting classes, and soon was spotted by a talent scout.
Thus, Anton’s acting career began when he was 10 years old, making his debut appearance in the independent film “A Man Is Mostly Water” (2000), which was followed by a guest appearance in the TV series “ER” (2000). His breakout role came in the following year, when he was selected to play Bobby Garfield in the drama film “Hearts In Atlantis”, alongside Anthony Hopkins and Hope Davis. Subsequently, he won the role of Jacob Clarke – Child in the TV mini-series “Taken” (2002), and the role of Justin Langer in the TV series “The Practice” (2002). In 2004, Anton was chosen to portray Byrd Huffstodt in the TV series “Huff” (2004-2006), and parallel with filming, he appeared in several other film titles, including “House Of D” (2004) in the role of Tommy, “Fierce People” (2005) playing Finn Earl, and in “Alpha Dog” (2006), as Zack Mazursky. All of these appearances added a considerable amount to his net worth.
When the filming was over, he continued to line up success after success, starring in the title role in the film “Charlie Bartlett” (2007) with Robert Downey, Jr., playing Dorian Spitz in “Middle Of Nowhere” (2008), and as Kyle Reese in “Terminator Salvation” (2009), directed by McG. Furthermore, he was selected for the role of Chekov in “Star Trek” in 2009, which later he reprised in its sequels “Star Trek Into Darkness” (2013), and “Star Trek Beyond” (2016), increasing his net worth by a large margin.
The 2010s brought new roles for Anton, increasing further his popularity and net worth by appearing in such film titles as “The Beaver” (2011) playing Porter Black, in the title role in “Odd Thomas” (2013), and “Rudderless” (2014) in the role of Quentin. To speak further about his acting career, Anton also featured in the 2015 film “Broken Horses”, among others, all of which added a lot to his net worth.
Beside that, Anton is also known as a voice actor, who provided his voice to Clumsy in “The Smurfs” film series, as well as in the video game of the same title, which also increased his fortune. He was also the voice of Jim Lake Jr. in the TV series “Trollhunters” (2016).
Thanks to his accomplishments, Anton has won several awards, including Young Artist Award in the category Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor for his work on “Hearts In Atlantis”, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards in the category Best Ensemble Cast for his work on “Star Trek”, etc.
When it comes to his personal life, Anton Yelchin has dated Mika Boorem, and Alexandra Burman, but remained single. In free time, he enjoyed playing chess, reading and playing the guitar. He passed away after a car accident at the age of 27, on the 19th June 2016 in Studio City, California, USA.
