John Sharian

John Sharian (born John Shahnazarian) is an American character actor perhaps best known for portraying villain Ivan in The Machinist (2004).

Education
Born in Connecticut, John Sharian attended the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut and later the Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, which he left in 1984.

Career
Sharian graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1991 and began television acting shortly thereafter, appearing in the British sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf in 1992.

Sharian's film career began in 1994 with his role as one of the leads in Death Machine and later in the American movies Lost in Space and Saving Private Ryan. He also appeared in The Machinist alongside Christian Bale.

Selected filmography

 * 1992: Red Dwarf (TV series, episode "Back to Reality")
 * 1995: Death Machine
 * 1997: The Fifth Element
 * 1998: Lost in Space
 * 1998: Saving Private Ryan
 * 1999: Fortress 2: Re-Entry
 * 1999: Driver (video game voice)
 * 1999: Do Not Disturb
 * 2000: 24 Hours in London
 * 2000: Jason and the Argonauts (TV movie)
 * 2000: Chicken Run (voice)
 * 2001: Gothic (Video game;voice)
 * 2002: Vietcong (video game voice)
 * 2003: Dracula II: Ascension (Direct-to-DVD-Production)
 * 2003: Gothic II (video game voice)
 * 2003: Calendar Girls
 * 2003: Love Actually
 * 2004: The Machinist
 * 2004: Vietcong: Fist Alpha (computer game voice)
 * 2004: Romasanta
 * 2004: Sex Traffic (TV movie)
 * 2005: Spooks (TV series)
 * 2006: Land of the Blind
 * 2007: WΔZ
 * 2007: CSI: Miami (TV series, two episodes)
 * 2008: New Amsterdam (TV series)
 * 2009: Staten Island
 * 2009: Law & Order (TV series)
 * 2010: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
 * 2010: Red Dead Redemption (Video game)
 * 2011: 3 Weeks to Daytona (Film)
 * 2015: True Story (Film)
 * 2016: Horace and Pete (Web series)