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Kristof Konrad SAG-AFTRA TELEVISION Homecoming Recurring Amazon / Sam Esmail I Am The Night Guest Star TNT / Carl Franklin Scorpion Guest-Star CBS/ Sam Hill House Of Cards Guest-Star Netflix / James Foley Zoo Guest-Star CBS / David Barrett Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Guest-Star ABC / Michael Zinberg Intelligence Guest-Star CBS / Tim Hunter Rizzoli & Isles Guest-Star TNT / Kate Woods Scandal Guest-Star ABC / Paul McGuigan Nikita Guest-Star CW / Danny Cannon Undercovers Guest-Star CBS / Rosemary Rodriguez Burn Notice Guest Star USA / Felix Alcala Raising The Bar Guest Star TNT / Eric Laneuville The Unit Guest Star CBS / Dean White Gilmore Girls Guest Star WB / Lee Shallat Chemel E – RING Guest Star NBC / Gloria Muzio Alias Guest Star Jack Bender The Agency Guest Star CBS / Mikael Salomon V. I. P Guest Star Syndication / Scott Brazil The Dukes of Hazzard (MOW) Supporting CBS / Bradford May Beverly Hills, 90210 Guest Star FOX / Harvey Frost JAG Guest Star NBC / Tony Wharmby Lois and Clark Guest Star ABC / Michael Watkins FILM Red Sparrow Supporting Francis Lawrence Il Ragazzo Invisibile: Fratelli Supporting Gabriele Salvatores The Persian Connection Supporting Daniel Grove Chernobyl Diaries Supporting Bradley Parker Angels and Demons Supporting Ron Howard Hotel California Supporting Geo Santini Operation Samum Lead Wladyslaw Pasikowski Independence Day Supporting Roland Emmerich Golden Gate Supporting John Madden Passismo a Trovarvi Lead Marco Gallo Kronika Wypadkow Milosnych Supportting Andrzej Wajda THEATRE Measure for Measure Claudio Alexander Fersen King Lear Edgar Sergio Salvi Le Mani Sporche Hugo Alexander Fersen THEATRE Larry Moss – Scene Study Los Angeles Warsaw Dramatic Academy - Graduate, MFA Warsaw, Poland Fersen Dramatic Academy - Conservatory Curriculum Rome, Italy Jessica Drake - Speech Los Angeles Jean-Louis Rodrigue - Alexander Technique Los Angeles SKILLS Fluent Polish, Russian, Italian; ACCENTS: Polish, Russian, German, Italian, French, Singing, Dance (Jazz, Ballroom), Acrobatics, Fencing, Horseback Riding, Skiing. AGENT: Brianna Ancel/Scot Reynolds / Phone: 818-509-0121 / Fax: 818-509-0367 10950 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604 / [email protected] MANAGEMENT: Entertainment Lab / Sean Dubravac/Matt Ilczuk / [email protected] / [email protected] / Phone: 310-488-6809 .

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