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Costa Ronin (born February 3, 1979) is a Russian-born Australian actor and cinematographer, widely recognized for his authoritative portrayals of complex intelligence officers and political figures in major Western television dramas. Born in Kaliningrad and later educated in New Zealand and Australia, he achieved his international breakthrough as Oleg Burov in the critically acclaimed Cold War saga The Americans (2014–2018). He further solidified his reputation as a master of the espionage genre with his role as Yevgeny Gromov in the final seasons of Homeland and as a regular in the heist thriller The Endgame. His film credits include a notable appearance in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and the sci-fi thriller I.S.S. By late 2025, Ronin has joined the main cast of Apple TV+’s alternate-history epic For All Mankind for its fifth season, portraying Lenya, a Soviet politician and former cosmonaut, while also appearing in the second season of the action thriller The Terminal List.
After the events of Secret Invasion, Colonel James Rhodes wakes up to discover that he had been kidnapped by the Skrulls and replaced back in 2016 after he had been hospitalized during Civil War. Now needing to learn to walk and what has happened in the 10 years since he was taken. Rhodey learns that he was robbed of the last moments that he had with his best friend Tony, and what happened to him during the battle of earth. He gets to meet Tony’s daughter Morgan, but after knowing everything that he missed he sets out to get revenge against all of the Skrulls that robbed him of his life and friend. While on his mission Rhodes learns of Ritson’s declaration against aliens and agrees to help him. He then also finds out about how many people now have armor similar to Tony’s and sets off to get all of the tech and keep them from tarnishing the legacy of Tony Stark. All of this leads to Colonel Rhodes accepting and truly embodying the name: War Machine.
