Actor
Yosef Kasnetzkov
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Yosef is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii. He began acting in 2011 and quickly landed roles on CBS HAWAII FIVE-0 and LAST RESORT. In 2012 he decided to obtain a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami. During his time there he studied with German film director Ralph Kinnard (A Mi Me Gusta, Miami Love Affair) at the Miami Acting Studio. In 2019 alone, he booked roles on HBO's THE OUTSIDER, CBS' MACGYVER, NETFLIX'S HIT AND RUN, and UNIVERSAL/BLUMHOUSE blockbuster film THE HUNT. As of 2021 he resides in NYC and trains with Matt Newton in his Masterclass. As a teenager, Yosef was a professional tennis player under the name Joseph Kasnetz. He competed on the Mens World Tour where he learned 6 other languages (i.e Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, German, Spanish, and Hebrew) which he utilizes frequently in his roles. When he's not on set, Yosef is chasing ocean swells around the globe as big wave surfing has been a passion and major part of his life since childhood.
Notable work
6.6The Hunt (2020)
as Border Agent
7.6The Blacklist (2013)
as Alexei Nikovich and as Bodyguard
7.7Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
as Brock Upton
7.3MacGyver (2016)
as Lead Guard
7.9FBI (2018)
as Papa Petrov
8.2High Potential (2024)
as Bauer
7.6Magnum P.I. (2018)
as Ringleader
7.9Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
as Ilya Efremov
Often works with
Full filmography · 12
High Potential
as Bauer
20248.2
Hit & Run
as Mossad
20216.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Ilya Efremov
20217.9
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Andrei
20206.9
FBI
as Papa Petrov
20187.9
Magnum P.I.
as Ringleader
20187.6
MacGyver
as Lead Guard
20167.3
The Blacklist
as Alexei Nikovich and as Bodyguard
20137.6
Hawaii Five-0
as Brock Upton
20107.7