"Teenagers are like atoms when they're moving at hundreds of miles an hour and bouncing off each other. Everybody's got such a crazy hormonal drive and reacting to each other differently and getting upset over little things. High school puts all these potential explosions in one place."
American actor known for film and television roles including Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot films. Born in Leningrad, he moved to the United States in infancy and built a career across independent and studio productions. He died in a vehicle accident in Los Angeles in 2016.