Canadian actor Sasha Royz is known to Russian movie and TV lovers for his work in the projects "Grimm" and "Caprica". But few people know that he has Russian and Jewish roots, that he is not only a film actor, but also a theater actor.
Sasha Royz was born in Israel into a family of immigrants from the USSR, is a citizen of Canada, has become popular in America. And these are not all interesting facts from the biography of the actor. Yes, he did not become a star of the first magnitude in his early 40s, but his work in the cinema and on the stage of the theater is admired, and not only for ordinary spectators, but also for picky critics. He acquired a million-strong army of fans, but managed to maintain his personal space.
Sasha Royz is a Canadian star of Russian origin
The future Hollywood star and Canadian citizen was born in the Israeli town of Jaffa in October 1973. There, shortly before his birth, his parents moved from the USSR. And how they succeeded in that political period is completely unclear. The boy's father and mother were "purebred" Jews, Yakov successfully graduated from the Institute of Electronic Engineering and Radioelectrics at one time, showed "great hopes" as a specialist in his specialized field. But the man chose to take his family to their historical homeland, to Israel.
Sasha's family spoke both Russian and Hebrew. Naturally, the boy was fluent in these languages, and in the Jewish school he also began to master English. In 1980, the family moved to Canada, where my father was offered a good position in a growing company. By the way, later Yakov Roizman headed it.
Sasha and his brother Ilan planned to continue their father's work professionally - they were fond of electronics, dreamed of a successful career in this direction. Then Sasha's hobbies turned into a different channel - he chose between professional athletics and in-depth study of history in one of the Canadian colleges. Then music came into his life - the young man became part of a group performing compositions in the style of "indian rock". And only in the early 2000s he decided on what he wanted to do - acting. Already in adulthood, Sasha Royz graduated from acting school in Guildford, England and first appeared on stage. He made his debut as an actor in the Canadian theater.
How was the career of actor Sasha Royz
For several years after graduating from acting school, Sasha Royz worked at the Montreal Theater. He even won the prestigious Canadian Mask Award for Supporting Actor (2005). But he did not stay in the theater for long. Even while studying the basics of acting, he tried his hand at cinema and wanted to do only this direction.
Officially, Sasha Royz remained part of the theater troupe, but at the same time he actively starred in the TV series Largo Winch. It was a serial project, the role was long-term, it brought not only income, but also made the actors recognizable.
But the real popularity and demand for the actor was brought by the series "Grimm" and "Doctor House". In addition, he can be seen in projects that have been shown in Russia as well, such as
- "Playmakers"
- "Day after tomorrow",
- "Terminator. Battle for the future ",
- "Fool me",
- "Mentalist",
- "Pompeii" and others.
The official filmography of actor Sasha Royz includes 17 projects, but in fact he took part in the work on 47. These were supporting roles and cameo roles, the so-called "voice-over", voice acting.
In addition, Sasha's creative piggy bank also contains music. He started with drum sticks, and by now he has also successfully mastered the guitar, piano, perfectly mastered the art of vocal. In public, directly from the stage, Sasha Royz does not perform in this role, but in his free time he devotes a lot of time to music, considers it to be his main hobby, a pleasant hobby that gives additional development.
In 2016, Sasha Royz renounced Canadian citizenship and received an American passport. What prompted him to this decision is unknown. The actor himself did not give any explanations to journalists about this. Whether this was influenced by personal circumstances in his life or some professional nuances - the question remains open for millions of fans of the brutal handsome.
Personal life of actor Sasha Royz
This side of the actor's life is covered with a dense veil of secrecy. Who is Sasha Royz's wife? Does he have children? With whom of the star colleagues did the handsome actor have affairs? Surprisingly, news about him of this plan is very rarely leaked to the press.
Sasha Royz comes alone to all the premiere screenings of films with his participation, to social events. On his pages on social networks, there is not a single photo where a girl or a woman was taken with him. Naturally, this once caused a storm of gossip and speculation. Some American journalists suspected Sasha Royz of being gay, some of his colleagues picked up and fanned these speculations.
Soon, not only publications on this topic began to appear in print and online publications, but also photos allegedly confirming this. The name of the alleged friend of the actor was even called - David Gintoli. But he turned out to be only a partner in the work on the series "Grimm". As a refutation of the scandalous rumors, David presented evidence that he is happily married to actress Bitsy Tullock, they even have a daughter, Vivian.
Sasha Royz himself treats rumors about himself calmly, does not discuss or refute them. In an interview, he said that this behavior of journalists is low, and if he starts to prove something, he will go down to their level.
