# Robert Kazinsky
**Robert Kazinsky** is an English actor, born Robert John Appleby in 1983 in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. He is known for the roles of Casper Rose in the [Sky One](https://www.edgepedia.org/sky-one) drama *Dream Team*, Sean Slater in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders*, Chuck Hansen in *Pacific Rim* (2013), Macklyn Warlow in the sixth season of HBO's *True Blood*, Orgrim Doomhammer in *Warcraft* (2016), and the Don in *Captain Marvel* (2019).[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) He adopted his grandfather's surname "Kazinsky" when he began his acting career.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky); Rotten Tomatoes and TV Insider give Cuckfield, Sussex, as the birthplace[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_kazinsky) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/robert-kazinsky/) |
| Birth name | Robert John Appleby; also credited as Rob Kazinsky[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) |
| Breakthrough British TV | Casper Rose in *Dream Team* (2005–2006); Sean Slater in *EastEnders* (2006–2009, 2019, 2021–2022)[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) |
| Hollywood roles | Chuck Hansen in *Pacific Rim* (2013); Orgrim Doomhammer in *Warcraft* (2016); the Don in *Captain Marvel* (2019)[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) |
| Lead TV role | Jimmy Pritchard in Fox's *Second Chance* (2016), 11 episodes[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) |
| Ratings span | *Pacific Rim* 72% on the Tomatometer; *Hot Pursuit* (2015) 8%, his lowest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_kazinsky) |
| Recent work | Steve (CIA, 1982) in *Ghosts of Beirut* (2023); Justin Cavre in *Maigret* (2025)[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) |
## British television
Kazinsky's early career was on British television. He played Sven Garley in *[The Basil Brush Show](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-basil-brush-show)* in 2005 and Casper Rose in the Sky One football drama *Dream Team* from 2005 to 2006.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) • [4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-234122/filmographie/) His best-known early role came in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders*, where he played [Sean Slater](https://www.edgepedia.org/sean-slater) from 2006 to 2009 and later returned in 2019 and again in 2021 and 2022; TVmaze counts his *EastEnders* appearances at 262 episodes.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky)
He then moved into American television with a guest role as Ronnie Powell in *Law & Order: LA* (2010, episode "Sylmar") and as Dr. Rick Appleton in two episodes of ABC's *Brothers & Sisters* in 2010.[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-234122/filmographie/) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky)
## Hollywood films and genre roles
**Film work.** In 2012 he played Chester Barnes in the war film *Red Tails*.[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-234122/filmographie/) His profile role in Hollywood cinema arrived with [Guillermo del Toro](https://www.edgepedia.org/guillermo-del-toro)'s science-fiction film *[Pacific Rim](https://www.edgepedia.org/pacific-rim-film)* (2013), in which he played Chuck Hansen, a Jaeger pilot; it remains his highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes at 72 percent with critics.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_kazinsky) The same year he appeared in the film *Siren* (70 percent on the Tomatometer).[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-234122/filmographie/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_kazinsky)
In 2016 he played the orc Orgrim Doomhammer in the video-game adaptation *[Warcraft](https://www.edgepedia.org/warcraft-film)*, opposite [Travis Fimmel](https://www.edgepedia.org/travis-fimmel).[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_kazinsky) The film scored 29 percent with critics but 76 percent with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_kazinsky) In 2015 he played Randy in *Hot Pursuit* with [Reese Witherspoon](https://www.edgepedia.org/reese-witherspoon), which Rotten Tomatoes lists as his lowest-rated film at 8 percent.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_kazinsky) Later film credits include *Spivak* (2018, 76 percent), *For Love or Money* (2019, 69 percent), *The Gray Man* (2022, as Perini), and *Star Trek: Section 31* (2025, as Zeph).[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_kazinsky) • [4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-234122/filmographie/) In 2019 he played the Don, a biker, in *Captain Marvel*.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky)
## Leading television roles
Kazinsky's largest American television role was Jimmy Pritchard in *Second Chance* (the French-distributed title *Frankenstein Code*), a Fox series that ran for a single season in 2016; he appeared in all 11 episodes as a 75-year-old former sheriff resurrected in a younger body, credited as Jimmy Pritchard / [Frankenstein](https://www.edgepedia.org/frankenstein).[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) • [4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-234122/filmographie/)
His horror-genre role came as Macklyn Warlow, appearing under the name Ben Flynn, in the sixth season of HBO's vampire drama *True Blood* in 2013, across 9 episodes.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) More recently he played a 1982-era CIA officer named Steve in the Showtime miniseries *Ghosts of Beirut* (2023) and stars as Justin Cavre in *[Maigret](https://www.edgepedia.org/maigret-2025-tv-series)* (2025).[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky)
## Voice, production, and other work
Kazinsky has done voice work, voicing [George Jetson](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-jetson) in the *Robot Chicken* episode "Robot Fight Accident" (2013).[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) • [5](https://robert-kazinsky.webnode.fr/filmographie/) As a producer he was an executive producer on *The Assent* (2019) and *For Love or Money* (2019), in both of which he also acted, and on *The Demon Inside* (2019), in which he played Joel Clarke.[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-234122/filmographie/) • [6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/robert-kazinsky/credits/3000259909/) He has also appeared as himself on programs including *Conan*, *Face Off* (in the episode "The Art of Warcraft"), *Late Night with Seth Meyers*, and *Geeks Who Drink*, where he competed against [Dominic Monaghan](https://www.edgepedia.org/dominic-monaghan) in 2015.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky)
## Name and birthplace
His professional surname comes from his grandfather; TVmaze records that he took the name "Kazinsky" when he began acting, while [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) lists his birth name simply as Robert Appleby.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) • [6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/robert-kazinsky/credits/3000259909/) Sources disagree on the precise birthplace: TVmaze, TV Guide, and archytele give Haywards Heath in Mid Sussex,[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky) • [6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/robert-kazinsky/credits/3000259909/) while Rotten Tomatoes and TV Insider give [Cuckfield](https://www.edgepedia.org/cuckfield), Sussex.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_kazinsky) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/robert-kazinsky/) All agree on the date, 18 November 1983, and on Sussex, England, as the county.
## References
1. [Robert Kazinsky, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/4954/robert-kazinsky)
2. [Robert Kazinsky Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_kazinsky)
3. [Robert Kazinsky, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/robert-kazinsky/)
4. [Filmographie Robert Kazinsky, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-234122/filmographie/)
5. [Filmographie, Robert Kazinsky fan site](https://robert-kazinsky.webnode.fr/filmographie/)
6. [Robert Kazinsky List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/robert-kazinsky/credits/3000259909/)
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