Pasha D Lychnikoff born February 16 1967 is a Russian television film and theatre actor who lives and works in the United States Born in Moscow where he later received formal training at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts also known as GITIS from 1934 to 1991 he moved to the United States in the early 1990s Since his move to Los Angeles he has appeared in many television productions and feature films He is noted for his roles on Deadwood and The Big Bang Theory as well as in Trade Lychnikoff has also made several stage appearances in Russia and the United States