Aleksander Krupa (born 18 March 1947), often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish-American film and television actor known for playing villains and criminals, such as in Eraser, Blue Streak, Home Alone 3 and The Italian Job. He portrayed a Bosnian Serb general engaged in genocide against Bosnian Muslims in Behind Enemy Lines and portrayed the President of Russia in the action thriller film Salt. Krupa played minor roles in Hollywood movies including X-Men: First Class, Hidden Figures, and The Fate of the Furious.
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Early life
Krupa was born in Rybnik, Poland. In 1974 he graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and later began performing on stage, notable in Theater Scena STU in Kraków. In 1981, Krupa emigrated to United States.
Career
Krupa first appeared in a documentary in 1984 entitled Far from Poland. He later began performing on off-Broadway stage. His film debut was in the 1986 film 9½ Weeks. In the following years he played Edward Teller in the made-for-television movie Day One (1989), and Erich von Stroheim in the miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990). He guest-starred on the television series Miami Vice, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest and The Blacklist. Krupa had a recurring role in the FX period drama series, The Americans.
Personal life
He married Noa Ain, a composer and painter. They have one child.