Marius Stan is a Romanian-American scientist and actor from Urziceni, currently a senior scientist at the Applied Materials division at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, where he uses artificial intelligence to design materials. Stan is best known for playing car wash owner Bogdan Wolynetz in the AMC television series Breaking Bad.[1]
Marius Stan | |
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| Born | |
| Citizenship | Romanian • American |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest (BS) Romanian Academy (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Scientist, actor |
Education
editIn 1986, Stan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of Bucharest. In 1997, he earned a PhD in chemistry from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy.[2]
Career
editStan was a scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico before moving on to the Argonne National Laboratory, a national research laboratory jointly operated by the University of Chicago and Department of Energy, in 2010.[3][4] From 2013 to 2015, Stan served in the Office of Nuclear Energy within the United States Department of Energy. Stan is also a writer of short fiction and poetry.[2]
Acting
editWhile Stan was living in Los Alamos, the series Breaking Bad was casting extras in nearby Albuquerque. Stan's entire family was photographed for the casting directors, and, while his wife and children were selected as extras, Stan was cast in a speaking role in the pilot episode: Bogdan Wolynetz, the owner of the car wash where Walter White works. Stan would return to the role of Bogdan in the show's third and fourth seasons as part of an arc in which he begrudgingly sells the car wash to White.[4]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008; 2010–2011 | Breaking Bad | Bogdan Wolynetz | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Crash | Imran | Episode: "You Set the Scene" |
References
edit- ^ "Marius Stan". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ a b Marius Stan profile, Argonne National Laboratory, accessed October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Reddit AMA: Marius Stan, energy researcher and Breaking Bad actor | Department of Energy". Energy.gov. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ a b "Breaking bad: Argonne scientist proves quite a character in 'Breaking Bad' - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
External links
edit- Marius Stan at IMDb