Kazinsky appeared in Israeli television commercials before he started acting. He made his acting debut in 2005, when he had a guest role in an episode of the
CBBC children's programme
The Basil Brush Show, playing a character named Sven Garley. Kazinsky then got a role in
Sky One's football drama series
Dream Team, in which he played Casper Rose from late 2005 to 2006, when he was killed off towards the end of the ninth series, after he announced his intention to leave. On 27 March 2007, Kazinsky was suspended from work on
EastEnders for two months. A story in
The People newspaper alleged that Kazinsky had bombarded a model with "obscene text messages and photographs." Kazinsky issued a statement apologising "for any offence caused and for bringing the show into disrepute". Kazinsky announced he would be leaving the show in October 2008 and made his last appearance in the show on 1 January 2009. On
YouTube, Kazinsky was featured as the presenter in the
EastEnders launch video when they launched their own video channel on the website. He made his film debut in 2012 when director
George Lucas offered him a part in his
World War II film
Red Tails, in which Kazinsky plays a "pilot who has to adapt to being among African-American comrades." In October 2010, Kazinsky was cast in the film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. He would have played Fili, a member of the Company of Dwarves, but in April 2011, Kazinsky resigned from the role for personal reasons. On 9 January 2011, he guest starred on the drama series
Brothers & Sisters as Dr Rick Appleton. On 13 November 2012, Kazinsky joined the cast of the sixth season of the fantasy drama series
True Blood, which premiered in 2013. That same year, Kazinsky appeared in
Guillermo del Toro's science-fiction monster film
Pacific Rim, as Chuck Hansen, an Australian Jaeger pilot. In March 2015, he was cast in the leading role in the
Fox drama series
Second Chance. His character, Jimmy Pritchard, was a murdered elderly ex-cop who is genetically brought back to life as a man in his mid-30s with unusual powers. The series debuted in 2016. Due to low ratings, it was cancelled after one series. Kazinsky co-starred as Orgrim Doomhammer in the fantasy adventure film
Warcraft, based on the
video game of the same name which was released in May 2016. An avid
World of Warcraft player, Kazinsky credits the game with giving him self-confidence during a period in which he would be harassed and attacked by people who confused him for the Sean Slater character. In 2018, he appeared in the science-fiction film
Mute which premiered on
Netflix. In 2019, he had a cameo in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe film
Captain Marvel. On 17 January 2019, it was announced that Kazinsky would reprise his role of Sean Slater for a guest appearance. He returned to
EastEnders for a brief stint which commenced on 26 April 2019. Kazinsky returned for two further one-off appearances, in the episode broadcast on 1 November 2021, and appeared via video call on 7 April 2022. ==Filmography==