Anatol Yusef Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Anatol Yusef is an English TV, film, and stage actor who is well distinguished for his important portrayal of Meyer Lansky in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014). He is also noted for being cast in several other hit TV shows such as Preacher (2016) and Southcliffe (2013). Anatol has also starred in many million-dollar box office films such as Last Orders (2001) and Bastille Day (2016). Apart from his well-known silver screen appearances, he is also noted for his roles in several plays like The Mysteries (2000), Blackbird (2002), Macbeth (2005), and Hamlet (2017).

Born Name

Anatol Yusef

Nick Name

Anatol

Sun Sign

Cancer

Born Place

Barking, Essex, East London, United Kingdom

Residence

New York, United States

Nationality

Education

Anatol completed his acting studies from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2000.

Occupation

Film Actor, Stage Actor, TV Actor

Family

• Siblings – He has 2 more siblings.

Manager

Anatol is represented by –

• Paradigm Talent Agency (United States)
• Troika (United Kingdom)

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 5.5 in or 166 cm

Weight

65 kg or 143.5 lbs

Race / Ethnicity

White

He has Cypriot ancestry on his father’s side and Turkish Cypriot ancestry on his mother’s side.

Hair Color

Black

He prefers to keep a shaved head.

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• When his head is not clean shaved, a bald patch is visible on the top of his head.
• Beautiful smile

Best Known For

• Being cast as Meyer Lansky in Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014), DeBlanc in Preacher (2016), and Paul Gould in Southcliffe (2013)
• His outstanding performance in Last Orders, which was featured at the Royal Shakespeare Company
• His important portrayal of the character Tom Luddy in Bastille Day in 2016

First Film

Anatol made his debut theatrical film appearance as Young Ray in Last Orders in 2001.

First TV Show

He made his first TV show appearance as Sydney Blumenfield in Jeeves and Wooster in 1990.

As a voice actor, he made his TV show debut as a narrator in Paranatural in 2012.

Personal Trainer

Though there is not much known about Anatol’s workout routine, he does seem to work out as he does have a well-built lean physique.

Anatol Yusef Favorite Things

• Films – Aliens (1986) and Batman (1989)
• Types Of Films – American gangster films

Source – IMDb, Den Of Greek

Anatol Yusef Facts

1. He was raised by a Turkish Cypriot family in Barking on the outskirts of London.
2. Anatol’s mother was born and in London, whereas his father shifted to London from Cyprus at the age of 11.
3. His parents legally parted ways when he was still quite young.
4. Prior to becoming an actor, Anatol’s friends and family would often tell him that someday he was going to be a star.
5. He developed a knack for acting at a very young age and would often take part in school plays.
6. In school, he enjoyed playing football and was rather liberal towards his studies.
7. At the age of 16, he tragically lost his acting buddy while they were playing football.
8. He started his acting career during his teenage years starring in many TV shows like Grange Hill (1995) and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993).
9. He won BBC‘s Carleton Hobbs Radio Award during his teenage years.
10. In the past, he became a resident member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
11. After moving to New York to star in the off-broadway Richard III, he stayed in New York itself.
12. He played Meyer Lansky (American major organized crime figure) in Broadwalk Empire from 2010 to 2014.
13. Anatol doesn’t seem to be active on social media.

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