{"id":17819,"date":"2022-07-01T15:01:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T13:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1672548"},"modified":"2022-07-01T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T13:37:16","slug":"who-plays-yuri-in-stranger-things","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-plays-yuri-in-stranger-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Who plays Yuri in Stranger Things?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 01 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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As is the case each time a new run of episodes comes along, Stranger Things season 4<\/a> has brought us some truly memorable new characters, from leader of the Hellfire Club Eddie Munson to the big bad himself, Vecna.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also Argyle, Victor Creel, Dmitri and Jason<\/a> to add to the list, all of whom have made big impressions amongst a crowded cast filled with our long-time favourite characters.<\/p>\n

One new character whose stolen many fans\u2019 hearts is Yuri, the back-stabbing Russian who was hired by Dmitri to aid in Hopper\u2019s prison escape, but ended up double crossing the pair of them, along with Joyce and Murray.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s quickly become a hugely popular love-to-hate character, but just who plays Yuri in Stranger Things season 4? Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

Who is Stranger Things newcomer Nikola \u0110uri\u010dko?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Nikola \u0110uri\u010dko attends Netflix\u2019s Stranger Things Season 4 Premiere.<\/span><\/figcaption> Theo Wargo\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Yuri is played by Nikola \u0110uri\u010dko, a Serbian actor who has mostly appeared in TV shows and films made in his native language thus far.<\/p>\n

However, \u0110uri\u010dko has also appeared in a few English-language projects, including the Brad Pitt film World War Z, American crime drama Legends, and Informer, the 2018 BBC mini-series.<\/p>\n

Who is Yuri, <\/strong>\u0110uri\u010dko\u2019s character <\/strong>in Stranger Things?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Nikola \u0110uri\u010dko as Yuri, Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers and Brett Gelman as Murray Bauman in Stranger Things.<\/span><\/figcaption> Tina Rowden\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In Stranger Things season 4 volume 1, Yuri is a Russian hired by Dmitri to aid in Hopper\u2019s escape from jail. However, in an attempt to maximise profits, he double crosses them.<\/p>\n

Once Joyce and Murray arrive, he was meant to transport the two of them to retrieve Hopper, who had already fled jail, from the rendezvous point. Instead, he also tipped off the prison of Hopper\u2019s whereabouts, leading to him being recaptured.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he also drugs Joyce and Murray, ties them up and flies them to the jail in order to hand them over to the guards. However, while en route, Joyce and Murray manage to overpower Yuri, making the plane crash. Murray then poses as Yuri, while dressing Yuri up as himself, in order to enact an extraction plan and save Hopper from jail.<\/p>\n

How have fans reacted to Yuri in Stranger Things?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Nikola \u0110uri\u010dko as Yuri in Stranger Things.<\/span><\/figcaption> Tina Rowden\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Despite his duplicitous nature (or perhaps because of it), Yuri has fast become a fan favourite character, with \u0110uri\u010dko\u2019s charismatic performance and the character\u2019s eccentricities making him hugely popular, despite his limited screen time so far.<\/p>\n

In fact Stephen King, whose works Stranger Things has always been partly inspired by, has called for Yuri to get his own spin-off, writing on Twitter: \u201cI love that slimy, slinky Russian guy, Yuri. He deserves his own show. Like BARRY, only Russian.\u201d<\/p>\n

STRANGER THINGS: I love that slimy, slinky Russian guy, Yuri. He deserves his own show. Like BARRY, only Russian.<\/p>\u2014 Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>