Aleksander "Sacha" Burdo (born 8 January 1962 in Oryol, Russia) is a Russian actor. He has appeared in films including The Science of Sleep (2006) by Michel Gondry[1] and Western (1997) by Manuel Poirier.[2] He also starred in L'étoile du soldat in 2006, earning acclaim for his portrayal of a Russian conscript in the Soviet Afghanistan war.