Career
Artistic career
Ilja played in theater projects and sang in a rock band already during high school due to his early passion for performing arts Since 1997 he has starred in feature films and television series aired in the United States, Europe and Latin America. He studied acting with Kirk Baltz, Peter M. Daniels and Edgardo Roman.
In 2001 he started the American Electronic Alternative Rock solo music project Latent Anxiety in Los Angeles, California which has released 6 studio albums and garnered several awards.
He also contributed vocals and guitars to the 2010 Mortal Loom album This Vastness. Academic Background
Ilja holds a Doctor of Philosophy and Bachelor of Science in Natural Science with specialization in Radiation Biophysics, Cytology and Genetics and speaks 7 languages (German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Russian).