Biography Alexander Sasha Piltsin, born November 28. Grew up in both Ukraine and St. Petersburg, Russia. After a brief stay in Vietnam, where his father served a professorship in English, Sasha move in 1996 to Vancouver, Canada. In 1998 he graduated from R.C. Palmer Secondary where he studied drama and began to pursue a career in acting. In 2000, Sasha was granted his fist acting role in the TV series "Cold Squad", where he guest starred as famous NHL player "Mikel". In (2005) he graduated from Capilano University in "Cinematography and Film", which provided him a perspective behind the camera as well as in front. Since, Sasha has appeared in several Films and TV series.