It’s a gray day in March, and Alexander Sokovikov is hunched over the wheel of his yellow taxi, angling for a fare in the Midtown fray. In his battered jeans and leather jacket, he looks like ...

This NYC cabby is on top of the world with a key role on the hit show "House of Cards." Alexander Sokovikov took a hiatus from his yellow taxi shifts to film Season 3 of the Netflix drama.