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Konstantin Khabenskiy is a Russian actor known in the West for his working the horror flicks Night Watch (2004) and Day Watch (2006). He is also co-starring opposite Angelina Jolie in Wanted (2008).
He was born Konstantin Yurevich Khabenskiy on January 11, 1972, in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia). His father, Yuri Aronovich Khabenskiy, and his mother, Tatiana Gennadievna (nee Nikulina), were hydrological engineers. Young Konstantin studied electronics at the Leningrad Technical School of Aviation Electronics and Automatics. He dropped out after three years of studies after deciding that electronics was not for him.
He then played guitar on Leningrad's famous main street, Nevsky Prospekt, as a struggling street musician, and also worked as stage technician at the Theater-Studio "Subbota". From 1990 to 1995 he studied acting at the St. Peterburg Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography, renamed in 1991 when the city of Leningrad was renamed St. Petersburg. There his classmates were [link=nm0691717 Andrey Zibrov, and Mikhail Trukhin. In 1995, Konstantin graduated from the class of Veniamin Filshtinsky, as an actor. He had a five-month stint at the Raikin Theater of Satire in Moscow, but could not obtain any serious work there, so he returned to St. Petersburg.
Konstantin made his film debut in Na kogo Bog poschlet (1994). He shot to fame in Russia after co-starring in Uboynaya sila (2000), a popular series about crime in St. Petersburg, Russia. He ascended to international fame with the leading role as Anton Gorodetsky in the popular Russian vampire franchise, Night Watch (2004), and the second installment, Day Watch (2006), both by director Timur Bekmambetov and based on the books by Sergey Lukyanenko. He further advanced his film career appearing as Exterminatior in the horror film Wanted (2008).
From 1996 to 2003 Konstantin was a member of the troupe at the St. Petersburg Theater of Lensovet. There he worked together with his former classmates Mikhail Porechenkov, Mikhail Trukhin, and Andrey Zibrov, under the directorship of Yuri Butusov. In 2003 Khabenskiy and Porechenkov were invited by Oleg Tabakov to work with the world famous Moscow Arts Theater (MXAT). There Konstantin played the leading role in"White guard", a classic play by Mikhail A. Bulgakov. He also appeared as Claudius in a Russian adaptation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet",directed by Yuri Butusov. Konstantin also made appearances on stage at the St. Petersburg Theatre of Lensovet in the leading role in a contemporary play 'V ozhidanii Godo', and as Kaligula in a Russian adaptation of the play by Albert Camus.
Outside of his acting profession, Konstantin Khabenskiy enjoys a Russian-style rural life in his country home near Moscow. He moved back to Russia after a few years of living in Los Angeles. He was married to radio-journalist Anastasiya Khabenskaya from January 12, 2000, until her untimely death at age 35 from a brain tumor on December 3, 2008. He has one son by her, Ivan Konstantinovich, who was born in Moscow on September 25, 2007. In 2013 he married actress Olga Litvinova and June 3, 2016 she gave birth to their daughter.
Konstantin Khabenskiy was designated Honorable Actor of Russia (2006) and also received numerous awards and decorations for his works on stage and in the movies. He has homes in both Russian capitals: Moscow and St. Petersburg.- Producer
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Timur Bekmambetov is a Kazakh-Russian film director known for vampire franchise Night Watch (2004) and Day Watch (2006).
He was born Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov on June 25, 1961, in Guryev, Soviet Union (now Atyrau, Kazakhstan). His father, Nuruakhit Bekmambetov, is a manager at Guryev Energy company; his mother, Mira Bogoslavskaya, was a journalist. Young Bekmambetov was raised along the Ural river in Kazakhstan, Soviet Union.
In 1978, aged 17, he moved to Moscow. There from 1978 to 1980 he attended the Moscow Energy Institute, but he was more interested in art and movies. Eventually, he dropped out of college, and joined the cultural milieu around such artists as Anatoli Zverev and Oskar Rabin. Then, from 1982 to 1987 he studied painting at Tashkent Theatrical Art Institute, graduating in 1987 as artist of theatre and film. From 1987 to 1988 he served in the Red Army stationed at artillery division near Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan. Then he worked as set designer at "Ilkhom" Drama Theatre in Tashkent, and at Uzbek Film Studio.
Since 1989 he has been directing commercials. In 1992 Bekmambetov made his directorial and writing debut with Peshawar Waltz (1994), a film about the Soviet war in Afghanistan which received awards at several festivals in Europe. From 1992 to 1997 he made 18 commercials for the Russian bank "Imperial" and was named best young director of 1997 by Russian Film Academy. In 1999 he started his own film company, Bazelevs Production.
His big break came with the success of the vampire franchise Night Watch (2004) and Day Watch (2006), which he directed during 2003 - 2005. Both films became international blockbusters, and received several awards and nominations. The third installment, Twilight Watch (2009), is slated for release in 2009.
Since 2005, Bekmambetov has been working in Hollywood, writing, directing and producing several flicks, such as Wanted (2008), 9 (2009), and The Red Star. Back in Russia, he made another success directing The Irony of Fate 2 (2007), a romantic comedy based on the Soviet era characters and capitalizing on nostalgia among some of the post-Soviet audiences.
Timur Bekmambetov established himself as a master of dense narrative. His films often surprise the viewers with eerie details, hectic pace and unusual twists and turns, and remain a challenge even for experienced audiences.- Actress
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As a teenager, she graduated from the modeling school. In secondary school her studies were mediocre, but for the last few years learning everything caught up due to coaching. Because of this, Elizaveta acquired two foreign languages - English and German. The graduating class decided to enter the branch of "Public relations" of the Faculty of Journalism at Saint Petersburg State University. Visiting the opening of the academic theater "On Mokhovoy" and several productions Theatre Lensoveta, Elizaveta decided to enter the Theatre Institute. As she later recalled Boyarskaya, parents did not dissuade her from such a choice, but warned "About all the undercurrents".
Since 2006 - the actress of the Maly Drama Theatre (Theatre of Europe) in St. Petersburg.
Elizaveta a few months to prepare for entry into the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy under Lev Dodin's mastery. He received the Presidential Scholarship. Graduated SPbGATI in 2007.- Actress
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Svetlana Khodchenkova is a Russian actress, known for her roles in Bless the Woman (2003) and in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011).
She was born Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova on January 21, 1983, in Moscow and spent her childhood in Zheleznodorozhny, a small city about 6 miles east of Moscow, Russia. She was raised by a single mother, attended a public school, and once dreamed of becoming a medical doctor.
In 1998, at the age of 15, she started a career as a fashion model in Moscow, and also made a few international gigs. In 2000 she began her studies at the Moscow Institute of World Economics, but quit in favor of acting. From 2001 to 2005 she studied acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There she attended the class of Nina Doroshina and Alekandr Lyubimtsev, graduating in 2005 as actress.
While a student, she starred in films of directors Stanislav Govorukhin, and Viktor Merezhko, and also appeared in popular Russian TV series. In 2008, she earned the best actress award at Gdynya Polish Film Festival, for the leading role in Mala Moskwa (2008). In 2012, she won COFCA Award for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011).
On December 13, 2005, she married her classmate, actor Vladimir Yaglych, and also took her husband's name, changing her name from Svetlana Khodchenkova to Svetlana Yaglych.The couple married on the 13th on purpose; because all their filming contracts were signed on the 13th, they believed that 13 would keep working as a good number for them. However, their marriage did not last, ending in divorce.
Svetlana has been involved in several stage productions of Independent stage project in Moscow. She made stellar appearances in such plays, as "Moulin Rouge Hospital" and "Theatre with and without rules" earning herself much critical acclaim.
Outside of her acting profession, Svetlana is skilled in horse-back riding. She is also fond of winter sports, such as alpine skiing: she practiced her downhill at the ski resort of Courchevel, France.- Actress
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Anya Chipovskaya was born on 16 June 1987 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for The Road to Calvary (2017), Blokbaster (2017) and The Calculator (2014).- Igor Mirkurbanov is a Russian and Israeli actor. He was born on October 2, 1964. He is a participant of the prestigious international theater festivals (Vienna, Avignon, Edinburgh, Paris, Basel, Rome, Melbourne, Tokyo, New York). Igor Mirkurbanov was working in Theatre Gesher (Israel), Theatre of Leander Hausmann (Bochum, Germany), Theatre of Tadasi Suzuki (Toga, Shizuoka, Japan) and the Taganka Theatre (Moscow). He became an actor of Moscow Art Theatre in 2013. Igor Mirkurbanov is the winner of the Theatre Award "Golden Mask" -2015 in the nomination "Drama / Actor" for his work in the play by Konstantin Bogomolov "Karamazovy" in the Moscow Art Theatre (Fyodor Karamazov). Also, he is the winner of the theatre award "Crystal Turandot" -2015 in the nomination "Best Actor" for his work in the play "Walpurgis Night" by Mark Zakharov in the Moscow Theater Lenkom (Venichka Yerofeyev), winner of the award of Oleg Yankovsky and the award of Oleg Tabakov.
- Born in a town of Tula, Russia, Yulia Snigir was playing chess competitively and at the age of 15 was awarded the prestigious title of Candidate Master of Sports in Chess. She was planning to have a professional chess player career but instead made a decision to continue her education and moved to Moscow on her own where she was accepted to State Pedagogical University. Yulia had to study and work at the same time to support herself financially. She was teaching English in the nursery school, when a friend showed photos of Yulia to a representative of one of the most prestigious Moscow modeling agency. While continuing her study program in University, Yulia became a successful model. She was offered a contract with a leading French jewelry brand and was planning to move to France when a casting-director saw her at the modeling agency and invited for an audition. Her acting career officially started when she was accepted to the famous Vakhtangov Theatre Academy and was cast in two independent films. Yulia's big break came when she was offered one of the leading roles in the Russian sci-fi blockbuster "The Inhabited Island" and the sequel "The Inhabited Island 2: Rebellion". It made her a star in Russia. Yulia became the face of L'Oreal, Mexx clothing and Mexx perfume in her home country.
Yulia divided her time between TV series, theater and film playing the vast variety of roles and becoming a versatile actress with her projects ranging, from small indie films, to TV dramas, large studio projects and experimental theater. In the theater Yulia played a male role in a very successful production of King Lear, which won several European and Russian theater awards. In 2012 she was cast in a lead role in the fifth installment of Die Hard, released in February 2013. - Actor
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Actor, director, screenwriter, recording artist, musician, composer, producer, X-Factor and Dancing With The Stars Winner, car wreck and massive stroke survivor, Alex's credits are nothing short of mind-blowing. Having over 30 European films under his belt, Alex also stars in the third and forth season of popular American series UnREAL on Lifetime Channel, and Netflix show Space Force on the side of Steve Carell and John Malkovich.
The global rising star that is Alex Sparrow, is on a seemingly unstoppable trajectory of success and earth staggering talent.
It's a a rare find in the entertainment business to see one individual not only engage in, but conquer, a plethora of fields - actor, director, screenwriter, recording artist, musician, composer, producer, arranger.
Born in Russia and raised in the family of Austrian Baron Alexis von Gecmen-Waldek, Sparrow's early training included Moscow Jazz College, followed by Moscow Art Theatre Studio School (MHAT).
Showing the young generation that a healthy lifestyle and positive mental attitude is a recipe for success, in 2007 Alex was appointed Good Will Ambassador to the United Nations for all Anti-AIDS Programs under jurisdiction of U.N.F.P.A.
His dedication to his all round craft saw him add 'professional stuntman' to his name through his study at Mosfilm Studios. Already a multi-instrumentalist and skilled in dancing in a myriad of styles, Alex was committed to further development and excellence in the film world. In his new home of L.A, he completed both Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop and studied at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio.
Truckloads of natural ability fostered with endless hard work certainly paid off. Amongst some of his most impressive mainstream achievements, Sparrow's respective wins of "X-factor', 'Dancing with the Stars', and twice Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards as 'Favourite Actor' surely put him in a stand out category of his own.
And if that wasn't enough, his music video "She's Crazy But She's Mine" (written, performed, directed and starring Alex himself) quickly going viral across the globe, now boasts more then 980 million views on Facebook, and 302 million plus on YouTube.
Perhaps it's this gifted Eastern European's accomplishments in film that have earned him the most critical acclaim. A three-time 'Best Score Award' winner and several acting gongs, Alex composed the music for the European co-produced film "The House of Others", a multiple award winning post-war drama that was a Georgian Oscars and Golden Globe entry in 2017, also receiving the most prestigious US Spotlight Award and Satellite Award.
Just beginning to take his first steps on the way to his International career he got into an accident, leaving the left side of his body paralyzed. During a year and a half of rehabilitation, he had to work hard to get his life back, and had to learn many things like singing from scratch again. While the doctors were saying that it's very unlikely he would ever be able to continue with acting and show business, Alex was trying to find a new place behind the camera as a director and screenwriter. In 2013, the moment he was able to work again, he made his first short movie, called "DAD"- as screenwriter, director, editor and composer, and gets with it numerous Awards on International Film Festivals. Alex has made it - today he is back on stage, proving the doctors wrong. With that fierce imagination, anything-is-possible attitude and boundless capabilities to turn captivating ideas into reality on any medium, there's no telling what Alex Sparrow will do next.- Actor
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Born 8 November 1960 as Oleg Evgenyevich Menshikov in Serpukhov, USSR (now in Russia). His father was a military engineer and his mother was a doctor. During his childhood he attended music school where he learned to play piano and violin. Later he studied in the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School in Moscow. His debut was the television movie Zhdu i nadeyus (1980). In the early 1990s he spent some time in London playing in the Globe Theatre. For his performance as Sergei Yesenin in When She Danced he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His best known role is Mitya in the Oscar-winning historical movie Burnt by the Sun (1994). He went on to star in internationally co-produced movies, such as The Barber of Siberia (1998) and East/West (1999) as well as in adaptations of Russian literature, such as Statskiy sovetnik (2005) and Doktor Zhivago (2006). In 2005 he married actress Anastasia Chernova. He returned to the role of Mitya for two sequels: Burnt by the Sun 2 (2010) and Utomlennye solntsem 2 (2011). Since 2012 he's been the artistic director of the Yermolova Theatre in Moscow.- Actor
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Nikita Mikhalkov is the son of the famous communist poet Sergey Mikhalkov, who wrote the lyrics of the Soviet national anthem and had strong connections to the Communist Party. Nikita Mikhalkov's mother, Natalya Petrovna Konchalovskaya, was also a poet and daughter of famous painter Pyotr Petrovich Konchalovsky and his wife Olga Vasilievna Surikova, and by her the great granddaughter of another great painter Vasily Surikov. And then last, but not least, Nikita Mikhalkov is the brother of Andrey Konchalovskiy, also a distinguished film director who, unlike Nikita, has worked in the USA.
Not only did Mikhalkov direct the Academy Award-winning film "Burnt by the Sun" but he is also well-known as a versatile actor, having appeared in over 40 films, including the role of the Russian Tsar Alexander III in his own "The Barber of Siberia" (1998).
Mikhalkov has an impressively long list of wins at the most prestigious film festivals, like Cannes, Venice, Moscow or Karlovy Vary.
Following his movie's Oscar win for Best Foreign Language Film, Nikita Mikhalkov won a parliamentary seat in the then Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin's party.
He is always in the spotlight, especially in Moscow, where he resides.- Marina Aleksandrova was born on 29 August 1982 in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary. She is an actress, known for Ekaterina (2014), Street Racer (2008) and Ya tebya nikomu ne otdam (2010). She has been married to Andrey Boltenko since 2012. They have two children. She was previously married to Ivan Stebunov.
- In 1999 Maksim graduated from high school - 2. V. Tikhonov in Saratov with a silver medal. Back in school years thought of admission to medical school, but by the end of the school changed his mind and decided to enter the Faculty of Law, Volga Region Academy of Public Service. P. Stolypin. But the case led him to the theater department. District Ball medalists led Vladimir Smirnov, a student of V. Ermakova. The evening held a variety of games and competitions and Smirnov noticed Maksim, Valentina gave the phone and urged to try forces in the theater department. Maksim gave the entrance examination once in two universities: the Academy of Civil Service and in the theater department of the Saratov Conservatory. As a result, he was accepted to study at the theater, and at once on the second year.
His first major role was Nijinsky in the graduation performance "Clown of God."
In 2002, Maksim Matveyev graduated from the theater department of the Saratov State Conservatory. Sobinov (V. Ermakova course). In 2006 - Moscow Art Theatre School (course of I. Zolotovitsky and S. Zemtsov). At the end of the school-studio he was accepted into the troupe of Moscow Art Theatre. Anton Chekhov, where he made his debut in the play "The Piemonte Beast", playing the role of a knight there Zhofreya. He has an extensive list of leading roles on the Moscow Art Theatre stage: The Drunks - Laurence; The Last Sacrifice - Dulchin; The Karamazovs - Perkhotin, Miusov, Expert, Professor, Pathologist; An Ideal Husband. A Comedy - actor
Appolon Murzavetsky, Wolves and Sheep and Yevgeny Ivanovich Irtenev,The Devil in the In the Moscow Theatre managed by O. Tabakov - Actor
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He graduated from Moscow Art Theatre and made his cinema debut in Noktyurn dlya barabana i mototsikla (1994). Since 1994 he has played a wide range of characters, such as Ivan Brilling in Azazel (2002), Irakliy in The Irony of Fate 2 (2007), Kappel in Admiral (2008), Sumarokov in High Security Vacation (2009), and Rzhevskiy in 1812. Ulanskaya ballada (2012). His notable roles in Russian miniseries include starring as Sasha Belov in Law of the Lawless (2002), Yeshua Ha-Nozri in Master i Margarita (2005), Sergei Esenin in Esenin (2005) and Vladimir Vysotsky in Vysotsky. Thank You for Being Alive (2011). He voiced the title character of Prince Vladimir animated film and several characters in the Kukly series. He is also known for his theatre role of Chichikov in Dead Souls (which won the Moskovskij Komsomolets' award). In 2006, he portrayed Alexander Pushkin, revered as the Russian language's greatest poet, in Pushkin: The Last Duel. According to the survey of ROMIR Monitoring, in Russia he was called the favourite actor of 2005.- Writer
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Sergei Bodrov was born on 28 June 1948 in Khabarovsk, Khabarovskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a writer and director, known for Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007), Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) and The Amateurs (1985).- Director
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Yuriy Moroz was born on 29 September 1956 in Krasnodon, Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He is a director and producer, known for Liquidation (2007), Pelagiya i belyy buldog (2009) and Apostol (2008). He has been married to Viktoriya Isakova since 2003. He was previously married to Marina Levtova.- Actor
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Vladimir Lvovich Mashkov was born in Tula, to Natalia, a puppet theatre director, and Lev Mashkov, an actor. He worked for Oleg Tabakov's theatre where he performed in Alexander Galich's "My Big Land", Neil Simon's "Biloxy Blues", Nickolai Gogol's "The Inspector General", Jean-Batiste Moliere's "Don Juan", and other plays. As a director, he staged "A Star Hour By Local Time", "Passions For Bumbarash", "The Death-Defying Act" and Bertolt Brecht's "The Threepenny Opera".- Actor
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Porechenkov was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in the Russian SSR on 2 March 1969, to parents Evgeny Mikhailovich Porechenkov and Galina Nikolayevna Porechenkova. His father was a Soviet Navy officer, and his mother was a building engineer. Since his parents were busy at work, he, in gereral, was reared until the age of 5 by his grandmother in a village of Pskov Oblast, and then, before going to school, he was returned in Leningrad. In the late 1970s, his father was appointed as an inspector of the Polish Gdansk Shipyard, where Soviet ships were built, thus, in the first years of schooling, Porechenkov had to leave Leningrad and move, along with the family, to the Polish People's Republic. There, he began to study in a Soviet embassy boarding school in Warsaw. During the education period, he became interested in sports, especially boxing. After graduating from the school in 1986, he went to the Estonian SSR, where he entered the Tallinn Higher Military-Political Construction College to earn a political officer degree. Despite sporting achievements-Porechenkov earned the rank of the Candidate for Master of Sport in Boxing after his successful performance at the college championship and municipal tournament in Tallinn, he was dismissed from the college in 1990, just 10 days before his gradiation. When he returned home from Estonia, he worked in a picture framing studio, and attended Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's class in the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), which he had not graduated from. In 1991 he entered the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography (LGITMiK), Veniamin Filshtinsky's class, and graduated in 1996.- Sergei Makovetsky is a popular Russian actor best known for his leading roles in Duska (2007) by director Jos Stelling and in 12 (2007) by director Nikita Mikhalkov.
He was born Sergei Vasilevich Makovetsky on June 13, 1958, in Darnitsa, a suburb of Kiev, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine). He was raised by a single mother, was a good swimmer and water polo player and candidate to Soviet National Team, but his mother strongly objected his sports career. After failing to enter the Kiev Theatrical College, he worked as a stage decorator for one year, then moved to Moscow in his pursuit of an acting career. In Moscow Makovetsky was rejected by several acting schools, then he was drafted in the Soviet Army, but he managed to fool the Army doctors by using his acting skills to show symptoms of serious illnesses. Eventually his persistence and determination paid off, and his natural talent was recognized. From 1977 - 1980 he studied acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, graduating as an actor in 1980 from the class of Alla Kazanskaya.
Since 1980 Makovetsky has been member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There his stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Alla Kazanskaya, Irina Kupchenko, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Mariya Aronova, Marianna Vertinskaya, Elena Dobronravova, Yuriy Yakovlev, Vladimir Etush, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Nikolai Timofeyev, Aleksandr Grave, Vladimir Simonov, Vladimir Koval, Viktor Zozulin, Evgeniy Karelskikh, Aleksandr Koznov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Mikhail Vaskov, Andrei Zaretsky, Nonna Grishaeva, Mariya Aronova, Elena Sotnikova, Anna Dubrovskaya, Olga Tumaykina, Maksim Sukhanov, and Viktor Dobronravov, among others.
His most memorable stage performances included such roles as Iago in the Shakespeare's 'Othello' (1980s), as Gorodnichy in 'Revizor' (1990s) (aka.. Ispector general) based on the classic play by Nikolay Gogol, and as Gan-za-Lin in 'Zoikina kvartira' based on the eponymous play by Mikhail A. Bulgakov, among other plays. In 1998 Makovetsky created the title character in Molière's 'Amfitrion' and the play has been a continuous success for 9 seasons in a row. Since the 2003 premiere of 'Chaika', Makovetsky has been delivering critically acclaimed performances as Trigorin opposite Lyudmila Maksakova and Yuriy Yakovlev. He also appeared in several stage productions by director Roman Viktyuk.
Sergei Makovetsky was designated People's Actor of Russia, and received numerous awards for his works on stage and in films. He is one of the highest paid actors in today's Russia. Sergei Makovetsky is living and working in Moscow, Russia. - Sergey Ugryumov was born on 24 January 1971. He is an actor, known for Dark World (2010), Fonogramma strasti (2009) and Liquidation (2007).
- Svetlana Ivanova was born on 26 September 1985 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Legend No. 17 (2013), Franz + Polina (2006) and Test na beremennost (2015). She has been married to Dzhanik Fayziev since 2020. They have two children.
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Lyanka Gryu's experience in TV and cinema has been truly unique from the very start: she has been working as an actress since the age of 4 when she landed her first lead in the award-winning European film Odin (based on the story by Ray Bradbury).
At 6 she was cast as a prime-time 'Tic-Tac' kids TV show anchor - and led it for 3 years. When Lyanka was 8 years old she played a role in The Little Princess feature film, which brought her The Best Supporting Role and The Best Female Actor awards.
From 12 till 17 she played lead roles in various theatrical plays, but what made her a nationwide star was the role in 2005's Fated To Become A Star TV series that jump-started her career as a teenage star actress.
Lyanka has vast experience in international productions such as the lead in:- The Chinese hit feature film Scarlet Cherry;
- The Italian award-winning feature film The Bright Side Of The Moon;
- The American award-winning TV show The Americans;
- Pregnancy Test, medical series on the main TV channel of Russia, recognized by the critics with The Best TV Series Of 2015 Award;
- Sherlock Holmes TV series (the role of Irene Adler).
Having become a true A-list star in Russia, Lyanka was cast for a feature film The Return Of Musketeers as D'Artagnan's daughter - Jaqueline. Her next success - the lead in Golden, TV series by TNT channel and feature film PG 16 - made her a superstar among the teenage and young adult audiences in Russia.
In 2013 she won Ice Age, prime-time ice skating TV show competition, where she was paired with Maxim Marinin - Olympic, World, and five-time European Skating Champion.
And the 2014's box-office hit feature Some Like It Cold had proved her status of a bankable star in her homeland and made Lyanka decide to move to the US to continue her acting career in the heart of the world film industry.
She moved to New York and then to Los Angeles. In 2015 Lyanka got a Green Card as an extraordinary ability artist, than became a SAG-legible actress and successfully started a new stage of her career. A Russian-American actress known for her roles in The Americans (seasons 5 & 6, FX network), police procedural Blue Bloods (season 7, CBS) and psychological thriller feature Impossible Monsters written about in The Hollywood Reporter. Her roles in the short films Watch Me and 9.8m/s2 (premiered at Cannes Film Festival) have brought festival awards and nominations: Best Actress (Queen Palm IFF, London City IFF), Best Film (Queen Palm IFF), Best Drama (New York Shorts IFF) & others.- Actor
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Panin was rocketed to fame by the hit television detective show "Kamenskaya." In 2000, he had lead roles in both Valery Akhadov's "Don't Offend the Women" and Pavel Lugin's "Wedding," as well as Alexander Atanesyan's action thriller "24 Hours." He won the best actor prize at the Golden Ram film festival for his part in "Wedding." Panin made his first screen appearance in the movie "Straightway," but it was his performances in Maxim Pezhemsky's "Mama, Don't Cry" and Denis Yevstigneev's "Mama" that brought the actor renown.
Before becoming a screen regular, he was a stage actor at the Minusinsky theater, where he worked after graduating from the Culture Institute in Kemerovo. Although he had initially planned to attend the Culinary Institute, Panin went on to further his education as an actor, graduating from Moscow's legendary MKhAT in 1991 and taking up residence at the MKhAT Chekhov theater with his wife, Natalya Rogozhina. His stage work includes "Three Sisters" (Soleny), "The Miserly Knight," "Marriage," "Deadly Number," and a private production of "Winter." Panin often acts in Oleg Tabakov's productions.- Aleksey Shevchenkov was born on 2 November 1974 in Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Iuda (2013), Blindazh (2024) and Vyzhivshie (2021). He is married to Olga Shevchenkova. They have two children.
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Danila Valeryevich Kozlovsky is a Russian stage and screen actor. He was born in Moscow, USSR. From a very young age he was into music, dancing and playing football (soccer). He has two brothers, an elder Egor and a younger Ivan.
In 1996, at the age of 11, Danila, following his brothers, went to a special navy school preparing students for the Military Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2002 he graduated from the school, but eventually acting won him. However, he does not think that the years spent at the navy school were wasted.- Aleksandra Ursulyak was born on 4 February 1983 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for My Mother's Penguins (2021), Better Than Us (2018) and Den D (2008). She was previously married to Aleksandr Golubev.
- Darya Ursulyak was born on 2 April 1989 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for And Quiet Flows the Don (2015), Beg ulitok (2022) and The Last Frontier (2020).
- Evgeniy Tkachuk was born on July 23, 1984 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. When he was ten, his family moved to Syzran, Samarskaya region, Russia. His father is an actor in the Drama theatre of Syzran and his mother is a physician, PhD in medical sciences. From the very childhood he was in the theatre and spent a lot of time in the backstage, watching the performances. Together with studies in the high school, Evgeniy played plenty of leading roles in the Drama theatre of Syzran. In 2002, after graduating from the high school, Evgeniy moved to Moscow and attended the Russian University of Theatre Arts (GITIS), Department of Directing of the Dramatic Theatre, Workshop of O. Kudrjashov, which successfully graduated in 2006. Being the student of the IV course, he was invited to play the role of Hippolytus/Boy in the "Phaedra, Golden Spike" (Director A. Zholdak) in the Theatre of Nations (Moscow). For this performance he was awarded with Prize of the MK "For the Best Debut". After graduation from the Academy in 2006, Evgeniy Tkachuk was awarded with Prize, named by the People's Artist of USSR Mikhail Tsarev "For the successful comprehension of the Actor's profession".
- Aleksandr Yatsenko was born on 22 May 1977 in Volgograd, Volgogradskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Arrhythmia (2017), Hardcore Henry (2015) and A Long and Happy Life (2013). He is married to Marina Rozhkova. They have one child.
- Nikita Efremov was born on 30 May 1988 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Tetris (2023), Ballada o bombere (2011) and Ballada o bombere (2011).
- Born July 12, 1963 in Moscow in the family of theatrical figure Yuri Domogarov. As a child, the future actor studied music, in parallel with the general education he studied at a music school. In 1984 he graduated from the Schepkin Theater School (course leader - Viktor Ivanovich Korshunov). From 1984 to 1985 he served at the Maly Theater in Moscow. From 1985 to 1995 - an actor at the Central Academic Theater of the Soviet Army (since 1993 - the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army) . Since 1995 he has been an actor at the Mossovet State Academic Theater. He played on this stage Marat in the play "My Poor Marat", Cyrano in the play "Cyrano DEA Bergerac ", Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the musical play "The Strange Story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (Russian version of the Broadway musical "Jekyll and Hyde") where he performed complex vocal parts. He also took part in productions of other theaters: the title roles in the performances "Nijinsky, the Crazy God Clown" at the Moscow Drama Theater on Malaya Bronnaya and "Macbeth" at the Bogatella Theater in Krakow, Poland. As a guest artist in 2019-2020 he worked at the Gorky Moscow Art Theater. He engaged in the trilogy of Andrei Konchalovsky, plays Astrov in the play "Uncle Vanya", Vershinin in the play "Three Sisters" and Gaev in the play "The Cherry Orchard". On September 13, 2020, the premiere of the play "Richard III" directed by Nina Chusova, where Alexander Domogarov played the legendary title role. He has starred in more than 20 films and TV series in Russia and Europe. He has been acting in films since 1984, making his debut in the film "Inheritance" directed by Georgy Natanson. He became famous for the role of Pavel Gorin in the historical adventure film "Midshipmen III"(1992) by Svetlana Druzhinina. In 1996, he landed the part of a noble, handsome Count Bussy D'Ambois in the popular Russian TV series, Grafinya de Monsoro (1997), based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas. The part brought him all-Russian fame. The detective-adventure series franchises "Turetsky's March" (2000-2007) and "Gangster Petersburg" (2000-2007) are no less successful. A historical epic, With Fire and Sword (1999) filmed by a cult Polish director Jerzy Hoffman where Alexander portrays a dashing Cossack chieftain Bohun, won him international acclaim. In Poland, the actor also starred in the television series "Crime Wave" (2003-2008) and "Blood from the blood" (2012-2015), in the films "One June Night", directed by Andrzej Wajda, and The Battle of Warsaw. 1920" (2011) directed by Jerzy Hoffmann , and in Sweden - in the film" The Diver" (2001) directed by Eric Gustavson.
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Aleksandra Bortich was born on 24 September 1994 in Svietlahorsk, Gomel Region, Belarus. She is an actress and producer, known for I Am Losing Weight (2018), Soulless 2 (2015) and Fisher (2023). She was previously married to Evgeniy Saveliev and Vyachelslav ''Mezza'' Vorontsov.- Andrey Smolyakov was born on 24 November 1958 in Podolsk, Moskovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Hamilton (1998), Forbidden Empire (2014) and Vysotsky. Thank You for Being Alive (2011).
- Oksana Akinshina was born on 19 April 1987 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Lilya 4-Ever (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and Sputnik (2020). She was previously married to Archil Gelovani and Dmitriy Litvinov.
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He was born into an artistic family. His father, Adolf Ilin, was a famous actor in The Sverdlovsk Theater and then in The Mayakovsky Theater in Moscow. Vladimir graduated from The Sverdlovsk Theater School in 1969, and afterwards worked in various theaters in Moscow and Kazan. From 1974 through 1989, he was an actor at The Mayakovsky Theater. His first movie role was as a child, when he played a boy named Gaydn on local TV. Despite that, he did not debut on the big screen until 1986, when he played Roman in Moy lyubimyy kloun (1987) ("My Favorite Clown").- Actor
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Sergey Koltakov was born on 10 December 1955 in Barnaul, Altai Krai, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor and writer, known for Novye priklyucheniya yanki pri dvore korolya Artura (1989), Iskusstvo zhit v Odesse (1989) and Leningrad (2009). He died on 7 September 2020 in Moscow, Russia.- Chulpan Khamatova is an internationally acclaimed film and stage actress and well-known philanthropist who left Moscow following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and took permanent residency in Latvia.
She was born Chulpan Nailyevna Khamatova on October 1, 1975, in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, Russia. She is an ethnic Tatar. Her name means "morning star" in Tatar language. Her mother, Marina Galimullovna Khamatova, was an engineer. Her father Nail Khamatov, was also an engineer and a managing director of a firm in Tatarstan, Russia.
Young Khamatova was a professionally trained figure skater. She suffered from a back trauma after a fall on ice; after that she quit figure skating, but continued roller-skating. She also had a gift for mathematics and studied at the prestigious School of Mathematics in Kazan. Then she studied for one semester at business school of Kazan University, but became bored and decided to change her career and entered the Kazan School of Theatre. From 1995-1998 Khamatova studied acting at the State Institute of Theatrical Arts (GITIS) in Moscow, and graduated from the class of Aleksei Borodin in 1998 as an actress.
Khamatova was a third year student at GITIS when she made her film debut in the role of Katya in Vadim Abdrashitov's film Vremya tantsora (1998). She won critical acclaim in Russia after playing a female lead in Country of the Deaf (1998). Soon she gained international attention after starring as Mamlakat opposite Moritz Bleibtreu in Luna Papa (1999) by director Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov, which became a "quiet masterpiece" in Germany as well as in Russia. Khamatova's effortless style shines in a variety of her film characters ranging from farcical Lara in Good Bye Lenin! (2003), to charming seductress Nelly in 72 metra (2004), to passionate and sophisticated Lara in Doctor Zhivago, a Russian TV-series based on the eponymous book by Boris Pasternak.
Chulpan Khamatova became one of the most celebrated young actresses of Russian theatre and cinema. She was designated Honorable artist of Russia. In 2004 Khamatova was awarded State Prize by Russian president Vladimir Putin for her achievements in acting. From 1998 to 2022, she was a permanent member of Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow under directorship of Galina Volchek and other directors. Her stage and film partners has been such actors as Sergey Shakurov, Dina Korzun, Valentin Gaft, Inna Churikova, Sergey Garmash, Marina Neyolova, Elena Yakovleva and other notable Russian actors. From 2008 to 2022, Khamatova collaborated with the Theatre of Nations in Moscow. From 1995 to 2002 Khamatova was married to her class-mate, a fellow actor Ivan Volkov, their daughter, named Arina, was born in 2002. She was in relationship with a Russian émigré, actor-dancer Aleksei Dubinin with whom she has daughter Alina, born in 2003. Her third daughter, Iya Shein, was born in 2010. Besides her native Russian and Tatar, Chulpan Khamatova is fluent in German and English.
In 2006, Khamatova was a member of the six-person jury at the 63rd Venice Film Festival headed by French actress Catherine Deneuve. Chulpan Khamatova has been one of the leading figures for charitable causes in Russia. Since 2005 Khamatova and her fellow Russian actors started a charitable initiative "Podari Zhizn" for the benefit of children suffering from leukemia.
In March 2022, Chulpan Khamatova with her three daughters left Russia and gave an interview saying that she has gone into exile in Latvia, because of Russian war in Ukraine. Khamatova bought a house and settled in a suburb of Riga, the capital city of Latvia. In March 2022, Chulpan Khamatova became a permanent member of the troupe at the New Riga Theatre upon invitation from Alvis Hermanis, artistic director of the company. She also made appearances on Latvian TV and made public speeches at anti-war protests in Riga, Latvia. Khamatova is learning Latvian, her three daughters are also adjusting to the new life in Europe. - Daniil Strakhov was born on 2 March 1976 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Peregon (2006), Isaev (2009) and My iz budushchego (2008). He has been married to Mariya Leonova since 2000.
- Pavel Tabakov was born on 1 August 1995 in Moscow, Russia. He is an actor, known for Kak ya stal... (2018), Nochnoy rezhim (2022) and The Duelist (2016).
- Yuriy Chursin was born on 11 March 1980 in Priozersk, Dzhezkazgan region, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Kazakhstan]. He is an actor, known for Izobrazhaya zhertvu (2006), Pobeg (2010) and The Three Musketeers (2013).
- Aleksandr Lazarev was born on 27 April 1967 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Brussel (2017), The Idiot (2003) and Tayny dvortsovykh perevorotov (2000). He is married to Alina Lazareva. They have two children.
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An accomplished stage actor who, fresh from the theater academy, joined the chosen few of Oleg Tabakov's respected studio theater in 1990, Yevgeny Mironov first appeared on the silver screen in Alexander Kaidanovsky's 1988 film "The Kerosene Salesman's Wife." He went on to pay Prince Myshkin in the popular television series based on Dostoyevksy's "The Idiot." One of the leading Russian stars, Yevgeny Mironov received a Kinotavr award for best parts and a NIKA for best actor in 1994. He was honored with the Kumir prize in 1997. In addition to receiving the Russian State Prize, Mironov has been named both a Distinguished Artist of Russia and a People's Artist of Russia. A graduate of MKhAT, Mironov has been performing with Oleg Tabakov's theater since 1990.- Anna Kovalchuk was born on 15 June 1977 in Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. She is an actress, known for Master i Margarita (2005), Admiral (2008) and Admiral (2009). She has been married to Oleg Kapustin since 1 December 2007. They have one child. She was previously married to Anatoliy Ilchenko.
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Vladislav Vetrov was born in Georgia, former USSR. Five years later his family moved to Taganrog, Russia. He lived in that city for 20 years more. When he was 21, he started to perform in the local theater. Several years later he performed in the Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian theatre. After that in the Maxim Gorkiy Rostov theater. From 2002 to the present time, he is one of the leading actors of the Moscow theater Sovremennik. In that very theater, he had a chance to meet and work with the world-famous directors like Andrzej Wajda (an Academy Award-wining director). His career in the film industry started in 1986. From that time and by the present day he plays roles in 3-7 films every year (of course, now he is much more popular than he used to be in 1986, so now it's closer to 7 per year). By now his full filmography contains more that 60 titles. There are a couple of international projects among them. For exceptional achievements in the art of acting he has been honored with the title of "Honorable Actor of Russian federation". He is a member of the Guild of actors of Russia, Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation, Russian Theatre Union.- Aleksander was born and grew up in Moscow. His father was a navy commander. During his childhood he played hockey and dreamed to become a famous hockey player. His other passion was theatre so after he finished school he decided to be an actor. His first attempt to join Schepkin Theatrical school failed so during the next year he worked as an assistant at "Mosfilm" - the largest soviet Film studio. Next year Aleksander successfully joined MHAT (The Moscow art academic theatre) Theatrical school. He graduated in 1980. During 7 years he worked in famous Soviet Army Theatre. Despite his screen image Aleksander is soft-hearted and kind person in real life (though very emotional), is married, very much loves his spouse Maria and their daughter (Maria Aleksandrovna Balueva was born 08.07.2003). Aleksander first met his future wife during filming "Richard the Lion-Hearted" (1992) in Koktebejl, Crimea, where she was on vacation.
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Paulina Andreeva was born on 12 October 1988 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. She is an actress and writer, known for Plachu s vami (2019), The Method (2015) and Better Than Us (2018). She has been married to Fedor Bondarchuk since 17 September 2019. They have one child.- Producer
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Founder and co-founder of Art Pictures Studio production company, general producer of NMG Studio company, Chairman of the Directors Board of Lenfilm Production Studio, founder of Industry Film and Television School. Directed two successful domestic war dramas: "The 9th Company" (2005) that was based on real-life battle during the Soviet-Afghan war became the first Russian film with $25 million box-office and was awarded by the National Academy of Cinema Arts; "Stalingrad" (2013) became one of the highest-grossing films in Russian history and gained over $67 million worldwide. Moreover, "Stalingrad" was the first Russian movie released in IMAX format. One of the latest Fedor Bondarchuk's projects, sci-fi blockbuster "Attraction" (also released in IMAX format), became one of the top grossing Russian films and earned over one billion rubles in Russia and CIS. Over 4 million viewers watched "Attraction" in cinema, the movie also became the leader on streaming services after its online release . The follow-up of this ambitious story, "Invasion", came out in theaters in January 2020 and grossed over 900 million rubles in cinemas (with more than 2 million audience). Another Fedor Bondarchuk's latest project was his first TV-series "Psycho" - a dramatic story about a modern psychotherapist. Russian NMG Studio and Renta Videostudio were producing.
Fedor Bondarchuk's Art Pictures Studio Production Company has been working on national and international markets over 25 years and is considered to be one of the leaders in Russian film industry. Art Pictures Studio production projects include such Russian box-office hits as "Ice" (directed by Oleg Trofim), "Heat" (directed by Rezo Gigineishvili), "Soulless " and "Soulless-2" (directed by Roman Prygunov) and many others. Films produced by APS have earned over $200 million in movie theaters and won over 50 Russian and International awards. More than 80 countries purchased the rights to distribute APS projects. The "Ice" sequel -"Ice 2" (directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov) premiered February 2020 and grossed more than 1,5 billion rubles. Over 5 million people have seen "Ice 2" in cinemas. Art Pictures Studio's new movie - sci-fi thriller "Sputnik" where Fedor Bondarchuk played a colonel Semiradov (directed by Egor Abramenko) was also a huge hit. The project was viewed more than 1 million times after just one month of online-streaming in Russia. It also became Number 1 in American iTunes (the "Horror" category) right after its USA release. "Sputnik"'s Rotten Tomatoes score is almost 90% - it is the first time when a Russian project is rated this high. In September of 2021 APS released its first documentary "Bondarchuk.Battle" focusing on a figure of Academy Award-winning director Sergei Bondarchuk. Helming the project are journalists Anton Jelnov and Denis Kataev with Ilya Belov as a director. Fedor Bondarchuk was producing.
Fedor Bondarchuk is one of the founders and producers of Art Pictures Vision Company which specializes in TV production. Art Pictures Vision portfolio includes such popular TV projects as "The Year of Culture" (TNT channel), "90's. Funny and loud!", "Psychologirls" (STS channel). In 2019 APV projects premiered on Amazon Prime streaming service: sports drama "Junior League" (STS), spy thriller "Sleepers" (TV 1st channel) and a horror movie "The day after" became available for foreign subscribers. The latter also had a release in Japan - both on TV screens and online. Among current APV projects are road-movie type of comedy "Let's go!" (STS) and sports comedy "Lanky Girls" (STS), a detective period piece An Hour before the Dawn"(NTV and more tv), a story about a Russian moto sport team "Kamaz Master" - "KAMAZ. Extreme Racing" (Premiere), and a comedy " Parents Commitee" (STS).
In 2017 Fedor Bondarchuk and producers of "Vodorod" Production Company Mikhail Vrubel and Alexander Andryushchenko, joined by National Media Group, founded Industry Film and Television School. The mission of the School is to form a new generation of professionals in Russian film industry. At present Industry Film and Television School offers more than 20 various training programs from filmmaking and cinematography up to VFX production. Among the members of School's advisory board and training staff are professionals of Russian film and TV industries as well as successful and talented Russian filmmakers. In the three years of its existence School produced a lot of student's short films that later got into the programs of such significant film festivals as "Kinotavr", "Motion", "In one word" (Korotche), MIFF and many others.
Fedor Bondarchuk is also known as one of the most popular and sought-after actors of Russian cinema. He played more than 70 roles in movies and TV projects of various genres. Fyodor Bondarchuk is the two-time winner of the awards of Golden Eagle: for a leading n role in a movie "Two days" by Avdotya Smirnova (2012) and for a leading role in the famous comedy "Ghost" produced by Alexander Voitinsky (2015). He is also a well-known TV host. He's been hosting his own TV show "Cinema in Details" on STS channel since 2005. Fedor Bondarchuk repeatedly became the winner of the TEFI, Nika, Golden Eagle and Blockbuster awards and won a lot of other prizes.
Fedor Bondarchuk is the Chairman of Trustees Board of Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr", the member of "Nika" Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences, the member of "Golden Eagle" National Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences of Russia. At the end of 2018 he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky for his contribution in the development of national culture and arts. Also at the end of 2018, in accordance with the Decree by the President of Russia, Fedor Bondarchuk entered the Presidential Board of Culture and Arts. In 2019 he received the National Grand Prix "Media Manager of Russia".
Fedor Bondarchuk was born on May 9th, 1967 in Moscow, in the family of director Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk and actress Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva. He graduated from the directing department of VGIK University (Yuri Ozerov's workshop) in 1992. He began his career in 1990 as a director of music videos with famous Russian musicians. In 1993 he debuted in cinema with a short film "I Love" featuring a star performance by the famous actress Lyudmila Gurchenko. A war drama "The 9th Company" (2005) based on real-life events during Soviet-Afgan war is his full-length major debut.- Actor
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Sergey Garmash was born on 1 September 1958 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He is an actor and writer, known for 12 (2007), Hipsters (2008) and The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment (1999).- Lyubov Aksyonova was born on 15 March 1990 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Coma (2019), Moscow Never Sleeps (2017) and Byvshie (2018). She has been married to Pavel Aksyonov since February 2013.
- Stanislav Bondarenko was born on 2 July 1985 in Dneprorudnoe, Zaporozhye oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Dniprorudne, Zaporizhia oblast, Ukraine]. He is an actor, known for Street Racer (2008), Stiker (2022) and Strannyy dom (2023).
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Pavel Derevyanko was born on 2 July 1976 in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Podelniki (2021), Fortress of War (2010) and Catherine the Great (2015).- Actress
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Agnia Ditkovskyte was born on 11 May 1988 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Zhara (2006), Hooked (2009) and Rejection (2009). She was previously married to Aleksey Chadov.- Actor
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Aleksey Aleksandrovich Chadov was born on September 2, 1981, in Solntsevo, Moscow region, RSFSR, USSR, now a suburb of Moscow, Russia. He is the younger brother of actor Andrey Chadov. His father, Aleksandr Chadov, died in 1986, and both brothers were raised by their single mother. Their mother, Galina Petrovna Chadova, was an engineer turned accountant and teacher. She raised both brothers as best friends. The Chadov brothers look similar, but they are not twins, with sixteen months between them. They are good friends and are diligent colleagues in their respectful careers. They would often go together on casting calls, providing broader opportunities for directors.
Aleksey and his brother began acting at school, then continued as amateur actors at the municipal theater-studio in Peredelkino. His first acting teacher was Aleksey Kozhikhin. In 1992, at the age of 12, Aleksey was awarded for his stage performance and was sent to the Mediterranean resort of Antalia. During his school years he played a wide variety of characters in classical and contemporary plays. After graduating from school, he entered the Shchepkin Theatrical School in Moscow. There he studied acting in the class of Vladimir Seleznyov, and graduated as an actor in 2003. While a student, he made his film debut in a leading role in War (2002) ("War") by director Aleksey Balabanov. In 2002, Chadov received the Best Actor Award at the Montreal Film Festival.
Chadov is a Russian Orthodox Christian. He currently resides in Moscow, Russia.- Actor
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Danila Dunaev was born on 15 July 1981 in Moscow, Russia, USSR. He is an actor and writer, known for Test na beremennost (2015), Krolik (2014) and The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin (2009).- Actor
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Born on June 21st, 1973 in the village of Ermakovskoye, Krasnoyarsk Territory.
He spent his school years in Lviv, Ukraine.
In the early 1990s he moved to Krasnoyarsk. He studied at the theater department of the Institute of Arts in Krasnoyarsk (1993-1994). Graduated from the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (GITIS), acting and directing department, workshop of Professor A.A. Goncharova (1997).
He worked in Moscow theaters - named after Vl. Mayakovsky, the theater named after K.S. Stanislavsky in the group of director V.V. Mirzoev.
In 1999, at the invitation of the Israeli theater "Gesher" moved to Israel.
Lives and works in Moscow and Israel.- Viktoriya Tolstoganova was born on 24 March 1972 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for The Spy (2012), Magnitnye buri (2003) and Above the Sky (2019). She has been married to Aleksey Agranovich since 2011. They have one child. She was previously married to Andrey Kuzichyov.
- Elena Podkaminskaya was born on 10 April 1979 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Dark Planet (2008), My and Dark Planet: Rebellion (2009). She has been married to Denis Guschin since 2017. They have two children. She was previously married to Aleksandr Plyatsev.
- After graduating from high school, she joined the faculty of Russian philology Pskov Pedagogical Institute, in 2006 she graduated from Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. Since 2003 she has appeared in more than 30 films and since 2007 she has been one of the leading actresses at the State Theater of Nations.
He cooperates with the theater "School of Modern Play" and the theater on Malaya Bronnaya theater company Evgeniy Mironov.
The actress became well known after playing supporting roles in In the Fog (2012) directed by Sergey Loznitsa and The Edge (2010) directed by Aleksey Uchitel. Lead roles in the drama film Nevesta (2006), the comedy Santa Lyuchiya (2012), and the war Battle for Sevastopol (2015) brought her popularity among Russian audiences. - Grigoriy Antipenko was born on 10 October 1974 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Etim vecherom angely plakali (2008), Zagovor (2007) and Moskva, ya lyublyu tebya! (2010).
- Pavel Chinaryov was born on 23 May 1986 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He is an actor, known for Rag Union (2015), Sansara (2023) and Obratimaya realnost (2022).
- Nikita Tarasov was born on 3 December 1979 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Attraction (2017), Forgotten Experiment (2023) and Battle for Sevastopol (2015).
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Sabina Akhmedova joined Moscow's Institute of Modern Arts when she was 16. During the four year program, she studied with members of the well-known Moscow Art Theatre, founded by acting legend Constantin Stanislavsky. She made her stage debut in Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke" as Rosa Gonzalez. Other performances soon followed, such as Alexander Pushkin's "Small tragedies" and Federico García Lorca's "The house of Bernarda Alba". After graduation, she was promptly recruited by Stas Namin's "Music and Drama Theatre" as a lead actress, where she not only performed in dramatic plays, but also in lively musicals, such as "Hair" and "Jesus Christ Superstar". Her movie debut was as Irina,a romantic girl-next-door in "Christmas Gift" (2001). Other films and TV projects followed, including "Bachelors" and "Ivlampia Romanova". She rose to fame in MTV's comedy "The Club", where she played series regular Tamara for five seasons. This led to her most acclaimed role to date, Lana, in "Diversant 2". The year 2006 found Sabina continuing her studies at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles. A versatile actor, Sabina has recently played Goneril in William Shakespeare's "King Lear" at the Strasberg's Marilyn Monroe Theatre, and can be next seen as Amy in the independent feature "Taxi Man".- Vladimir Yaglych was born on 14 January 1983 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Ekaterina (2014), Strannyy dom (2023) and Flight Crew (2016). He was previously married to Svetlana Khodchenkova.
- Russian actress Yulia Khlynina is known for her numerous prominent roles in film and theater. The star, like a chameleon, masterfully mimics any situation, which causes the sincere admiration of spectators and critics.
Khlynina is a native of Moscow, born in January 1992. Yulia was still young when her parents divorced. She was raised by her mother and grandmother, and did not get close to her father until she finished school. They used to see each other mostly on weekends.
It was not clear that Khlynina was going to become an actress. In her school years she was better at science. The good experience of appearing in public thanks to ballroom dancing aroused her interest. But such an expensive activity was out of the family's reach.
For some time the young girl participated in a drama club. Even then, teachers emphasized her creative potential, but Khlynina still had her doubts. After finishing school, she scored enough points in her exams to choose any university in Russia. Yulia applied to the Mining Institute, Moscow State University, the Nuclear Research Institute and the Moscow Art Theater School. When she was accepted to all of them, she realized that she wanted to study at drama school.
The teacher of the novice actress was the famous Konstantin Raykin . According to Khlynina's confession, his support gave her strength to finish her studies. He laughed louder than everyone about her sketches, and believed that Yulia from birth given a gift to be an actress. In the end, she lived up to expectations.
Khlynina believes that the theater is a litmus test where an actor can check what state he is in. In her student years, she started acting on the stage of the Satirikon Theater, where she played the main role in Romeo and Juliet. But after graduation, Yulia realized that she was too tired of so much responsibility and decided to leave the company.
In 2013 the performer joined the Mossovet Theater, where she soon became one of the leading actresses. Her repertoire includes productions based on classic works by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov and Vladimir Nabokov. For her role in "Le Cocu Magnifique", Khlynina received the Moscow Komsomolets Theater Award.
In addition to the Mossovet Theater, Yulia participates in productions of the Theater of Nations and the Volkov Drama Theater. Her performance in "The Seagull. A Sketch" was nominated for a prestigious theater award, the Golden Mask.
The performer made her TV debut in an episode of the drama series Obmani, esli lyubish (2013-2014) . But for the first time she managed to make a name for herself after Stanislav Govorukhin drew attention to her. He offered Yulia a role in the psychological detective film Weekend [Uik-end] (2013) , based on Noel Calef's novel "Ascenseur pour l'échafaud". The actress got the role of Sonya.
Later other offers followed. Khlynina took every opportunity to appear on screens to prove that she was worthy of being an actress. As a result, her filmography featured several projects a year, and colleagues and journalists never ceased to admire her performances.
In 2015, Yulia appeared before the public as the mysterious Lisa from the TV drama Zakon kamennykh dzhungley (2015-2017) . And the following year she was reincarnated as the fragile young Marfa from the movie Duelyant (2016) .
So brilliant and different from other roles was playing Mirra in Mysterious Passion. On the set, she had to immerse herself in a vintage atmosphere. According to Yulia, she learned a lot about marriage and motherhood.
Among the long-awaited releases of 2017 was the film by Vadim Perelman , Kupi menya (2018) , about the life of three friends. In an interview, Khlynina said that her Katya turned out to be close to her character, which is why she managed to play her so harmoniously.
Also unforgettable is her role in Zvonite DiKaprio!. Her Dasha turned out to be so loving, willing to forgive her lover for everything, and strong enough not to give up in difficult moments. Yulia's on-screen partner was Alexander Petrov , with whom she later met again on the set of the drama Ice 2 (2020) .
In 2019, the biography film "Lev Yashin. Vratar moey mechty" (2019) , in which the actress played the famous wife of the goalkeeper when she was young. Later came the series Koll-tsentr (2020-) . In it, Yulia played a call center operator called Katya.
Then appeared in Khlynina's drama Polyot (2020-2021) , about the employees of a construction company who miraculously escaped from a plane crash. Like the other characters, the life of the young woman, who before the events was a happy bride, changes radically.
The celebrity is still a sought-after actress. At the end of 2021 took place the premiere of the thriller series KrisTina (2021-) , in which Yulia got to play two heroines at once. According to the performer, it was a valuable acting experience.
In 2022 she is the protagonist of the adventure and history TV series Elizaveta (2022-) .
In her personal life, it was not until 2020 that the star broke her silence. She surprised her followers with the news of her wedding by posting a photo in a wedding dress on her Instagram account (the social network is banned in Russia, it belongs to Meta Corporation, recognized as extremist in Russia). Yulia's groom was Alexei Milevsky, investment director of Mail ru group. - Kseniya Lukyanchikova was born on 15 January 1993 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She is an actress, known for Lyubvi ne byvaet? (2024), Gorod tayn and Ya podaryu tebe rassvet (2018).
- Irina Antonenko is an actress, singer, TV presenter and personality. Born in Magdeburg, Germany. Currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. After completing her master's degree in finance, she pursued her dreams of becoming an actress and completed her second master's in The Russian University of Theater Arts - GITIS. She starred in over 30 films and TV shows.
Awards: "Krasny" Film Annual Copenhagen Film Festival. "The best action movie" 2018 International Independent Film Awards "Platinum winner"
"The good job " short film Award short of the year. Winner. Award Efebo Corto Film Festival. Winner. Second Asia International Youth Short Film Exhibition. Winner. CINETEKON! Mexico. Winner. - Elizaveta Arzamasova was born on 17 March 1995 in Moscow, Russia. She is an actress, known for Pop (2009), Dostoevskiy (2011) and Wolfhound (2006). She has been married to Ilia Averbukh since 20 December 2020. They have one child.
- Andrey Barilo was born on 19 October 1973 in Siauliai, Lithuania, USSR. He is an actor, known for The Barber of Siberia (1998), Sklifosovsky (2012) and Paren po vyzovu (1992).
- Andrey Chernyshov is known for Mayakovskiy. Dva dnya (2013), Tankers (2018) and The Man Without a Past (2002).
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Aleksandr Ustyugov is a Russian theater, film and television actor, theater and film director, musician.
Ustyugov was born in Ekibastuz. After graduating from Ekibastuz secondary school No. 15, he entered vocational school No. 18 as an electrician for the repair, installation and dismantling of mining equipment. Graduated from vocational school with honors. For five years he studied at the art school with S. P. Panteleev (1988-1993). Aleksandr was also engaged in boxing at the Youth Sports School.
He decided to continue his education in Omsk, where in 1993 Ustyugov entered the Omsk State Academy of Railways with a degree in car building engineering. He studied there for three semesters at the full-time department, then transferred to the correspondence department in connection with joining the Omsk Youth Theater as a gaffer, and then joined the acting troupe of the theater. In 1996 he entered the Omsk Regional College of Culture and Art. After graduating from it, he moved to Moscow, where in 1999 he entered the Higher Theater School named after Boris Shchukin (course of Rodion Ovchinnikov). In 2003, after graduating from college, he was invited to the troupe of the Russian Academic Youth Theater (RAMT) in Moscow, where he served until 2014.
Fame brought him the role of Roman Shilov in the television series Cop Wars (2005). Aleksandr is also known for his roles in such films and TV series as Ottsy i deti (2008), Privet ot Katyushi (2013), Sled tigra (2014), Panfilov's 28 Men (2016), Viking (2016), Zolotaya Orda (2018), Better Than Us (2018), Godunov (2018), Union of Salvation (2019), Rikoshet (2020), Killer (2022) and Beshenstvo (2023).