Emerging from a theatrical family in Astrakhan, he entered the GITIS directing department in 1995, where Mark Zakharov’s workshop shaped his acting technique. Since 2006 he has been a permanent member of the Moscow Art Theatre, and in 2015 he expanded his repertoire by directing the stage production Bench, based on A. Gelman’s play.
His screen career spans a wide range of Russian cinema and tel…
