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Aleksei Serebryakov (actor)

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Aleksei Serebryakov
Aleksei Serebryakov in 2014
Born
Aleksei Valeryevich Serebryakov

(1964-07-03) 3 July 1964 (age 60)
CitizenshipRussia
OccupationActor

Aleksei Valeryevich Serebryakov, PAR, HOR (Russian: Алексей Валерьевич Серебряков; born 3 July 1964) is a Soviet-born Russian stage and film actor. He started acting at 15, and is one of the most popular and highly paid Russian actors.[1][2] He has appeared in Leviathan and McMafia.

Biography

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Early life and career beginnings

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He was born on July 3, 1964, in Moscow. His father was an aircraft engineer and his mother worked as a doctor at Gorky Film Studio. As a child, he attended music school (accordion class); at the age of 13 he made his debut as an actor when his music teacher published his photo in the newspaper Vechernyaya Moskva. Serebryakov came to the attention of directors Valery Uskov and Vladimir Krasnopolsky, who were responsible for casting the Soviet television series Eternal Call.

In 1986, he graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts, where he went to the acting school of Oleg Tabakov, after which he played for several years at the Moscow Theatre-Studio "Tabakerka" directed by Oleg Tabakov. In 1991, he left the theater.

After graduating from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts, Serebryakov starred in several films, including Silent Outpost (1986) and Accused of the Wedding (1986), and some others. He gained wide popularity due to his main character as a criminal fighter in Vladimir Feoktistov's movie Fan (1989).

1990s–present

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In 1990, Serebryakov appeared in Afghan Breakdown, directed by Vladimir Bortko. He also starred in the 1990 film Accidental Waltz, for which he won the best actor prize at the Locarno Film Festival. In 1994, he appeared in the Sergey Livnov drama Hammer and Sickle.

Alexey Serebryakov at a press conference dedicated to the release of the film The PyraMMMid, 2011

Later in the decade, he also appeared in numerous TV series, including Bandit Petersburg, Empire Under Attack, The White Guard and many others. Concurrently, he starred in the movies "Antikiller 2: Antiterror" and "Escape" by Yegor Konchalovsky, Dead Man's Bluff by Aleksei Balabanov, The 9th Company and Dark Planet by Fyodor Bondarchuk, Vadim Shmelev's The Apocalypse Code, Gloss by Andrei Konchalovsky, "Golden Section" by Sergei Debizhev, Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman by Andrei Smirnov, "Solo on the Saxophone" by Alexander Kirienko and the fantasy-anthology film Fairytale.Is.

He performed in Lenkom Theatre between 2009 and 2012.[citation needed] He played Sergei Mamontov in the partly biographical film The PyraMMMid (2011), a fictional story inspired by financier Sergei Mavrodi (the founder of MMM pyramid scheme). In 2014, Serebryakov played the lead role of Kolya in Andrey Zvyagintsev's internationally acclaimed drama Leviathan. After that, Serebryakov appeared in Sergei Puskepalis's directorial debut, Clinch.

In 2015–2016, he continued acting in TV series, including Fartsa and The Method. In 2017, he played role of Dr. Andrey Richter in Doctor Richter, a Russian remake of the American medical drama series, House. In the same year, he appeared in the historical fantasy feature film Furious. Serebryakov appeared in the 2018 BBC series McMafia, where he played Dimitri Godman, mafia boss father of protagonist Alex.

In 2021 he starred in the US film Nobody as the Russian mobster named Yulian.[3]

In 2024, he starred in the Palme d'Or-winning Anora as Nikolai Zakharov, the oligarch father of Ivan.

Political views

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In 2018, Serebryakov became embroiled in controversy over his statement in an interview that the most common traits of Russian people are "[brutal] force, rudeness and arrogance".[4][5][6] He also said in the interview that he does not like two things about Vladimir Putin: lies and thieving.[7] At a business forum in London later that year, he accused Russia of stirring up multiple wars.[8][9]

Personal life

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Serebryakov has been with his wife Maria since the 1980s; they married in the 1990s and have three children, one from Maria's previous marriage and two adopted;[10] in March 2012, Serebryakov moved to Canada with his family, citing corruption and political instability in Russia as obstacles to raising children.[11][12] He later stated that it was cheaper to live in Canada, despite not having Canadian citizenship;[13] in 2021, Serebryakov reportedly returned to Russia. According to the actor, "As a matter of fact, I never left, I only took my children out to study".[14]

Awards

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Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2024 Anora Nikolai Zakharov American film
2022 Raiders of the Lost Library Arkady
2022 Little Red Riding Hood Westar
2022 The White List Korotkov
2021 Tell Her
2021 Nobody Yulian Kuznetsov American film
2020 Spagat [de] Artyom
2020 The Petrichor Igor
2019 The Coldest Game General Krutov
2019 Space Dogs [de] Cosmic Voice Narrator
2019 Van Goghs Mark Ginsbourg Artist
2018 How Vitka Chesnok Took Lyokha Shtyr to the Home for Invalids Lyokha Shtyr
2017 Legend of Kolovrat Prince Yuri Grand prince of Ryazan
2016 Dr. Richter Dr. Andrey Richter Based on Dr. Gregory House
2015 Clinch Vitaly Feodorov Literature teacher.
2014 Leviathan Kolya Nominated-European Film Award for Best Actor
2011 The PyraMMMid Sergei Mamontov
2011 Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman Lebeda
2011 Fairytale.Is Dad
2010 Ivanov Nikolai Ivanov Ivanov's adaptation
2008 The Inhabited Island Strannik
2007 Tiski Major Dudaitis, from FSKN
Gloss Stasis
Konservy Usoltsev, Solyoniy
The Apocalypse Code Sergei
Cargo 200 Alexei Belov
2006 Transit Capt. Yurchenko
2005 The 9th Company Capt. from reconnaissance unit
2005 Dead Man's Bluff "Doctor"
2005 Run All Day Colonel Pakhomov
2003 Antikiller 2: Antiterror (ru) Uzhakh Aduev
1998 Tests for Real Men Тесты для настоящих мужчин
1994 Hammer and Sickle Evdokim Kuznetsov
1990 Accidental Waltz Sergei
1990 Disintegration Valery
1990 Afghan Breakdown Sgt. Arsyonov
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1973–1983 Eternal Call Dima
2000 Empire Under Attack Boris Savinkov
2000 Bandit Petersburg. Advocate Oleg Zvantsev. "White Advocate"
2003 Bayazet (ru) Lieutenant Karabanov
2003 World Wide 3 Makarius' father
2004 The Penal Battalion (ru) Vasilii Tverdokhlebov
2011 The White Guard Felix Nay-Tours, colonel of the Hussars
2011 Diamond Hunters Nikolai Shakhov
2018 McMafia Dimitri Godman British series
2024 Others Professor Alexander Ivanovich Ilyinsky

References

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  1. ^ "Биография Алексея Серебрякова". RIA Novosti. 3 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Алексей Серебряков". VokrugTV.
  3. ^ Davidson, Douglas (25 March 2021). ""Nobody" brings comfort like family". Elements of Madness. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ^ Серебряков – об эмиграции, детях и законе подлецов [Serebryakov – about emigration, children and the law of scoundrels]. VDud.
  5. ^ Vladimir Kozlov (23 February 2018). "'Leviathan' Star Stirs Controversy, Says Russians Are "Rude" and "Arrogant"". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (23 February 2018). "'Leviathan' & 'McMafia' Actor Under Fire For Anti-Russian Comments; Colleagues Respond". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ^ "Серебряков о Путине: Мне не нравятся два "В": вранье и воровство" [Serebryakov on Putin: I do not like two "V"s (Vladimir Vladimirovich): lies (vranye) and thieving (vorovstvo)]. Gordon.
  8. ^ Алексей Серебряков – встреча в Лондоне [Alexey Serebryakov – meeting in London]. Elena Ringo.
  9. ^ Ivan Belyaev (25 February 2019). ""Опустившийся актёришка": патриоты снова атакуют Алексея Серебрякова" ["Washed up actor": the patriots are attacking Alexei Serebryakov again]. Радио Свобода. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  10. ^ "Звезды, которые воспитывают приемных детей". 7days.
  11. ^ Актер Алексей Серебряков сбежал в Канаду, не выдержав жизни в России(in Russian)
  12. ^ Алексей Серебряков: После выборов власти придется "закручивать гайки" (in Russian). Argumenty i Fakty. 28 February 2012.
  13. ^ Serebryakov: I have no Canadian citizenship, but it's twice cheaper to live there than in Russia article at Gazeta.Ru, February 26, 2019 (in Russian)
  14. ^ Actor Aleksei Serebryakov returned to Russia article at Gazeta.Ru, March 16, 2021 (in Russian)
  15. ^ "Alexey Serebryakov". CoolConnections. 3 July 1964. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 21.09.1998 г. № 1123". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 16.02.2010 г. № 196". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  18. ^ ""Левиафан" Звягинцева стал победителем Индийского международного кинофестиваля в Гоа - ТАСС". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Объявлены победители кинопремии «Ника-2019»". Вокруг.ТВ. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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