Anton Shagin

Anton Shagin studied at Moscow Art Theatre School. The recorded working language is Russian. Distinctions recorded are Prize of the President of the Russian Federation for Young Cultural Figures, Government Prize in Culture, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords and Prize of the President of the Russian Federation.

• Name — Anton Shagin • Birth Name — Anton Aleksandrovich Gorshkov • Born — 2 April 1984 • Birthplace — Kimry, Kalinin Oblast, RSFSR, USSR • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2007–present • Awards — (2016) • Website — www.antonshagin.ru

Anton Gorshkov (Shagin) was born in Kimry, Kalinin Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He spent his childhood in Karachev, Bryansk Oblast. Before attending school, he bore the name of Anton Gorshkov (Shagin - the surname of his stepfather). When Anton was 14 years old, his mother died. After 9th grade he went to study at a vocational school to be a locksmith. He participated in the initiative. After graduating from vocational school, he worked for one year, went to Moscow to enroll in the Moscow Art Theater School. He entered the first time. In 2006, he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School (course of I. Zolotovitsky and S. Zemtsov). Winner of the Theatre Award "Golden Leaf" in 2006 for Best Actor in the play Do not part with your beloved in the Moscow Art Theater School. Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Anton has played an active role in promoting the Russian narrative of the Russo-Ukrainian War on state media. He has been featured in interviews on the Russia-1 program Life and Destiny, where he emotionally describes atrocities by the Ukrainian government he claims to have witnessed against ethnic Russians while traveling in Donbas.

He is married to classmate Veronika Isayeva. Their children are son Matvey (b. 2008) and daughter Polina (b. 2014).

Lenkom Theatre • 2009 "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov; director Mark Zakharov - Lopakhin • 2011 "Peer Gynt" by Ibsen; director Mark Zakharov - Peer Gynt Moscow Art Theatre Chekhov • "Do not part with your beloved" Volodin - Mitya Russian Academic Youth Theatre • "The Red and the Black" by Stendhal; director Yuri Eremin - Male • "The Coast of Utopia" T. Stoppard; director Alexander Borodin - Sleptsov Other theaters • "Valentine's Day". Director: Victor Ryzhakov - Valentin (TC Strastnoy) • "July". Director: Victor Ryzhakov - the role of three sons of a maniac (Theater "Practice") • "Love of the Stanislavsky system." Director: Mikheil Kazakov - Alex (youngest son) (PM Innovation) • "Liturgy ZERO» Director: Valery Fokin - the role of Alexei Ivanovich (Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg)

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