Bohdan Beniuk

Bohdan Beniuk studied at Kyiv National I. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University. The recorded working language is Ukrainian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are cinematography, theatre and television. Employment is recorded with Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater. Positions recorded include People's Deputy of Ukraine. Distinctions recorded are Merited Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, People's Artist of Ukraine, Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize and Shevchenko National Prize.

• Name — Bohdan Beniuk • Office — People's Deputy of Ukraine • Term Start — 12 December 2012 • Term End — 27 November 2014 • Constituency — Svoboda, No. 2 • Born — 26 May 1957 • Birthplace — Bytkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union • Party — Svoboda

Beniuk was born on 26 May 1957, in town of Bytkiv, Nadvirna Raion, Ukrainian SSR. He has two brothers: People's Artist of Ukraine Petro Beniuk and Vasyl Beniuk. Bohdan Beniuk graduated the National University of Theatre, Film and TV in Kyiv in 1978. In 1978–80 he worked in the Kyiv theater of young viewer. After that, Beniuk was an actor of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater in Kyiv. Since February 2018, Professor Bohdan Beniuk has been the head of the Department of Acting and Drama Directing at the Karpenko-Kary National University of Kyiv. On November 8, 2022, he was temporarily appointed artistic director of the Kyiv Academic Drama Theater in Podil for the period of martial law.

• The Lady with the parrot (Дама с попугаем, 1988) as Director of the pioneer camp • The Captain Brovary (2022). Ukrainian, short film, in the genre of mockumentary.

During the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election Beniuk was placed second on the proportional list of Svoboda. On 18 March 2014, Beniuk, along with his teammates on the "Svoboda" party, including the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Ihor Miroshnychenko, by the use of physical force pushed the head of the National Television Company of Ukraine Oleksander Panteleimon to resign. Beniuk's outrage was triggered by displays of Russians celebrating the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation on television. The actions of Svoboda were condemned by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Beniuk was placed sixth on the joint proportional list of Svoboda with the National Corps, the Governmental Initiative of Yarosh and Right Sector.

• Merited Artist of Ukrainian SSR (1988) • People's Artist of Ukraine (1996) • Laureate of the Dovzhenko State Prize (1998) • Laureate of the Shevchenko National Prize (2008) • Knight of the Order "For Merit": • "For Merit, 1st Class" (2017) • "For Merit, 2nd Class" (2010) • "For Merit, 3rd Class" (2007)