Igor Kostolevsky

Igor Kostolevsky studied at Moscow State University of Civil Engineering and Russian Institute of Theatre Arts. The recorded working language is Russian. Distinctions recorded are Order of Honour, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class and Lenin Komsomol Prize.

• Name — Igor Kostolevsky • Birth Name — Igor Matveyevich Kostolevsky • Born — 10 September 1948 • Birthplace — Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1970–present • Spouse — * Elena Romanova • Consuelo de Aviland • Children — 1

Igor Kostolevsky was born September 10, 1948, in Moscow, the son of Matvey Matveyevich Kostolevsky and Vitta Semyonovna Kostolevskaya. His family is Jewish. After graduation he worked as a tester at the Research Institute of Quartz Industry for two years. In 1967-1968 he studied at the Moscow Construction Institute. In 1973 he graduated from GITIS, the course of Andrei Goncharov. In the same year he entered the troupe of the Mayakovsky Theatre. Igor Kostolevsky played more than 50 roles in the theater, including Misha Rumyantsev ("Relatives" of Emil Braginsky and Eldar Ryazanov), Metchik ("The rout" of Alexander Fadeyev), Treplev ("The Seagull" Anton Chekhov), Golubkov ("Running" Mikhail Bulgakov), Barber King ("Look who came!" Vladimir Arro), Valery ("Man in his place" Valentina Chernykh), Pigusov ("Flying birds" by Alexander Galina), Vasily Leonidovich ("Fruits of Enlightenment" by Leo Tolstoy), Torvald Helmer ("The Dollhouse" by Henrik Ibsen) and others. Since the 1990s, he has also played on the stages of other theaters, took part in the performance of the international troupe Oresteia Aeschylus, staged in Bergen, Norway, by the director Roche (roles of Apollo, Messenger and the Old Man). In 1994, Kostolevsky played Apollo in "Oresteia" staged by Peter Stein at the Russian Army Theatre.

In his student years, Igor Kostolevsky began to act in films. He made his debut in Boris Nirenburg's drama The Family as a Family, where the main roles were performed by the then popular actors of the Vakhtangov Theatre Lyudmila Tselikovskaya and Alexander Grave. In 1975, Vladimir Motyl's film The Captivating Star of Happiness was released where Kostolevsky starred as Ivan Annenkov. The picture was a great success with the audience. The critics rated the actor highly in the films Spring Appeal (1976) directed by Pavel Lyubimov and Asya (1977) by Joseph Kheifits. Then followed the work in the multi-part film And It's All About Him... based on the novel by Vilya Lipatov, for the main role in which the actor received the Lenin Komsomol Prize. Among other significant works Kostolevsky in the cinema in the 1970s was the role of the teacher of astronomy Marina Mioryu in the melodrama of Mikhail Kozakov's Nameless Star and one of the shareholders of the cooperative in the comedy Eldar Ryazanov The Garage. The actor received popularity for the role of Soviet scout Andrei Borodin in the film. Igor Kostolevsky played more than 60 roles in the cinema. He starred in the films The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972), A Man Changes Skin (1978), Leave at Your Own Cost (1981), The Tony Wendis Error (1981), Companions (1983) Before Parting (1984), Night Whispers (1985), Through Main Street with an Orchestra (1986), Gobsek (1987), Entrance to the Labyrinth (1989), Lust for Passion (1991), The Ladder of Light (1992), Tango on Palace Square (1993), Nimbus (1994), Square (1995), Another Woman, Another Man (2003), Spy Games (2004-2008), War and Peace (2007), The Time of Happiness (2008), The Blue as the Sea of Eyes (2009), The Tower (2010), and others.

Igor Kostolevsky's first wife was actress Elena Romanova. Their son Alexey was born in 1983. The second wife of Igor Kostolevsky is the French actress Consuelo de Aviland.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1972 — The Dawns Here Are Quiet — Misha, abiturient • 1975 — The Captivating Star of Happiness — Annenkov • 1976 — A Repeat Wedding — Vasya Kovalyov • 1977 — Stepan's Remembrance — Vasiliy Turchaninov • 1978 — Asya — Gaguine (Gagin) • 1978 — Nameless Star — Alik Polukhin • 1980 — The Garage — Miloserdov's Son • 1980 — Tony Wendis's Mistake — Tony Wendis • 1981 — Teheran 43 — Andre Ilytch • 1981 — A Tale Told at Night — Student • 1984 — Before We Break Up — Yuriy Aleksandrovich • 1985 — Legal Marriage — Igor Voloshin • 1986 — Forgive Me — Kirill • 1986 — Night Whispers — Alexandras • 1987 — Through Main Street with an Orchestra — Igor • 1987 — Gobseck — Count Maxime de Trailles • 1988 — The Jester — Igor Alexandrovich • 1990 — Entrance to the Labyrinth — Muromtsev — TV Mini-Series • 1990 — The Eternal Husband — Velchaninov • 1991 — Thirst for Рassion — The Doctor • 1992 — The Ladder of Light — Misha • 1993 — Breakfast with a View to the Elbrus Mountains — Denisov — TV Film • 1993 — Tango on the Palace Square — Aleksandr • 1993 — The Code of Dishonor — Sergei Rebrov • 1995 — A Game of Imagination — Antoshin • 2001 — La bella di Mosca — Vladimir • 2007 — War and Peace — Alexander I of Russia — 4 episodes • 2010 — Eyes as Blue as the Sea — Kosta • 2020 — Trigger — Streletsky — TV series • 2021 — The Silver Wolf — Volkov — TV series

Igor Kostolevsky was recorded at birth as Игорь Матвеевич Костолевский. The authorities additionally record the heading Igor Matveyevich Kostolevsky. His recorded language was Russian. He married Consuelo de Haviland.