Sergey Bezrukov

Sergey Bezrukov studied at Moscow Art Theatre School. The recorded working language is Russian. Distinctions recorded are People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Merited Artist of Russia, chest badge «For Merits to the Moscow Region» and State Prize of the Russian Federation.

• Name — Sergey Bezrukov • Native Name — Сергей Безруков • Born — 18 October 1973 • Birth Name — Sergey Vitalyevich Bezrukov • Birthplace — Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union • Website — Sergey Bezrukov • Occupation — Actor • Education — Moscow Art Theatre School • Years Active — 1994–present • Parents — Vitali Bezrukov (father) Natalia Bezrukova (mother) • Political Party — United Russia • Awards — People's Artist of Russia Meritorious Artist of Russia State Prize of the Russian Federation

Sergei Bezrukov was born on 18 October 1973 in Moscow. His father was Vitali Bezrukov, an actor and director who worked at the Moscow Satire Theatre. Sergei's mother was Natalia Bezrukova (née Surova), she graduated from the Gorky College of Soviet Trade and worked as a shop manager. Sergei Bezrukov was named in honor of his father's favorite poet, Sergei Yesenin. After graduating from secondary school No. 402 in the Perovsk district of Moscow in 1990, he entered the Moscow Art Theatre School. In 1994 he graduated from the acting department of the Moscow Art Theater School, with the specialization being Actor of Drama Theater and Cinema (Oleg Tabakov's workshop), and was immediately accepted into the troupe of the Moscow Theater Studio under Oleg Tabakov.

From 1995 until 2000, he worked on the satirical program Puppets which aired on the NTV channel. Puppets were used on the show to represent famous people, mainly politicians. He voiced twelve characters on the show, among them such famous personalities as Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Bezrukov gained more exposure as an actor with the show. In 2002, Bezrukov gained his big break; he got the role of gang leader Sasha Belov in the popular crime TV show Brigada. After the series aired Sergei Bezrukov became a household name in Russia. He voiced the title character of the Prince Vladimir animated film. He is also known for his theatre role of Chichikov in Dead Souls (which won the Moskovskij Komsomolets award). In 2006, he portrayed Alexander Pushkin, revered as the Russian language's greatest poet, in Pushkin: The Last Duel. According to the survey of ROMIR Monitoring, in Russia, he was called the favorite actor of 2005. In March 2014, he signed a letter in support of the position of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Russia's military intervention in Ukraine. • Illustration — Sergei Bezrukov reads poetry at the National Control Center of Defense, June 2015 In 2020, he advocated the 2020 amendments to the Constitution of Russia, which, in particular, are defining marriage as a relationship between one man and one woman. He explained his position by saying that the terms 'parent 1 and parent 2' shouldn't be allowed to exist in Russia. "I promote love between a man and a woman, and prefer not experiment with gender equality", he also said.

In July 2022, the EU imposed sanctions on Sergey Bezrukov for his active public support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the illegal Russian annexation of Crimea.

From 2000 to 2015, he was married to actress Irina Bezrukova (to marry Bezrukov she broke up with actor Igor Livanov, they became officially married when Sergei was acting in the TV series Brigada). In 2015 the couple separated. Sergei Bezrukov married director and screenwriter Anna Matison on 11 March 2016. On 4 July 2016 they had a daughter, Maria. At the end of 2013, the media, citing Bezrukov's father, reported that Sergei had young children: daughter Alexandra and son Ivan; their mother was identified as a St. Petersburg actress by the name of Kristina Smirnova (born 1983 in Latvia).

Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1990 — Stalin's Funeral — besprizornik — uncredited • 1999 — China Tea Set — Nikolay Sidikhin • 2003 — One Life — Pavel • 2005 — Shadowboxing — Sasha White • 2006 — Kiss of a Butterfly — Nikolai Orlanov • Prince Vladimir — Prince Vladimir — voice, animated film • Pushkin: The Last Duel — Alexander Pushkin • 2007 — The Irony of Fate 2 — Irakliy Izmaylov • 2008 — Admiral — General Kappel • 2009 — Taras Bulba — Narrator — voice • High Security Vacation — Viktor 'Sumrak' Sumarokov • 2011 — Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive — Vladimir Vysotsky / Yura • Yolki 2 — Vladimir Snegiryov • 2012 — The Ballad of Uhlans — Lieutenant Gorzhevskiy • Moms — Mikhail — Segment "My beloved" • 2016 — Sheep and Wolves — Magra — voice • After You're Gone — Alexey Temnikov • 2020 — The Last Frontier — Captain Ivan Starchak • 2021 — Summer Time: Travel Back — Yura Kovalev • Bender: The Beginning — Ibrahim Bender • Bender: Gold of the Empire • Saving Pushkin — Sergey Trofimov • 2022 — Mister Knockout — Grigory Kusikyants • Dads — Alexander • 2023 — Nuremberg — Roman Rudenko • Air — Alexey Astafiev • 2025 — August — Pavel Alyokhin TV • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2000 — Chivalric Romance • 2002 — Azazel — Ivan Brilling • 2002 — Brigada — Sasha White • 2004 — Moscow Saga — Vasily Stalin • 2005 — Yesenin — Sergey Yesenin • 2005 — The Master and Margarita — Yeshua Ha-Nozri • 2011 — Black Wolves — Pavel Khromov • 2017 — Trotsky — Vladimir Skalon • 2018 — Godunov — Boris Godunov • 2023 — Spy — Andrey Rybin • 2026 — Knyaz Andrey — Kuchko

Sergey Bezrukov was recorded at birth as Сергей Витальевич Безруков. The authorities additionally record the heading Sergey Vitalyevich Bezrukov. His recorded language was Russian. He was the child of Vitali Bezrukov.

Sergey Bezrukov is recorded as having received People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Merited Artist of Russia and chest badge «For Merits to the Moscow Region».