Oleg Menshikov
Oleg Menshikov | |
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| Оле́г Евге́ньевич Ме́ньшиков | |
 Oleg Menshikov (2018) | |
| Born | Oleg Evgenyevich Menshikov 8 November 1960 |
| Alma mater | Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse |
Anastasia Chernova (m. 2005) |
Oleg Evgenyevich Menshikov, PAR (Template:Lang-ru; born 8 November 1960) is a Russian actor, theatre director and occasional singer.[1] He is the current artistic director of the Yermolova Theatre in Moscow.
Internationally, Menshikov is the best known for his roles in the films by Nikita Mikhalkov Burnt by the Sun (1994), The Barber of Siberia (1998), Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010) and Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel (2011), as well as for his performance in Régis Wargnier's East/West (1999).
Menshikov is the winner of a Laurence Olivier Award, a Nika Award and three State Prizes of the Russian Federation, and the recipient of the Order of Honour of the Russian Federation.
Early life
Menshikov was born in Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, to father Evgeny (born 1934), a military engineer, and mother Yelena (born 1933), a doctor.[2][3]
In addition to regular school, Menshikov also attended music school, where he played the piano and the violin.[2] In 1977, he enrolled the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School, where he studied acting under Vladimir Monakhov.[3]
Career
Menshikov had his debut role in the 1980 television film Zhdu i nadeyus (Template:Lang-ru; Template:Lang-en) by Suren Shazbazyan. The next year he made his film debut in Family Relations, which was his first collaboration with Nikita Mikhalkov. Menshikov then went on to star a series of successful films that made him a star in the Soviet Union, including Flights in Dreams and Reality, My Favourite Clown, Through Main Street with an Orchestra and Moonzund. He garnered further critical acclaim for his performance in Dyuba-Dyuba (1992), for which he was nominated for a Nika Award.
Menshikov first attracted international media attention in the Globe Theatre production When She Danced, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role. He gained further success with Nikita Mikhalkov's Burnt by the Sun, in which he portrayed a manipulative and suicidal NKVD agent during Joseph Stalin's Great Purge. Burnt by the Sun won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Menshikov reprised his role in the Burnt by the Sun sequels Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010) and Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel (2011).
In 1996, Menshikov starred in Sergei Bodrov's Prisoner of the Mountains, for which he won a Nika Award for Best Actor. He went on to star in Mikhalkov's The Barber of Siberia (1998) opposite Julia Ormond, and in Régis Wargnier's East/West (1999) opposite Sandrine Bonnaire and Catherine Deneuve. His most recent credits include performances in the television series Prime Suspect 6 (2003), films The State Counsellor (2005) as Erast Fandorin and Legend № 17 (2013) as Anatoly Tarasov, and the miniseries Doctor Zhivago (2006).
In 1997, Menshikov was the President of the Jury at the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.[4] Since 2012, he has served as the artistic director of the Yermolova Theatre in Moscow.[5]
Menshikov is a three-time winner of the annual State Prize of the Russian Federation for his outstanding contribution to film art.[6][7][8] In 2003, he was named a People's Artist of Russia.[9] Menshikov was presented with the Order of Honour in 2010.[10]
Personal life
In 2005, Menshikov married fellow actress Anastasia Chernova.[11] He resides in Moscow.[3]
Filmography
| Title in English | Original title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Wait and Hope | Жду и надеюсь Zhdu i nadeyus |
1980 | Shurka Domok | Television film |
| Family Relations | Родня Rodnya |
1981 | Kirill | Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov |
| The Pokrovsky Gate | Покровские ворота Pokrovskye vorota |
1982 | Konstantin Romin | Directed by Mikhail Kozakov |
| Flights in Dreams and Reality | Полёты во сне и наяву Polyoty vo sne i nayavu |
1982 | Alisa's friend | |
| The Kiss | Поцелуй Potselui |
1983 | Merzlyakov | Television film |
| Stripe of Obstacles | Полоса препятствий Polosa prepyatstvii |
1982 | Vladimir Mezhirov | |
| Капитан Фракасс Kapitan Fracasse |
1984 | Baron de Sigognac | Television miniseries | |
| Володя большой, Володя маленький Volodya bolshoi, Volodya malenkii |
1985 | Vladimir Salimovich | Television film | |
| Михайло Ломоносов Mikhailo Lomonosov |
1986 | Dmitry Vinogradov | Television series | |
| Moonzund | Моонзунд | 1987 | Sergei Artenyev | |
| My Favorite Clown | Мой любимый клоун Moi lyubimyi kloun |
1986 | Sergei Sinicyn | |
| Through Main Street with an Orchestra | По главной улице с оркестром Po glavnoi ulice s orkestrom |
1987 | Korolykov | |
| Splashes of Champagne | Брызги шампанского Bryzgi shampanskogo |
1988 | Sergei | |
| Life by Limit | Жизнь по лимиту Zhizny po limitu |
1988 | Misha | |
| The Stairway | Лестница Lestnitsa |
1989 | Vladimir Piroshnikov | |
| The Pit | Яма Yama |
1990 | Vasiliy Likhonin | |
| Dyuba-Dyuba | Дюба-дюба | 1992 | Andrei Pletnyov | |
| Burnt by the Sun | Утомлённые солнцем Utomlyonnye solncem |
1994 | Dmitry Arsentyev | Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov |
| Prisoner of the Mountains | Кавказский пленник Kavkazskii plennik |
1996 | Sanya "Slai" | |
| The Barber of Siberia | Сибирский цирюльник Sibirskii tsiryulynik |
1998 | Andrei Tolstoi / Andrew McCracken | Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov |
| Mama | Мама | 1999 | Lyonchik | |
| East/West | Est – Ouest | 1999 | Aleksei Golovin | |
| Prime Suspect 6 | — | 2003 | Milan Lukic | Television series, 2 episodes |
| The State Counsellor | Статский советник Statskii sovetnik |
2005 | Erast Fandorin | |
| Золотой телёнок Zolotoi telyonok |
2006 | Ostap Bender | Television miniseries | |
| Doctor Zhivago | Доктор Живаго | 2006 | Yuri Zhivago | Television miniseries |
| Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus | Утомлённые солнцем 2: Предстояние Utomlyonnye solncem 2: Predstoyanie |
2010 | Dmitry Arsentyev | Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov |
| What Men Talk About | О чём говорят мужчины O chyom govoryat muzhchiny |
2010 | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| Burnt by the Sun 2 | Утомлённые солнцем 2: Предстояние' Utomlyonnye solncem 2: Citadely |
2011 | Dmitry Arsentyev | Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov |
| Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel | Утомлённые солнцем 2: Цитадель Utomlyonnye solncem 2 |
2011 | Dmitry Arsentyev | Television series Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov |
| Legend № 17 | Легенда №17 Legenda №17 |
2013 | Anatoly Tarasov | |
| Attraction | Притяжение | 2017 | Valentin Lebedev, colonel | |
| Gogol. The Beginning | Гоголь. Начало | 2017 | Yakov Guro | |
| Gogol. Terrible Revenge | Гоголь. Страшная месть | 2018 | Yakov Guro |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Dovzhenko Award | 1987 | Silver Medal for Acting | Moonzund | Won |
| Golden Aries Award | 1996 | Outstanding Contribution to Film | — | Won |
| Golden Eagle Award | 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Legend № 17 | Nominated |
| Kinotavr Film Festival Award | 1996 | Grand Prix | Prisoner of the Mountains | Won |
| Laurence Olivier Award | 1992 | Best Performance in a Supporting Role | When She Danced | Won |
| Moscow Seasons Theatre Festival | 1990 | Prize in Acting | Caligula | Won |
| Nika Award | 1993 | Best Actor | Dyuba-Dyuba | Nominated |
| 1997 | Prisoner of the Mountains | Won | ||
| Russian Film Critics' Award | 1994 | Actor of the Year | Burnt by the Sun | Won |
| Russian Guild of Film Critics Award | 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Legend № 17 | Nominated |
| State Prize of the Russian Federation | 1995 | Outstanding Contribution to Film Art | Burnt by the Sun | Won |
| 1997 | Prisoner of the Mountains | Won | ||
| 1999 | The Barber of Siberia | Won | ||
| Triumph Independent Film Award | 1996 | Outstanding Contribution to Culture | — | Won |
| Victor Rozov Theatre Award | 1993 | Contribution to Theatre | N | Won |
Honours
- France: Ordre des Palmes Académiques (2003)
- Russia: People's Artist of Russia (2003)
- Russia: Order of Honour (2010)
- Russia: Lev Nikolaev Medal for Achievement in Art
References
- ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 444–445. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ^ a b "Картинка: Олег Меньшиков". Km.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Олег Меньшиков / Oleg Menshikov". Peoples.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ^ Pyatakov, Sergei (4 April 2012). "Олег Меньшиков станет худруком театра им. Ермоловой". Ria.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Указ Президента РФ от 27.05.1996 № 779". Wikisource.ru (in Russian). 27 May 1996. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Указ Президента РФ от 06.06.1998 № 657". Wikisource.ru (in Russian). 6 June 1998. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Указ Президента РФ от 09.06.2000 № 1085". Wikisource.ru (in Russian). 9 June 2000. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 05.06.2003 г. № 621". Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 5 June 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.11.2010 г. № 1385". Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 8 November 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Oleg Evgenyevich Menshikov". Gloriamundi.ru (in Russian). 23 May 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
External links
- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Serpukhov
- Soviet male film actors
- Russian male film actors
- Soviet male television actors
- Russian male television actors
- Russian male stage actors
- Russian theatre directors
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- People's Artists of Russia
- State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates
- Laurence Olivier Award winners
- Recipients of the Nika Award