Vladimir Vladimirovich Vdovichenkov (; born 13 August 1971) is a Russian theater and screen actor known for his roles in Brigada (2002), Leviathan (2014), Bummer (2003) and Salyut 7 (2017).
Early life and education Vdovichenkov was born in Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian RSFSR, Soviet Union. He pursued boxing while at school. After graduating from 42nd Kronstadt Nautical School in 1989, he served four years in the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet. He worked as a waiter while taking preparatory acting courses. As a student he appeared in music videos and commercials.
Career In 2000, While Vdovichenkov was a fourth-year student at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, director Alexey Sidorov cast him in a main role in the crime television series Brigada. This brought him fame in Russia and other Russian-speaking countries. In 2001, Vdovichenkov graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. He has performed at the Vakhtangov State Academic Theater since 2002.
In 2015, he married Elena Lyadova – his co-star in Leviathan (2014).
Filmography Film and television work Year Title Role Notes 1999 The President and His Granddaughter Presidential guard 2000 Artist and Master of Image 2001 Citizen of the head Kolya-afganets TV series 2001 April 2002 Hot Saturday 2002 Brigada Fil TV series 2003 Bimmer Kostyan 'Kot' 2004 Cadets politruk Vasily Bykov TV series 2004 Astrologer Sergey Chumakov – 'Astrologer' TV series 2004 Heaven and earth Gennady Nechaev TV series 2005 A Time to Gather Stones Captain Demin 2005 Seventh day brother Mikhail 2006 Bimmer – 2 Kostyan 'Kot' 2006 Besy Ivan Shatov TV series 2007 Paragraph 78 Skif part 1 2007 Paragraph 78 Skif part 2 2007 Racketeer Volodya 2008 Mymra TV movie 2008 Heavy Sand Volodya TV series 2009 Taras Bulba Ostap Bulba 2009 Forbidden Reality Gorshin 2009 Kromov Aleksey Kromov 2009 Exit Vlad TV movie 2010 If I loved you Pavel Neskuchnyy 2010 A man by the window Stas 2012 360 Sergei 2012 Once in Rostov Vyacheslav Tolstopyatov TV series 2012 August Eighth Prezident 2012 Feast locked Misha Sorokin 2012 The White Guard Kapitan Pleshko TV series 2013 Scouts major Vorotnikov TV series 2014 Leviathan Dmitriy 2015 Rodina Dmitry Bragin TV series 2015Poetic Portraits at Gift Festivaldocumentary film by shota kalandadze 2017 Salyut 7 Vladimir Fyodorov 2018 Beyond the Summit (So dna vershiny) Drama/sport feature film;2019 (Дорогой папа, Dorogoy papa) Вадим Дюмин / Vadim Dyumin, main character 2021 Batya 2022 Plast Slava2025 Batya 2: Ded Vladimir
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