Alexander Stanislavovich Dyachenko (; born June 12, 1965) is a Russian actor, record producer and musician.
Biography Alexander Dyachenko was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union in southern Saint Petersburg, Russia. He studied at Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University and then received his master's degree in acting from Columbia University of New York.
He started acting in small roles in films. In 1994, he received an offer to try his hand in sports management. As a child Dyachenko loved hockey, he immediately agreed to work as an agent of the Russian hockey players. In 1998, Alexander left his job and moved to the U.S. where he received an actor's education, training in Los Angeles under the teacher Milton Katselos. He acted on stage in Chicago.Интервью: Александр Дьяченко отвечает на вопросы читателей «Комсомольской правды»
His acting career in Russia began with the film Brother 2. In the film, he played the twin brothers Dmitry and Konstantin Gromov. He was cast in a number of Russian films and serials. From his youth Dyachenko has also been a musician; composing, arranging and performing on the guitar and singing. He has recorded some of his songs in a Chicago studio with well-known musicians. In 2012, Alexander, together with drummer Boris Lifschits, created a musical project Antigo.
In year 2011, Dyachenko gave his first Bollywood appearance in 7 Khoon Maaf (an Indian Hindi film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced by Ronnie Screwvala). He played the role of Nikolai Vronsky, the fourth husband of Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes (Priyanka Chopra) who was actually as a Russian spy leading a double life. His role and performance was quite appreciated in Hindi Cinema and the movie made good business at box office.
He appeared in the first season of ice show contest Ice Age.
Selected filmography 2000 — Brother 2 as Dmitry Gromov / Konstantin Gromov 2001 — The Lion's Share as Musa Mahmaev 2002 — The Star as Galiev 2003 — Bajazet as Nazar Minayevich Vatnin, esaul 2004 — Women's Intuition as Alexander 2005 — Women's Intuition 2 as Alexander 2006 — Wolfhound as Kanaon 2006 — Leshiy as Alexey Nikitin 2006 — Friend or foe as Denis Volkov 2008 — On the Roof of the World as Dmitry 2010 — Inherited Marriage as Urmas 2011 — 7 Khoon Maaf as Nicolai Vronsky 2012 — Hunting for Gauleiter as Yakov 2013 — Ash as Diego, Spaniard 2014 — Silver Spoon as Vladimir Yakovlevich SokolovskyАлександр Дьяченко: «Таких проблем, как в сериале «Мажор», в реальной жизни я не решаю» 2018 — McMafia as Oleg, Russian embassy employee 2018 — Hunter Killer as Russian president Nikolai Zakarin 2018 — Double Lies as Leo 2019 — Trap for the Queen as Kirill, stepfather of Maria
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ANTIGO — музыкальный проект Александра Дьяченко совместно с Борисом Лифшицем Alexander Dyachenko on Kinopoisk