Grigory Davidovich Siyatvinda (; born 26 April 1970) is a Russian stage and film actor. He has been awarded the Merited Artist of the Russian Federation in 2006 and the State Prize of the Russian Federation laureate in 2004.President's decree № 684 at Kremlin.ru (in Russian)President's decree № 766 at Kremlin.ru (in Russian)
Biography Siyatvinda was born into a mixed-race family in Tyumen, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (modern-day Tyumen Oblast of Russia). His mother was a native of Tyumen and his father, David Siatwinda, was a medical student from Zambia.Fate of a Man talk show by Russia-1, 14 December 2018 (in Russian) Due to a mistake in his birth certificate, Grigory's surname transformed into Siyatvinda.Yaroslav Schedrov. How Siyatvindas appeared in Rus' article at Moskovskij Komsomolets, 7 June 2007 (in Russian) After two and a half years, the family moved to Zambia. When Siyatvinda turned five, his parents divorced. Siyatvinda and his mother returned to Tyumen where he was raised by his stepfather, a well-known Tyumen artist Anatoly Kvasnevsky.My Hero. Grigory Siyatvinda talk show at the official TV Center TV channel, 1 March 2018 (in Russian) Siyatvinda identifies as a Russian.Veronika Chugunkina. Grigory and Tatiana Siyatvinda: The story of love from the first hands article from Hello! Russia, 20 May 2017 (in Russian) When he was twelve, he began attending drama school.Elena Trishina.Synthetic Grisha interview at Ogoniok №36, 12 October 2003 (in Russian)
After secondary school, he studied engineering cybernetics at Tyumen State Oil and Gas University but dropped out within a year. He served in the Soviet Army armoured corps. Later, he took acting courses from Alla Kazanskaya in the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute.Grigory Siyatvinda. On the Night Watching talk show by Boris Berman and Ildar Zhandarev, 27 April 2018 (in Russian) As a student, he began performing at the Vakhtangov Theatre and, upon graduation in 1995, became an actor of the Satyricon theatre where he continues to act.Grigory Siyatvinda at the official Satyricon page
He performed in many classical plays such as The Threepenny Opera, Hamlet, Macbeth, A Profitable Position, and Masquerade. He also performed in some modern plays including the role of Toby in Martin McDonagh's A Behanding in Spokane. In 2004, he was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation for his distinguished stage performance. Noteworthy roles he played at the Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre include Max in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing and Glum the giant in Grigori Gorin's The House That Swift Built. At the Moscow Art Theatre, he notably performed in the rock play Rebels.Grigory Siyatvinda at the official Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre pageRebels at the Moscow Art Theatre website
Siyatvinda's debuted in film in the tragicomedy Don't Play the Fool... in 1997. He rose in popularity in 2005 after his performance in Aleksei Balabanov's black comedy Dead Man's Bluff playing failed criminal, Eggplant, alongside Sergei Makovetsky and Anatoly Zhuravlyov. Afterwards, he acted in films and television series such as Deadly Force 6 and Paragraph 78. He also played Mikhail Jackovich in the sitcom Kitchen and its two spinoffs: Hotel Eleon and Grand.Hotel Eleon at IMDbGrand at IMDb In 2003, Siyatvinda hosted Morning at NTV on the NTV TV channel. He appeared in the first season of ice show contest Ice Age. Siyatvinda is married to Russian dancer and choreographer Tatiana Siyatvinda.
Selected filmography Don't Play the Fool... (1997) as Vasya Dead Man's Bluff (2005) as Eggplant Deadly Force 6 (2005) as Ngubiev Paragraph 78 (2007) as Festival All Inclusive (2011) as Karaduman Fairytale.Is (2011) as Sprehshtalmeyster Kitchen (2015–2016) as Mikhail Jackovich Hotel Eleon (2016–2017) as Mikhail Jackovich Forsaken (2018) as Grisha Star Grand (2018–present) as Mikhail Jackovich Desperate Shareholders (2022) as Leonid
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External links
Grigory Siyatvinda at the official Satyricon page (in Russian) Grigory Siyatvinda at the official Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre page (in Russian) Grigory Siyatvinda at the official Moscow Art Theatre page