Yevgeny Vladimirovich Sidikhin () is a Russian film and theater actor and television presenter.
Early life and education Sidikhin was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia). He studied martial arts and boxing from the 4th grade and was a five-time champion in the City of Leningrad.
After high school he was accepted into the Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music, and Cinematography (LGITMiK). However, in his freshman year, he was drafted into the army. He served in Turkmenistan and in the military intelligence in Afghanistan. After completing his service, he returned to LGITMiK and graduated in 1989.
Career He worked at the Lensovet Theater and the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater and had a brief career of a talk show host at the Russian television channel NTV. He starred in his first film in 1991. Many of his roles take advantage of his martial arts skills and good looks; however, he always plays the emotional and human side of the character.
Awards 2000 – State Prize of Russia (for the film The Barracks) 2002 – Best Actor in a Foreign Film at the film festival Constellation for 27 Missing Kisses 2003 – Best Male Role in The Ark at the film festival Faces of Love in Moscow 2003 – Diploma for Performing Excellence at the film festival of Slavic and Eastern Orthodox Peoples Golden Knight (Zolotoy Vityaz) for the film Between Life and Death 2004 – Golden Eagle (Zolotoi Oryol) for the best male role in the TV series The Cab Driver
Personal life Yevgeny Sidikhin is married to actress Tatyana Borkovskaya and they have three daughters. His hobby is sailing yachts.
Selected filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes1991Behind the Last Line Victor Dremov 1991The Countess Nikita Shuvalov 1992The Executioner Yuri Kirsanov 1992Moscow Parade Gosha 1993Children of Iron Gods Ignat Morozov 1993Operation Lucifer Detective Zabelin 1993The Last Saturday Oleg 1994Two Brothers, One Sister Brother 1994Russian Transit Alexander 1995Wolf Blood Rodion Dobrykh 1995Vaska Easoff Vanka Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar1996Gisele's Mania Boris Kaplun 1997Burnt by the Frost Lasov 1998 (2005)Mama Don't Cry Zubek 1998Threesome Kostya 1999 The Barracks Precinct police lieutenant 2000–2006Bandit Petersburg 1-10 Kudasov 200027 Missing Kisses Alexander 2000House for the RichAlexei Serebriakov2001Achilles' Heel Maxim 2001Russian Beauty Yuri 2001Salomeya Fyodor Yalikov 2001The Cricket on the Hearth John 2002Antikiller Barkass 2002Backstage Anatoly Ivanovich Kuskov 2002The Ark Skipper 2002Falling Up Mason 2002SpetsnazBezrukov (episode 7)2003White Gold Lomov 2003Private Lives of Official Persons Anatoly 2003Between Life and Death Ian 2003The Cab Driver Ilya Orlov 2004Women in the Game Without Rules Pavel Vesnin 2004Big Girls' Games Vitalik 2004–2005MUR is MUR Alexander Ivanovich Smirnov, a detective 2005Tale about Happiness Victor Deryabin 2006Family Dinner Victorov 2007Kisses of Fallen Angels Roman 2007After Life Artem 2008A Woman in Berlin, a.k.a. Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin, with Nina Hoss, directed by Max Färberböck Andrei Rybkin, a Soviet officer Received The Best International Film Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, February 2009 2008Bes, a.k.a. DemonNikita 2008The North WindVasily Klintsov2008Ice Kiss Shevchenko, a KGB officer 2008Dead Souls General Shalamov2009Attack on Leningrad Korneyev 2009The Inhabited IslandFather-in-Law2013Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was...Colonel2016In the Forests of SiberiaAleksei2018Never Look Away2020PassengersAnatolyTV series2026Angels of WarSmetanin
References
External links
Yevgeny Sidikhin Official Site Yevgeny Sidikhin's Forum