Aleksei Valeryevich Serebryakov, (; born 3 July 1964) is a Russian stage and film actor. He started acting at 15, and is one of the most popular and highly paid Russian actors. He has appeared in Leviathan and McMafia.
Early life He was born on July 3, 1964, in Moscow. His father was an aircraft engineer and his mother worked as a doctor at Gorky Film Studio. As a child, he attended music school (accordion class); at the age of 13 he made his debut as an actor when his music teacher had published his photo in the newspaper Vechernyaya Moskva. Serebryakov came to the attention of directors Valery Uskov and Vladimir Krasnopolsky, who were responsible for casting the Soviet television series Eternal Call.
Career Career beginnings In 1986, he had graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts, where he had been attending the acting school of Oleg Tabakov, after which he played for several years at the Moscow Theatre-Studio "Tabakerka" directed by Oleg Tabakov. In 1991, he left the theater.
After having graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts, Serebryakov starred in several films, including Silent Outpost (1986) and Accused of the Wedding (1986), and some others. He gained wide popularity due to his main character as a criminal fighter in Vladimir Feoktistov's movie Fan (1989).
1990s–present In 1990, Serebryakov appeared in Afghan Breakdown, directed by Vladimir Bortko. He also starred in the 1990 film Accidental Waltz, for which he won the best actor prize at the Locarno Film Festival. In 1994, he appeared in the Sergey Livnov drama Hammer and Sickle.
Later in the decade, he also appeared in numerous TV series, including Bandit Petersburg, Empire Under Attack, The White Guard and many others. Concurrently, he starred in the movies "Antikiller 2: Antiterror" and "Escape" by Yegor Konchalovsky, Dead Man's Bluff by Aleksei Balabanov, The 9th Company and Dark Planet by Fyodor Bondarchuk, Vadim Shmelev's The Apocalypse Code, Gloss by Andrei Konchalovsky, "Golden Section" by Sergei Debizhev, Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman by Andrei Smirnov, "Solo on the Saxophone" by Alexander Kirienko and the fantasy-anthology film Fairytale.Is.
He had performed in Lenkom Theatre between 2009 and 2012. He played Sergei Mamontov in the partly biographical film The PyraMMMid (2011), a fictional story inspired by financier Sergei Mavrodi (the founder of MMM pyramid scheme). In 2014, Serebryakov played the lead role of Kolya in Andrey Zvyagintsev's internationally acclaimed drama Leviathan. After that, Serebryakov appeared in Sergei Puskepalis's directorial debut, Clinch.
In 2015–2016, he continued acting in TV series, including Fartsa and The Method. In 2017, he played role of Dr. Andrey Richter in Doctor Richter, a Russian remake of the American medical drama series, House. In the same year, he appeared in the historical fantasy feature film Furious. Serebryakov appeared in the 2018 BBC series McMafia, where he played Dimitri Godman, mafia boss father of protagonist Alex.
In 2021 he starred in the US film Nobody as the Russian mobster named Yulian.
In 2024, he starred in the Palme d'Or-winning Anora as Nikolai Zakharov, the oligarch father of Ivan.
Personal life Sergei Serebryakov has been living with his wife Maria since the 1980s; they got married in the 1990s, and they have three children, one from Maria's previous marriage and two adopted; in March 2012, Serebryakov moved to Canada with his family, citing corruption and political instability in Russia as obstacles to raising children.Актер Алексей Серебряков сбежал в Канаду, не выдержав жизни в России He later stated that living in Canada is cheaper, despite not having Canadian citizenship;Serebryakov: I lack Canadian citizenship, but it's twice cheaper to live there than in Russia article at Gazeta.Ru, February 26, 2019 (in Russian) in 2021, Serebryakov allegedly returned to Russia. According to the actor, "actually, I didn't go anywhere, I just took my children to study".Actor Aleksei Serebryakov returned to Russia article at Gazeta.Ru, March 16, 2021 (in Russian)
Political views In 2018, Serebryakov became embroiled in controversy over his statement in an interview that the most common traits of Russian people are "[brutal] force, rudeness and arrogance". He also said in the interview that he does not like two things about Vladimir Putin: lies and thieving. At a business forum in London later that year, he accused Russia of stirring up multiple wars.
In 2022, Serebryakov signed an open letter from the (organisation of Russian filmmakers) against Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.
Awards 1990: Locarno Film Festival – Best Actor Award (Accidental Waltz) 1993: Sozvezdie International Film Festival, Russia – special jury prize (Higher measure) 1994: Kinoshock Film Festival – best male role (Hammer and Sickle) 1998: Merited Artist of the Russian Federation — for services in the field of art 2000: Festival "Vivat, Cinema of Russia!" (St. Petersburg) – prize for the best male role (Tests for Real Men) 2006: Festival "Vivat, Cinema of Russia!" (St. Petersburg) – prize for the best role (Vanyukhin's Children) 2010: People's Artist of the Russian Federation — for great achievements in the field of art 2014: IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) at 45th International Film Festival of India – (Leviathan) 2019: Nika Award for Best Actor (Van Goghs)
Filmography + Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 2026 Tyulpany Grisha 2025 Yes! Big Billionaire French-Israeli-Cypriot-German film 2024 Anora Nikolai Zakharov American film 2022 Raiders of the Lost Library Arkady Little Red Riding Hood Westar The White List Korotkov 2021 Tell Her Nobody Yulian Kuznetsov American film 2020 Artyom The Petrichor Igor2019The Coldest GameGeneral Krutov Cosmic Voice NarratorVan Goghs Mark Ginsbourg Artist 2018How Vitka Chesnok Took Lyokha Shtyr to the Home for Invalids Lyokha Shtyr 2017Legend of Kolovrat Prince Yuri Grand prince of Ryazan 2016Dr. Richter Dr. Andrey Richter Based on Dr. Gregory House 2015Clinch Vitaly Feodorov Literature teacher. 2014Leviathan Kolya Nominated-European Film Award for Best Actor 2011The PyraMMMid Sergei MamontovOnce Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman LebedaFairytale.Is Dad 2010Ivanov Nikolai Ivanov Ivanov's adaptation 2008The Inhabited Island Strannik 2007 Tiski Major Dudaitis, from FSKN Gloss Stasis Konservy Usoltsev, Solyoniy The Apocalypse Code Sergei Cargo 200 Alexei Belov 2006 Transit Capt. Yurchenko 2005 The 9th Company Capt. from reconnaissance unit Dead Man's Bluff "Doctor" Run All Day Colonel Pakhomov 2003 Antikiller 2: Antiterror (ru) Uzhakh Aduev 1998 Tests for Real Men Тесты для настоящих мужчин1994 Hammer and Sickle Evdokim Kuznetsov 1991 Afghan Breakdown Sgt. Arsyonov 1990 Accidental Waltz Sergei Disintegration Valery + Television Year Title Role NotesRef. 1973–1983 Eternal Call Dima 2000 Empire Under Attack Boris Savinkov Bandit Petersburg. Advocate Oleg Zvantsev. "White Advocate" 2003 Bayazet (ru) Lieutenant Karabanov World Wide 3 Makarius' father 2004 The Penal Battalion (ru) Vasilii Tverdokhlebov 2011 The White Guard Felix Nay-Tours, colonel of the Hussars Diamond Hunters Nikolai Shakhov 2015 The Method Anufriev 2018 McMafia Dimitri GodmanBritish series 2021 Your Honor Razin 2024 Others Professor Alexander Ivanovich Ilyinsky
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External links
Aleksei Serebryakov on KinoPoisk