Oleg Zagorodnii (; born 27 October 1987) is a Ukrainian actor, best known for the 2021 gay romantic war drama film Firebird.
Biography Oleg Zagorodnii was born on 27 October 1987 in Kyiv, Soviet Ukraine. He studied at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, from where he graduated in 2010. After that, he started to work at the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Russian Drama.
In 2012, Zagorodnii decided to move to Russia and there he began to work at the acclaimed Gogol Center in Moscow.
In 2021, Zagorodnii starred in Firebird as Roman Matvejev, a fighter pilot of the Soviet Air Force who falls in love with private Sergey Serebrennikov (Tom Prior) during the active time of the Cold War in the 1970s. The film received backlash in Russia for "shaming Moscow".
In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zagorodnii launched a military-style fashion brand called Brave+1 to use its profits and donations to make military uniforms for Ukrainian soldiers.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes2012 Dzhamayka Tolik TV series (1 episode) Pyrih Short; as Oleh Zahorodniy Almost Love Short; as Oleh Zahorodniy 2013 Oboroten v pogonakh Dima Kolesnikov 2016 The Choice The Guy Short2018 Raduga v podnebes'ye Vadim TV mini series Who Are You? TV mini series 2019 Vskrytiye pokazhet TV series (1 episode)2021 Plennista TV series Firebird Roman Matvejev Lead role Living with Nadiya TV mini series Hold Me Short You can trust me Maksim TV mini series 2024 The Mafia Boss TV mini series2026 Untouched Scent Den Howard Lexus Completed TV series
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