Vyacheslav Yuryevich Chepurchenko (; born July 29, 1987) is a Russian theatre, film, and television actor.Moscow Oleg Tabakov Theatre profileSaratov State Conservatory alumni profile

Biography

Early life Chepurchenko was born on July 29, 1987, in Rostov-on-Don. Soon after, his family moved to Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast. His mother, Irina Igorevna Chepurchenko (née Zezerova), is an actress who worked for eleven years with the Kamyshin Drama Theatre troupe.Артисты. Вячеслав Чепурченко. Биография, роли в театре, фотографии. Official website of the Moscow Oleg Tabakov TheatreA. Serezhnikova. Тёплая встреча.

He was raised primarily by his mother and grandparents. He attended secondary schools No. 4 and No. 14 in Kamyshin. During his school years, he sang, danced, played sports, and hosted school events, although he was an average student academically.

After graduating from school, he initially planned to join the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. However, after visiting an open day at the Saratov State Conservatory, he was noticed by People's Artist of the RSFSR and theatre pedagogue Alexander Galko, who encouraged him to pursue acting. Chepurchenko passed the entrance exams with the highest possible score.

In 2005, he enrolled in the Theatre Institute of the Saratov State Conservatory named after L. V. Sobinov and graduated in 2009 with a degree in dramatic theatre and film acting (class of Alexander Galko and Artyom Kuzin). During his studies, he performed on the stage of the Saratov Academic Drama Theatre named after I. A. Slonov.Наши выпускники. Выпуск 2009 года.

In 2008, he was awarded the Oleg Tabakov Named Scholarship for academic excellence.

Career In 2009, after graduating, Chepurchenko joined the troupe of the Moscow Theatre-Studio under the direction of Oleg Tabakov (now the Moscow Oleg Tabakov Theatre). His debut role was Slavik in Wolves and Sheep, directed by Konstantin Bogomolov.

He later performed leading and supporting roles in numerous productions, including Confessions of Felix Krull, Twelfth Night, The Seagull, The Tempest, and My Fair Lady. Alongside theatre work, he has appeared extensively in television series and films, with over 45 screen projects.

In 2020, Chepurchenko participated in season seven of the television show Ice Age, partnered with Olympic champion Tatyana Totmyanina and later with world championship medalist Yana Khokhlova. He finished as the silver medalist and subsequently toured Russia with ice shows produced by Ilya Averbukh.

Personal life Chepurchenko has been married twice. His first marriage ended shortly after being registered in 2017. In 2019, he married Ekaterina Chepurchenko. They have two children: daughter Yaroslava (born 2019) and son Timofey (born 2021).

Theatre

Saratov Academic Drama Theatre Running Away from Love by Lope de Vega (2007) — Carlos The Poor Bride by Alexander Ostrovsky (2008) — Merich Four Meetings (2009) — Train Driver

Moscow Oleg Tabakov Theatre Wolves and Sheep (2009) — Slavik The Marriage of Figaro (2009) — Cherubino Confessions of Felix Krull (2010) — Felix Krull Twelfth Night (2013) — Sebastian Madame Bovary (2014) — Leon The Seagull (2014) — Semyon Medvedenko My Fair Lady (2019) — Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Filmography Film and television 2011 – Pyatnitsky (episode 10, “Duty”) – Vasily Donskoy, son of a fallen district police officer 2012 – The Cart (short film) – He 2012 – Through My Eyes – Alyosha Kazantsev 2012 – Mosgaz – Yurkov, sergeant, district police inspector 2013 – Farewell – Alexander Lindt, pop star 2013 – Weekend – Max, car thief 2013 – Summer Holidays – Denis, musician and poet 2014 – Demons – Erkel, artillery ensign 2014 – Goodbye, My Love! – Leonid Suprunov, lawyer 2015 – Infidelity – Vyacheslav “Slava” Salnikov, Asya's lover, student, son of oligarch Oleg SalnikovActor Vyacheslav Chepurchenko: “Infidelity is cruel, but very honest” 2015 – A Look from the Past – Pyotr Lebedkin, detective 2015 – The Young Guard – Oleg Koshevoy, one of the leaders of the Soviet underground resistance organization 2015 – These Eyes Opposite – Valery Obodzinsky (young years) 2015 – City – Yasha “Gypsy” (Yakov Ilyin) 2016 – Anna Detective (episode “The Night Guest”) – Kireev 2016 – A Normal Life (short film) – Dmitry 2016 – Paradise Corner – Petya Nagibin 2017 – The Nail (short film) – Playboy 2017 – The Bride – Ivan 2017 – Different Blood – Gustav 2017 – Happiness from Shards – Kirill Soloukhin 2017 – Sleeping – Sasha Terekhov, blogger 2017 – Wings of Empire – Girs, fellow student of Kirill Kirsanov-Dvinsky 2017 – Bad Daughter – Andrey Perepechko 2017 – Living Until Love – Alexey Govorov 2018 – Gurzuf – Yasha “Gypsy”, thief 2018 – Witnesses (segment “The Violin”) – Kurt 2019 – Idol – Nikolai Berezin (“Niber”), black market trader 2019 – How Long Does Love Live – Alexander 2019 – Shorter – Igor 2019 – Diplomat – Roman Rozhkov 2019 – Unfinished Fight – Junior lieutenant 2019 – Moms of Champions – Mitya Petrov, diver 2019 – Zuki – Nikita Davydov, programmer and IT teacher 2020 – Wolf – Yuri 2020 – Plague! – William, messenger 2020 – Plague! Second Wave – William, messenger 2020 – Crazy New Year – William, messenger 2020 – Grand (season 4) – Andrey Bykovsky, actor 2020 – Retrial – Pyotr Kononenko, car thief 2021 – Ghost – Andrey Fyodorov, hacker 2021 – The Finder 6 (episode 16) – Anton “Evil”, video blogger 2022 – Holms – (in production) 2022 – Holidays – Seryozha 2022 – The Whirlpool – Sergey 2022 – More Fun Together – Roman 2023 – Trader – Slava 2023 – GDR – Kirill Alikin, journalist 2023 – Sex. Before and After – Slava, bartender 2023 – Turning Up the Heat – Vladimir 2023 – Summer in the City – Pavel 2023 – Funny Story – Peter the Great 2024 – The Games – Vitaly Timoshkin 2024 – Helping the Ex – German 2024 – Divorce of Convenience – Andrey 2025 – Cynics – Anton Lebedev, yoga instructor 2025 – Konstantinopol – Remnev (Antonio Navarra)

Television Ice Age (2020) — contestant, runner-up Celebrities in Africa (2022) — contestant, 5th place Krug (2025) — host Chase (2025) — host

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