Dmitri Petrovich Dyuzhev (; born July 9, 1978) is a Russian film and stage actor and singer.

Early life

Was born on July 9, 1978, in

Astrakhan Astrakhan (, ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the Caspian Depression, from the Caspian Se ...

, in the family of actor Petr Dyuzhev and Ludmila Dyuzheva. In 1995 he graduated the "School of Gifted Children" and entered the

GITIS The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) () is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, the school was founded on 22 September 1878 as the Shostakovsky Music School. It became the School of Mu ...

(Directing Department, acting group, workshop by

Mark Zakharov Mark Anatolyevich Zakharov (; 13 October 1933 – 28 September 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film director, screenwriter and pedagogue best known for his fantasy parable movies. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1991. Zakharo ...

). Dmitri played Donevan in ''

Boris Godunov Boris Feodorovich Godunov (; ; ) was the ''de facto'' regent of Russia from 1585 to 1598 and then tsar from 1598 to 1605 following the death of Feodor I, the last of the Rurik dynasty. After the end of Feodor's reign, Russia descended into t ...

''. Rehearsals coincided with the shooting of the television series '' Bayazet'', in which Dyuzhev was invited for one of the main roles, but Dmitri declined to act in the series.

Career

Since 2006, Dmitry Dyuzhev is an actor of the

Moscow Art Theatre The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; , ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was founded in by the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski, together with the playwright ...

. In 2015, Dmitry Dyuzhev made his debut as a theater director, staging the play ''Bench'' on the play of A. Gelman.

Personal life

On February 14, 2008, Dmitri married Tatiana Dyuzheva in a traditional Russian Orthodox ceremony held on July 20, 2008. They have one son. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Dmitri for his support of

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

. In February 2023

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sanctioned Dmitri Dyuzhev.

Selected filmography

Films

* '' Razborka v Manile'' (English title: '' Showdown in Manila'') (Russia/Philippines, 2016) as Victor * '' Beremennyy'' (English title: ''The Pregnant'') (Russia, 2011) as Sergey Dobrolyubov * ''Delo bylo na Kubani'' (Russia, 2011) * ''Utomlyonnye solntsem 2: Tsitadel'' (English title: '' Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel'') (Russia, 2011) as Banya * ''Lyubov' i zoloto'' (Russia, 2010) as Archaeologist * '' Hamlet. XXI Century'' (Russia, 2010) as Claudius * ''Blizkiy vrag'' (English title: ''Close Enemy'') (Russia, 2010) as Oleg * ''Moskva, ya lyublyu tebya!'' (Russia, 2010) * ''Utomlyonnye solntsem 2: Predstoyanie'' (English title: '' Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus'') (Russia, 2010) as Banya * ''Kanikuly strogogo rezhima'' (English title: ''

High Security Vacation ''High Security Vacation'' () is a 2009 Russian adventure comedy film directed by Igor Zaytsev. Plot Viktor Sumarokov – experienced thief-recidivist nicknamed Sumrak is a person of authority to all prisoners. Yevgeny Koltsov is a former Ministr ...

'') (Russia, 2009) as Evgeni Koltsov * ''Rokery'' (Russia, 2009) * ''Obratnaya storona'' (English title: ''The Other Side'') (Kazakhstan, 2009) as Bek * ''Ischeznovenie'' (Russia/Ukraine, 2008) * ''Zolotaya rybka'' (Russia, 2008) as Elvis * ''Tarif Novogodniy'' (English title: ''The New Year's Rate Plan'') (Russia, 2008) as Voditel' benzovoza * ''Rozygrysh'' (Russia, 2008) as Aleksandr Ivanovich * ''Svoj-Chuzhoj'' (Russia, 2008) as Matvej * ''Kuka'' (Russia, 2007) as Roma * ''Puteshestvie s domashnimi zhivotnymi'' (English title: ''

Travelling with Pets Travelling with Pets (, translit. Puteshestviye s domashnimi zhivotnymi) is a 2007 Russian romantic drama film directed by Vera Storozheva. It won the Golden George at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival The 29th Moscow Internatio ...

'') (Russia, 2007) as Sergei * ''Antidur'' (Russia, 2007) as Vel'mishev * ''Den pobedy'' (Russia, 2006) as Aleksei Privalov * ''Mne ne bol'no'' (Russia, 2006) as Oleg * ''Ostrov'' (English title: '' The Island'') (Russia, 2006) as otets Iov * ''Letuchaya mysh (Ukraine, 2005) as Al'fred * ''Mechtat ne vredno'' (English title: ''To Dream Harmlessly'') (Russia, 2005) as Andrian * ''Zhmurki'' (English title: ''

Dead Man's Bluff ''Dead Man's Bluff'' or ''Zhmurki'' () is a 2005 Russian black comedy/crime film. Director Aleksei Balabanov, who directed ''Brother'' and '' Brother 2'', uses cameo performances, by Russia's most prominent actors. The film depicts the anarchisti ...

'') (Russia, 2005) as Simon * ''Russkoe'' (Russia, 2004) as Slavka * ''Vsadnik po imeni Smert'' (English title: ''The Rider Named Death'') (Russia, 2004) as Azef * ''Slushatel'' (Russia, 2004) as Sidyachko * ''Kovcheg'' (Russia, 2002) * ''Aprel (Russia, 2002) * ''

Poisons or the World History of Poisoning ''Poisons or the World History of Poisoning'' () is a 2001 Russian fantastical absurdist comedy directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. Plot Young family of Volkov's, Oleg and Katya, move to an apartment they bought and get acquainted with their neighbor ...

'' (Яды, или Всемирная история отравлений, 2001) as ''Dr. Edme Costa'' * ''24 chasa'' (English title: ''24 Hours'') (Russia, 2000)

Television

*''Goodbye'' (Russia, 2024) as

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and Ivan *''

The Road to Calvary ''The Road to Calvary'' (), also translated as ''Ordeal'', is a trilogy of novels by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, tracing the fate of the Russian intelligentsia on the eve of, during, and after the revolution of 1917. It consists of the novels ' ...

'' (Russia, 2017) as Mamont Dalsky *''Osvoboditeli'' (Russia, 2010) as himself *''Verbnoe voskresen'e'' (Russia, 2009) as Artur *''Ty - eto ya'' (Russia, 2006) *''Karambol (Russia, 2006) as Slutskij *''Schastlivyy'' (Russia, 2005) as Nikita *''Ohotniki za ikonami'' (Russia, 2005) as Moshennik Rubl' *''Samara-gorodok'' (Russia, 2004) as Nikita Khabarov *''Komanda'' (Russia, 2004) as Mark Levin *''Stilet'' (Russia, 2003) as

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guard at the casino *''Na uglu, u Patriarshih 3'' (Russia, 2003) *''Rodina zhdet'' (English title: ''In the Service of My Country'') (Russia, 2003) as Nikolai Kavchugin *''Svetskie hroniki'' (Russia, 2002) as

Photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photograp ...

Petechka *''

Brigada ''Brigada'' (), also known as ''Law of the Lawless'', is a Russian 15-episode crime television miniseries that debuted in 2002. It became very popular in Russia and ex-Soviet countries as well as Eastern Europe, but received criticism for posit ...

'' (English title: ''Law of the Lawless'') (Russia, 2002) as Kosmos *''Marsh Turetskogo'' (Russia, 2000)

Voice

*''

Fantastic Journey to OZ ''Fantastic Journey to OZ'' (, ) is a 2017 Russian animated film based on the novel Urfin Jus and his Wooden Soldiers by Alexander Volkov. The film was directed by Vladimir Toropchin, Fyodor Dmitriev and Darina Schmidt. It is the first animate ...

'' (2017) as bear Topotun *'' Monstry protiv prisheltsev'' (English title: ''Monsters vs Aliens'') (USA, 2009) as The Missing Link *''Pro Fedota-streltsa, udalogo molodtsa'' (Russia, 2008) as General *''Lyagushachij raj'' (Russia, 2007)

Theatre

Moscow Art Theatre (2006–present): *2006 - ''Primadonny'' *2009 - '' Dvoryanskoe gnezdo'' (English title: ''Home of the Gentry'')

References

External links

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Kino-teatr.ru

Kinopoisk.ru

Ruskino.ru

Kinomania.ru
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dyuzhev, Dimitri 1978 births Living people Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Russian male television actors Russian male voice actors Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni 21st-century Russian male singers Anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Russia High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors alumni Honored Artists of the Russian Federation