Filipp Olegovich Yankovsky (russian: Фили́пп Оле́гович Янко́вский) is a Russian

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

. He was born on October 10, 1968, to actor

Oleg Yankovsky Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (russian: Оле́г Ива́нович Янко́вский; 23 February 1944 – 20 May 2009) was a Soviet and Russian actor who excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he beca ...

Life and career

Filipp Yankovsky was born October 10, 1968, in

Saratov Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 901 ...

in the family of actors

and Lyudmila Zorina. At that time, his parents played at the

Saratov Drama Theater Saratov Drama Theater (russian: Саратовский академический театр драмы имени И. А. Слонова) is located in the city of Saratov, Russia. It is one of the oldest theaters in Russia. Saratov Drama Theate ...

. When Filipp turned four, the family moved to

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. His first role as an actor was in the 1974 film '' The Mirror'' by

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

. In the same year he had an uncredited role in '' Under a Stone Sky''. Filipp's first role as a grown-up was in ''Sentimental Journey to Potatoes'' (1986). In 1990 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School ( Oleg Tabakov's course). Then he studied at VGIK from 1990 until 2004 at the directing faculty (workshop of Vladimir Naumov). Yankovsky began his directorial career with music videos — he has made approximately 150 music videos. In 1997, he was nominated for the Ovation Award as the best music video director. He made his directorial debut in 2002 with the feature film '' In Motion'', for which he was awarded the "Discovery of the Year" prize at the Nika Awards in 2003 and the audience award at

Kinotavr Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort town, resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Ru ...

. The film was about Sasha Guriev ( Konstantin Khabensky), a successful and charming journalist who suddenly realizes that he has found compromising evidence on his politician friend. His next directorial work was the 2005 screen version of Boris Akunin's detective novel ''

The State Counsellor ''The State Counsellor'' (russian: Статский советник, the 5th civil grade in the Table of Ranks of Imperial Russia) is the sixth novel in the Erast Fandorin historical detective series by Boris Akunin. It is subtitled "political ...

''. Oleg Menshikov, Nikita Mikhalkov and Konstantin Khabensky were the lead actors of the picture. In 2006 he directed ''

The Sword Bearer ''The Sword Bearer'' (russian: Меченосец, Mechenosets) is a 2006 Russian superhero thriller films directed by Filipp Yankovsky, based on Yevgeni Danilenko's book of the same name. Plot summary Sasha walks through his life, leaving a blood ...

'' which starred Artyom Tkachenko and Chulpan Khamatova.

Personal life

Family

*Wife -

Oksana Fandera Oksana Olegovna Fandera (russian: Оксана Олеговна Фандера; 7 November 1967), Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian actress. Biography Oksana Olegovna Fandera was born on November 7, 1967, in Odess ...

, actress; children: **Son - Ivan Yankovsky (born October 30, 1990), actor. **Daughter - Elizaveta Yankovskaya (born May 1, 1995).

Health

When Filipp was 41, he was diagnosed with

lymphoma Lymphoma is a group of blood and lymph tumors that develop from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). In current usage the name usually refers to just the cancerous versions rather than all such tumours. Signs and symptoms may include enl ...

. In 2016 it was reported that Yankovsky has been cured from stage III cancer, after undergoing

chemotherapy Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemothe ...

seven times.

Selected filmography

As actor:
* 1974 '' The Mirror'' (Зеркало) as 5-year-old Alyosha * 1986 ''

Sentimental Journey to the Potato ''Sentimental Journey to the Potato Country'' (russian: Сентиментальное путешествие на картошку, Sentimentalnoye puteshestviye na kartoshky) is a 1986 Soviet romance film directed by :ru:Долинин, Дмит� ...

'' (Сентиментальное путешествие на картошку) * 1991 '' Afghan Breakdown'' (Афганский излом) as Nikita Steklov, senior lieutenant * 2005 ''

'' (Статский советник) as a drunk hussar * 2011 '' Raspoutine'' (Распутин) as

Felix Yusupov Prince Felix Felixovich Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston (russian: Князь Фе́ликс Фе́ликсович Юсу́пов, Граф Сумаро́ков-Эльстон, Knyaz' Féliks Féliksovich Yusúpov, Graf Sumarókov-El'ston; – ...

* 2013 ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (Три мушкетера) as

Louis XIII of France Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown. ...

* 2014 '' Wonderworker'' (Чудотворец) as Nikolai Arbenin * 2016 '' Mysterious passion'' (Таинственная страсть) as Yan Tushinsky * 2016 ''

Brutus Marcus Junius Brutus (; ; 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC), often referred to simply as Brutus, was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Ser ...

'' (Брут) as Horst * 2022 '' We'' (Мы) As director * 2002 '' In Motion'' (В движении) * 2005 ''

'' (Статский советник) * 2006 ''

'' (Меченосец) * 2008 '' Rock Head'' (Каменная башка)

References

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 371. {{DEFAULTSORT:Yankovsky, Filip Russian male actors 1968 births Russian film directors Living people Russian people of Polish descent Recipients of the Nika Award Soviet male actors Moscow Art Theatre School alumni Actors from Saratov