Maksim Viktorovich Averin (; 26 November 1975 ) is a Russian actor who works in theater, film and television. He is best known for starring in the long running medical drama television series '' Sklifosovsky''. He is also a television director and presenter. He was named an

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also known as Honored Artist of Russia, is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is awarded to actors, directors, filmmakers, writers, d ...

in 2014.

Biography

Maksim Averin was born in

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. His father worked at the ''

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'' as a painter-decorator. Averin made his debut on the silver screen at the age of six. Once in second grade Maksim refused to write a math test and said that he did not need it at drama school. In 1997 he graduated with honors from

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, at the

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. He played in the Satyricon Theatre for eighteen years, In Satyricon he played in ''Macbeth, Richard III, King Lear, Lion in Winter, Hamlet, Hedda Gabler'' and others. January 7, 2023, against the backdrop of

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, was included in the sanctions list of Ukraine.

Career

Maksim Averin’s film career began in 1999 with the role of Korabelnikov in the comedy ''Love is Evil'' directed by Vladimir Zaykin. After this work, the actor even was called Russian

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. He won the

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Award for Best Actor on TV in 2011. Since 2014 Averin host of the show ''Three Chords'' on

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Filmography

References

External links

Official website
* * 1975 births Living people Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Russian male television actors Male actors from Moscow 21st-century Russian male actors 20th-century Russian male actors Russian television directors Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Russian male voice actors Russian television presenters {{Russia-actor-stub