Mikhail Yevgenyevich Porechenkov (; born 2 March 1969) is a Russian film actor, producer, director. He became famous after his lead role as FSB Agent Alexey Nikolayev in the TV series ''National Security Agent'' (1999–2005). In 2008, Porechenkov produced, directed and starred in ''

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'' (День Д), a Russian remake of the 1985 American action film ''

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''.

Biography

Porechenkov was born in

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to parents Yevgeny Mikhailovich Porechenkov and Galina Nikolayevna Porechenkova. His father was a Soviet Navy officer, and his mother was a building engineer. Since his parents were busy at work, he, in general, was raised until the age of 5 by his grandmother in a village of

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, and then, before going to school, he returned to Leningrad. In the late 1970s, his father was appointed as an inspector of the Polish

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, where Soviet ships were built, thus, in the first years of schooling, Porechenkov had to leave Leningrad and move, along with his family, to the

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. There, he began to study in a Soviet Embassy boarding school in Warsaw. During the education period, he became interested in sports, especially

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. After graduating from school in 1986, he went to the

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, where he entered the Tallinn Higher Military-Political Construction School to earn a political officer degree. Despite sporting achievements—Porechenkov earned the rank of the Candidate for Master of Sport in Boxing after his successful performance at the college championship and municipal tournament in Tallinn, he was dismissed from the college in 1990, just 10 days before his graduation. When he returned home from Estonia, he worked in a picture framing studio, and attended

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Armen Borisi Dzhigarkhanyan (3 October 193514 November 2020) was a Soviet Union, Soviet, Armenian, and Russian actor. Born and raised in Yerevan, Dzhigarkhanyan started acting in the academic and Russian theaters of the city, before moving to Mos ...

's class in the

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(VGIK), which he did not graduate from. In 1991 he entered the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography (LGITMiK), Veniamin Filshtinsky's class, and graduated in 1996.

Controversy

In October 2014, Porechenkov was wanted by Ukrainian authorities for allegedly engaging in terrorist activities in

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. Porechenkov was filmed firing a heavy weapon whilst visiting fighters besieging Donetsk International Airport and wearing protective clothing with 'Press' markings. Ukrainian officials said they would charge him with "participation in terrorist activities of the so-called DNR" and participation in activities of "armed gangs." Since 2015 Porechenkov is banned from entering

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Awards and nominations

Awards

* Golden Mask, 1996 – for the role of Pozzo in Yuri Butusov's play ''

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'' * Golden Sofit, ???? * Sozvezdie, ???? * Vladislav Strzhelchik Prize, 1999 – Ensemble cast (Yuri Butusov's play ''

'') * FSP Prize, 2008 - Acting Work (for the lead role in TV series ''

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'' and the creation of Russian officer characters in other films) *

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Prize, 2009 (for the lead role in Anton Yakovlev's play ''

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'')

Nominations

* Golden Eagle Award, 2006 – Best Leading Actor (''

The 9th Company ''9th Company'' () is a 2005 Russian war film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk and set during the Soviet–Afghan War. The film is loosely based on a real-life battle that took place at Hill 3234 in early 1988, during Operation Magistral, the las ...

'') * Golden Eagle Award, 2006 – Best Supporting Actor (''Soldier's Decameron'') *

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, 2006 – Best Supporting Actor (''

'') * MTV Russia Movie Awards, 2006 – Best Male Performance (''

'') * MTV Russia Movie Awards, 2007 – Best Kiss (''Svyaz'') * Golden Eagle Award, 2009 – Best TV Actor (''

'') * MTV Russia Movie Awards, 2009 – Best Male Performance (''Realnyy papa'') * MTV Russia Movie Awards, 2009 – Best Comedic Performance (''Realnyy papa'') * Georges Awards, 2015 – Russian Actor of the Year (''Poddubny'')Cписок номинантов на премию «Жорж 2015»
/ref> * Georges Awards, 2015 – Russian Hero of the Year (''Poddubny'')

Filmography

Film

* ''Koleso lyubvi'' (1994) * ''Telo kapitana budet predano zemle, a starshiy michman budet pet'' (1998) * ''

Women's Property ''Women's Property'' () is a Russian 1999 romantic drama based on the eponymous story by Valentin Chernykh, directed by Dmitry Meskhiev. Plot A young entrant, Andrei Kalinin, passes exams to a theatrical institute. He lacks artistic acumen yet has ...

'' (1999) * ''National Security Agent'' (1999) * ''Gangster Petersburg: Baron'' (2000) - Maks * ''

Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season ''Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season'' () is a 2000 Russian comedy film. Plot Kuzmich and Semyonov feel bored at the 13th cordon until the season of "checks" and "inspections" begins. The first inspectors are from the Ministry of ...

'' (2000) * ''

Mechanical Suite ''Mechanical Suite'' () is a 2001 Russian comedy-drama film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev. The film is based on the story ''Brothers'' by Janusz Głowacki. Plot Kolya (Sergei Golovkin), an employee from the patent department of a plant, goes to L ...

'' (2002) - Mityagin * ''Vovochka'' (2002) - Lt. Grigori Pinduzhin * ''Dnevnik kamikadze'' (2003) * ''Trio'' (2003) - Alexei * '' Peculiarities of National Politics'' (2003) - Vanya * ''Tayna volchey pasti'' (2004) * ''Soldatskiy dekameron'' (2005) - Panteleyev * ''

'' (2005) - Aleksandr Dygalo * ''Bolshaya lyubov'' (2006) - Anton Ulybabov * ''Svyaz'' (2006) - Ilya * ''Zhara'' (2006) - Mikhail Porechenkov * ''The Great Love'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2007) - Prince

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* ''Realnyy papa'' (2008) * ''D-Day'' (2008) - Ivan * '' The New Year's Rate Plan'' (2008) - Barinov * ''Na kryshe mira'' (2008) - Vassili * ''Dr. Tyrsa'' (2010) * ''Without Men'' (2010) * ''Counter-Game'' (2011) * '' Fairytale.Is'' (2011) - The Bear * ''The Marathon'' (2013) * '' Iron Ivan'' (2014) -

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'' (2017)

TV

* ''

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'' (2002) - Wallens * ''

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'' (2003) - Igor * ''

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'' (2006) - Ensign with white flag * ''The Storm Gate'' (2006) - Maj. Egorov * ''

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'' (2006) - Nikita Uvarov * ''

'' (2007) - Krechetov Vitaly * ''Isaev'' (2009) - Graf Vorontsov * '' Heavenly Court'' (2011-2014) - Veniamin * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2014, Episode 8: "How Far Would You Go") -Victor Vries * ''

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'' (2017) * ''

Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky,; ; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky'' was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, and political theorist. He was a key figure ...

'' (2017) -

Alexander Parvus Alexander Lvovich Parvus, born Israel Lazarevich Gelfand (8 September 1867 – 12 December 1924) and sometimes called Helphand in the literature on the Russian Revolution, was a Marxist theoretician, publicist, and controversial activist in the ...

References

External links

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