Mikhail Yevgenyevich Porechenkov (russian: Михаи́л Евге́ньевич Поре́ченков; born 2 March 1969, in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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) 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 ''

D-Day The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D ...

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

Biography

Porechenkov was born in

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

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

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

Estonian SSR The Estonian SSR,, russian: Эстонская ССР officially the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic,, russian: Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика was an ethnically based adminis ...

, where he entered the

Tallinn Higher Military-Political Construction School The Tallinn Higher Military-Political Construction School (; ) was one of the military academies of the Soviet Union. In the years it existed, it trained military personnel in a number of specializations. It was located in Tallinn, which was the c ...

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's class in the

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

(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

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...

. Porechenkov was filmed firing a heavy weapon whilst visiting fighters besieging

Donetsk International Airport Donetsk Sergei Prokofiev International Airport ( uk, Міжнародний аеропорт "Донецьк", Russian: Международный аэропорт "Донецк") is a former airport located northwest of Donetsk, Ukraine, that ...

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 '' Waiting for Godot'' * Golden Sofit, ???? * Sozvezdie, ???? * Vladislav Strzhelchik Prize, 1999 – Ensemble cast (Yuri Butusov's play '' Waiting for Godot'') * 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) * Oleg Tabakov Prize, 2009 (for the lead role in Anton Yakovlev's play ''

The Kreutzer Sonata ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' (russian: Крейцерова соната, ) is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven), Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889, and was promptly censored by the Rus ...

'')

Nominations

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

The 9th Company ''The 9th Company'' (russian: 9 рота, 9 rota) is a 2005 Russian war film directed by Fedor Bondarchuk and set during the Soviet–Afghan War. The film is loosely based on a real-life battle that took place at Elevation 3234 in early 1988, ...

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

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

, 2006 – Best Supporting Actor (''

'') *

MTV Russia Movie Awards The MTV Russia Movie Awards (Before 2009 MTV Movie Awards Russia (russian: Кинонаграды MTV Россия)) made its debut in 2006 and have celebrated local Russian movies as well as International. The MTV Russia Movie Awards (RMA) is the ...

, 2006 – Best Male Performance (''

'') *

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

'') *

, 2009 – Best Male Performance (''Realnyy papa'') *

, 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'' (russian: Женская собственность, Zhenskaya sobstvennost) is a Russian 1999 romantic drama based on the eponymous story by Valentin Chernykh, directed by Dmitry Meskhiev. Plot A young entrant, Andrei Kalinin ...

'' (1999) * ''National Security Agent'' (1999) * ''Gangster Petersburg: Baron'' (2000) - Maks * '' Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season'' (2000) * '' Mechanical Suite'' (2002) - Mityagin * ''Vovochka'' (2002) - Lt. Grigori Pinduzhin * ''Dnevnik kamikadze'' (2003) * ''Trio'' (2003) - Alexei * ''

Peculiarities of National Politics ''Peculiarities of National Politics'' (russian: Особенности национальной политики, Osobennosti natsionalnoi politiki) is a 2003 comedy film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev and Yuri Konopkin. Plot General Ivolgin is re ...

'' (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

Dmitri Pozharsky Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky ( rus, Дми́трий Миха́йлович Пожа́рский, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ pɐˈʐarskʲɪj; 17 October 1577 – 30 April 1642) was a Russian prince known for his military leadershi ...

* ''Realnyy papa'' (2008) * ''D-Day'' (2008) - Ivan * ''

The New Year's Rate Plan ''The New Year's Rate Plan'' (russian: Тариф «Новогодний») is a 2008 Russian comedy film directed by Evgeny Bedarev. Plot Today, technological advances often give birth to miracles, and Ded Moroz may turn out to be a usual phon ...

'' (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 ''Iron Ivan'' (russian: Поддубный, lit=''Poddubny'') is a 2014 Russian biographical sports drama film directed by Gleb Orlov. The plot of the film in many ways repeats the Soviet film '' The Wrestler and the Clown''. Plot The film tells ...

'' (2014) - Ivan Poddubny * '' The Shadow'' (2017)

TV

* ''

Spetsnaz Spetsnaz are special forces in numerous post-Soviet states. (The term is borrowed from rus, спецназ, p=spʲɪtsˈnas; abbreviation for or 'Special Purpose Military Units'; or .) Historically, the term ''spetsnaz'' referred to the So ...

'' (2002) - Wallens * ''

Lines of Fate ''Lines of Fate'' (russian: Линии судьбы, Linii sudby) is a 2003 Russian television series directed by Dmitry Meskhiev. The series consists of three separate stories about different people in Moscow whose paths become intertwined at one ...

'' (2003) - Igor * '' The Fall of the Empire'' (2006) - Ensign with white flag * ''The Storm Gate'' (2006) - Maj. Egorov * '' Deadly Force'' (2006) - Nikita Uvarov * ''

'' (2007) - Krechetov Vitaly * ''Isaev'' (2009) - Graf Vorontsov * ''

Heavenly Court ''Heavenly Court'' (russian: Небесный суд, Nebesniy sud) is a Russian supernatural legal drama television miniseries written and directed by Alena Zvantsova. The premiere took place in 2011 (four episodes) and four more episodes were ai ...

'' (2011-2014) - Veniamin * '' The White Guard'' (2012) * '' Crisis'' (2014, Episode 8: "How Far Would You Go") -Victor Vries * ''

The Bridge The Bridge may refer to: Art, entertainment and media Art * ''The Bridge'' (sculpture), a 1997 sculpture in Atlanta, Georgia, US * Die Brücke (''The Bridge''), a group of German expressionist artists * ''The Bridge'' (M. C. Escher), a lithograph ...

'' (2017) * ''

Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein. ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky; uk, link= no, Лев Давидович Троцький; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trotskij'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky''. (), was a Russian M ...

'' (2017) - Alexander Parvus

References

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