Petr (also Pyotr) Sergeevich Rykov (; born December 30, 1981) is a Russian

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, musical performer and

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Biography

Petr Rykov was born in

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(now

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). Soon after his birth, Rykov's family moved to

Smolensk Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has been a regional capital for most of ...

, where he spent his childhood. After graduating from high school, he attended the

Mikhail Glinka Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka ( rus, links=no, Михаил Иванович Глинка, Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, mʲɪxɐˈil ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə, Ru-Mikhail-Ivanovich-Glinka.ogg; ) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognit ...

School of Music for three years (1998-2001) and specialized in

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. In 2001, Rykov changed his field of study to foreign languages at the Smolensk University of Liberal Arts. Later he moved to

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and continued his studies at the Moscow Humanities Institute named E.R Dashkova. He completed his career in 2006 with a diploma of a certified translator for English and German. Between 2006 and 2010 Rykov has worked as a model for such fashion houses as

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, Neil Barrett, ''

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'', Maison Bohemique and Henderson. In 2007 Rykov was a co-host of the talent contest ''STS sazhigaet superzwesdu'' (STS is looking for the superstar) at the Russian television channel STS. From 2009 to 2010 Rykov completed a basic course at the ''Hermann Sidakov Drama School'' in Moscow. Afterwards he started studying acting at the Russian State Institute of Cinema (

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) and completed it successfully in 2014 as a professional actor (master class of Igor Nikolaevich Yasulovich). Rykov is working at the Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre as well as at the Moscow Tabakov Theatre. Currently he is involved in different films and television series produced in Russia and

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. In 2019 Rykov founded his own music band called ''Stone''.

Theatre

Hermann Sidakov Drama School

* A. Chekhov "

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", drama (directed by N. Konykova) - ''Boris Alekseevitsh Trigor, author'' * F. M. Dostoevsky "

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" (monologue, directed by V. Lobacheva) - ''Rogozhin'' * M. Bulgakov "

The Days of the Turbins ''The Days of the Turbins'' () is a four-act play by Mikhail Bulgakov that is based upon his novel '' The White Guard''. It was written in 1925 and premiered on 5 October 1926 in Moscow Art Theatre (MAT) and was directed by Konstantin Stanisla ...

", drama play (directed by A. Nosatova and D. Barin) - ''Nikolai Turbin'' * A. Chekhov "Ivanov", play (directed by S. Igolkina) - ''Yevgeny Konstantinovich Lvov, young country doctor''

Moscow Pushkin Theatre

* 2012 - "La grande magia", play by Eduardo De Filippo, directed by E. Pisarev - ''supporting role'' * 2013 - "

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" Alexandre Dumas the Younger, direction and choreography by S. Zemlyansky - ''Baron de Varville Junior'' * 2013 - "

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", comedy by W. Shakespeare, directed by

Declan Donnellan Declan Michael Martin Donnellan (born 4 August 1953) is an English film/stage director and author. He co-founded the Cheek by Jowl theatre company with Nick Ormerod in 1981. In addition to his Cheek by Jowl productions, Donnellan has made the ...

- ''young nobleman Claudi''o * 2014 - "O. Henry Christmas stories", musical by P. Extroma, translation and direction by A. Frandetti - ''Jim'' * 2016 - " The House That Swift Built" by G. Gorin, directed by E. Pisarev - ''savant''

Moscow Tabakov Theatre

* 2017 - "

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", play by

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(Complete Female Stage Beauty), directed by E. Pisarev - ''George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham''

Selected filmography

Music videos

Awards and nominations

* 2011 - laureate of the festival "Saint Anna" for his performance in the short film ''Without words'' by I. Shakhnazarov.

References

External links

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Petr Rykov
on Moscow Pushkin Theatre
Petr Rykov
on Moscow Tabakov Theatre {{DEFAULTSORT:Rykov, Petr 1981 births Living people People from Veliky Novgorod Russian male stage actors Russian male film actors Russian male television actors