Artur Sergeevich Smolyaninov (russian: Арту́р Серге́евич Смольяни́нов, born 27 October 1983) is a

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actor of theater, He is known for playing the role of Oleg Lutaev in ''

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''.

Biography

Artur Sergeevich Smolyaninov was born on October 27, 1983 in Moscow. His mother Maria Vladimirovna is an art teacher. The godfather of Artur is

Ivan Okhlobystin Ivan Ivanovich Okhlobystin (russian: Ива́н Ива́нович Охлобы́стин; born 22 July 1966) is a Russian actor, director, screenwriter, and former Orthodox priest. He is currently defrocked by the ministry of the Russian Ort ...

. He spent his childhood and youth in the city of Korolyov,

Moscow Region Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

. Artur has two younger brothers and a sister. Smolyaninov's cinematic debut was at the age of fourteen in the 1998 film ''Who, if Not We'' by Valeriy Priemykhov. After completing external school at the age of 16, he entered the

Russian Academy of Theatre Arts The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent drama school, theatrical arts school in Russia. Locat ...

at the acting section of the directing department (course of Leonid Kheifets) at the age of 16, and in 2004 graduated from it with almost a dozen credits in films and on television. After his acting debut in ''Who, if Not We'', he played in the movie ''Triumph''. The role of Liuto in the film about the Afghan war ''

'' brought wide popularity to the actor. Artur Smolyaninov was accepted into the troupe of the

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in 2006. In his theatrical performances, he played the father in ''Family Situations'' by

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, Vikhorev in

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. Afterwards he had the roles of Soleny in the play " Three Sisters" by

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, the Danish king in "Once Again about the Naked King" Leonid Filatov, Pompey and Gonets in the play "Antony & Cleopatra. Version" of Oleg Bogayev and

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based on the works of

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, Prince Gialmar in "Malen" by Maurice Maeterlinck. Artur Smolyaninov played the main role of ambulance doctor Oleg Samarin in the television series ''Samara'' which premiered in 2012 and lasted for two seasons. In October 2022 Smolyanoinov was charged for discretiting the russian army - that was after his anti-war-statements and after he had left Russia. He commented; ″The laws of this state do not exist for me. They, like the state itself, are inherently criminal, which means they have neither moral nor legal force.″На актера Артура Смольянинова составили протокол о «дискредитации» армии. Недавно он дал интервью «Медузе»
Meduza, october 17th 2022

Philanthropy

Artur Smolyaninov is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Give Life Foundation, organized by Chulpan Khamatova and Dina Korzun, which helps children with oncohematological diseases, and Galchonok, which helps children with organic lesions of the central nervous system. Repeatedly participated in charitable events. Took part in the competitive ice skating show ''Ice Age'' in 2014, paired with Olympic champion Tatiana Totmyanina.

Personal life

In 2013 he married the actress

Darya Melnikova Darya Alekseyevna Melnikova (russian: Да́рья Алексе́евна Ме́льникова; born 9 February 1992) is a Russian actress in theater, film and television. Biography Darya Melnikova was born in Omsk, Russia. She learned to p ...

, in October 2015 the couple had a son.

Filmography

Dubbing roles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smolyaninov, Artur 1983 births Living people Russian male film actors Russian male television actors Russian male voice actors Russian male stage actors Male actors from Moscow 20th-century Russian male actors 21st-century Russian male actors Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine