Ilja Zmiejev (Russian: Илья Змеев, Polish: Ilja Zmiejew; born 5 April 1955, Kazan, USSR) is a Russian and Polish actor, voice-over artist and a former radio host. He has appeared in more than 60 films, mostly by Polish film studios.

Biography

Ilja Zmiejev started his career in show business as a master of ceremonies a
Perm Philharmonia
after graduating from the School of Performance in Moscow in 1983. From 1989 until 1991 he worked as a radio host at ''

Avtoradio AvtoRadio (russian: Авторадио) is a Moscow-based radio station. The station plays songs in Russian and English. A variety of music from different genres. History It broadcasts music and information. It started broadcasting on 5 April 19 ...

'' in

Perm Perm or PERM may refer to: Places *Perm, Russia, a city in Russia ** Permsky District, the district **Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia since 2005 **Perm Oblast, a former federal subject of Russia 1938–2005 **Perm Governorate, an administra ...

. In 1991 he moved with his family to

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

, Poland, where he lives to this day. In Poland Ilja started his acting career, having since appeared in more than 60 films and TV series, including Lapa (1991), Psy 2: Ostatnia krew (1994), Róża (2011), Katyń (2007) and Jack Strong (2014). He has also performed in theatres. Until 2013 Ilja Zmiejev worked as a radio host for the

Polish Radio Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna (PR S.A.; English: Polish Radio) is Poland's national public-service radio broadcasting organization owned by the State Treasury of Poland. History Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making ...

Russian service. Apart from his acting Ilja Zmiejev is known for his voice-over work He recorded a number of TV and Internet commercials, including the Russian ads for

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and Mastercard. He also records audio books of Russian classics such as the

Master and Margarita ''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version, with several chapters cut by ...

and

Eugene Onegin ''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Евгений Оне́гин, ромáн в стихáх, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐˈnʲeɡʲɪn, r=Yevgeniy Onegin, roman v stikhakh) is a novel in verse written by Ale ...

Filmography

Family

Ilja is married and has two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zmiejew, Ilja 1955 births Living people Russian male actors Russian emigrants to Poland Polish male actors