Valery Nikolaev is currently the idol of millions of fans not only in our country, but also abroad. After all, his successful film works are noted even in Hollywood. In addition, he is perfectly trained in sports dancing, which he has repeatedly shown on the set.
Valery Nikolaev is one of the few domestic actors in demand today not only in Russia, but also abroad. This talented artist was twice on an internship in America, where he received diplomas in dance and acting classes.
Filmography of Valery Nikolaev
Today's galaxy of star artists of the middle generation is simply unthinkable without the name of Valery Nikolaev. And his filmography is a real confirmation of this: "Little Things in Life" (1992), "Shirley-Myrli" (1995), "Birthday of the Bourgeois" (1999), "Birthday of the Bourgeois 2" (2001), "Russians in the City of Angels" (2002), "The Motherland Awaits" (2003), "Don't Even Think" (2003), "The Terminal (USA)" (2004), "Dear Masha Berezina" (2004), "Bear Hunt" (2007), "Artifact" (2008), "Photographer" (2008), "Generation P" (2010), "Hindu" (2010), "On the Hook" (2011), "Teaching the Guitar" (2012), "Lonely Wolf "(2012)," 1812: Ulan Ballad "(2012)," Double Life "(2013)," Perfect Murder "(2013)," Cult "(2015)," Husband on Call "(2015).
In addition, Valery Nikolaev was noted for two directorial film projects: "Bear Hunt" (2007) and "Recruiter" (2011). For the first of them, he received the Golden Phoenix Film Festival award in the Best Debutant Director nomination.
Brief biography of the actor
Valery Nikolaev was born into an ordinary Moscow family on August 23, 1965. In childhood and adolescence, he was actively involved in gymnastics, but this career had to be interrupted due to a serious injury. It is to this event that modern cinematography owes the appearance of a bright star. After graduating from high school, there was a series of events associated with the failure of admission to theatrical universities, studying in the first year of the Forestry Institute, enrolling in the Moscow Art Theater School in 1983 on a course with Oleg Tabakov, military service and an internship in the United States in the dance class (step and jazz).
And since 1990, the artist's professional career begins in the service at the Moscow Art Theater. A. P. Chekhov. At the same time, the artist's ascent as a film actor begins. At first there were minor roles, but gradually the directors began to notice his talented film works, and real fame began to come from the film "Nastya", where he starred in the lead role with Polina Kutepova at Georgy Danelia.
In the late nineties, Valery Nikolaev tries his hand at Hollywood. Here his role as “typical Russian” is reflected in films with the participation of leading American stars: “Saint”, “Insidious Enemy”, “Turn”. The actor also starred with Natalia Oreiro in the TV series In the Rhythm of Tango (2006), which earned him even more popularity among the Russian-speaking audience.
In recent years, the theater and film actor, as well as director Valery Nikolaev has been actively involved in many television projects, among which one can note, for example, "Circus with the Stars" and "Ice Age". In the latter, the artist suffered a knee injury and was forced to withdraw from the fight.
