Yuri Kolokolnikov is the embodiment of dedication and talent. He achieved success not only in domestic cinema. The popular man can also be seen in foreign film projects. Yuri is the only Russian actor to star in the epoch-making series Game of Thrones.
Yuri Kolokolnikov was born on December 15, 1980. It happened in the capital of Russia. Almost immediately after the birth of the child, the parents divorced. Mom began to raise Yuri and his older brother.
Yuri lived in Orekhovo-Zuevo for 5 years. As a translator, the actor's mother decided to leave Russia. She believed that knowledge of English would help to settle well in another country. As a result, the family moved to Canada in 1985.
Life in Canada negatively affected Yuri. Having a difficult character, he often ran away from home, talked rudely with his mother, studied poorly and was rude to almost everyone. There is a moment in his biography when he almost bit off the teacher's ear. It was after this incident that the mother decided to send her son back to Russia, where his father took up his upbringing.
The move to Moscow was not what Yuri Kolokolnikov had expected. He hoped that Russia was in no way inferior to Canada. However, in those days, chaos and lawlessness reigned in the country. In addition, food had to be bought with coupons. But thanks to this reality, the guy began to change for the better.
Gradually he got used to coupons and long lines. I started earning because the father immediately warned that he would not give him money for personal expenses, unlike his mother. Yuri Kolokolnikov earned his first money by stealing apples in the Mosfilm garden and reselling them at the station.
First creative steps
Yuri began to dream of a career as a film actor while still in Canada. He loved being the center of attention. Perhaps that is why he did stupid antics. He took his first steps in his career when he arrived in Russia. He entered the "Pike". It happened when the guy was 15 years old. For the sake of admission to the theater school, Yuri graduated from school as an external student.
One day, the father recommended that his son go to the casting. Yuri listened to his advice, got ready and went to audition. He got his first role in the film The Iron Curtain. Appeared before the audience in the form of a street child. Then there was a minor role in the "Envy of the Gods" project. His next shooting took place in the movie "Retro Threesome".
After graduating from the theater institute, Yuri Kolokolnikov decided to move to America. For the first few months, he lived with a friend. However, then the hard times came. I had to move out of the apartment. Yuri slept in the car, on the beaches. He worked as a loader, courier.
To get the role, Yuri took his photographs to several agencies at once. He even took a pseudonym, believing that no one could pronounce his real name. The agency knew him as Sebastian Winters. But it did not help. He did not receive significant roles, he was filmed exclusively in extras.
Then the money ran out. It is not known how the biography of the talented guy would have developed if he had not been called back to Russia, where he was offered a role in the famous military drama "In August 44th". It was thanks to this project that a breakthrough was outlined in the career of Yuri Kolokolnikov.
Having played the role of a scout, he managed to interest the directors, began to often attend acting parties, where he met the right people. Didn't forget to attend auditions. Yuri starred in several other projects - "Pechorin. A Hero of Our Time”,“State Councilor”and“Demons”. Then there was the shooting in the film project "Doomed to War", in which Yuri appeared before the audience with such actors as Andrei Panin and Fyodor Dobronravov.
Yuri also has a positive attitude towards experiments. He did not hesitate to agree to a role in the movie "Happy End". He appeared before the audience in the form of a Member. Together with him, Pavel Derevyanko and Anna Taratorkina starred in the project. The motion picture was met with controversy. However, Yuri himself considers his role to be an interesting experience. The head of the physical theater Gennady Albert helped Yuri get used to the image.
Then there was the role of the police in the film project "The Female". Some time later, in the form of the leading character, he appeared in the film "Intimate Places". The most popular projects include such films as "Mom Daragaya!"
Leader of the Tennes
Another qualitative breakthrough in Yuri Kolokolnikov's creative career took place in 2014. He starred in the landmark movie Game of Thrones. He got into the film project largely thanks to his acquaintance with the casting director Nina Gold. She told Yuri that an actor was needed for the series, and he came to audition. As a result, he was approved for the role of Stear - the leader of the Tennes.
It was hard working on the set. Yuri Kolokolnikov every day for several hours learned to handle weapons without taking off his heavy suit, which weighed about 10 kilograms. He also had to learn to speak with a British accent. However, the most difficult flights were. Yuri starred in several projects at once. Therefore, he regularly flew from Iceland to St. Petersburg and back.
But Yuri does not regret anything and does not complain. Indeed, thanks to this role, he not only starred in a large-scale project, but also met such stars as Kit Harington, Rose Leslie and Emilia Clarke. Yuri only speaks positively about the project. He considers him a genius, calling every single episode a masterpiece.
Conquering Hollywood
The actor does not stop there. He has already starred in several Hollywood projects. True, he has not yet received the main roles. But everything is ahead.
You can see the acting performance of Yuri Kolokolnikov in such films as “Carrier. Legacy "," The Hitman's Bodyguard "," Hunter Killer "," Stratton. First task ". In all these projects, his partners on the set were exclusively stars - Ryan Reynolds, Gerard Butler, Dominic Cooper, Ed Skrein.
At the present stage, Yuri Kolokolnikov has starred in several more foreign projects. In the near future, he should appear in such films as "Argument" and "Six Outlawed".
Life off the set
Yuri Kolokolnikov tries not to talk about his personal life. He immediately warns journalists during an interview that he does not want to hear questions on this topic. However, rumors about some of the novels still broke through the Internet.
For some time he tried to build a relationship with Ksenia Rappoport. The wedding never took place. After living together for some time, they decided to part ways. Yuri Kolokolnikov and Ksenia Rappoport have a child. The daughter was born in 2011. The happy parents named the child Sonya. Neither Yuri nor Ksenia disclosed the reasons for the separation.
2 years after breaking up with Kseniy, Yuri appeared before the public with a new girlfriend - Diana Ramos Laforte. But this relationship did not last long either. Yuri Kolokolnikov has one more daughter - Taisiya. Nothing is known about her mother.
