Danila Yakushev is a domestic actor. He regularly appears in films and performs on the stage. He regards his own profession as an opportunity to travel, improve and learn about the world around him. In addition to filming, he goes in for sports and produces interesting projects.
January 3, 1986 is the date of birth of Danila Yakushev. Born in the capital of Russia. He knows firsthand about creativity and cinema. His parents were involved with cinema. Mom works as a costume designer, and his father works as a sound engineer.
Almost immediately after the birth of Danila, the parents decided to part. The father just left home. And then tragedy happened. He died when he was only 36 years old. The circumstances of the death are unknown. Mom spent most of her time at work.
Danila was looked after by her grandmother. If not for a coincidence, the guy might not have become an actor. Spending summer holidays at the camp, Danila fell in love with the girl Lena. It was she who invited him to participate in performances with her. The guy liked both the performances on stage and the reaction of the audience. From that moment on, he decided to become an actor.
In parallel with his studies at school, Danila went in for sports. He swam, played water polo and basketball. In the latter discipline he became a master of sports.
At the age of 16, Danila Yakushev visited America. He spent several months in the country, thanks to which he learned English.
Having received a certificate, he went to conquer the Moscow Art Theater School. I wanted to get on the Brusnikin course. However, I could not cope with the entrance exams. But he did not despair. He also took the documents to the theater school named after Shchepkina. This time I passed the exams successfully. He received his acting education under the guidance of Dolgachev.
Theatrical career
After graduating from the institute, he began performing on the stage regularly. Danila Yakushev was invited to the troupe of the New Drama Theater. The head of the institution was People's Artist Dolgachev, under whose leadership Danila studied. Within the walls of this theater, the guy played several dozen roles.
After working for almost ten years, he decided to leave the theater. Danila decided to devote himself entirely to cinema. But I did not forget about performances on the stage. Not so long ago, together with the popular actor Nikita Panfilov, he decided to play in an entertaining performance.
Film career
The debut on the set took place back in 1999. Danila got a minor role. Then there were several years of calm. He returned to filming only 6 years later. He appeared before the audience as a minor character in the movie "Graffiti". Then the filmography of Danila Yakushev was replenished with the short films "Whore" and "Memo".
Danila is able to play any role. In the image of a drug dealer, he can be seen in the motion picture "The Moment of Truth". He played a professional killer in the film "Pathfinder". But they began to recognize him after the release of the project "Angels and Demons", in which Danila played the Archangel Michael. Anna Andrusenko and Kirill Zaporozhsky worked with him on the set.
After the release of the first episodes, Danila Yakushev began to be compared with a very famous actor of Canadian origin - Ryan Gosling. Danila himself is ironic about such a comparison.
In his youth, our hero was fond of tricks. This skill was useful to him in the future, when he worked on the creation of the motion picture "Bitter!" He played along with such stars as Yulia Alexandrova and Yegor Koreshkov. The project became successful for Danila and other actors.
There was a place in the filmography of Danila Yakushev for the popular multi-part project "Youth". He appeared before the audience in the form of coach Viktor Anatolyevich.
In the filmography of the talented actor, it is worth highlighting such projects as "The Power of Love", "Wild", "30 Dates", "Truth in Wine", "Military Fitness", "Chinese New Year", "Metro Police Captain", "Classmates", "Civil marriage".
At the present stage, Danila Yakushev is removed not only in numerous projects. He also produces films. He founded a company that has already shot several projects. The most successful were such films as "Superbad" and "Actively Searching".
“All or Nothing”, “Ricochet”, “Running”, “Call DiCaprio” are the extreme works in the filmography of Danila Yakushev. The projects "Ilya Muromets" and "Deadly Illusions" will soon be released.
Outside the set
Danila Yakushev does not like to talk about his personal life. But some of the novels were leaked to the media. For several years Danila was in a relationship with actress Maria Pirogova. But it didn’t come to the wedding. The relationship fell apart due to constant quarrels and manifestations of jealousy.
Danila himself later expressed the opinion that starting a relationship with actresses is a mistake. In this case, the relationship will be hampered by competition. Mutual understanding is out of the question.
At the present stage, Danila Yakushev does not seek to enter into a relationship. He is waiting for a meeting with the only one with whom it will be possible to create a strong and large family. So far, Danila's work is in the foreground.
In addition to filming a movie, the actor regularly visits the gym, paints in oils and watercolors, sculpts pots, creates amazing wood products, writes music and poetry, drives a bike and often goes fishing. Danila's interests are varied.
The actor has an Instagram page. He regularly uploads new photos, delighting his fans.
Interesting Facts
- Danila Yakushev could get a role in Bond. The agents were looking for a tall, bearded man. And the actor from Russia was perfect in all respects. But everything fell through at the last moment. Instead, they took an actor from Poland.
- The actor dreams of chatting with Benedict Cumberbatch.
- In his youth, Danila was tall and thin. But after leaving the theater, he decided to change. Therefore, I began to visit the gym. For several years, he gained about 20 kg. muscle mass.
