Artur Smolyaninov
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| Born | 27 October 1983 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Artur Sergeyevich Smolyaninov (Russian: Арту́р Серге́евич Смольяни́нов; born 27 October 1983) is a Russian actor.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Smolyaninov was born on October 27, 1983, in Moscow. His mother Maria Vladimirovna is an art teacher. The godfather of Artur is Ivan Okhlobystin. He spent his childhood and youth in the city of Korolyov, Moscow Region. Artur has two younger brothers and a sister.[1]
Smolyaninov's cinematic debut was at the age of fourteen in the 1998 film Who, if Not We by Valeriy Priemykhov.[1]
After completing external school at the age of 16, he entered the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts 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.[1]
After his acting debut in Who, if Not We, he played in the movie Triumph. The role of Lyutyy in the film about the Afghan war The 9th Company brought wide popularity to the actor.[1]
Artur Smolyaninov was accepted into the troupe of the Sovremennik Theatre in 2006. In his theatrical performances, he played the father in Family Situations by Biljana Srbljanović, Vikhorev in Stay in Your Own Sled by Alexander Ostrovsky.[1]
Afterwards he had the roles of Soleny in the play Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, 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 Kirill Serebrennikov based on the works of William Shakespeare, Prince Gialmar in Malen by Maurice Maeterlinck.[1]
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.[1]
Took part in the competitive ice skating show Ice Age in 2014, paired with Olympic champion Tatiana Totmianina.[1]
In October 2022, Smolyaninov was charged for discrediting the Russian armed forces after making statements against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; he had also fled the country. 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".[3]
In January 2023, Smolyaninov was charged after allegedly making "anti-Russian" comments in an interview with Novaya Gazeta Europe.[4][5] In the interview, he had stated that he would fight for Ukraine, not Russia, if he was forced to take part in the war.[4]
Artur Smolyaninov is also a musician and has a band titled cheLovek which he founded after leaving Russia and moving to Riga, Latvia. The band released their first music video in 2024.[6]
Philanthropy
[edit]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.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In 2013 he married the actress Darya Melnikova, in October 2015 the couple had a son, followed by a second son.[1] On June 6, 2021, Melnikova announced her divorce from Smolyaninov.
Smolyaninov stated in October 2022 that he was no longer living in Russia.[4]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role! |
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| 1998 | Who if not us | Tolyasik |
| 2003 | The Suit | Geka |
| 2004 | Daddy | Lёnchik |
| 2004 | Mars | Gregory |
| 2005 | The 9th Company | Oleg Lutaev |
| 2006 | Heat | Artur |
| 2007 | 1612 | Kostka |
| 2008 | Nirvana | Valera |
| 2009 | The Book of Masters | Yangul |
| 2009 | Ya | Geroy / Ya |
| 2010 | Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus | Jurka |
| 2010 | Yolki | Aleksey |
| 2011 | Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel | Jurka |
| 2011 | Five Brides | Vadim Dobromyslov |
| 2011 | The Darkest Hour | Yuri |
| 2011 | Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf | Gray Wolf |
| 2011 | Fairytale.Is | Hare |
| 2012 | My Boyfriend Is an Angel | Seraphim |
| 2012 | Soulless | Avdyei |
| 2012 | The White Guard | adjutant Boyko |
| 2013 | Eight | Buts |
| 2014 | Redirected | Doncius |
| 2014 | Yolki 1914 | Pyotr Kuznetsov |
| 2020 | AK-47 | Lyutyy |
| 2021 | Mariya. Spasti Moskvu | Father Vladimir |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Артур Смольянинов". Russia-1. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (21 May 2006). "Review: '9th Company'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ На актера Артура Смольянинова составили протокол о «дискредитации» армии. Недавно он дал интервью «Медузе», Meduza, october 17th 2022
- ^ a b c Reuters Staff (2023-01-09). "Russian actor faces criminal charges over 'anti-Russian' interview". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Russian actor faces criminal charges over 'anti-Russian' interview". The Moscow Times. 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Гостье без будущего. Артур Смольянинов выпустил в Риге клип ко второй годовщине вторжения в Украину". Delfi.
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