Alexander Petrov

Alexander Andreevich Petrov (; born 25 January 1989) is a Russian actor, known for his roles in T-34, Attraction (2017) and Gogol. The Beginning (2017).

Early life Petrov was born in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia).

He loved football since childhood, and at the age of 9 was admitted into the children's section of the local football club. His sporting successes were significant, and at the age of fifteen, he was invited to train in Moscow. He was already preparing to leave when he became seriously injured - a mountain of bricks collapsed on him during school summer practice. He received a severe concussion, after which doctors prohibited him from sports.

After school, he entered the economic department of the University of Pereslavl at the Institute of Program Systems of the Russian Academy of Sciences. However, he soon realized that this was not for him - when he began to participate in the student team of the KVN and the performances of the theatre (also student) "Entreprise".

During the theatrical festival, he took part in the master classes of teachers of the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts - GITIS and made his final choice. In 2008, he left the university and went to Moscow. From his first attempt, he managed to enter the GITIS for the directing department in the workshop of L. Kheifets.

In 2012-2013, Alexander served in the Moscow Theatre "Et Cetera". Based on the results of diploma theatricals, he received an offer from Aleksandr Kalyagin about enrollment in the troupe of the Moscow theatre "Et Cetera". He played Graziano in "Shylock" based on William Shakespeare's play "The Venetian Merchant", directed by Robert Sturua.

In 2013, he was admitted to the troupe of the Yermolova Theatre, under the leadership of Oleg Menshikov. In the Yermolova Theatre, he played Hamlet in William Shakespeare's tragedy, directed by Valeriy Sarkisov.

Acting career

Petrov made his debut in 2010 in an episodic role of the television series Voices. In 2012, he played a major role in the series While the fern is blooming.

In the 2015 crime drama serial The Method produced by Alexander Tsekalo's Sreda, Petrov played the supporting role of police officer Zhenya. In the same year he also acted in the TV series Fartsa, by the same production company, this time in the lead role. The series is about Fartsovka — the illegal acquisition of consumer goods and currency from foreigners during the Soviet Union. He played Andrei Trofimov, an aspiring writer. In 2017, he acted in Sreda's feature film — Gogol. The Beginning. In this horror-fantasy picture, loosely based on Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, he portrayed writer Nikolai Gogol.

He played one of the main roles in the disaster-film Attraction (2017) by Fyodor Bondarchuk. According to the plot of the film; over the city there is an unidentified object, which later, for the safety of citizens, is shot down. Only when it falls to the ground do experts find that this object is of unearthly origin.

In 2018, he acted in the musical romantic drama about figure skating, Ice.

Film news and database website Kinopoisk named Alexander Petrov as the most popular Russian actor of 2017.

He again played the role of Artyom in Invasion, the sequel of Attraction in 2020.

Filmography Film + List of film credits Year Title Role Notes 2012 August Eighth Yashka, tank commander 2013 The Habit of Parting Denis 2013 Yolki 3 Slavik 2014 Love in Vegas Artyom Isaev Jr. 2014 Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure Kryukov (ru) 2015 Happiness is... Artyom 2015 Elusive: The Last Hero The Avenger (ru) 2016 Sheep and Wolves Grey Voice 2016 Vera's Gift Anton Short 2017 Attraction Artyom 'Tyoma' Tkachyov 2017 Gogol. The Beginning Nikolai Gogol 2017 Partner Khromov in the body of the baby (Motion capture) 2017 Mind Battle Aleks (ru) 2018 Ice Alexander Arkadyevich 'Sasha' Gorin, a hockey player 2018 Gogol. Viy Nikolai Gogol 2018 Gogol. Terrible Revenge Nikolai Gogol 2018 The Day Before Roma 2018 Policeman from Rublyovka. New Year Mayhem Grisha Izmaylov 2019 T-34 Nikolay Ivushkin 2019 Anna Piotr 2019 Hero Andrey Rodin 2019 Text Ilya Goryunov 2020 Invasion Artyom 'Tyoma' Tkachyov 2020 Ice 2 Alexander Arkadyevich 'Sasha' Gorin 2020 Winter Maks 2020 Streltsov Eduard Streltsov 2021 Man of God (film) Kostas produced by Yelena Popovic 2023 Naughty Matvey Rysak 2023 The Palace Anton 2024 Ice 3 Alexander Arkadyevich 'Sasha' Gorin 2024 One Hundred Years Ahead Jolly Man U, a space pirate 2025 Vasily Vasily / Nikolai, twin brother 2025 Kraken Viktor Voronin TBA December Sergei Yesenin 2026 Kommersant Andrei Rubanov

Television + List of television credits Year Title Role Notes 2010 Voices Leha 12th and 13th series 2012 Marina Grove Igor Spiridonov 9th series. "Cards" 2012 While the Fern is Blooming Kirill Andreev 2013 Without the right to choose Lyokha 2013 Petrovich Denis Volkovskiy Film 3. Volk 2013 Second wind Ilya 2014 Embracing the Sky Vanya Kotov 2015 Fartsa Andrei Trofimov (ru) 2015 The Law of the Concrete Jungle Vadik (ru) 2015 The Method Zhenya 2016 You All Infuriate Me Mark (ru) 2016 Policeman from Rublyovka Grisha Izmaylov (ru) 2016 Mata Hari Mateu 2016 Drunken firm Grigoriy Shtuchnyy (ru) 2017 Policeman from Rublevka 2 Grisha Izmaylov 2017 You All Infuriate Me Mark Kalinin 2018 Sparta Mikhail Barkovskiy 2019 Belovodie. The Mystery of a Lost Country Kirill Andreev (ru) 2025 Kambek Kompot 2022 In Two Sanya