Andrey Sokolov

Andrey Alekseevich Sokolov (; born 13 August 1962, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian actor, film and theater director, TV presenter, producer, and public figure. He was awarded People's Artist of the Russian Federation in 2005.

Biography Andrey Alexeyevich Sokolov was born on 13 August 1962, in Moscow. His father, Alexey Sergeyevich Sokolov, was a construction worker who began his career as a plumber and later became the chief engineer of PMK-24 before retirement. His mother, Lyubov Matveyevna Sokolova, was a power systems engineer. His father had another family.

At the age of 13, Sokolov began working for his father—first as an apprentice, then as a certified plumber (3rd class).

While in school, he participated in swimming, ice hockey (as a goalkeeper under coach Alexander Sidelnikov), and martial arts. He was also a ballroom dance prizewinner in Moscow. That same year, he joined the troupe of the Lenkom Theatre, where he continues to perform. He also collaborates with the Mossovet Theatre and the Moon Theatre.

Sokolov got his first film role by chance. While waiting for an actress friend at the Gorky Film Studio in Moscow, he was noticed by director Vitaly Makarov, who offered him the role of a young doctor, Alexey Orlov, in the musical fairy tale She with a Broom, He in a Black Hat (1987).

Other notable roles include appearances in The Art of Living in Odessa (1989), The Executioner (1990), Tsar Ivan the Terrible (1991), Prediction (1993), and The Secret of Queen Anne, or Musketeers Thirty Years Later (1993). He has appeared in over 70 films and television series.

In 1991, Sokolov graduated from the evening department of the Moscow State Linguistic University, earning a degree in English translation.

His second wife (2000–2001) was Yevgenia Anatolyevna Guseva-Legkovskaya (born 21 April 1984), a model and actress. The marriage lasted only one year.

His third wife (2010–2015) was Olga Sokolova (née Popova, born 1988), originally from Samara. They met in 2005 in Saint Petersburg, where she worked as a clothing demonstrator. They lived together before officially marrying in April 2010. In 2015, Olga left Sokolov and moved to Saint Petersburg with their daughter, Sofia. She later became a fashion designer and released her debut clothing line, "SofiAndrevna".

They have one daughter:

Sofya Sokolova (born August 2010)

Selected filmography 1987 — She with a Broom, He in a Black Hat as Alexey Orlov, young doctor 1988 — Little Vera as Sergei Sokolov 1989 — How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea as Borya 1990 — The Executioner as Andrey Arsentyev 1991 — Tsar Ivan the Terrible as Vyazemsky 1993 — Prediction as Oleg Goryunov in his youth 1993 — The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After as Raul, Viconte de Bragelonne, son of Athos 2007 — I'm Staying as Gleb Shahov 2022 — Amanat as Emperor Nicholas I 2022 — The Vampires of Midland as Andrey Usachev