Denis Matrosov

Denis Vladimirovich Matrosov (; born December 10, 1972) is a Russian actor of theatre and cinema, also known for his roles in several Russian TV series and for his activity as a TV and radio presenter and as a radio DJ.

Biography Born on 10 December 1972 in Moscow, between 1979 and 1989 he attended School No. 34, a school providing intensive English classes. Between 1989 - 1991 he was a student of the Acting Faculty of the Moscow Art Theatre School. From 1991 to 1994, he studied at the Shepkin Higher Theatre Institute (N. A. Vereschenko’s course).

For one year, between 1994–1995, he completed his military service at the Theatre of the Russian Army, where he subsequently became an actor, working there for the following 8 years (until 2002).

Since 2002 he has been involved in several private theatrical enterprise projects.

Starting with February 2003 he plays the part of Lensky in the concert version of "Eugene Onegin" (by Pushkin) on Prokofiev’s music (conducted by Gerd Albrecht), touring in Vienna, Copenhagen and Moscow (Russian premiere on 10 May 2005).

He is married to Russian actress Maria Kulikova (since 2002).

Theatre Work

1991 - 1994

"Saturday, Sunday, and Monday" (by Eduardo De Filippo) – Attilio "Don Gil of the Green Breeches" (by Tirso De Molina) – Don Pedro "Fear and Misery of the Third Reich" (by Bertolt Brecht) – Traitor "Romeo and Juliet" (by William Shakespeare) – Romeo

1994 - 2002

"Your Sister and Prisoner" – Earl of Leicester "Britannicus" – Nero "Paul the First" – Stepan "The Lady of the Camellias" – Gustave Musical "In the Busiest Place" – Senya Musical "The Wizard of Oz" – Toto "Chippolino" – Chippolino

Private Theatrical Enterprise Performances

"A Streetcar Named Desire" – Mitch "God Bless You, Monsieur!" – Atropos "Mad Weekend" – Frederic Walter "Khanuma" – Prince Kote Pantyashvily "Madness of Love" – Henry Boten "Piparkukas" – Anton

Since February 2003 – concert version of "Eugene Onegin" ( by Pushkin) on Prokofiev’s music ( conducted by Gerd Albrecht) – Lensky

Filmography 1990 — Made in USSR — Lyoha 1996 — Love on a Raft — Mitya 2001 — Dustman — croupier 2001 — Stop on Demand 2 — card cheater 2001 — Fatalists 2002 — Don't Even Think About It! — croupier 2002 — Two Destinies — Vadim 2003 — People and Shadows 2. Optical Illusion — Vitaly Litovtsev 2003 — Give Me Life — Kostya 2005 — Sunday in the Women's Bathhouse 2005 — Кarmelita — Аnton Astakhov 2005 — My Love — Vadim Stroev 2005 — New Russian Romance 2006 — And Who Might You Be? — Victor 2006 — Detectives - 5 — Fiodor Tochiltsev 2007 — Squirrel on the Wheel — Кonstantin 2007 — Hold Me Tight — Daniil 2008 — Obsession — Dmitry Kolesnikov 2008 — Jail Is Never Too Far — Vyacheslav 2008 — Ukhnya 2009 — Karmelita. Gypsy Passion (Karmelita 2) — Аnton Astakhov 2010 — Snowstorm 2010 — The Cuckoo