Gennady Nazarov

Gennady Gennadievich Nazarov (; 3 March 1967 – 26 October 2025) was a Soviet and Russian actor.

Life and career Nazarov graduated from the faculty of the Moscow theatrical fake artistic and technical school. Sovremennik Theatre worked as a graphic designer in the theater. He graduated from the acting department GITIS led by Mark Zakharov. He played a large number of roles in theater.

He debuted in 1994 in the role of Ivan Chonkin in the film Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin.

A large number of the roles were played by Gennady Nazarov on television.

Nazarov suffered from a serious kidney disease. He died on 26 October 2025, at the age of 58. His wife film director Natalya had died of cancer six months before his death.

Selected filmography Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (1994) as Ivan Chonkin Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs (1994) as Seryozha Thief (1995) as Oleg, lawyer What a Wonderful Game (1995) as Kolya Rybkin Heads and Tails (1995) as Vadik Barkhanov and His Bodyguard (1996) as Lyonya From Hell to Hell (1997) as Andrzej Sikorski Cops and Robbers (1997) as taxi driver Composition for Victory Day (1998) as Vova 72 Meters (2007) as miner Gagarin's Grandson (2007) as Fyodor Vnukov, lonely painter Red Fountains (2011) as dad

Awards and nominations Czech Lions (1995): Best Actor (Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin) — nomination Nika Awards (1996): Best Actor (What a Wonderful Game) — nomination