Maksim Matveyev

Maksim Aleksandrovich Matveyev (; born 28 July 1982 ) is a Russian film and theater actor. He was conferred distinction as Honored Artist of the Russian Federation in 2018.

Early life Maksim Matveyev was born in Svetly, Kaliningrad Oblast, part of the then Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union. In 1999 Maksim graduated from high school No. 2 in Saratov with a silver medal. During school years, he thought of getting into a medical institute to become a surgeon, but later he changed his mind and decided to enter the Faculty of Law of the Volga Region Academy of Public Service. But an incident led him to the theater department. District ball of the medalists was led by Vladimir Smirnov, a student of Valentina Ermakova. This evening, a variety of games and competitions were held and Smirnov noticed Maksim, gave him Valentina's phone number and forcefully urged to try his luck in the theater department. Maksim attempted to pass entrance examinations in two universities at once: the Academy of Civil Service and in the theater department of the Saratov Conservatory. As a result, he was accepted to study at the theater, and immediately for the second term.

His first major role was Nijinsky in the graduation performance "Clown of God."

In 2002, Maksim Matveyev graduated from the theater department of the Saratov State Conservatory. Sobinov (V. Ermakova course). In 2006 - Moscow Art Theater School (course of Zolotovitsky and Zemtsov). At the end of the school-studio he was accepted into the troupe of Moscow Art Theatre, where he made his debut in the play "The Piemonte Beast", playing the role of a knight there Joffrey.

He has an extensive list of leading roles on the Moscow Art Theatre stage: "The Drunks" - Laurence; "The Last Sacrifice" - Dulchin; "The Karamazovs" - Perkhotin, Miusov, Expert, Professor, Pathologist; "An Ideal Husband. A Comedy" - father Artemiy. In the Moscow Theatre managed by Oleg Tabakov: "Wolves and Sheep" - Appolon Murzavetsky; "The Devil" - Yevgeny Ivanovich Irtenev.

Yana Sekste and Maksim Matveyev in a scene from "The Forty-First".

Personal life In 2008, he married Yana Sekste, a Latvian and Russian actress (divorced).

In 2010, he married a highly popular Russian actress, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, on April 7, 2012, their son Andrei was born. On December 5, 2018, their son Gregory was born.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2007 Vice Denis Orlov 2007 Thanks for the love! Vanya 2008 Hipsters (Fred) Fedor Brusnitsyn 2008 The tariff "New Year" Andrei 2009 Pelagia and the White Bulldog Arkady Sergeevich Poggio 2010 I will not say Ivan 2010 Tulskiy Tokarev Artem Tokarev TV series 2011 On hook! Sergei Hlobyshevsky 2011 Wedding Exchange Sasha 2010 Captains Roma TV 2011 Santa Claus always rings ... three times! Artur TV 2011 Fairytale.Is Dad 2011 Diamond Hunters Leonid Bacher (Pretty boy) TV series 2012 Yalta-45 John Wilby Miniseries 2012 Combat Hospital Vasily Bezhin TV series 2012 August Eighth commander of the reconnaissance Aleksyei "Lekha" 2012 Mosgaz Vlad Vikhrov Miniseries 2012 Happy New Year, Mom! Evgeniy 2012 Zonnentau Semen Nikolaevich Kharitonov TV series 2013 Love for Love Alexander Grigoriev Miniseries 2013 Weekend Igor Lebedev 2014 Love Does Not Love Aleksei 2014 Fort Ross: In search of adventure Dmitry 2014 The Devils Nikolai Stavrogin Miniseries 2016 Indemnities Major-General Anatoly Pepeliaev 2016 Player Nikita Pirogov TV series 2016 Mata Hari Vladimir Maslov TV series 2016 The Real Screenplay Short 2016 Investigator Tikhonov Gregory Belash TV series 2016 The telki 2017 About Love. For Adults Only Nikita Orlov 2017 Anna Karenina Vronsky TV series 2017 Anna Karenina: Vronsky’s Story Vronsky Motion Picture 2017 Trotsky Frank Jackson (Ramon Mercader) TV series 2019 Union of Salvation Prince Sergei Trubetskoy, polkovnik of the guard, duty officer of the General Staff Motion Picture 2020 Trigger Artyom TV series 2020 Sherlock in Russia Sherlock Holmes TV series 2026 Chuzhie dengi Aleksey Voronov and Yura Afanasyev TV series

Awards and nominations (cinema) Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2008 MTV Russia Movie Awards Breakthrough of the Year Vice 2009 Russian National Movie Awards Best Russian Actor Hipsters 2011 IX Spirit of Fire International Film Festival Best Ensemble (with Elizaveta Boyarskaya) I Will Not Say 2014 The Hollywood Reporter Russia Awards Male Movie Star of the Year The Devils 2014 Russian National Movie Awards Best Russian Actor of the Decade 2015 Golden Eagle Award Best Leading Actor Weekend 2018 Golden Eagle Award Best Actor in a Streaming Series Anna Karenina: Vronsky's Story 2021 Golden Eagle Award Best Leading Actor Union of Salvation 2021 Golden Eagle Award Best Actor in a Streaming Series Trigger 2021 APKIT Awards Best Actor in a TV Movie/Series Trigger 2023 TEFI Best Actor of TV Movie/Series Trigger 2