Valery Nikolaev

Valery Valeryevich Nikolaev (; born 23 August 1965) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, director.

Career Nikolaev has choreographed five productions at the Chekhov MKhAT theater. He choreographed the musical My Fair Lady (Moscow, 2000), as well. In 1997, he traveled to Hollywood to play in Phillip Noyce's The Saint. Nikolaev graduated from MKhAT, where he studied under Oleg Tabakov. After graduation, Nikolaev performed with the Chekhov MKhAT theater.

Selected filmography He performed in more than thirty films since 1987. + Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 Niagara Pyotr Krasnovitsky Leg Unknown original title Noga 1992 Love on Request Aleks Ochen vernaya zhena Zhenya Monahov Melochi zhizni Gosha Television series 1993 Nastya Sasha Pichugin 1994 Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin Balashov 1995 Shirli-Myrli Step Performer 1996 Thief Takers Unknown Television series (episode Black Russian) 1997The Saint Ilya Tretiak Aberration Yuri Romanov U Turn Mr. Arkady 2000 Den rozhdeniya Burzhuya Burzhuy Television series 2003 Tor zum Himmel Alexej German movie 2004 The Terminal Milodragovich 2005 Mirror Wars Boris 2006 Vedma (The Power of Fear) Ivan 2011 The 5th Execution Sanya 2012 The Ballad of Uhlans De Vitt