Viacheslav Dovzhenko

Viacheslav Valeriyovych Dovzhenko (; born 18 September 1976) is a Ukrainian theater and film actor. He is a recipient of the Golden Dzyga award for Best Actor for his role in the film Cyborgs.

Early life and education Viacheslav Dovzhenko was born on 18 September 1976 in Dnipro. In 1995, he graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk State Theater School, specializing in both puppet theater and drama.

In 2009, he graduated from the directing department of the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University.

Career Dovzhenko began his career at the Dnipropetrovsk Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre named after Taras Shevchenko. In 1998, he moved to Kyiv to join the Kyiv Free Theater. Since 2011, he has been a prominent member of the Kyiv Academic Drama Theatre on Podil.

Selected filmography

Personal life Dovzhenko was married to actress Ksenia Basha. They have two sons, including Ivan Dovzhenko, who has also pursued acting.

Awards and honors

2018: Golden Dzyga — Best Actor (Cyborgs) 2018: Kinokolo — Best Actor (Cyborgs) 2019: Merited Artist of Ukraine 2021: Khmelnytskyi Film Festival — Best Acting Performance (The Other Franko)