The series "Soldiers" 14 years later: How did the fate of young actors

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

14 years ago, in 2004, the first season of the series "Soldiers" was released, which was so popular with viewers that after 16 more seasons were released. For many actors, he became a debut in the cinema, and for some - the only pinnacle of the creative path. How the actors have changed and what they are doing today - further in the review.

One of the most popular heroes of the series, especially among representatives of the female audience, was the metropolitan major Mikhail Medvedev, whose role was played by the young actor Alexander Lymarev. It was thanks to this project that viewers learned about him, although before that he was already quite well-known in another field of activity. The fact is that from the age of 5 he was engaged in Irish tap dance, and at the age of 13 he won a bronze medal at the open European tap dance championship. After that, he, together with a friend, organized a dance duet, and for 7 years they performed in restaurants and nightclubs in Moscow. This continued until Alexander's teacher invited him to try himself in the acting profession. Lymarev managed to enter the Shchukin School, and already in his last year he made his film debut. Today, the 35-year-old actor's filmography includes more than 30 works. In addition to filming in films, he is interested in music and photography. From time to time he can be seen at the DJ booth in nightclubs.

Another regular hero of all seasons of the series, Kuzma Sokolov, played by Ivan Mokhovikov, has also become a favorite of the public. Prior to that, he managed to graduate from GITIS and play in several films, but he only got episodic roles. The series brought him recognition and popularity, and the directors drew attention to his acting talent. Mokhovikov starred in the films "Viy", "Penal Battalion", "Under the Shower of Bullets", "Zhurov" and others. Today the 39-year-old actor continues to act in films, on his account there are already more than 50 works.

The main female role in the series went to the Belarusian actress Olga Fadeeva. Nurse Irina Pyleeva won the hearts of thousands of fans. As a child, she was going to follow in the footsteps of her parents and become a ballet dancer, but she was not admitted to the choreographic school, and Olga entered the theater lyceum, and then continued her studies at the Belarusian Academy of Arts. She starred in several videos and performed on the stage of the theater, and in 2000 she made her film debut, although her first roles did not bring her fame. The series "Soldiers" became a springboard for her film career, after which she played more than 30 roles.

The role of Sergeant Ryleev was played by Roman Kartsev's son Pavel Kassinsky. For the first time on the screens he appeared at school age - then he starred in "Yeralash", but he was not going to become an actor and after school he entered the medical institute. But soon the passion for cinema still prevailed, and the actor dropped out of school and returned to the screens. The series "Soldiers" brought him fame, after that he received many new proposals from directors, but due to his characteristic appearance, he was mainly offered the role of bandits and criminals. At the moment, the 42-year-old actor has more than 35 roles in his filmography.

Alexander Palchikov, who played Private Kabanov, graduated from the acting department of VGIK and became famous thanks to the series "Soldiers", which became his most famous film work. 9 years ago, a tragedy occurred in his life. In 2009, he lost his newborn son. The boy was on the balcony in a stroller when a hot heating pipe from the outside of the house suddenly burst, and a stream of boiling water poured out on the child. Unfortunately, he received burns incompatible with life.

Anton Eldarov played in the series the role of Private Gunko, who soon became a sergeant. His love for art was instilled in him by his father - the famous writer-storyteller Igor Farbarzhevich. After graduating from VGIK, Anton played in the theater, and then began acting in films. "Soldiers" became a successful start of his film career, and now he has more than 40 works in films and TV series in his creative baggage. In addition, he took up voice acting for foreign films and became a popular dubbing actor.

The country's most popular soldiers have never actually been in the army. One of the few who actually served was actor Yuri Safarov, behind whom he served in the Marine Corps. After demobilization, he graduated from the Tbilisi Theater Institute and performed on the theater stage. After moving to Moscow in 1994, the actor began acting in films, however, most often he was offered the role of bandits. The series "Soldiers" became his most famous film work.

Another favorite of the public was Private Vakutagin, played by actor Amadu Mamadakov. A native of Altai thanks to the series "Soldiers" has become one of the most popular Russian artists and has played more than 50 roles. He is known for the films 9 Company, Tochka, 72 Meters, Mongol, Panfilov's 28, and others. In addition to acting, Mamadakov is involved in directing and staging performances in theaters. In addition, he teaches at the national Altai studio of the Higher Theater School named after I. M. Schepkina.

Igor Gasparyan, who played the role of Socrates Poghosyan in the series, was engaged in Greco-Roman wrestling until the age of 20 and was a member of the Luhansk region team. In 1990 he became the silver medalist of the Ukrainian championship, after which he worked as a trainer in Greco-Roman wrestling. In 2001, he moved to Moscow, where at first he worked as a loader and even as a janitor. But in 2003 he got a job at the Mosfilm film studio and since then began acting in films. Today, his filmography includes more than 90 works, however, most of them are episodic.

Maxim Maltsev, who played the role of Private Papazoglo, after graduating from GITIS worked at the Chelyabinsk Drama Theater, and the series "Soldiers" became one of his first films. After that, his film career took off, and since then he has starred in 40 films and TV series.

Ignatiy Akrachkov (Lieutenant Smalkov) began acting in films in the late 1990s. and by the time of filming in "Soldiers" he was already a fairly well-known actor, and after that he became one of the most demanded artists. He is known for his roles in the films "The Fall of the Empire", "Inhabited Island", "The Volga River Flows", "Weeping Willow", "Dovlatov" and others. At the moment, the 42-year-old actor already has a fairly rich filmography - about 70 works.

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