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Aleksandr is a Ukrainian-Russian actor, who was born in Sevastopol. At the age

of 12, he and his best friend tried to run away to the UK, but they were caught

by police after getting half way there. He moved to Moscow to pursue his

education, and briefly worked as a sailor, before beginning his acting career in

earnest. In 2015, he graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts, and

soon became a leading actor at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre. That same

year he was cast in his first prominent on-screen role as ‘Marten’ in THE

SCYTHIAN, directed by Rustam Mosafir. He has worked consistently in film and

television ever since, including: starring as ‘Peter’ in the award-winning feature

ACID; as ‘Viktor’ in GREAT POETRY; in LETO by Kirill Serebrennikov; and in

Netflix’s first Russian original series BETTER THAN US. Aleksandr’s work

includes: the French feature film OUR MEN, which was the closing film of

Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes; in the lead role of LAND OF LEGENDS, by

acclaimed Russian director Anton Megerdichev; and as ‘Krysztof’ in the HBO

series KAMIKAZE, an 8-part series based on the Norwegian novel “Muleum” by

Erlend Loe, which is directed by Kaspar Munk. His recent work includes the sci-

fi FREE FALL by Oleg Urazaykin, and the role of ‘Sasha’ in the series SHAMAN

by Rustam Mosafir. Aleksandr is perhaps best known to international audiences

for his performance as ‘Helmut’ in FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRET OF

DUMBLEDORE, directed by David Yates & written by J.K. Rowling. He can next

be seen in Ilya Naishuller’s upcoming feature film HEADS OF STATE, and Sergey

Loznitsa’s next feature film.