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Grigory Dobrygin is a US-based Russian film and theatre actor, director,

producer and scriptwriter. He was also a teacher of acting and directing at

the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. A classically trained ballet dancer,

Grigory had his breakout role as the first Russian superhero in the film

BLACK LIGHTNING. After starring as ‘Pavel’ in the critically acclaimed

HOW I ENDED THIS SUMMER, for which he earned the Silver Bear for Best

Actor at Berlinale, he began to work more frequently in western

productions, including: the feature A MOST WANTED MAN by Anton

Corbijn; as ‘Morozov’ in Kevin Macdonald’s BLACK SEA; and OUR KIND

OF TRAITOR directed by Susanna White. As a director, Grigory has

produced several music videos. His films have been nominated at

international film festivals including the short film MIND THE GAP with

William Dafoe. As a theatre director and teacher he has staged several

experimental works with students and graduates, including at the Praktika

Theatre in Moscow. The world premiere of his most recent film THE QUIET

LIFE was released at Venice Film Festival. Directed by Alexandros Avranas,

Grigory played the role of ‘Sergei’ in it.