Vladislav Vetrov

Vladislav Vetrov
Владислав Ветров
Vetrov in 2017
Born
Vladislav Vladimirovich Vetrov

(1964-02-09) 9 February 1964 (age 62)
CitizenshipSoviet Union
Russia
OccupationsActor, director, writer
Years active1986–present
SpouseYekaterina Kirchak
Children3
AwardsMerited Artist of Russia (1998)
People's Artist of Russia (2022)

Vladislav Vladimirovich Vetrov (Russian: Владислав Владимирович Ветров; born 9 February 1964) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, director and writer.[1][2]

Biography

Vladislav Vetrov was born in Senaki, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia), moved to Taganrog, Rostov Oblast. He studied at the People's Drama Theatre at the House of teacher and worked at the Taganrog Theatre.

In 1986 he graduated from the Taganrog Institute of Radio Engineering. On stage since 1985. He worked at the Riga Russian Theatre, Anatoly Vasiliev's School of Dramatic Arts in Moscow, Mikhail Butkevich's Laboratory. From 1989 to 1991 he worked at the Maxim Gorky Rostov Drama Theater.

In 1991, Vetrov made his directorial debut on television.

In 1993, he returned to Rostov-on-Don, where he continued to perform leading roles and stage productions at the Rostov Drama Theatre, appeared in commercials, and worked for local television. Since 2002, he has lived and worked in Moscow. That same year, he joined the company of the Sovremennik Theatre.

He is a member of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia, the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, and the Russian Guild of Film Actors.

In 1998, Vladislav Vetrov was awarded the honorary title of Merited Artist of Russia, and in 2022, that of People's Artist of Russia.

On 8 July 2022, he headed the newly formed Artistic Council of the Sovremennik Theatre, whose members included Alyona Babenko and Svetlana Ivanova. On 6 November 2024, he stepped down as chairman of the theatre's Artistic Council and left the Sovremennik Theatre. In September 2025, he joined the company of the Moscow Art Theatre.

Filmography

Films

List of film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Anna Karamazoff Roshchin-Insarov, graphologist
2007 Gagarin's Grandson manager of the art shop
2008 Admiral[3] Sergey Timiryov
2010 The Rowan Waltz Kirillov
2011 The Schism Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin
2015 The Very Best Day Vikenty Mikhailovich
2016 The Heritage of Love Prince Alexander Chernyshev
2017 Not Yet Evening Anton Chekhov
2017 Yolki 6 Captain Chebotaryov
2019 Union of Salvation Lieutenant colonel Gustav Gebel, commander of the Chernigov Regiment
2020 One Breath sports doctor
2021 The Last Warrior: Root of Evil
The Last Warrior 2
Belogor / Rogoleb
2021 Koschey: The Everlasting Story Likho (voice)
2021 The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness
The Last Warrior 3
Belogor
2022 The One Viktor Savitsky

TV Series

List of television credits
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Smoke Litvinov
1993 I Shall Repay Kazimierz Łyszczyński
2005 Kamenskaya Ruslan Nilsky
2008 Gogol: The Portrait of the Mysterious Genius Nikolai Gogol
2009 Ivan the Terrible Vasili III of Russia
2010 The Tower Batashov
2015 The Method Dean Tsvetkov
2016 Hotel Eleon Boris Leonidovich Zavgorodny (Uncle Borya), the hotel's manager of engineering
2017 Vlasik. The Stalin's Shadow Vyacheslav Menzhinsky
2018 The Junior Team Vasily Stepanovich Goryachkin, Senior Warrant Officer
2018 The Manumission Alexey Golovin [4][5]
2021 Murderous Fervour Kirichenkov

References