Alexander Bukharov – photo, biography, personal life, news, films 2021

Childhood and youth

Alexander was born in the Krasnodar region, in the town of Labinsk, and lived for 5 years in Mongolia, where his father worked as a builder. Then the family moved to Irkutsk. Bukharov had a street childhood. He spent days in the yard, fought regularly, and did poorly at school. To distract their son from the street, his parents sent him to sports. Sasha played football, boxed, worked out in the gym and became a candidate master in athletics.

Alexander Bukharov in his youth (still from the film “The Lion’s Share”)

After the 8th grade, together with a friend, Alexander was going to enroll as a tiler-mosaicist, but on the way he turned into a theater school and, as he himself said, he had nothing better to do and passed the exams. The mother received the news with joy, the father did not interfere, he thought that the guy’s passion for art would quickly pass.

The actor, who received a diploma with honors 4 years later, was invited to the Irkutsk Drama Theater, but Bukharov moved to Moscow, to VGIK. I made it on the last day of the reception and failed in literature - I couldn’t tell anything about Marina Tsvetaeva, I didn’t remember a single line of poetry. The course teacher, Evgeniy Kindinov, helped out by persuading the examiners to give Alexander a C grade. After graduation, the theater troupe headed by Armen Dzhigarkhanyan was already waiting for him.

Random arrival

And then I decided to try my hand. When there was an introductory audition, Alexander Bukharov for some reason became very shy and began to lisp as a result, turning a passage from a classical work into something absolutely humorous. The examiners were having fun like children.

And yet they came to the conclusion that the guy was losing his talent as a real comedian. They were accepted into the school with a friend. Very soon Sasha realized that he liked studying. He was especially delighted with classes in acting and stage combat. He graduated from Bukharov College with honors and a desire to study further.

Yesterday's student moved to Moscow and entered VGIK, after which he was invited to work at the Moscow Drama Theater under the direction of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.

Movies

In 2006, Bukharov was offered the main role in two projects at once - the detective story “Vaccine” and the adventure fantasy “Wolfhound of the Gray Dogs.” And if the first was a moderate success, the second instantly made the artist famous, so his participation in the sequel “Young Wolfhound” is quite natural.

Alexander Bukharov (still from the film “Wolfhound from the Family of Gray Dogs”)

Alexander had to fight, fight, dodge bullets and other types of weapons in the historical series “Servant of the Sovereigns”, the military drama “Gentlemen Officers: Save the Emperor”, the crime film “Crazy Angel”, the detective story “Number Forty-Third...”.

For the action movie “Mistress of the Taiga,” they specifically looked for a person familiar with Siberian forests. Bukharov tried to endow the character with personal traits so that he would not turn out “plastic”.

Deleted episode and first starring role

He also starred in the film “Star,” which was released on television in 2002. In this film he got the episodic role of intelligence officer Marchenko. But during editing, it was decided to delete the episode with his participation. Did not work out.

However, after some time he was invited to the filming of the film “Wolfhound”. And not for some episodic role, but for the most important one. The tests took a very long time. In addition, they were quite heavy. Moreover, the director did not give any answers. While waiting for a decision, Alexander refused to participate in the filming of another film.

Personal life

The actor met Elena Medvedeva, a graduate of the Moscow Art Theater School, in line at a store. After 2 months, the lovers registered their relationship. Soon their son Dmitry was born. Alexander and Elena tried to combine their professional and personal lives - they work in the same theater and sometimes appear on stage together in plays.

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Alexander Bukharov and his wife Elena Medvedeva
Sports youth helps Bukharov keep himself in shape (weight 75 kg, height 187 cm) and on set. In “Wolfhound,” despite a spinal injury, he tried to perform stunts without a stunt double; in “Doctor Tyrs,” he looked quite professional in the ring, and for the sake of his wife, he climbed the fire escape to the third floor to give flowers.

The childhood of the future famous actor

The future actor was born in early February 1975 in the city of Labinsk.
He grew up and was brought up in an ordinary average family. Alexander's mother worked as a nurse. Dad is a builder. He spent his childhood in the city of Irkutsk. And it’s worth noting that it was bright. Alexander Bukharov knows firsthand what the 90s carried. Viktor Tsoi, trips to basement rocking chairs, numerous wall-to-wall yard fights with elements such as knives and chains - all this was in his life. And what kind of education can we talk about with such a childhood? After he completed eighth grade, he decided to enter a vocational school with a specialty in tiling. And it was at this moment that an incident occurred, thanks to which Alexander Bukharov became a talented actor.

Alexander Bukharov now

In the fall of 2021, the premiere of the biographical film “Lev Yashin. The goalkeeper of my dreams." The role of the legend of Soviet sports was shared by Alexander Fokin and Alexander Ermakov. Bukharov reincarnated as another football star - Konstantin Beskov.

In parallel with the biopic, the actor starred in the historical saga “Stepfather” as the husband of the heroine Karina Andolenko, who returned from the front when they stopped waiting for him.

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Elena Medvedeva and Alexander Bukharov in 2021
The director of the film, Sergei Ginzburg, invited Alexander to another story about the past. The action of the melodrama “Cathedral” takes place in Russia at the beginning of the 18th century. In addition to Bukharov, the acting ensemble included Svetlana Ivanova, Alexander Baluev, Maxim Averin.

In the spy film “The Legend of Ferrari,” Alexander embodied the image of Baron Wrangel. Olga Pogodina's heroine is preparing an assassination attempt on the leader of the White movement and the commander of the Russian army in Crimea. The actress, along with her husband Alexei Pimanov, also acted as the producer of the project.

And the main premiere of the spring of 2020 was the military drama “Rzhev”, where the actor got one of the main roles.

Filmography

2006 – “Wolfhound from the Gray Dogs”
2007 – “Young Wolfhound”
2007 – “Servant of the Sovereigns”
2008 – “Gentlemen Officers: Save the Emperor”
2008 – “Cossack Robbers”
2009-2012 – “Mistress of the Taiga”
2010 – “The True Story of Scarlet Sails”
2011 – “Precinct”
2013 – “Women on the Edge”
2015 – “Alien Darling”
2016 – “Department”
2017 – “Wings of the Empire”
2018 – “Factory”
2018 – “Alone”
2019 – “Stepfather”
2019 – “Lev Yashin. Goalkeeper of my dreams"
2020 — “Rzhev”

Actor's creativity

1990-1994 – studied at the theater school. Alexander realized that he had found his place in life. He was so carried away by creativity that he completely forgot about his recent street exploits. Four years later, Bukharov pleased his parents with a diploma with honors. The mother was overjoyed, she always believed in her son, the father was also happy, but he could not understand how it happened, because until the last he thought that his son’s passion for art would soon pass.
1994-1998 – studied at VGIK. After graduating from college, excellent actors were invited to work at the Irkutsk Drama Theater. Bukharov was included in the list of invitees, but he did not want to stop at secondary education. It was decided to go to Moscow and enter VGIK. We can say that the actor jumped into the last carriage of the train: the documents were submitted at the last moment. At one of the exams, Alexander almost failed his application, but luck was on his side. Studying at the institute was not at all difficult for the guy, but student life in the capital was difficult. The 90s were a period when parents’ salaries were delayed, scholarships were not always enough, they had to save on everything, but the young man did not give up.
1998 - began working in the troupe at the Moscow Drama Theater under the direction of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. The artist immediately became interested in working in the theater and soon joined the main cast of the troupe. His first performances were “The Inspector General”, “The Heart is Not a Stone”, “Three Sisters”, “The Marriage of Figaro”. Alexander considers his best role to be in the play “Powder Keg.”
2000 - Bukharov tries himself as a film actor. At first these were small episodic roles in the TV series “Maroseyka, 12”, “Truckers” and others. Most often, the actor played security guards, where the image was important, not talent, but the artist’s dreams of serious work did not leave him.
2006 - a role that brought fame and recognition. Alexander was offered to play the main characters in the films “Vaccine” and “Wolfhound of the Gray Dogs.”

In the film “Wolfhound of the Gray Dogs” (2006)

2007 – the release of the sequel to the film “Young Wolfhound”. After this role, the whole country learned about the talented actor Alexander Bukharov.
2008 – a sharp rise in career. Bukharov was seen in different roles. The films “Afghan Ghost” and “Gentlemen Officers” were filmed with his participation. Save the Emperor", "Cossack Robbers", "Ice Kiss".
2009 - for a role in the television series “Mistress of the Taiga” they were specifically looking for an actor who was familiar with the Siberian forests. Alexander coped with the task at the highest level. In the detective story "Crazy Angel" he played an investigator.
2010 was a very busy year for Bukharov’s acting activities. The collection of leading roles was replenished by the romantic hero of “The True Story of Scarlet Sails”, the history teacher in the film “Everyone Has His Own War”. The usual role of the detective in the film “Number Forty-Third”, and in the series “Doctor Tyrsa” Alexander showed unforgotten skills as a boxer.
2011-2015 - the actor is invited to play his characters: police captain, detective, etc. in the films “District Officer”, “Women on the Edge”, “Department”. The film “The Village Teacher” changed the role of an internal affairs officer to the hero of the tragic drama of Father George, and in “Alien Darling” the artist perfectly played a former prisoner.

In the film “The District Officer” (2011)

2016 - melodrama “The Changeling”, Alexander plays the role of a businessman who treats his wife cruelly.
2017 - the role of an agent of the gendarme department in the historical drama series "Empire".
2018 - conflicting roles: a crime boss in Gurzuf and a GRU lieutenant colonel in Battalion.
2019 - Bukharov transforms into different heroes: a former policeman, a factory worker, a front-line soldier, a football player. All this happens in the films “Alone”, “Lev Yashin. The goalkeeper of my dreams."
2020 - Alexander is still a popular actor, the films will soon be released: “The Legend of Ferrari”, “Saboteur. Crimea", "Silence", "Cathedral".

In the movie "Stepfather" (2019)