Daniil Belykh: biography, filmography and interesting facts from the life of the actor

Many fans of Russian cinema know the talented and charismatic actor Daniil Belykh. He mostly starred in TV series, which meant that viewers had the opportunity to become deeply attached to his characters. In TV series, Daniil Belykh rarely played the roles of hero-lovers; rather, these were the images of the ringleader of the company or an eccentric guy. Those who want to learn more about who is hidden behind the on-screen images, what lives in the daily life of Belykh, as well as what interesting facts from his biography are known only to the most devoted fans, need to read this article.

Childhood

Very little is known about the biography of Daniil Belykh. He was born on December 4, 1979 in Irkutsk. According to the horoscope - Sagittarius. Throughout his childhood, Daniil moved from place to place: he lived either in his native Irkutsk, or in Moscow, or went to his grandmother in Orenburg. Because of this lifestyle, the boy had to change 5 different schools. Daniil Belykh’s mother is an actress, and his father is a doctor. As a child, the actor was very athletic. He was fond of tennis and football, although with his height - 180 cm - he could well have been successful in basketball.

Actor Daniil Belykh, being a very proactive child, constantly surprised adults: either, while studying in the eighth grade, he established the resale of things bought from foreigners, then he went to distribute newspapers, then he began washing cars for money. True, such entrepreneurial spirit gave way to a passion for cinema.

Biography

“Aesthetics in the game are paramount for the artist, with what paints, thin brushes, and hammers the mechanism is created. It happens that you use a sledgehammer,” this is how Daniil Belykh talks about his work in front of the director’s camera.

Actor Daniil Belykh
For an actor, the first place is to develop the image, even if such a task was not set and, by and large, no one needs the nuances. Just as an artist paints icons not for the priest or for the parishioners, but for another person present in the church, Belykh does not always play only for those who sit in front of the screen.

Education

In the 10th grade, Daniil, for fun, decided to audition for VGIK. After he successfully passed the qualifying rounds, his deception was discovered by the admissions committee: the boy did not have a certificate and could not study at the university. Then the commission members, who saw enormous potential in Daniil, invited him to become a volunteer student in theater courses. The young actor really liked this offer, but after a while he gave up going to the theater.

After school, Daniil entered the Shchukin Theater School, where A. Grave became his teacher. Relations with the teaching staff and students did not work out almost immediately: those around him did not like the fact that the second-year student disappeared on the set instead of studying with everyone else. Daniil himself was not burdened by this situation: he believed that the practice of working in cinema would be much more useful to him than theoretical studies. In addition, at this time he also began to work part-time at the higher directing courses of the famous master of cinema, Alexei German. The latter played a big role in Belykh receiving a university diploma: in his last year, due to problems with attendance, they did not want to allow Daniil to take the exams, so German had to call the rector of the school, Vladimir Etush, and personally ask him to allow the careless student to take part in the final part of his studies. Daniil Belykh finally received his diploma, but only a year later.

In order to avoid joining the army, Daniil entered the Russian Army Theater, but due to a conflict with its director, he stayed there for only a couple of months.

Childhood and youth

Daniil Georgievich Belykh was born in snowy Irkutsk in December 1979. Daniel's mom is an actress, dad is a doctor. From early childhood he traveled between the capital and his native Irkutsk. He also often visited his beloved grandmother in Orenburg.

Due to frequent moves, the future actor changed 5 schools. Daniel's hobbies included football and tennis. And after the 8th grade, the guy showed an entrepreneurial streak. Dani had several ways to make money. Fartsovka, washing cars, selling newspapers - these are some of them. With the money he received, the guy bought himself musical instruments.

Daniil Belykh in his youth

At the Moscow school of aesthetic education, where Daniil Belykh studied in recent years, he suddenly realized that he liked the acting profession. After graduating from school, the guy even passed the qualifying rounds at VGIK, for the course of Marlen Khutsiev. But the members of the commission, having learned that he did not yet have a certificate, offered to become a free listener. At first, Daniel was interested in this, but he soon abandoned the studies.

In the corridors of VGIK, Belykh met Chinese directors who offered the 14-year-old boy the first role in his creative biography. The film “Scarlet Cherries” about the Great Patriotic War joined Daniil’s filmography in 1993. True, the Russian audience never saw the film, but in China it was popular. As the actor’s mother, Natalya Kolyakanova, later said in an interview, she miraculously found a cassette with the film at the Tokyo Film Festival 3 years later.

Daniil Belykh in the film “Scarlet Cherries”

The school was proud of such a student, except for the mathematics teacher, who gave Daniil a D in the quarter. Belykh didn’t want to go beg and retake the test in the summer, so he took the documents and received his secondary education as an external student. At the age of 15, the young man, who had already proven himself, was taken to the Shchukin Theater School and the Moscow Art Theater School. Daniil chose the first and went to study with Vladimir Ivanov.

First work in cinema

Daniil’s first film work was an episode in the film “New Odeon” in 1992, but unfortunately, this experience did not bring popularity to the actor. Three years later there was a more interesting project - “Red Cherry” - a joint work of three countries: Belarus, China and Russia. Here Belykh starred in the role of a boarding school student, and they began to recognize him on the streets. Then there were a number of small roles, and in 1999 Daniil starred as Mark in the film “Let's Get Acquainted.” Many remember Belykh in the image of a paramedic from the comedy “DMB”. But the actor gained the greatest love from the audience after the role of Ludwig in the film “Silver Lily of the Valley.”

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Filmography of Daniil Belykh

During his acting career, Daniil managed to star in 72 films. Among them are many episodic roles, some of which are not even listed in the credits. But it must be said that Daniil has many more successful images in films. Among them:

The role of assistant Borikhin in the movie “Birthday of the Bourgeois-2” 2001.
The role of a paramedic in the continuation of the comedy “DMB” - “DMB-003”.
The main role in the short-run film “Doctors” of 2001, where Belykh plays a young doctor who ended up in a non-standard team of an ordinary hospital.
Veselchak from the series “FM and the guys.”
Cook in the 2002 TV series “My Border”.
The role of Maxim in the TV series "Cavaliers of the Starfish".
Arkady from the third season of the series “Dasha Vasilyeva - a lover of private investigation.”
A role in the sequel to “Silver Lily of the Valley,” where viewers were again able to see Daniel in the image of Irma’s son, Ludwig.
Main role in the series “Thank you for everything -2”.
The role of Kostya in the TV series “Club 69”.
Maxim from the TV series “Matchmakers”. Daniel appeared in almost all seasons.
Radio host Roman Sokolov from the film “Double Trouble” and many other successful film works.

Film critics especially noted the role of Fedosy Shchus in the television series “The Nine Lives of Nestor Makhno.” This series with Daniil Belykh in one of the key roles was received just as warmly by the audience. Before filming, the actor took horse riding lessons and also filled in gaps in his knowledge of history with the help of his school teacher.

Movies

At the Shchukin School they did not like Daniil. Belykh had extraordinary abilities, a bright appearance with expressive dark eyes and tall stature (180 cm). He started acting in films already in his 2nd year. He also often appeared in advertising and made good money. Not all students were so lucky.

Daniil Belykh in the film "DMB"

In 2000, after graduating from Shchukinsky, Belykh changed several theaters. Due to a conflict with the director, Daniil left the Russian Army Theater. But Armen Dzhigarkhanyan’s theater became a real school of excellence for the aspiring actor. But Belykh abandoned this stage, because both in his youth and now he does not tolerate being given ultimatums. He believes that an artist’s own spiritual growth is important, and such conditions are created only in the workshops of Pyotr Fomenko and Lev Dodin.

Belykh's true calling was cinema. As a teenager, the actor starred with Alexei German in “Khrustalev, the car!” and Anatoly Eyramdzhan in the comedy “New Odeon”. But I truly felt the burden of responsibility halfway through the work in the film “Let’s Get Acquainted!” Artistry and a considerable sense of humor helped him create vivid and unforgettable images.

Daniil Belykh in the film “Silver Lily of the Valley”

Daniil Belykh managed to consolidate his fame in the same 2000 in the film “Silver Lily of the Valley”. The film told the story of a provincial girl, played by Olesya Zheleznyak, who was promised promotion as a singer by two producers played by Alexander Tsekalo and Yuri Stoyanov. Daniil played the role of the producer's son, Ludwig, who is in love with the main character.

Daniil Belykh often appears in popular TV series. Filming of “FM and the Guys,” in which he played, took place in Khanty-Mansiysk for a year. It was necessary to film at night, since the location of what was happening was the TV director’s office: the artists’ working day began when it ended at the director’s.

Daniil Belykh in the series “FM and the guys”

In 2006, another interesting film, “The Nine Lives of Nestor Makhno,” was released. The actor played the role of Fedosy Shchusya brilliantly. He set to work thoroughly. First, Belykh worked with a history teacher, filling in the gaps about the personality of Nestor Makhno and that time. Then Daniil had to learn horse riding before filming began. So the artist was perfectly prepared for the start of work. After showing the first episodes, it became clear that the series would be extremely popular.

In 2004, Belykh played in the 2-part Ukrainian film “Gift of Fate.” The comedy-detective film told the story of an unlucky heir who learned that a rich grandmother’s money went to her beloved dog.

Daniil Belykh as Fedosy Shchusya

In 2005, Daniil took part in the filming of the melodramatic series “Thank You for Everything,” in which Natalia Soldatova played the main role. The director gave the actor complete freedom of action, limited only by the script. Words, lines, costume - all this was invented by Daniil Belykh himself. And the film benefited from this. In 2006, a continuation of the series was filmed, where his character became one of the key characters in the plot. In 2008, viewers saw the third season of the series.

In 2009, Belykh replaced Denis Rodnyansky in the role of Maxim in the popular TV series “Matchmakers.” The role of his wife Maria went to Inna Koroleva. Despite the fact that Daniil and Inna played the family around which the entire plot of the series revolves, the main characters were not them at all, but their on-screen parents played by Lyudmila Artemyeva, Anatoly Vasilyev, Tatyana Kravchenko and Fyodor Dobronravov. Maxim and Maria's parents belong to different social classes, and the plot and humor of the series are based on conflicts and disputes between intellectuals and village workers.

Daniil Belykh in the TV series “Matchmakers”

In the multi-part film “Doctors,” Daniil played a young doctor who entered the profession after graduating from university. Belykh's hero constantly finds himself in comical situations, but at the same time masterfully emerges victorious from all troubles and does not lose spirit. To better get used to the image of a doctor, the artist visited hospitals for a long time, observing the work. Daniil’s father, who worked as a doctor for decades, helped him a lot in getting into the role.

Daniil Belykh always strives to bring a piece of himself into the role, because of this he had frequent conflicts with producers. In the series “Inheritance” he played the intellectual Kostya Prokhorov. At the artist’s initiative, the hero’s appearance was changed beyond recognition.

Daniil Belykh in the series “Inheritance”

In parallel, and also between the filming of serial seasons, the cinematic biography of Daniil Belykh was replenished with the films “Dragon Syndrome”, “Sea of Desires”, “Winter Tango”, “Mom will be against”, “Vangelia” and others.

In 2013, Daniil played the main role in the melodrama “Serious Relationships,” and in 2015, in the comedy “Double Trouble,” a Russian adaptation of a Korean film directed by Timur Bekmambetov. In the film, Belykh’s character, a radio DJ, suddenly becomes a father and grandfather and, in fear of losing his job, hides this fact from the boss he is dating.

Daniil Belykh in the TV series “Keys”

In 2021, he took part in the filming of two TV series: the melodramatic detective story “Partners” and the 4-episode melodrama “Keys”.

A year later, Belykh was involved in 5 projects at once. The actor received the main role in the crime series “Security” (another name is “Personal Security Zone”), dedicated to the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which fights “werewolves in uniform.” He also participated in the filming of the film “Love and Sax” with Maxim Averin and Ekaterina Klimova. The couple's daughter was played by Zhenya Abdulova, daughter of Alexander Abdulov.

Daniil Belykh in the TV series “Partners”

In the detective series “Anomaly” (“At the behest of a pike”), the hero Belykh succumbs to the boys’ persuasion to find an unknown lake in which a giant fish lives. Along the way, the families of travelers will face challenges and adventures.

Personal life

On the set of the TV series “FM and the Guys” in 2004, Daniil Belykh met actress Anna Slyusareva, better known as Anna Slyu. A passionate romance began between colleagues on the set, which ended in marriage. Unfortunately, a beautiful and long love story did not work out - after 4 years the couple broke up, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce. Their hot tempers made it impossible for them to be together.

In 2013, five years after breaking up with Anna, details about Daniil’s personal life again began to appear in the media. He was credited with a relationship with a girl, Anna, who works in the presidential administration. These rumors turned out to be true, and the young people tied the knot. Almost nothing is known about Daniil Belykh’s chosen one.

Why did classmates dislike Whites?

Fellow students did not like the young actor. At such a young age, he was already invited to shoot films and advertisements, but others were not paid attention to.

Daniil Belykh was always looking for a theater where he would not be pushed into a box. This became a difficult task, so the actor changed several scenes.

Daniel's hobbies

The most important hobby in Belykh’s life, besides cinema, of course, can be called traveling. The actor especially loves to go to places that are not so familiar to tourists. Instead of a guide, one day, when he went to Cuba, he asked a simple local resident to help him. The actor himself admitted that he loves to observe the ordinary human life of people of other nationalities, to look at their way of life, and visiting art monuments is unlikely to help him experience the local flavor.

Also one of Daniel’s favorite pastimes is the tea ceremony. He purchases only high-quality and expensive varieties of green tea, and sometimes collects herbs himself for decoctions.

Appearance and clothing style

Daniel's appearance is very attractive. His big black eyes and dark fluffy hair that falls in his eyes make his fans go crazy. The blogger talked about how he used to be overweight. But he managed to lose those hated pounds and become thin. Dani's height is 183 cm, weight is 70 kg.

Clothing style

Danil prefers oversized clothes in dark colors. You can often see voluminous black hoodies or adidas long sleeves on him. The TikToker also prefers to wear blue jeans in the style of the 2000s with a classic white T-shirt. In almost all videos, he appears before the audience in chains. Danya loves hats. In many videos, he uses this item of clothing. Based on the above, you can see that Daniel follows fashion.

Interesting Facts

Daniil Belykh has a personal website - daniilbelykh.rf.
Daniil's promotion is handled by the production agency "GM Consulting Production".
When preparing to work in the TV series “Doctors,” Daniil and his colleagues observed the work of real doctors, but the actor’s father, a doctor by profession, was still dissatisfied with the result and said that the doctors on the screen were shown unreliably and too frivolously.
The filming of the television series “FM and the Guys” took place in Khanty-Mansiysk, and the main interior of this movie was the personal office of the director of the Yurga shopping center. We had to film at night, after the end of the working day of the head of the television company.
Belykh is always the initiator of various amendments to the script on the set. Thus, on the set of the series “Inheritance,” he insisted that his character Kostya Prokhorov be changed beyond recognition with the help of makeup, although this was not originally intended.

Many viewers like Daniil Belykh's films; they note his good acting and unique charm. It seems that he is a guy from the next street - so simple, close and understandable. It is this feature that captivates most movie lovers. It remains to wish Daniil more good and memorable roles.

Career

Instead of serving in the army, Belykh began working at the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army. Moreover, due to a quarrel with the director, he soon left this institution. So, he started working part-time on courses with Alexey German. He also worked at the Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater. Among the artist’s theatrical works are such productions as “The Inspector General,” “The Tale of Pop and His Worker Balda,” etc.

Belykh began acting in films at the age of 13. Then he got a cameo role in the New Odeon project. Later, the Chinese film “Red Cherry” appeared in his filmography.

The artist's first popularity came in 2001. It was at that time that he took part in the filming process of the multi-part project “FM and the Guys”. A little later, the public admired his performance in the film “Doctors”.

The roles of Bely in the following films also became noticeable: “Special Correspondent of the Investigation Department”, “Dragon Syndrome”, etc. At the same time, the actor gained particular popularity after the series “Matchmakers” was released, in which he got the role of Maxim.

In 2011, Belykh, together with Grigory Kalinin, filmed the film project “The Man Who Had It.” Already in 2013, his filmography was replenished with such films as “Serious Relationships” and “Missing.”

Danil Bely

Danil Bely - Wedding, Dnepropetrovsk

"Hi all! An event called our wedding took place!! So - quoting our presenter - ... and the ship called family set sail... Stop! This is not his text!!! Who is he? (note from the author - further we will talk about the presenter). Toastmaster? Template master of ceremonies? But no! You guessed right! We're talking about a guy - Danil Bely! I won’t be able to talk about it in two or three words. Therefore I will be consistent. The first impression is that he is young, active, versatile, creative, courteous, cheerful, with good manners, with all this, in my opinion, the most important feature that allowed us to decide that he would be the one to lead our celebration was a subtle sense of the boundaries of what is permitted and desired depending on who he works with. Then the preparation process began - this is where its qualities such as creativity, commitment, timeliness and relevance are included. After all, what they say is true - what you put into the foundation is what you will get in the end. And he introduced a lot of variations and, looking ahead, the result turned out great! There were many pleasant surprises for us that we didn’t even suspect, but which not only we and all the guests liked! After which everyone came to me with two questions: where did you find it? And give me the phone and I want this for myself!!!!))) On the day of the celebration, Danil had everything ready and everything checked, and where something happened that was not planned, then impromptu came to the rescue, and with a HURRAY!! This allowed everyone to always be on the same page!!! Without hesitation, he seized the initiative from the head of the registry office, who was conducting the away ceremony, and held his own ceremony in his characteristic humorous manner! Having charged everyone with positivity and a great mood, we could say that the wedding was a success and we needed to say - “Danil, my friend, thank you, you can go home!”, but without him there’s really nowhere!!!! (Only he knew the script) joke! In fact, his very work began - on the front line!!! He managed to involve everyone in all competitions, conversations, congratulations, and other events! So no one was left behind! I would like to note that the jokes were all received with a bang by all the guests, regardless of rank, title and position. Considering that the age group was from 5 to 60 years!) Also, many thanks to the DJ - the music, competitions and all the musical accompaniment were worthy and, in simple words, what we needed! The general impression is that a wedding consists of many elements, but the thread that ties them together is directly one person - the host! And Danil Bely is just that one!!! Many people sometimes ask the question - why do you need a presenter? And is it needed at all? I’ll answer as I understand it for myself - a wedding is a holiday for the newlyweds and their guests, and this holiday is possible when a master of his craft deals with the issue. And if it’s not there, then everything turns into a banal gluttony!) So - the choice is yours, and we have already made our choice!!! Happiness, love and good luck to everyone!!!”

Rating: 5 out of 5

— Vika and Seryozha

Interesting facts about Daniel

1. The blogger does not talk about his real last name. He claims that all subscribers should simply know that he is not Daniil, but Daniil.
2. From an early age, Danya dreamed of becoming a blogger. But he was unable to move in this direction. He used to make videos on YouTube about Minecraft. But this did not bring the desired result.
3. Daniil previously tried to avoid TikTok, but then he changed his mind regarding this platform.
4. The blogger started filming on TikTok at the age of 17, but popularity came to him after he came of age.
5. Danil talked about how he has a skin disease that makes him feel discomfort.
6. He loves pets very much. Any mockery of them makes the blogger upset.
7. Daniil loves black and burgundy.
8. Daniel has a split personality. Even his family claims that he can be cheerful and kind at one time and sad and rude at another.
9. Favorite genre of music is rock.
10. Favorite film genre is horror.
11. Has a neutral attitude towards LGBT people.
12. The blogger often tries to boss people around.
13. Went to theater arts courses.
14. Played volleyball for 3 years.
15. Lost 15 kg in a month.
16. Previously, he strongly noticed how different he was from his peers.
17. Excess weight greatly lowered the blogger’s self-esteem. Also, the extra pounds were the reason for his distance from his classmates. They simply did not accept Danil into their circle.