Biography
“The Main Sword Bearer of Russia” (as Artyom Tkachenko was nicknamed after the release of the film by Philip Yankovsky) is one of the most sought-after actors. Nevertheless, he considers his profession “inconvenient,” primarily in relation to his personal life. Like many people, he wants peace and solitude. Photo shoots, red carpets, and signing autographs are work, and fans often don't realize how tedious and sometimes not fun it is.
Childhood and youth
Artist with zodiac sign Taurus, born on April 30, 1982 in Kaliningrad. His parents divorced, so he doesn’t remember his father. Artyom and his older sister were raised by their mother, a conductor. The woman taught the children to read music, play the piano and guitar. In response to her son’s questions about nationality, she said that there were gypsies in the family on his father’s side, which the boy was even happy about, since his behavior was like a “nomad from a camp.” Later, the actor played on the stage of the Moscow Jewish theater "Shalom".
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Artyom Tkachenko in childhood
At school, Tkachenko did not study particularly diligently, and was not interested in either the exact sciences or the humanities. At the age of 14, the young man went with friends to a military music school, but the harsh drill extinguished his romantic mood. Mom advised Artyom to enter a circus school or a lyceum with a theatrical bias. He settled on the latter.
The teachers, enrolling the guy, hoped that he would grow up. Now the actor’s height is 175 cm and his weight is no more than 70 kg. Tkachenko’s classmates were Olga and Tatyana Arntgolts. Then they studied together at the Shchepkinsky School. During his student years, Artyom worked as a promoter and bartender.
About Steblina
Ekaterina was born in a Moscow maternity hospital in 1991. In her free time from school, she practiced figure skating and participated in theater performances during her childhood and adolescence.
After graduating from high school, I went to study at the Moscow Art Theater School. The head of her course was Kirill Serebrennikov.
Steblina began acting in films even before her acting education. Her debut work was the melodrama “My Alien Sister” (dir. Mikhail Vedyshev). Thanks to this film, Ekaterina was able to work on the same set with such talented actors as Viktor Rakov, Alexander Mokhov, Nikita Kukushkin and others.
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Then Steblina’s filmography was replenished with the serial thriller “Urgent to the Room.” The film was filmed in 2007. By the way, this year turned out to be very fruitful for Catherine. She took part in 3 more films (the 4th season of the series “Turkish March”, “Law and Order: Department of Operational Investigations”, “The Adult Life of the Girl Polina Subbotina”). Afterwards, the actress did not receive offers from directors for 8 years.
In 2015, Ekaterina was given the first role in a long time - she played the main character in the adventure drama “The Guest” (dir. Denis Rodimin). Now Steblina continues to act in films. Among her latest works is the series “Free Letter”.
Movies
The actor played his first notable role in the film “Don’t Even Think About It 2: Shadow of Independence.” Then there was the mini-series “Philip’s Bay” and the central character in the film “Russian Triangle”. The first thing he did on this set was to forget the words of the dialogue with Konstantin Khabensky.
Fortunately, the partners reacted to what happened with understanding. Since then, Tkachenko has been very sensitive to how the director works on set, and understands how important support is for a sensitive artist.
Artyom took on the role in the thriller “The Sword Bearer” with Chulpan Khamatova with pleasure, since after several projects the stigma of a comedic role had grown on him. Tkachenko's poignant characters always worked brilliantly. Fans were once again convinced of this when they saw his work in the popular series “The Life and Adventures of Mishka Jap” and in the psychological thriller “Dragon Syndrome.”
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Artyom Tkachenko on the set of the film “Abigail”
Artyom’s hero in “Lawyers” dangerously balances on the brink, combining personal and professional: an adventurer lawyer falls in love with a colleague who is married to a powerful city prosecutor. In The Expropriator, his character is the famous thief in law Baron in his youth, subtly played by Kirill Lavrov in the no less popular Gangster Petersburg.
Among the high-profile projects with Tkachenko’s participation are the series “Red Queen”, the thriller “Indigo”, the detective story “Hunting the Devil”, the mystical film “Gogol. The Beginning" and its sequel "Gogol. Viy" and "Gogol. Terrible revenge." The divorce from Ravshana Kurkova did not prevent the artist from teaming up with his ex-wife in the family comedy “Children for Rent.” With his third wife Ekaterina, Artyom starred in the historical project “Free Letter”.
In 2019, the fantastic saga “Abigail” was released, in which Tkachenko starred with Petar Zekavica and Rinal Mukhametov. Tkachenko called the fantastic drama “Outpost” an “incredible professional journey”, since he had never played anything like it.
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Artem Tkachenko and Adrien Brody look alike.
The actor also turned to the historical genre, starring in the melodramatic series “Casanova in Russia” and the drama “Union of Salvation.” The first deals with a fictitious moment in the life of the famous ladies' seducer - an affair with a peasant serf. According to the plot, Giacomo succumbs to the power of feelings so much that he tries to ransom the girl from the owners. Tkachenko played the Italian Manucci.
The second project is dedicated to the Decembrist uprising in 1825. Here Anton turns into a colonel of the Russian Imperial Guard. The press dubbed the film the main premiere of 2021.
In 2020, the series “Let’s Find Each Other” was released, in which Artem appeared in one of the main characters. His colleagues on the set were Ivan Stebunov, Roman Mayakin, Alexandra Nikiforova. In the same year, the premiere of the multi-part historical film “Grozny” took place, where Tkachenko played Ivan the Terrible’s cousin Vladimir Staritsky.
Mastering acting skills
In 2002, the aspiring actor received a diploma and a year later he was already playing on the stage of the Shalom Theater, where he worked for two years. His film career began during his student years, and Artem played his first significant role at the age of 24, starring in the mystical action film “Sword Bearer.” This work brought him not only recognition, but also new roles. In the following films, the actor also created equally interesting images: Riga in the crime film “Insatiable”, operative-analyst Vasily Tuzov in the detective story “Petrovka, 38. Petrovsky’s Team”, Boris Anatolyevich Rzhevsky-Raevsky in the adventure film “The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik” , Victor Lapin in the melodrama “Southern Nights”, Mark Terentyev in the mystical film “The Alchemist. Elixir of Faust" and others.
Still from the film “Dragon Syndrome”.
Among his successful works, one can note the role of the artist Lev Barsky in the series “The Red Queen”, as well as the image of a policeman investigating school incidents in the detective thriller “Sparta”. Tkachenko gladly took part in the family comedy “Children for Rent,” where Ravshana Kurkova became his partner. In 2021, his filmography will be replenished with several works in projects such as “Free Letter”, “Gogol. Viy”, “Player”, “Poor Girl”, “More than a Coach” and others.
Personal life
Tkachenko met his first wife Ravshana Kurkova at Kinotavr. In an interview, the actor said that he “stole” the girl from a friend. The marriage broke up after 4 years.
The spouses did not disclose the reasons, but the media wrote that the actress had an affair with photographer Dmitry Iskhakov, the current husband of Polina Gagarina. Artyom, who courted the star of the series “Two Fates” Ekaterina Semenova, was also suspected of infidelity. Be that as it may, the former spouses are still close friends.
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Artem Tkachenko with his wife Ekaterina Steblina and children - sons Stepan and Tikhon
In 2012, Tkachenko married Evgenia Khrapovitskaya, a model and aspiring actress. In January 2013, a son, Tikhon, appeared in the family. The couple separated when Zhenya began a relationship with Igor Vernik.
Soon Artyom began going out with actress Ekaterina Steblina. In November 2016, the lovers had a son, Stepan. A year later, the couple celebrated a gorgeous wedding. His wife and children have more than once become the subjects of photo and video sketches on Tkachenko’s Instagram.
Artyom Tkachenko now
The Russian actor tried on the role of a presenter - on April 19, 2021, the premiere of the drama “Secrets” took place on the TV-3 channel. The essence of the project is to demonstrate the same conflict from different sides - through the eyes of its direct opponents. Regarding the release of the documentary series, Tkachenko gave a short interview in which he emphasized the importance of hearing and understanding each other.
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Artem Tkachenko at the premiere of the film “Vampires of the Middle Zone”
Meanwhile, Artem’s filmography was expanded with the streaming series “Vampires of the Middle Zone”, where he played an intellectual vampire. Before the release of the film, the actor shared his perception of the film and emphasized that it is not at all about the desire to drink blood, but about conscience and honor.
Among the difficulties of the filming process, the artist noted the external transformation into a mystical character. It became especially difficult for him to pronounce lines with fangs, although they were made to individual measurements.
Special events in life
The biography of the sought-after artist is full of vivid episodes. In the kaleidoscope of life events, the following special moments stand out:
- April 30, 1982 – Birthday (small homeland – Kaliningrad)
- 2000 – first filming – in the comedy “It’s Not Harmful to Dream” (the film was released in 2005)
- 2003 – completion of studies at the Shchepkin Theater School.
- 2003 – 2005 – service at the Shalom Theater.
- 2004 - the central character of the youth comedy film “Don’t Even Think 2: Shadow of Independence.”
- 2006 – the popular role of a young man with superhuman abilities, which he uses to restore justice, in the fantasy action film “The Sword Bearer”.
- 2007 – key character – a young investigator in the crime drama “Russian Triangle” (the film received the “Silver George” award and the “Nika” award)
- 2008 - Artem Valerievich’s favorite role - the anti-hero in the science-fiction thriller “Indigo” (the performer became a candidate for the MTV Russia award in the category “Best Villain”)
- 2009 – filming in the detective television series “Petrovka, 38”.
- 2011 - the main character, changing for the better thanks to the mentoring of the ghosts of deceased relatives, in the serial lyrical comedy “Heavenly Relatives”.
- 2012 - the image of the prince in the comedy version of the famous fairy tale “Cinderella”.
- 2013 - the hero of the first plan - a journalist exposing police officers involved in brutal crimes - in the crime series "Caesar".
- 2014 - demonic character in the serial melodramatic film “The Long Way Home.”
- 2014 - the screen embodiment of the Decembrist Ryleev in the exciting story about time travel "Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure."
- 2015 – filming in Svetlana Loboda’s music video “Looking at the Sky.”
- 2015 - an interesting interpretation of a negative character - the wife of the famous fashion model Regina Zbarskaya (prone to vile acts due to her own weak character) in the biographical series "The Red Queen".
- 2017 - the image of a parent, on the advice of a psychologist, exchanging a child with the mother of another problematic offspring in the comedy story “Children for Rent” (the artist himself considers this work the only truly positive role in his entire creative career)
- 2017 – 2021 – participation in the filming of all parts of the extraordinary cinematic project “Gogol”.
- 2019 – a bright supporting character in the fantasy film “Abigail”.
- 2020 – leading role in the melodrama “Let’s find each other.”
Filmography
- 2005 — “It’s not harmful to dream”
- 2006 — “Sword Bearer”
- 2011 — “Heavenly Relatives”
- 2012 — “Cinderella”
- 2013 — “Moths”
- 2015 — “The Alchemist. Elixir of Faust"
- 2015 — “Red Queen”
- 2016 — “Player”
- 2016 — “Hunting the Devil”
- 2017 — “Gogol. Start"
- 2017 — “Children for Rent”
- 2018 — “Sparta”
- 2018 — “Crimean Bridge. Made with love!"
- 2019 — “Union of Salvation”
- 2019 — “Abigail”
- 2020 — “Grozny”
- 2021 — “Secrets”
- 2021 — “Vampires of the middle zone”
The beginning of the acting career of Tkachenko Artyom
In 2002, Artem Tkachenko graduated from a higher educational institution. He began his career at the Shalom Jewish Theater, located in Moscow. He left the theater in 2005, having played a fair number of performances.
His debut film role appeared even earlier. In 2000, as a sophomore, Artem finds himself on the set of a film called . ” His friend was filming there, and Olga Loginova, who noticed him, advised the director to cast him in the main role.
Young actor Artem Tkachenko in the film “It’s Not Harmful to Dream”
During filming, funny incidents arose related to the actor’s theatrical training. Not having the habit of acting in films, Artem Tkachenko shouted phrases too loudly and animatedly gesticulated. With the assistance of an experienced director, we managed to get rid of this. Despite the fact that this is his debut role, Tkachenko is surprisingly organic in the film.
