Childhood and youth
Igor Yuryevich was born on May 14, 1963 in the village of Berezovka, Saratov region. The family had two children - a son and a daughter. Her mother worked as a school teacher, and her sister followed in her footsteps. My father first worked at the Saratov Regional Department of Culture, and then headed the editorial office of the Trud newspaper.
Savochkin Jr. did not intend to become an actor. He entered the Agricultural Institute, received an engineering degree and worked in his specialty for a year and a half. In 1982, when the guy was a first-year student, his friend’s father was recruiting a group for a theater studio. At that time, Igor did not have a good relationship with the theater, so he categorically refused to go there. Gatherings in parks, hooliganism, being taken to the police - these were closer to him. And yet he came, studied there for 2 years and was so carried away that after mandatory training in engineering, he entered the theater department of the Saratov Conservatory.
In 1991, Savochkin received a diploma of second higher education. He was lucky: in the same year, the aspiring actor was invited to the capital's On the Boards theater. He moved to Moscow and rented a house in Peredelkino with friends.
The late 90s were a difficult time for theaters and cinema. Therefore, in his youth, Igor worked as a cemetery watchman, salesman, and taxi driver. The actor says that he conquered Moscow twice. For the first time he returned to Saratov and worked as an announcer on Nostalzhi radio for 7 years. The second attempt was more successful - Savochkin has his own apartment in the capital, wealth, so, as he says, “he has settled down firmly.”
Biography
Igor Savochkin is a Russian theater and film actor, especially popular among fans of serial detective and crime films.
The actor has a special, unconventional beauty; even from the screen you can feel his masculine strength and charisma. Maybe that’s why directors so often offer Igor Savochkin to play law enforcement officers or crime bosses. Both of them turn out to be convincing in his performance. More often, Igor Savochkin gets minor roles, but even the actor’s episodic appearances come out charismatic and memorable.
Actor Igor Savochkin
Savochkin Jr. did not intend to become an actor. He entered the Agricultural Institute, received an engineering degree and worked in his specialty for a year and a half. In 1982, when Igor Savochkin was a first-year student, his friend’s father was setting up a theater studio. At that time, Igor did not have a good relationship with the theater, so he categorically refused to go there. Gatherings in parks, hooliganism, being taken to the police - these were closer to him. And yet he came, studied there for two years and was so carried away that after mandatory training in engineering, he entered the theater department of the Saratov Conservatory.
In 1991, Igor Savochkin received a diploma of second higher education. He was lucky - in the same year the aspiring actor was invited to the capital's theater “On the Boards”. Igor moved to Moscow and rented a house in Peredelkino with friends.
Igor Savochkin
Movies
Igor Savochkin first appeared in films in 1993 in the film “Trotsky”. He played the red commander in the episode. That same year there was another small role, and then there was a lull for almost 5 years.
In 1999, he was invited to film the film “Our 90s,” after which there was another break in the actor’s career. He began actively acting in films only in 2004. Since then, Savochkin participates in 3-4 films and TV series every year.
Among the artist’s most notable roles is the Terminator in the film “Tin.” Initially, Alexei Serebryakov was supposed to star in the film, but after several scenes he dropped out of filming. They invited Savochkin, although the hero was voiced by Serebryakov.
Another notable role in the actor’s filmography is Tolyan in the TV series “Gromovs”. Igor Yuryevich calls her his beloved. The character played by Savochkin turned out to be ambiguous, he has a light and dark side, he suffers from loneliness.
In the film “Admiral” Savochkin appeared in the image of Lieutenant General Voitsekhovsky. Filming lasted 2.5 years, the actor had to be torn between Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Kiev, where he starred in the film “Everyone Must Die.”
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Igor Savochkin and his film roles
In “The Irony of Fate. Continuation” Savochkin played border guard Nikolai and starred with his dog Jim. Other interesting projects include “Zhurov”, “Gangs”, “The Cry of an Owl” and others.
In 2011, the actor received a role in the war film “Quiet Outpost.” The plot tells about the battle between Russian border guards and militants who tried to break into Tajikistan. The film is based on real facts.
Biblical stories played a serious role in the creative biography of Igor Savochkin. In 2014, he appeared in the Russian social drama Leviathan, which gained popularity all over the world. A gloomy film about the life of the Russian north, where the story of the biblical Job, interpreted by the author, unfolds in harsh realities, aroused the delight of eminent film critics and Western journalists. The film received a number of prestigious awards: the Golden Globe Award in the category “Best Foreign Language Film”, the Grand Prix of the Munich IFF, the main prize of the Palich IFF, the London Society of Film Critics Award in the category “Best Foreign Language Film”, the Grand Prix at the “Golden Pillar of Djed” III IFF of Egyptian and European cinema.
In 2015, Igor Yuryevich played the main role in an American project. The actor played Colonel Belousov in the drama “The Cain Code,” which was produced in Russia, Belarus and the USA. The film also refers to the famous biblical story - the tale of Cain and Abel, which continues today. The main character of the drama is journalist Sarah Ogden (Natasha Alam). The woman is not just a reporter, she is a secret agent of the order researching the “Cain Code”. This is a gene that pushes a person onto the path of hatred, betrayal, murder and poses a threat to the universe.
Igor Savochkin and Dmitry Mirgorodsky look alike / @digest_64, still from the film “A Particularly Important Assignment”
At the same time, the actor appeared in another film that gained international popularity, this time in the detective series “Method” with Konstantin Khabensky in the title role. Savochkin reincarnated as Slavik, or the maniac Summer Resident. “Method” became the first independent and original Russian project to gain such popularity and top the ratings in America and Europe. On March 1, 2021, the authors sold the rights to broadcast the series abroad to Netflix.
At the same time, the artist gained popularity as a TV presenter. From November 2014 to September 2015, he hosted the journalistic program “Conspiracy Theory” on Channel One.
In 2021, Savochkin appeared as the Prince in the series “Investigator Tikhonov,” a film adaptation of a series of detective novels by Arkady and Georgy Vayner. The actor's character appeared in the fifth film called "I, Investigator."
In the same year, the artist starred in the short film “Wardrobe” in the genre of tragic farce and psychological thriller. The film is based on the story of the same name by Alena Zvantsova about a cloakroom attendant who fancies herself the ruler of the theater. She is rude to a late intellectual (Igor Savochkin), who came with his teenage daughter. After this, the heroine’s life changes, and events slide into a tragic farce, designated in genres.
Igor Savochkin in the film “Quiet Outpost”
Then the actor starred in the retro crime drama “Unbowed” and the military drama “Red Dog” based on the book “The Red Soldier” by Viktor Kryukov, and will also appear in the saga “The Legend of Kolovrat”.
This was followed by a role in the short film “Your Documents!”, which became the official film adaptation of the indie game Papers, Please about working at a checkpoint in a fictional totalitarian state. This picture gained deafening popularity and collected a collection of positive reviews.
Igor Yuryevich also starred in the musical melodrama “Until the Sun,” which takes place in a pioneer camp in 1978, and the mystical drama “Other Blood” about the struggle of humanity against vampires.
In 2021, the series “House Arrest” was released on the TNT channel. He talks about the mayor, who, because of a bribe, received a punishment in the form of house arrest at his place of registration - in an old communal apartment. Igor Yuryevich got a small role as the head of the FSB department.
The following year, the actor starred in the series “Call Center”. This time he got the episodic role of a boatman.
Savochkin Igor Yurievich
Theater and film actor. TV presenter. Known for the films “Black Lightning”, “Leviathan”, “Method”.
Igor Savochkin was born on May 14, 1963 in the village of Berezovka, Saratov region. His father worked at the Saratov Regional Department of Culture, and later became editor-in-chief of the Trud newspaper. Mother worked as a school teacher. The young man did not intend to become an actor. After graduating from school, he became a student at the Saratov Institute of Agricultural Mechanization. During his studies, the young man became interested in theater and even thought about dropping out of university, but thanks to his mother, he still graduated and received an engineering degree. As a young specialist, I worked in a technical specialty for a year and a half.
In 1982, when Igor Savochkin was still in his first year, a friend of his father was setting up a theater studio. The young man doubted for a long time and decided to try his hand at acting. For two years he was an active participant in the theater studio of Vladimir Zakharovich Fedoseev, director of the Saratov Theater for Young Spectators.
Later, in 1991, Savochkin graduated from the acting department of the State Saratov Conservatory, course of Rimma Belyakova. Immediately after completing his studies, he was invited to Sergei Kurginyan’s Moscow Theater “On the Boards” and, without hesitation, moved to Moscow. At the same time, he participated in the performances of the theater “On Pokrovka” by Sergei Artsybashev. The most famous work in the theater "On the Boards": the main role of Maxim Kammerer in the play "Inhabited Island" based on the works of the Strugatsky brothers.
Igor Yuryevich came to cinema in 1993. It was then that the biography film about Lev Davidovich Trotsky “Trotsky” was released, in which the actor played the role of the red commander. In the same year, viewers saw Boris Blank’s film “If I Had Known.” In this free interpretation of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's play “Three Sisters,” Igor Savochkin played the role of Protopopov. The artist also starred in small roles with Alexander Blank in the films “If I Knew” and “Darkness”, the Russian-Japanese film “Secret Agent”.
The late 1990s were a difficult time for theaters and cinema. Igor worked part-time as a cemetery watchman, salesman, and taxi driver. I had to return to Saratov. For the next seven years, Igor worked as an announcer and presenter of an information program broadcast live on the Saratov FM radio station “Nostalzhi”.
The second return to Moscow became more successful for Igor. He started acting in films only in 2004. Since then, Savochkin annually participates in three or four films and TV series. After a long break, many films and TV series with his participation were released: “Night Watch” and “Day Watch” the role of Maxim Ivanovich; "The Irony of Fate. Continuation" role of Kolya the border guard; melodrama "Mermaid", feature film "Admiral" the role of Lieutenant General Voitsekhovsky.
From November 2014 to September 2015, Savochkin hosted the program “Conspiracy Theory” on Channel One, where he was replaced by Mikhail Mamaev from the new season. In addition, Igor starred in several music videos: “I’m not a witch” by Nadezhda Kadysheva, “Girl in the City” by Vyacheslav Butusov, “Heat” by Yulia Chicherina, “Night Music” by the violin duet Vibration.
Biblical stories played a serious role in Igor Yuryevich’s creative biography. The artist appeared in the drama “Leviathan,” a Russian film that gained popularity around the world. The film received a number of prestigious awards and prizes. In 2015, Savochkin played a major role in an American project. The actor played the role of Colonel Belousov in the drama “The Cain Code”, which was produced in Russia, Belarus and the USA. The film also refers to a biblical story: the tale of Cain and Abel, which continues today.
The same year, the actor appeared in another film that gained international popularity, this time in the detective series “Method” with Konstantin Khabensky in the title role. The actor played the role of the maniac “Summer Resident”. “Method” became the first independent and original Russian series to gain such popularity in America and Europe.
In 2021, Igor Savochkin appeared as the Prince in the detective series “Investigator Tikhonov,” a film adaptation of a series of detective novels by Arkady and Georgy Vayner. The character appeared in the fifth film of the series, entitled “I, Investigator.” Also in 2021, the actor starred in the short film “Wardrobe” in the genre of tragic farce and psychological thriller.
Next year, 2021, the artist appeared in the retro crime drama “Unbowed” and the military drama “Red Dog” based on the book “Red Soldier” by Viktor Kryukov, and also played the role of Ratimir in the saga “The Legend of Kolovrat”: a historical drama directed by Dzhanik Fayziev and Ivan Shurkhovetsky.
Igor Savochkin combines filming with work in director Timur Bekmambetov’s film company Bazelevs Production. Engaged in dubbing, processing, editing, editing video materials after filming film episodes.
A gifted person is gifted in many things. Igor Savochkin is no exception. The actor is a master of sports in fencing. He devoted ten years of his life to this hobby, which has come in handy more than once in his current profession. In addition, at the theater institute he taught students a rapier course for four and a half years.
Creativity of Igor Savochkin
Creativity of Igor Savochkin
Music videos:
“I’m not a witch” - Nadezhda Kadysheva “Heat” - Yulia Chicherina “Girl around the city” - Vyacheslav Butusov “Night music” - Violin duet Vibration “Time of balding tires and thorny roses” - Time of Albinos
Filmography:
2018 - Until the Sun (TV series) 2021 - Red Dog (film), Kuznetsov 2021 - Your documents (short film), Inspector 2021 - Defiant (TV series), German 2021 - The Legend of Kolovrat (film), Ratmir 2021 - Cloakroom attendant (short film) 2021 - Investigator Tikhonov (TV series), Prince (Knyazev) 2015 - Anna (mini-series), Ivan 2015 - Razor (short film) 2015 - Method (TV series), Summer resident 2015 - It doesn’t get any better (TV series), Sanych 2015 - Code of Cain (film), Colonel Belousov 2014 - The Price of Betrayal (short film) 2014 - In the Depths (TV series), Hasek 2014 - Teen Wolf in Paradise (film), Samoilov 2014 - Angel of Death (film), Samoilov 2014 - Razor (short film) ), Barber 2014 - Tumbler 2 (TV) 2014 - At the bottom (film) 2014 - Leviathan (film), investigator 2014 - Birds of passage (mini-series), Sergei Tarasov, lieutenant colonel of the regional criminal investigation department 2013 - New life (TV series), artist with champagne 2013 - Under the gun (TV series) 2013 - Black cats (TV series), Ovcharov 2013 - The cry of an owl (TV series), Raven 2013 - Fir trees 3 (film), Misha's father 2013 - Excursionist (film), Vitka 2013 - Marathon (film ) 2012 - Night Swallows (TV series), Pyotr Solovyov, intelligence officer 2012 - Gold Reserve (TV series), Petrovich 2012 - Swallow's Nest (TV series), Semyon, Ida's Uncle 2012 - Hide and Seek / Prjatki (short film) 2012 - Mosgaz (TV series), Ageev 2012 - Waiting list (TV series) 2012 - Far from the war (mini-series), Andrey Kuzmich Snezhko 2011 - Yalta-45 (mini-series), Ivanov 2011 - Only you (TV) 2011 - House (film), Dmitry 2011 - The life and adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (TV series), Shark 2011 - Five Brides (film), Andrey 2011 - Alibi for Two (TV series), Igor Yuryevich Pasenko 2010 - Zhurov 2 (TV series), Sergei Arkhipov 2010 - Two Ladies in Amsterdam (film) , Dutchman 2010 - Demons (TV series), Chos 2010 - To the touch (film), captive 2010 - Detective Agency Ivan da Marya (TV series), Zavadsky 2010 - Love undercover (film), Quiet 2010 - Quiet Outpost (film), Bobrovsky 2009 - Puppy (film), Alexey 2009 - Admiral (TV series), Lieutenant General Voitsekhovsky 2009 - Gold of the Scythians (TV series), Radov 2009 - Black Lightning (film), Boris 2009 - Officers 2 (TV series), Syava 2008 - Time of Sins (film) 2008 - Shiroka Reka (TV series), Vasily Grabov 2008 - Admiral (film), Lieutenant General Voitsekhovsky 2007 - Gromovs. House of Hope (TV series), Tolyan 2007 - Saboteur 2: The End of the War (TV series), investigator 2007 - Death to spies! (TV series), Miron Gmyrya 2007 - The Irony of Fate. Continuation (film), border guard Nikolay 2007 - Kuka (film), Tolik 2007 - Everyone must die (film) 2006 - Gromovs (TV series), Tolyan 2006 - Tin (film) 2005 - Vladimir Central (film) 2005 - Adventuress (TV series) , Major Rebrov 2005 - Night Bazaar (film), Maxim Ivanovich 2005 - Day Watch (film) 2004 - 2013 - Kulagin and Partners (TV series) 2004 - Night Watch (film), Maxim Ivanovich 2002 - GAZ. Russian cars: A 70-year road (film), demobilization, who dreamed of becoming a taxi driver 2000 - Our 90s (TV series), plays himself 1993 - Trotsky (film), red commander 1993 - If only I knew... (film)
Family of Igor Savochkin
Family of Igor Savochkin
Wife: Ekaterina Marakulina, actress.
28.08.2019
Personal life
Now Igor Savochkin is married to Ekaterina Marakulina and is happy in his personal life. The actor met his future beloved when he was 36 years old and fell in love at first sight. My wife is 6 years younger. The couple has no children, although they plan to become parents.
The actor met his future wife on the set of the film “Our 90s,” which took place in St. Petersburg. Now Ekaterina works as an executive producer at ]Andrey Zvyagintsev[/anchor]. Before meeting her, Savochkin had affairs, but they were not serious. The artist admits that he is still madly in love with his wife:
“I love my wife very much. I am ready to spend literally every minute of my life with her. Katya is a wonderful person. She will always support me and reassure me if necessary. I can turn to her with absolutely any question or request. She will definitely listen and tell you what to do wisely in a given situation. “I am grateful to fate for giving me Ekaterina.”
Igor Savochkin and wife Ekaterina
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Igor Savochkin and his wife Ekaterina Marakulina
Savochkin does not like social networks, so he does not have an Instagram account with personal photos. But on days free from filming, the actor likes to reread his favorite novels “Peter the Great” and “The Master and Margarita.” He also dreams of playing Claudius and convincing the audience that this Shakespearean cynic is not alien to human emotions and their tragedy.
Igor Yuryevich is close to the work of Vasily Shukshin: “I watched many of his films. The truth that he tried to tell reaches everyone. I would like my truth to be perceived and appreciated in the same way after my works.” The artist also likes Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
Personal life of Igor Savochkin
It so happened that thanks to Timur Bekmambetov, not only Igor Savochkin’s successful professional career developed, but also his happy personal life. On the set of the film “Our 90s” he met a charming St. Petersburg woman, Ekaterina Marakulina, fell in love with her at first sight and since then cannot get enough of his beloved wife.
Igor Savochkin and his wife
The couple has no children, but they are united by common interests (Ekaterina is also involved in the world of cinema, she works as an executive producer for director Andrei Zvyagintsev). The couple prefer to spend their free time at the dacha, where Igor loves to pick mushrooms.
Igor Savochkin now
In 2021, Igor Savochkin appeared in several projects at once. This is the film “Until the Sun”, short films “Play for Everyone” and “Letters”. In the last film, the actor played the main role. The film tells about a participant in the First Chechen War. A man reads a story dedicated to his comrade in arms. While reading, various visions come to him.
In 2021, Igor Yuryevich received the main role in the film “Lost.” The cast also included Alexander Robak, Arseny Robak, Natalya Zemtsova, Tatyana Kazyuchits and others. The plot centers on police officer Zorin, who constantly messes up. As a result, he is removed from the homicide department and appointed supervisor of a team of volunteers. Together with them he will search for missing people.
In the same year, the actor appeared in such projects as “Another Blood”, “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich”, “Russian Prisoner”, “Cathedral”, “The Fruits of Learning”.
Filmography
- 2004 — “Night Watch”
- 2005 — “Day Watch”
- 2005 — “Gromovs”
- 2007 — “The Irony of Fate. Continuation"
- 2007 — “Everyone Must Die”
- 2008 — “The River is Wide”
- 2009 — “Black Lightning”
- 2011 — “Yalta-45”
- 2013 — “Yolki 3”
- 2013 - “Marathon”
- 2014 — “Leviathan”
- 2015 — “Method”
- 2016 — “Investigator Tikhonov”
- 2016 — “Wardrobe attendant”
- 2016 — “Charon”
- 2017 — “Your documents”
- 2017 — “Unruly”
- 2017 — “Dog Red”
- 2018 — “Joker-3. Hunting the Beast"
- 2018 — “House Arrest”
- 2018 — “The Man Who Surprised Everyone”
- 2019 — “Epidemic”
- 2019 — “Call Center”
- 2019 — “Chernobyl. Exclusion Zone. The final"
- 2020 — “Until the Sun”
- 2021 — “Lost”
