Dmitry Zakharov: the life and work of the actor

Zakharov Dmitry Viktorovich - Russian theater actor, born in Barnaul. He studied at the NTI, entered the acting group of Kudryashov and studied for a director, after which he got into the Fomenko group of companies. Currently, Dmitry is busy working in several major performances.

Biography and creativity of the actor

Dmitry Zakharov was born in the fall of 1984. According to Dmitry himself, he wanted to become an actor already at school, in the last classes. He arrived in Moscow after graduation, where he began to submit documents to theater schools and universities, but received refusals. After that, the actor entered the Novosibirsk Theater Institute, which he successfully graduated in 2006. After receiving a professional acting education, Zakharov went to the faculty of directing in the group of O. Kudryashov. Prior to this, the actor independently studied playing various musical instruments, including the accordion, clarinet and piano, and after admission he was able to develop his talents. According to Dmitry himself, he was attracted to the musical path from childhood, and he got the opportunity to professionally comprehend its subtleties. Studying was completed in 2010, the actor was immediately taken in several performances. In the first works, Dmitry Zakharov was responsible for the musical design of the action, then he began to participate in productions directly as an actor.

Actor career

Zakharov received his first small roles in the performances “Russian Man on rendez-vous”, “War and Peace”, “Theater Novel”. After this, the career of the actor quickly went uphill. On his account, participation in such productions as: “Giants of the Mountain”, “Mad of Chaillot”, “Last Dates”, “Egyptian Brand” and “School of Wives”. However, the first really large role of actor Dmitry Zakharov was performed in the play based on the Gogol's “Dead Souls”, where he played Chichikov, the main character. According to Zakharov, he carefully prepared for it, not only reading the work itself, but also viewing all the existing adaptations, series, video shows and even a cartoon based on his motives. The actor is convinced that with the development of the action, his character should psychologically develop, change, and during the preparation he uses various methods and techniques for this. In an interview, Zakharov admits that he is still looking for the perfect fulfillment of the role of Chichikov and is committed to this.

Theater work

Since 2012, the actor has been a member of the troupe of the Fomenko workshop, he not only embodies the roles of famous characters in classical and modern plays, but also is a composer and creates arrangements for various projects. Dmitry is a member of the Lomova Orchestra and Four Hands Band teams: in both cases, he acts as a keyboard player and plays the synthesizer. In 2014, Zakharov and the head of the studio studio D. Zabiyaka wrote the song Inspiration song: it sounded at the close of the Paralympics. In addition, Dmitry is involved in the preparation of films: for example, in the film "Lyudmila Gurchenko", he was both a composer and leader in the musical part, and also created the main series of arrangements. Dmitry Zakharov became the laureate of the Russian Golden Leaf Award in 2010 in the nomination, which took place as part of the Best Acting Ensemble, for playing in the play Oedipus Tsar.

The brightest roles

The most striking roles of Zakharov are I. Homeless in The Master and Margarita, Horace in the School of Wives, Prince Polozov in The Russian Man, Count Kirill Vladimirovich / Mikhail Bezukhov in War and Peace. In addition, the actor played roles in “Notes of the deceased” (Philip Tulumbasov), “Last Dates” (Meshchersky), “Modern Idyll” (attorney Shestakov-Periev). Critics and most viewers mostly respond positively to Zakharov’s acting, and his musical arrangements are highly appreciated. As for the movie, for the first time Dmitry appeared on the big screen in a cameo role in the Russian film "Hipsters", which appeared in movie theaters in 2008. Further, Dmitry Zakharov starred in such films as: “Wild”, “After the Curtain” and “Queen of the Bandits”.