The series “Gadfly” is a show in which the main role gave the audience love to such a talented person as actor Alexander Nikitin. Since then, the personal life of the star has been closely watched by the press and fans, and films with his participation are also of interest. What is known about this 43-year-old man who managed to star in almost 50 film projects and TV shows?
Alexander Nikitin: biography of the star
No one could have imagined that a boy born in 1974 in the small Latvian city of Skrunda would become famous. Sasha himself in his school years also saw himself as anyone, but not an actor. A musician, a reporter, a military man - what kind of profession the guy did not think about. He was fond of the child and sports, but did not begin to succeed in this area because of the prospect of endless training.
Constant moving - this is how actor Alexander Nikitin recalls his childhood and teenage years. Nonetheless, the personal life of the future star did not suffer from a frequent change of residence, a handsome, sociable guy was successful with the opposite sex even before the series “Gadfly” gave him popularity. He spent most of his childhood in Ukraine, where his family eventually settled.
The answer to the question of why Sasha chose the Kharkov Theater Institute after graduation is not known even to the actor himself. He was not serious about admission, very surprised to see his name on the list of accepted candidates. Interestingly, he quickly became one of the best students of his course.
First successes
Not only an actor, but also a star almost by accident became Alexander Nikitin. The biography of the star claims that he almost did not hope for success, passing a casting for the main role in the film "Gadfly", which the director Tien-Min Wu planned to shoot. In 2003, when this happened, the aspiring actor could only be proud of the episodic role in the melodrama "If I Won't Return" and some experience playing on the stage. However, it was Alexander who liked the director, and not one of many other applicants.
Critics praised the rising star game. His interpretation of the image of the main character Gadfly was especially noted, which allows the series to compare favorably with other adaptations of the famous novel Voynich. After the first episodes, the famous actor Alexander Nikitin literally woke up. Personal life, biography, yesterday, an unknown young man became a very attractive topic for journalists. Interestingly, other leading actors in the series did not receive such attention.
The best films with Alexander Nikitin
Of course, Gadfly is not the most famous hero, whose image was embodied by a guy from a small Latvian town. Other films with Alexander Nikitin are also worthy of the interest of viewers who love high-quality cinema. Getting acquainted with his work is worth such a wonderful drama as “The Devil from Orly. Angel of Orly. " Despite the fact that among the ancestors of the actor there are no aristocrats, he is incredibly convincing in the role of the arrogant representative of the nobility Dmitry Ovsyannikov. In the story, his character flees from Russia to France and tries to establish himself in the ranks of the local elite.
There are other good films with Alexander Nikitin. For example, it was the actor who was instructed to play the President of Azerbaijan Aliyev, which was created to mark the 90th anniversary of the birth of the famous person. The actor believes that his candidacy attracted the director because he looks like a politician.
TV Shooting
Nikitin is not one of the actors who are negative about filming in television projects. A wonderful role went to the star in the show "Soldiers 15. A new appeal." It follows from Alexander’s interview that playing a career officer was easy for him, since he is well versed in the psychology of the military, having a father who is a representative of this profession.
“Closed School” is another series in which this man received a vivid role. He was entrusted with the embodiment of the image of the biological dad of one of the main characters. Nikitin tried to convey such qualities inherent in his character as a tendency to adventurism, violation of the law.
What remains behind the scenes
Two marriages and one child - these are the achievements that actor Alexander Nikitin can boast by the age of 43. The star’s personal life suffers due to constant employment, which caused his two divorces. The actor does not like to talk about who the first wife and mother of his only son are, possibly protecting the family from the persistent attention of journalists.
The second chosen one of "Gadfly" was Nadezhda Bakhtina, whom he met during the filming of the drama "The Devil from Orly. Angel of Orly. " Alexander Nikitin and his wife were happy to tell the press that they had actually entered into marriage twice. The first time this happened during the filming of their joint film, as the wedding of their heroes was part of the plot. Unfortunately, the relationship of the newlyweds could not survive the frequent partings associated with a busy shooting schedule. Alexander and Nadezhda filed for divorce in 2012, since then the actor is officially free.