Igor Savochkin: biography, personal life, films and photos

It is worthwhile to familiarize yourself with the biography of Igor Savochkin in more detail. Savochkin I. Yu was born on May 14, 1963 in the village of Berezovka. His dad was part of a management group in the city of Saratov and was elected chairman of the Brigade newspaper. According to the father’s recollections, the son behaved badly and constantly stuck in ridiculous stories, got into law enforcement agencies, often fought. When Igor was still young, he did not think about his future life and did not make any plans. When asked where he would go, he replied that he did not know and the army was his way. His mother was a teacher. He also had a sister, who, like her mother, began to teach.

Student years

After the future actor Igor Savochkin graduated from high school, he was accepted to the mechanized agricultural institute. But in the process of teaching, he was visited by thoughts of leaving the institute, since it was not interesting for him. He was so carried away by the scene that he was visited by thoughts of quitting school. But the instruction of the parents made itself felt. According to the moralizing of his mother, Igor, with great difficulty and perseverance, got a profession, but the thought of acting never left him. As a result, Savochkin was taken to the State Conservatory.

actor Igor Savochkin

The nineties

In 1991, he graduated from the Conservatory of the city of Saratov, after which he was invited to the Kurginyan Theater. At this time, he took the first role of the film "If I Know." For many years his activity took place in the theater and performances of the city of Moscow. Soon Savochkin returned to his hometown, and settled there as a director of news reports.

Igor Savochkin personal life

Two thousandth career

In 2000, he again went to Moscow, where he was hired by director Timur Bekmambetov. A huge experience for Igor was the performance of the character of Maxim Ivanovich, in the fantastic film “Night Watch” (2004). There were also roles in such popular films as “The Last Battle of Major Pugachev”, “Adventurer” and others. After which he became one of the popular and quite memorable supporting actors. His game of heroes turned out to be quite high-quality and memorable to the audience. In an interview, he was asked which of the roles he considers the most successful. To which Igor replied that in the series the image of Tolyan, his character, versatility, ambiguity became for him the best role. He also noted: "Anyone combines good and bad qualities." You can also note another famous film by Igor Savochkin, which is called "Tin".

It should be noted that initially another person was approved for the role of the hero of the picture, but due to the circumstances, he could not, and then Igor was approved for the main role. As for the hero, Savochkin said this: “Taking the mask, the protagonist turned away from everything that distracted him and was trying to keep calm. In the life of the hero a lot is happening. The constant struggle with the killer and maniac. Between my hero and Marina feelings flare up. ” Quite a lot of fans of Igor’s work remembered him in the popular film “The Irony of Fate”, where he played Kolya. He needed to portray a drunken man moving awkwardly with his beloved dog. In this tape, his own dog named Jim played a role. The volume of films and scenes in which our beloved hero participated was very large. His portfolio consists of many paintings of various subjects and actions.

biography of Igor Savochkin

Golden mean

In 2008, he played the commander of the second army of Wojciechowski S.N. in the military movie "Admiral". This military masterpiece includes actions that took place on real events and, in order to better understand his hero, Igor thoroughly studied his image. As a result, the hero played in the picture turned out to be very reliable and natural. In the same year, Savochkin starred in another film, where he got one of the important roles. He played Vasily in the drama series Broad River, which caused great delight among the audience. This hero of the series was a solid and harsh person. The cruel nature is inherent in many heroes played by Igor. There were conflicting heroes in his works. The image played in the drama "Home" is a confirmation. Of his many other works, starting in 2011 and ending in 2013, it should be noted:

  • The chief of special intelligence A. Bobrovsky in the military film "Silent Outpost".
  • In the series "Night Swallows" by military intelligence P. Soloviev
  • Criminal thief B. Bantsurova in the series “Waiting list”.
  • The authority of crime circles Shark in the series "Life and Adventures of the Jap."
  • Chief of Police, Colonel of the Internal Service Ovcharova V.M. in the detective "Black Cats".
  • The leader of the gangster group Voronov S. in the movie "Scream of an Owl".
Igor Savochkin movies

Does he have any hobbies?

Igor has a rather diverse and fulfilled life. He has to get up early and return home very late, and when in rare moments there is a day free from filming, he devotes his time to reading books. He is a master of sports in fencing, and this experience helps him in his professional career. He loves this sport very much, even taught fencing at a theater institute.

Igor Savochkin

Personal life of Igor Savochkin

Igor married Catherine Marakulina and is very happy in marriage. Acquaintance with Katya happened when he was 36, he said, fell in love with her as soon as he saw. He is six years older than her. A loving couple has no children. The actor met his future wife at the next shootings, which took place in St. Petersburg.

Currently, Ekaterina Marakulina, Igor’s wife, is an executive producer in Zvyagintsev’s company. Our beloved actor has a special beauty, masculine strength, a certain charisma and a unique charm when watching your favorite films with his participation. Even now, Igor Savochkin is full of proposals for his work. Very often, he is offered to play internal affairs officers or a certain kind of bandits. Igor loves to travel, and one of his hobbies is picking mushrooms. Savochkin also continues to engage in fencing at the present time. What will be his creative activity in the future? We are waiting for him in new films. We hope that his career as an actor will only develop, and the actor will gain world fame.


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