Kozak Nikolai Mikhailovich - actor of Russian theater and cinema. After long years of work in the Kazan theater, the actor was awarded the title "Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan". Film lovers Nikolai is familiar with the dramatic project “Siberia. Monamur ", the comedy film" The Roof of the World ", the multi-part film" Emergency. Emergency ”and the famous series“ Karpov ”. About the biography and creative activities of the actor can be found in this article.
Actor Biography
Nikolai Kozak was born in Alexandria near Kirovograd. After graduating from secondary school, the future artist entered the Lviv theater studio, did not miss the moment to periodically perform on the stage of the academic theater. Nikolai managed to travel around the whole country, after which he moved to Kazan, where he got a job at a theater college, wanting to get a profession. In 1991, Kozak received a diploma, and almost instantly he was invited to join the theater troupe belonging to the theater to them. V.I. Kachalova. In Tatarstan, the actor worked for more than fifteen years. During this time he played on stage more than 70 times, and also played roles in performances of different directions. A photo of Nikolai Kozak can be seen in this article.
Theater work
After a while, the artist appeared in the Togliatti Theater, and then even managed to work with the Krasnoyarsk Drama Theater. A.S. Pushkin. In 2006, Nikolai moved to the capital of Russia. He was invited to the theater of the Russian Army. In the Moscow theater, the artist continues to participate in the classical repertoire of Shakespeare, Ostrovsky, Tolstoy. As the actor himself later admitted, this theater became his dearest for him, and his colleagues in the theater scene became his family.
Movie roles
In films, Nikolai Kozak began acting relatively late in life. His debut in the movie happened when the artist went to the fourth dozen. In 2003, Nikolai made his debut in a multi-part project called "Ambulance". Then followed another series, the name of which is “Adjutants of Love”, in which the actor played the role of Uvarov. In addition, such celebrities as Panfilov, Razumovskaya and Ilyin appeared in the project.
In early 2006, the artist was seen in such serial films as “Young and Evil” and “Spy Games”. In the famous youth series “Club”, where Anastasia Zadorozhnaya played the main role, actor Nikolai Kozak play the role of a detective. A year later, the actor managed to get a place in the main cast of the action movie "Emergency Call". A few months later, Nikolai played the detective in the dramatic crime film Atlantis. Two years later, the actor receives an offer to play a role in the mystical thriller Testament of the Night. The project talks about the opposition of the forces of evil and good. This time, the actor tried on the image of a negative character.
Further career in cinema
After a while, several more films featuring the actor appeared on the screens. They became the melodrama "Invaders" and the family film project "Call my door." In 2010, the filmography of Nikolai Kozak was replenished with a painting called The Southern Calendar, directed by Denis Carro. They showed the film on the channel "Russia-1". This time, Nikolai appeared in the image of Ushakov. More serious projects began for the artist in 2011. In the action-packed film "Stone", Nikolai appeared in the company of Svetlakov and Sudzilovskaya, and in the film project "Siberia. Monamour ”played the role of captain. For participation in these projects, Nikolai was awarded and recognized as the best male actor. In the criminal picture "Game", the artist played the role of major of the Federal Security Service. Then Nikolai appeared in the project “Cossack”, in which he appeared in the image of the Cossack chieftain Timofei Petrov, opposing the bandits of the capital. In the detective film project "Kaznokrada" the actor played a secondary role.
Actor's creativity
In 2014, the actor played a role in the military film "Team Eight." The plot tells about three friends who during the Second World War find themselves in one reconnaissance unit. At the same time, Nikolai plays in such famous TV shows as Yalta-45, Pointing, Karpov and other equally interesting projects.
Nikolay Kozak has a bright appearance and charisma. Thanks to this, every image that an actor embodies is always vivid and memorable. In addition, the artist easily manages to transform into both negative and positive characters.
The filmography of the actor
In 2012, the artist received one of the main roles in the multi-part drama “Emergency. Emergency ”, telling about the work of the Ministry of Emergencies. Nikolai appeared in the image of the head of the rescue squad. One year later, the actor was invited to the role of captain of the Red Army in the military project "Fighters." The main roles in this film went to such actors as Vilkova, Dyuzhev and Fomin. A year later, Nikolai Kozak took part in a criminal film called “Silent Hunt”. Then the projects “Shopping Center” and “Fort Ross” followed. In 2014, a multi-part historical series called “Catherine” appeared on television, in which Nikolai got the role of Count Shuvalov. The broadcast of the multi-series project was carried out according to Russia-1. The actor is increasingly receiving offers with interesting roles in various film projects.
The personal life of the actor
The personal life of Nikolai Kozak is closely intertwined with his profession. While studying at the Kazan school, the actor met Elena, who was his classmate. After some time, she became his legal wife. Elena and her husband first played in the serial film "Ambulance", which was Nikolai's first project. After some time, the artist took part in more popular projects, among which there are such as “The Diary of Dr. Zaitseva” and “Silent Hunt”. As soon as the couple moved to live in the capital of Russia, they had two wonderful daughters. All the friends and acquaintances of the actor claim that Nikolai is an exemplary family man, and all this is confirmed by the complete absence of his name in the dubious stories that the yellow press often publishes, he was never seen with other women. The artist himself in every possible way hides and protects his personal life from the interference of journalists, however, you can see a number of photos where he is in the company of his wife and two charming daughters.
Recent actor roles in the movie
In 2016, the actor finished working on the Viking project, where he got the role of a secondary character - Lute. The main roles in the film were played by actors Danila Kozlovsky, Svetlana Khodchenkova and Alexander Bortich. In the next historical project, entitled “Sofia,” Nikolai Kozak appeared before the viewers in the image of Fedor Davydovich Khromy, who recently buried his wife.