Mikhail Zhonin is an actor. He plays roles in film and theater, is also busy as an actor in dubbing. Has Ukrainian citizenship. He lives in the city of Kiev. He speaks several languages, speaks fluent Russian and Ukrainian. In his track record of 77 cinematic works of the genres of drama, melodrama, detective. The modern viewer is known for his roles in the films "Squad", "Caravan Hunters", "Dog", "Rules of theft." First appeared on the set in 2002. According to the sign of the horoscope - Scorpio. The height of Mikhail Zhonin is 178 centimeters, weight - 85 kilograms. Able to play several musical instruments. Connoisseur of modern dance. He is fond of diving. Has skills in handling small arms. Baritone on the timbre of the voice. He wears shoes of size 42.
Michael Zhonin. Biography
Was born on November 6, 1974 in the Ukrainian city - New Kakhovka. In the mid-1990s, he graduated from the Kiev National University of Theater, Cinema and Television. Having studied in the workshop of N. N. Rushkovsky, Mikhail Zhonin, who is involved mainly in Ukrainian cinema projects today, received the status of "actor of a drama theater." Today it cooperates with the Ukrainian Atelier 16 theaters, the Theater on the Left Bank of the Dnieper, as well as with the Free Theater.
The personal life of Mikhail Zhonin today is connected by a number of media with the Ukrainian actress Yulia Perenchuk, whom he first met while working with her on dubbing foreign films.
Number one role
Mikhail Zhonin, whom many of his fans today call an actor of extraordinary charisma for his ability to clearly convey the emotional state of his cinematic heroes, first appeared on the set in 2002, when he was involved in the work on the Ukrainian series “The Doll”.
A television picture of a crime genre with Sergei Shakurov and Alexander Dedyushko with a 12+ age limit tells about a Moscow private detective who arrived in the province to investigate the murder of a local journalist, which in many ways looks like a custom-made one. The producer of this picture with a total temporary duration of 593 minutes was Vladimir Dostal. The music for this cinematic project directed by Vladimir Popkov and Boris Nebieridze was written by composer Oleg Kiva.
Another detective series
In 2004, the actor Mikhail Zhonin, films with which are in demand throughout the post-Soviet space, replenished his then very small professional baggage with new work in the Russian detective Vladimir Popkov of the serial format “Ashes of the Phoenix”, created under the direction of Vladimir Dostal. The movie camera in this film captures in the foreground a person who has decided to illegally cross the border. The van, which he uses for his own purposes, is suddenly attacked by a gangster. Those who did this will soon find out that they made a big mistake and retribution will be inevitable. In the film with episodes lasting 50 minutes, the main roles were played by actors Vasily Basha, Alexander Domogarov and Anatoly Gushchin.
In 2005, actor Mikhail Zhonin improved his professional skills, working as an actor on the Russian-made series Return of Mukhtar-2 with Alexander Nosik and Alla Kovnir in the lead roles. The directors Vladimir Zlatoustovsky and Vladimir Onishchenko presented to the audience new adventures of the operational employees of Artem and Anatoly, who are helped by a smart German Shepherd dog named Mukhtar to catch criminals. The series with episodes of 44 minutes is listed in the 16+ category.
Comedic role
In the same year, Mikhail Zhonin had the opportunity to show the abilities of the comedic actor in the Ukrainian feature film “One for All”, where he played one of the title roles. This is a fantastic story about class 11-b students whose extravagant antics haunt the school principal. Desperate pleas for help from the head of the educational institution were heard in heaven and the schoolboy was called upon by angel 07, who will have to work hard to solve the task assigned to him by the heavenly leadership. The situation is aggravated for him when the Prince of Darkness enters the game. In addition to Zhonin, the film was starred by George Drozd, Andrei Kirillov, Polina Voinevich and others.
Return to the detective
In the 2006 full-length crime film, produced in Ukraine, “Murder in Winter Yalta,” actor Mikhail Zhonin played one of the supporting roles. Directed by Alexander Muratov, the audience is interested in the story of the investigation by the prosecutor's office of the murder of an accountant in a commercial organization in Yalta. In the motion picture lasting 98 minutes, Oleg Savkin and Mustafa Kurtumullaev played the main roles.
Ukrainian melodramas
From 2006 to 2007 a melodrama “Guardian Angel” was created with Vladislav Demchenko and Daria Poverennova, in which the actor played the character of Yurtz. Spectators are involved in the story of a metropolitan businessman who came with his family to his small homeland to sell his father's house, a collector of paintings and jewelry, who died under mysterious circumstances. Ukrainian series 12+ series consists of episodes lasting 42 minutes.
In 2006, the Russian-Ukrainian cinematographic project of the multi-part format Devil from Orly. An Angel from Orly, directed by Oleg Maslennikov, where Mikhail Zhonin played the role of Mikhail Karavaev. The story of the twenties of the XX century tells about the once Russian subjects Dmitry Ovsyannikov and Yusupov Andrei, whose fate brings to the Paris suburb. The music for this historical melodrama was written by Alexander Soshalsky. Actors Mikhail Safronov, Olga Kabo, Mikhail Dorozhkin, Arnis Litsitis performed the roles in the film .
From 2006 to 2010, the actor Mikhail Zhonin played in the series "Witching Love", "Squad", "The Secret of" St. Patrick ", in the mini-series" Traveling bag with a bright future "of the detective genre, in the Georgian thriller" Russian Triangle ", Ukrainian art drama "Extreme Thirst", as well as in the military multi-part film "Caravan Hunter" with Alexei Serebryakov in the title role. About the latest project is worth telling more. This is a film about the war in Afghanistan. In 1986, the United States handed over the Stinger portable anti-aircraft systems to Afghan militants, which made it extremely difficult for the Soviet military aviation units to be deployed in that country. The series with an IMDb rating of 7.187 units received high marks from film critics and viewers. The television premiere in Russia took place on November 4, 2011.
Famous series
In 2015, actor Mikhail Zhonin played a major role in the series of the detective genre “Dog”. The Ukrainian television movie with episodes lasting 50 minutes visualizes the story of two detectives Ps and Max, who are conducting an in-depth dispute about which of them performs their work better. The film also starred Nikita Panfilov, Andrey Saminin, Olga Alexy.
Big role
In 2016, Mikhail Zhonin appeared on the leading roles in the Ukrainian series “Doctor on call”. This is a story about the work of emergency doctors, who often have to not only treat people, but also save their lives and become part of it for a certain period of time.
The actor in an interview about this project said that:
- The medical theme will always be relevant in the cinema.
- The actors underwent serious medical training.
- The series advises a practicing pathologist.
- This cinematic project is completely Ukrainian.
- Despite the fact that the actor is Russian-speaking, he is quite comfortable speaking Ukrainian.
New roles
In 2017, Mikhail Zhonin, biography and personal life were touched on in this review, starred in the films “Crossroads”, “On the Line of Life”, “Between Love and Hate”. All of the above projects were created by filmmakers of Ukraine. In Russian feature films and TV shows, the actor does not currently play a role.