Actor Grigory Gladiy: biography, photo

Hryhoriy Gladiy is a talented Ukrainian actor who can be seen in many famous films and TV shows. “X-Men: Days of Future Past”, “Only Old Men”, “Red Violin”, “Despicable Swans”, “Unconquered” go to battle - just a few of the famous paintings with his participation. What can be told about the lyceum besides this?

Grigory Gladiy: the beginning of the path

The actor was born in the Ternopil region (Ukraine). It happened in December 1954. Grigory Gladiy was brought up in an ordinary family. Among his relatives there are no movie stars. The first years of the boy’s life passed in Khorostkov. Already in childhood, Grisha realized that he wanted to connect his life with dramatic art.

After graduation, the guy entered the Kiev Karpenko-Kary Institute, received a diploma in 1976.

Theater work

Grigory Gladiy played his first roles as a student. After graduation, the young man joined the creative team of the T. Shevchenko Drama Theater, which he soon left for the Kiev Youth Theater.

Gregory began with the performance of episodic and secondary roles, quickly got into the number of leading actors. Then he wanted to test his strength as a director. Gladia's debut in this area was the play “The Stable Prince”, the plot of which was borrowed from the work of the famous playwright Calderon. Unfortunately, his first production did not pass censorship, was banned for showing.

The anti-Soviet views of the actor and director led to the fact that he became the object of persecution of the authorities. This forced him to spend several years in Lithuania, where he was sheltered by director Jonas Vaitkus. As a result, Grigory Gladiy ended up in Moscow. He entered GITIS and began performing in the theater of Anatoly Vasiliev. The talented young man had his first fans, but he dreamed of more.

First roles

For the first time, actor Grigory Gladiy was on the set in 1973. The young man made his debut in the famous military drama "Only" old men "go into battle. He failed to attract public interest, since he played an unnamed junior lieutenant, appearing only in the episode.

The actor liked the work on the set, he began to actively act in films. In the film "Dudariks" Gregory embodied the image of the chieftain, in the film "Return Butterfly" he got the role of writer Vasily Stefanik. “From the Bug to the Vistula”, “The Life of the Holy Sisters”, “Such a Late, Such a Warm Autumn”, “Overcoming”, “Lost in the Sands” - the filmography of Gladia was actively replenished.

Relocation

In the early 90s, the actor visited the Canadian city of Montreal, played one of the leading roles in the play “Invitation to the Execution”. G. Gladius liked life in Canada, in connection with which he refused to return to Russia. A few years later, the actor managed to obtain citizenship.

This is not to say that Gregory’s career declined after moving to Canada. The actor flatly refused to change his profession, which he did not have to regret. He began to offer small roles in foreign films and series. For example, the star can be seen in the TV project “Her Name was Nikita”, in the film “X-Men: Days of the Past Future”. From time to time, he also starred in Russian and Ukrainian films and TV shows. Therefore, he does not have to sit without work.

What else to see?

Grigory Gladiy, whose photo can be seen in the article, starred in many famous films and series. The list of those that deserve attention in the first place is presented below:

• the tragicomedy “The Game of the Chameleon” (1986);
• films “Music for December” (1995);
• sci-fi film "The Apostate" (1987);
• melodrama “Recollection without a date” (1990);
• military-historical drama "The Unconquered" (2000);
• the thriller "Ugly Swans" (2006);
• Fantasy film “Summer Night” (2011)

In 2016, the military-historical picture “Occupation” was released with the participation of the actor.