On January 22, 2018, the premiere of the sixth season of the drama series Sklifosovsky, telling about the difficult everyday lives of doctors at the leading Russian ambulance, took place on Rossiya-1 TV channel.
This season, “Sklifosovsky” actor Denis Balandin played one of the episodic roles - the character of Cyril Donskoy, the former civil husband of the surgeon Alexandra Pokrovskaya. Many viewers noted that the actor managed to create a believable and expressive image of his hero.
For Denis Balandin, this is not the only role in the movie. In addition to Sklifosovsky, he starred in four more series and three films. Also on the account of Balandin more than 15 roles in performances.
Biography and photo of Denis Balandin
The future actor, whose full name is Denis Sergeyevich Balandin, was born on January 21, 1981 in Nizhny Novgorod. From childhood, he showed interest in everything related to the theater, and in 2000 he graduated from the local theater school. After that, Denis Balandin entered the Moscow Art Theater School on the course of Rozak and Brusnikin, which he graduated in 2003.
During his studies, he took part in the international performance Piove sul diluvio (the name can be translated from Italian as “It's raining”).
After graduating from the Moscow Art Theater School, he works at the Russian Academic Youth Theater.
It is known that Denis Balandin is also interested in literature, music and painting, performs with his own musical and recital programs. The actor is married, is the father of two children - a son and daughter.
Actor career. Roles in performances
Denis Balandin took part in the production of Tom Stoppard’s play by the modern British playwright “The Coast of Utopia”, playing in the play two characters - the Italian servant Rocco (2nd part of “Shipwreck”) and the son of Alexander Herzen (3rd part of “Salvation”). The premiere took place on October 6, 2007.
The events of the play unfold in the years 1833-1848. Heroes are real-life personalities: Turgenev, Bakunin, Ogarev, Stankevich and others.
Another role of Balandin in the theater is Cosimo Medici in the production of Alfred de Musset’s play “Lorenzaccio”. In order for the premiere of this performance to take place, the Russian Youth Theater had to go against all standards. The characters in the play were so many that it would be impossible to simultaneously place them on stage. As a result, the auditorium became the scene of the action, and the audience, on the contrary, had to be placed on the stage.
Movie work
In the year of graduation from the Moscow Art Theater School, Denis Balandin played in the Russian TV series "Desired", in which he played the role of Hera.
The story begins from the moment when an elderly woman, Maria Grigorieva, receives a mysterious letter from an unknown sender. In the envelope was a ring and a strange message, signed by the nickname with which Mary called all her men. Trying to understand who sent this letter to her, the woman is immersed in memories.
Denis Balandin also played an episodic role in the popular Russian musical comedy "Hipsters", which tells about the life of Moscow youth in the 50s of the previous century. The main characters are trying to defend their right to be themselves.
Awards and prizes
After studying the filmography of Denis Balandin, you can see that his characters do not represent any particular type. Balandin plays positive and negative heroes, servants and kings. But, no matter what role he plays, each image the actor conveys is surprisingly accurate and vivid. His game is characterized by clear articulation and a deep soft tone of voice.
Having sufficient professional experience, Denis Balandin shares his knowledge with aspiring actors, revealing to them all the intricacies of working in the theater and cinema. For this, on February 29, 2016, he was awarded an Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.