Denis Karasev is an actor with Russian citizenship. A native of the Estonian town of Sillamae. Known for his work in such projects as “Demoted”, “Challenge”, “Admiral”, “Do not renounce loving”, “Summer of wolves”, “We are from the future 2”. Often plays the role of military, criminal authorities. He plays in films of genres: drama, melodrama, action. The first role in the actor was in 1989. According to the sign of the zodiac - Leo. At the time of writing, the actor is 53 years old. The growth of the actor is 2 meters. He starred in 53 films and series.
A little biography
Many fans want to know who Denis Karasev’s wife is, how many children he has, and so on. The biography of this remarkable artist is considered here, however, it does not contain information about his family, since information about this has not been published on the Web.
The actor was born on August 1, 1963 in the village of Sillamae. Here he studied at a music school. He continued to engage in art, enrolling and successfully graduating from GITIS. He was a member of the troupe of the theater named after Vl. Mayakovsky. At the beginning of a career in cinema, the actor got the role of bandits, largely because of his textured appearance. In the theater he was involved in the productions: “Dog Waltz”, “Not About Nightingales”, “Plague on both of your houses”.
First roles
In 1989, actor Denis Karasev played the main role in the short film "Another." A year later, he performed in a duet with Elena Yakovleva in the criminal action movie Russian Roulette. This is a story about Baby and Stas. These two belong to the category of people living by their own rules. Their fate is risk, danger, violation of the law.
In 1991, actor Denis Karasev, films with which for the most part belong to the criminal genre, worked together with the director Valery Priyemykhov in the film "Migrants". In this touching drama, the audience faces the difficult fate of children forced to become migrants. Far from their homeland they have to fight for their existence.
In the same year, the actor received a major role in Valery Kurykin’s drama Moscow Love. This film is a story about two young heroes, making a profitable financial deal, who soon after this will have to choose between money and friends, between profit and a beloved woman.
In 1992, actor Denis Karasev found himself in a partnership with Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, playing one of the main roles in Tigran Keosayan’s crime melodrama Katka and Shiz. This is a story - a reminder that everything in this life has to be paid. A young man working as a restorer puts his life at great risk after he sells a copy of Van Dyck's painting. To get as far away as possible from those whom he deceived, the main character manages to pass himself off as a madman. But who said that a psychiatric clinic is the safest place for those who have crossed the road to the powers that be?
Roles in foreign projects
In 1993, actor Denis Karasev starred in the Ukrainian historical film The Secret Echelon. This story develops in 1948, when a former teacher, now a prisoner, along with the rest of the arrested, is taken away in trains somewhere to the eastern regions of a vast country from Western Ukraine.
Two years later, he played a role in the film "Mute Witness", created in collaboration with the filmmakers of Russia, Germany and the UK. This is a horror film about a dumb American who came to Moscow as an assistant director. Traveling to a foreign country will turn into a real nightmare for the main character, after she becomes an accidental witness to the murder of one of the actresses during an illegal shooting of a pornographic picture. This film was not successful at the box office, but received several awards.
In 1995, actor Denis Karasev played a role in the Russian drama "Reportage" with Marina Mogilevskaya. This is a story about a foreign journalist who is trying to find out as much as possible about the so-called “vaccine of love”, which was invented by a certain doctor Pishteryan. In this matter, Pavlo, who once served in the airborne troops, and nowadays an alcohol addict, helps her.
Further work
In 2001, actor Denis Karasev returned to his usual role, playing in the action movie of Yuri Kara “I am a Doll” with Alexander Domogarov. The events in this film, which was released in the middle of spring 2002, unfold at the moment when the former intelligence agent gets into a certain camp as a living target. Now he has no past, and his future is a stream of endless attempts to uphold his right to life. This is the story of a man going to execution every day.
In 2010, he played a role in the science fiction film about the war "We are from the Future 2". This is a story - a reminder to all living people that war is not a game, and the main characters - participants in military games - will soon understand this when they are in the past. Ekaterina Klimova, who played the main role in this film, received the Golden Eagle for the best female role.
New role
In 2017, actor Denis Karasev appeared in Fedor Bondarchuk’s science fiction project “Attraction”. This is a film about an alien attack on one of the districts of Moscow.