“Liquidation”, “Traffic cops”, “Outdoor observation”, “Cursed Paradise”, “Passion for Chapay” - series, thanks to which actor Maxim Drozd became famous. His biography indicates that he gained fame in 2007. Maxim Georgievich more often embodies on the screens the images of negative heroes than positive ones. Basically, he gets the roles of criminals, police and military. What is the story of the actor?
Actor Maxim Drozd: biography of a star
The star of domestic TV series was born in March 1968. Odessa is the city in which the actor Maxim Drozd was born. His biography indicates that he comes from an acting family. Georgy Drozd, the father of the lyceum, was remembered by the audience for the paintings "Charlotte's Necklace", "Mikhailo Lomonosov." Lyudmila Kurortnik, mother, also played in the theater and acted in films.
The first years of his life were remembered by Maxim for a series of constant moves; his family often changed their place of residence. The boy managed to spend some time in Moscow, Riga. Then the family of the future actor settled in the capital of Ukraine.
What did the actor Maxim Drozd enjoy in his childhood ? The biography of the star indicates that he was seriously engaged in boxing. However, Maxim never connected his dreams with this hobby. Maxim had no doubt that he should follow in parental footsteps.
Education, Theater
After leaving school, Drozd Maxim Georgievich served in the army. Then he moved to Moscow and became a student at the Moscow Art Theater School. The actor’s mentor was the famous teacher Avangard Leontyev. On the same course, many of today's stars studied with him, for example, Dmitry Shcherbina, Anastasia Zavorotnyuk.
After graduating from the Moscow Art Theater School, the actor Maxim Drozd joined the creative team of the Maria Ermolova Theater. His biography suggests that he did not work there for long. Maxim began to actively act in films and TV shows, a busy schedule did not leave time for theatrical roles.
First roles
Back in his student years, Maxim Drozd first appeared on the set, whose films and biography are considered in the article. The novice actor made his debut in the drama "Afghan", which tells about the difficult fate of the warrior Ivan Koval. The participant in the war in Afghanistan was in enemy captivity.
Further, the actor starred in films and series, a list of which is given below.
- “On the stop” (short film).
- "The Golden Bottom."
- "What a wonderful game."
- Gangster Petersburg 2: Lawyer.
- "Citizen Chief."
- "Stylet 2".
- "MUR is MUR."
- The Shtrafbat.
- "Full Moon" (TV movie).
- "The escape".
Filmography
Thanks to the first roles, Maxim Drozd managed to attract the attention of the directors. Films and series with his participation began to go out one after another. The actor embodied the image of the French ambassador in the television project “Adjutants of Love”, played the hit man in “Primadonna”. In the mini-series “Seventh Heaven”, his character became a faithful friend of the protagonist, an entrepreneur nicknamed “Hare”.
In the criminal action movie "Piranha Hunt", the actor embodied the image of the secondary hero Zhgutov. In “Guardian Angel” he played Vitalik, in “Airport 2” he played the role of Dmitry. Maxim also starred in the mini-series Nine Unknown, where captain Danila Gulyaev became his character.
The first major achievement of Maxim Georgievich began shooting in the series "Cursed Paradise." The actor got the main role, his character was a cynical and unaware thug nicknamed Cain, the head of security in an elite brothel. The series was a success with the audience, so it got a sequel, in which you can also see Drozd.
Main roles
Thanks to the TV project “Cursed Paradise”, Maxim Drozd began to receive not only secondary, but also the main roles. In 2008, the melodrama "Two Love Stories" was presented to the audience court, in which the actor embodied the image of businessman Oleg Kireev. According to the plot, his hero falls in love with a woman ornithologist without memory.
In what other films and series has the actor embodied the images of key characters? A list of these film and television projects is given below.
- "Parents day".
- "Only forward".
- "I dream of you".
- "Russian take."
- The Fugitives.
- "Steep".
- "Outdoor surveillance."
- "Lone wolf".
- "Watchmaker".
- "Trap".
- "The village."
- "Silent Hunt."
- "Share your happiness."
- "Consultant".
- "Young".
- "A husband with home delivery."
Most often, the actor was offered the roles of security guards, police, military and criminals.
What now
"Mother-in-Commander" is the newest television project with the participation of a talented actor. In this mini-series, he brilliantly played a key character. Maxim Georgievich embodied the image of the driver Maxim, who falls in love with his formidable boss Katerina Tikhonova. The owner of a real estate agency, in turn, suffers from secret feelings for him, but does not want to admit this to herself. She hides her love, because she considers Maxim to be a man of his own circle.
At the end of this year, a new television project with the participation of the actor is expected. The detective series “The Lighthouse Keeper” tells about the events that took place on the eve of the First World War. Russian counterintelligence learns that large-scale sabotage is being prepared in the Crimea. For the operation on the territory of Russia there is a German spy. The task of this man is to mine the Sevastopol Bay. This will help to eliminate the main forces of the Russian fleet, which will allow the German-Turkish landing to land. In this series, the actor got the role of Maxim Sedov. His character pretends to be a friend of a German spy, he himself is an intelligence officer of the General Staff.
There is no information on further creative plans of Maxim Georgievich.
Marriages and divorces
The personal life of Maxim Drozd is also of interest to the public. For the first time, he decided to part with his freedom in 1991. The choice of the actor was a former classmate Lilia Fomina, a choreographer by profession. The wife gave Maxim Georgievich a daughter, who was named Daria. The girl did not follow in her father's footsteps, but she managed to become the world champion in table tennis.
From his first wife, Maxim Drozd, whose personal life is considered in the article, left 11 years after the wedding. Soon after, he married a second time. Anastasia Brovkina is the mother of his only son, Yegor, who was born before his parents played a wedding. Already in marriage, a daughter, Maria, was born, but this did not help consolidate the union.
Victoria Poltorak
Maxim Drozd and Victoria Poltorak met while working on the cursed paradise television project. The actress is known to the audience on the TV series “Unequal Marriage”, “Lone Wolf”, “Physics or Chemistry”, “Secret City”, “Forbidden Love”. Their romance lasted several years, the lovers played the wedding after the birth of their daughter Sofia.
A few years later it became known that Maxim Drozd and Victoria Poltorak were getting divorced. The reasons for this decision are kept secret. The famous actor has excellent relations with all the heirs, he tries to devote as much time and attention to them as possible.