Viktor Zhdanov (actor)
Ukrainian actor
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Viktor Petrovych Zhdanov (Ukrainian: Ві́ктор Петро́вич Жда́нов; born March 3, 1968) is a Ukrainian theater, film and television actor. He is a Merited Artist of Ukraine.
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Ві́ктор Жда́нов | |
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| Born | March 3, 1968 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Olena Khokhlatkina |
| Children | 2, including Oksana Zhdanova |
| Honours | Merited Artist of Ukraine |
Biography
Viktor Petrovych Zhdanov was born on March 3, 1968, in the village of Kyselivka in Kherson Oblast.[1] He graduated from the Kherson Vocational College of Culture and Arts in 1986.[1] From 1986 to 1988, he was an actor of the Kherson Puppet Theater.[1] From 1988 to 1997, he was part of the Regional Academic Musical-Dramatic Theatre Mykola Kulish.[1] From 1997 to 1998, he was part of the Maikop Russian Drama Theater in Adygea.[1] In 2000, he joined the Donetsk National Academic Ukrainian Musical and Drama Theatre.[1] He and his family moved to Kyiv after the occupation of Donetsk in 2014.[2] That same year, he began working for the Kyiv Academic Theatre of Drama and Comedy on the left bank of Dnieper.[3] He began acting in films after arriving in Kyiv.[4] Since 2022, he works at the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater.[5]
Personal life
Zhdanov is married with Olena Khokhlatkina.[6] They have a son named Pavlo and daughter Oksana Zhdanova.[6][7][8][4]
Credits
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dear Pamela | Doctor | Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater | [9] | |
| Ground | Father | |||
| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Bowl | |||
| The Visit | Teacher |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cyborgs | Staryi | [10] |
| 2018 | Volcano | Vova | [11] |
| 2021 | God Will Forgive | Chaplain | [12][13] |
| 2026 | Gorky Resort | Tseytlin | [14] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kriposna. Zhadana Lyubov | [15] |
Awards and honors
Zhdanov won the Best Actor category at the Golden Key Festival for his role as Holstomer in the play Istoriya konya (Ukrainian: Історія коня).[3] He won the Best Supporting Actor category at the Theatrical Donbass festival and the international Melpomene of Tavria festival for his role as Osgood Fielding III in the play U dzhazi til'ky divchata (Ukrainian: У джазі тільки дівчата).[3] In 2009, he was named Merited Artist of Ukraine.[16] In 2018, he earned a Golden Dzyga award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2017 film Cyborgs.[10] In 2020, he earned a Golden Dzyga award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2018 film Volcano.[11]