Denis Edouardovich Shvedov (Russian: Дени́с Эдуа́рдович Шве́дов; born 24 November 1981) is a Russian actor, best known for his role in The Major.[1][2]

Denis Shvedov
Денис Шведов
Born
Denis Edouardovich Shvedov

(1981-11-24) 24 November 1981 (age 42)
NationalityRussian
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
SpouseAleksandra Rozovskaya
Children2

Biography

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Denis Shvedov was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. After school he entered a tourism institute.[3] However, he studied there without enthusiasm. Later his friend described his studies at a higher theatre school which inspired Denis to try this himself.

In 2006 Denis Shvedov graduated from the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School, the course of N. Afonin. Then he was accepted into the troupe of the Russian Academic Youth Theater.[4]

Career

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He started to act in film in the year 2006. He began to get episodic and background roles. The first major role he played was in the film A Good Friend for All (2008) - a New Year's romantic comedy.

Further, there was a successful role in the film To Live. He played the role of Andrey, who is trying to escape from his pursuers. The psychological drama won the Grand Prix of the festival of Russian cinema in Sweden "Cinema Rurik", Denis Shvedov and Vladislav Toldykov received prizes for the best male role.[2]

Wide popularity came to him in 2013 after the role of police major in the film The Major (2013) by Yuri Bykov. For this picture, he received an award for the main male role of the XI International Festival "Pacific Meridian".[5]

More success followed Denis Shvedov when he starred in the action drama series Silver Spoon (2014). The plot of the television show is built around the tragedy of Igor - the son of a high-ranking man, a typical burner of life portrayed by Pavel Priluchny - a boy born with the silver spoon. His character is Danila Korolev, who starts a confrontation with the main character. In 2016, the second season of Silver Spoon aired on television.

Personal life

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In 2016, Denis Shvedov and his unofficial wife Aleksandra Rozovskaya had a daughter.[6]

Selected filmography

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Shvedov in 2019
Year Title Role Notes
2008 A Good Friend for All Sasha Snegirev
2008 Alexander Sbyslav Yanukovich
2010 To Live Andrey
2013 The Major Major Sergei Sobolev
2014 The Adventurers Andrey
2014-2016 Silver Spoon Danila Korolev, senior lieutenant TV series
2015 The Method Igor Boyko, the skinhead TV series
2017 Raid Pavel TV series
2017 Dance to Death Gray
2018 The Factory
2020 Phantom Stas Khabarov, detective TV series

References

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  1. ^ "Денис Шведов". VokrugTV.
  2. ^ a b "Денис Шведов, биография, новости, фото - узнай все!". uznayvse.
  3. ^ "Денис Шведов: «Мы с Сашей не видим смысла в официальном браке". wday.ru.
  4. ^ "7 фактов о звезде "Измен" Денисе Шведове". woman.ru.
  5. ^ "Названы победители "Меридианов Тихого"". Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 14 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Денис Шведов и Александра Розовская: история любви от первого лица". Hello!.
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