Childhood
Ilya Iosifov was born on June 25, 1986 in Moscow.
He was raised by creative parents - his mother worked in the theater all her life, and his father was a professional artist. At an early age, the boy was sent to art school, as his father wanted his son to follow in his footsteps. However, this did not happen - despite his talent, Ilya hated paint and the easel and insisted that his parents stop taking him to classes. So that the boy would not sit idle, he was enrolled in a music school, but he was not interested in scales and choral singing. For two years he tried to overcome himself, but then dropped out of school again. In parallel with these failures, Ilya was not doing well at school either. At first he studied in a mathematics class, but due to poor performance he was forced to transfer to a school with a theatrical focus. The change in his usual environment unsettled him and he began to skip classes.
Ilya Iosifov before becoming famous
Despite the lack of special interest in school subjects, Iosifov liked choreography lessons - he passed all the sketches with flying colors. In 9th grade, Ilya decided to enter theater college. Interestingly, the actor later admitted that he never dreamed of becoming an actor, and for him this is just a job that he, nevertheless, must do well. Another remarkable fact from the future artist’s school biography is that he studied at the same school with the brothers Andrei and Alexei Chadov, whom he did not like at that time due to his own complexes.
Ilya Iosifov and the actors of the play “Life is Good”
In college, the young man was fascinated by the theater of the absurd and his teachers’ non-trivial approach to classical productions. After graduation, Ilya entered a humanities university, where Honored Artist of the RSFSR Yuri Klepikov became his mentor. Soon the guy began to play in the play “Life is Good” by the new experimental theater “Praktika”. A little later, he also played small roles in productions of the Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater - “Close Your Eyes, I’ll Tell You a Fairy Tale” and “Little Red Riding Hood”.
Ilya Iosifov served in the Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater
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Russian film and theater actor Ilya Iosifov was born in 1986, on June 25 in Moscow into a family of creative people. His father was a famous graphic artist, and his mother worked in the theater with the corps de ballet.
From early childhood, Ilya was engaged in drawing, but this was mainly not his personal passion, but the desire of his parents. Ilya himself, deep down in his soul, could not tolerate paints and an easel, despite his artistic talent, which was proven by awarding the boy second place in the “Young Talents of Moscow” competition.
Later, Ilya’s parents sent Ilya to a music school, but the boy quickly became bored with solfeggio, scales and French songs, and he soon quit playing music.
Ilya’s performance at school with a mathematical focus was poor, so the boy was transferred to a school with a theater focus. Here Iosifov finally found his calling. Despite numerous absences, Ilya passed all his sketches with flying colors and loved choreography lessons. At this school, two grades older, the Chadov brothers studied, whom Ilya despised and disliked a little in childhood because of their beautiful appearance and popularity among girls, since Ilya himself was the smallest in the class, wore his hair with a parting and now laughs at himself . In those days, a commercial for the “Feint” bar appeared on television, starring Chadov with the slogan “for those who are really cool.” Now Ilya remembers those times with a smile and considers the Chadovs to be excellent guys.
After graduating from ninth grade, Ilya Iosifov applied to a theater college, where he later entered, passing the entrance exams superbly.
In 2008, Ilya Iosifov was already a graduate of the acting department of the Institute of Humanitarian Education. After graduating from the institute under the leadership of Yuri Klepikov, he began playing in the Praktika theater, where his first performance, “Life was a Good Thing,” took place. The actor also took part in the productions of “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Close Your Eyes, I’ll Tell You Fairy Tales” at the Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater.
In cinema, Ilya Iosifov made his debut in the series “Junkers ” in 2006, then he starred in the famous Channel One series “Tatiana’s Day” in 2007, which made Ilya Iosifov famous throughout the country and then he woke up truly famous.
Ilya Iosifov is often offered the roles of sailors. His role as a cabin boy in the 2007 comedy “Election Day” captivated many television viewers, and the series “Still I Love” in 2008 was remembered for its spontaneity and excellent acting. The first erotic scene with the participation of Ilya Iosifov was in the drama series “A Second Before...” in 2007. In 2010, the film “Building Batya” appeared on the screens, and in 2011, “The Land of Oblivion” with the participation of the young and talented actor Ilya Iosifov .
In the 2011 series “Physics or Chemistry,” Ilya played the main role of Fyodor Romanov, a friend of Roman Kharitonov. His hero is a very smart, but sometimes overly withdrawn guy who is trying to find his place in life with various secrets and trials. The series itself tells about the life of young people during the new school year at school, where all the events unfold.
In the film “Deli Business No. 1” Ilya played the role of Anton Platonov, the son of Zoya Sergeevna.
In the famous TV series “Stroibatya,” Iosifov played the main role of recruit Korolev, who before joining the army was a typical nerd who spent all his free time reading books. Unable to imagine his life without books and studying at a prestigious university, Korolev accidentally got into a fight and was soon expelled from the institute just at the time of conscription. During his service, Korolev surprises his colleagues with his erudition.
In the series “A Second Before...” Ilya plays the role of Mikhail, a guy who deserted from the army after he learned about the girl’s betrayal.
In the TV series “Tatyana’s Day” he plays the role of the precocious, judicious Misha Nikiforov, Sergei’s brother. Here he studies to become a psychologist, listens carefully to people and understands truth and lies.
In the famous comedy “Election Day” the actor played the role of a sailor. The film tells how the head of the country's highest-rated radio station receives an order from an unknown client to promote a candidate in regional elections. The best minds in the radio station are taking on this important task.
In the film “Volunteer” Ilya played the role of Yura-Storm. The hero of the film, Tyr, has two paths in life: go to college and work in an office, or become a drug courier and have a lot of money. However, he embarks on a search for the anonymous and mysterious graffiti artist Python, who creates masterpieces in his craft. However, this path is extremely dramatic.
From the series “Katya” Iosifov played Seva Barsukov. This picture tells about a war that suddenly bursts into the romantic world of a young girl Katya and which divides her life into two periods before and after. After experiencing losses and separations, the girl finds new hope for happiness.
Actor career
Iosifov managed to act in a movie for the first time in 2006. Igor Chernitsky, director of the series “Junkers,” invited the young actor to play the role of cadet Alexandrov.
Ilya Iosifov in the TV series "Junkers"
They started talking about Iosifov the very next year, when he played the smart and modest programmer Misha Nikiforov in the popular Channel One television series “Tatyana’s Day” with Anna Snatkina and Natalya Rudova. After this role, Ilya received offers of cooperation. In the same year, he appeared in the series “And Still I Love...” with Vera Alentova and Tatyana Arntgolts, the comedy “Election Day” with “Quartet I” and the erotic drama “Temptation” with Sergei Makovetsky and Elena Fedulova.
Ilya Iosifov in the film "Temptation"
In subsequent years, the young man received only minor roles, but this did not bother him at all; Josephov perceived any filming as an invaluable experience and an opportunity to learn from real masters of his craft. His most memorable roles of those years were the images in the TV series “Katya: Military History” (2009) with Katerina Shpitsa and Elena Yakovleva and “You Ordered Murder” (2010) with Andrei Chernyshov and Lyubov Tolkalina.
Ilya Iosifov in the film "MUR"
Iosifov tried not only to act in films and TV series, but also to voice other actors. Thus, he dubbed Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the biopic “Becoming John Lennon” (2009) and Jamie Bell in the film “Jane Eyre” (2011).
Ilya Iosifov in the drama “Land of Oblivion”
In 2011, Ilya got one of the main roles in the French-Ukrainian drama “Land of Oblivion,” dedicated to the Chernobyl tragedy. The actor’s partners were Ukrainian Olga Kurylenko and Pole Andrzej Chyra.
Ilya Iosifov in the series “Physics or Chemistry”
Real popularity overtook Iosifov in the summer of the same year with the release of the melodramatic television series about school everyday life “Physics or Chemistry” on the STS channel, where the actor very believably portrayed the homosexual Fedor. He later commented on his work on the show:
In 2012, Ilya played the main role – the son of the director of a large company, Alexander Baturin – in the Ukrainian comedy series “Save the Boss”. At the casting, more than 300 people auditioned for the main roles, but Iosifov and Ksenia Khairova passed the competition.
Ilya Iosifov and Sergei Druzyak on the set of the series “Ship” In 2014, the actor, together with Dmitry Pevtsov and Ilya Lyubimov, starred in the adventure television series “Ship”. Ilya played Renat Akhmadullin, a purposeful athlete and deserved medalist.
In 2020, Iosifov played the main role in the adventure comedy “Bad Neighbor,” where Nastya Zadorozhnaya became his partner on the set. In the fall of the same year, on the set of the series “Quest,” the actor met Pavel Priluchny and Agata Muceniece.
Iosifov Ilya
Born June 25, 1986 Graduated from the Faculty of Theater Arts of IGUMO (Yu. Klepikov’s course). He served in the Theater under A. Dzhigarkhanyan.
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- Close your eyes, I’ll tell you fairy tales (L. Razumovskaya) / Twin (dir. - Yu. Klepikov / Theater directed by A. Dzhigarkhanyan)
- Little Red Riding Hood (E. Schwartz) / Little Wolf (dir. - Yu. Klepikov / Theater directed by A. Dzhigarkhanyan)
Personal life of Ilya Iosifov
Little is known about the actor’s personal life. After playing the role of a young gay man in the TV series “Physics or Chemistry,” Iosifov had to answer negatively many times when asked by journalists about his sexual orientation.
Ilya Iosifov keeps his personal life secret for now
In one of his interviews, Ilya shared interesting information with journalists: Ilya leads a healthy lifestyle, does not eat meat and fish, and is interested in Eastern philosophy. He admits that he has no time for any hobbies; work takes up all his energy.
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Born 06/25/1986, Moscow
Finding yourself
Ilya Iosifov was born in Moscow. His mother worked in the theater, in the corps de ballet, and his father was a graphic artist by profession. The father tried to teach his son to draw and sent him to art school. However, Ilya did not show interest in this area, he went to classes with reluctance, although he took second place in the “Young Talents of Moscow” competition. After that, Ilya studied at a music school for about two years. Only music turned out to be boring for him... For some time, Ilya Iosifov studied at a school with a mathematical bias, then he was transferred to a school with a theatrical bias. And this, it should be noted, did not affect his academic performance for the better. He himself admits that he was a terrible truant. After ninth grade, Ilya entered theater college and there he finally found himself. Fascinated by the avant-garde, and in particular the theater of the absurd, Ilya quickly found a common language with his director and successfully made various sketches, participated in student productions... After college, Ilya Iosifov continued his acting education at the Institute of Humanitarian Education on the course of artistic director Yu. V. Klepikov.
Theater
For one theatrical season, Ilya Iosifov played at the Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater. The actor played the roles of Gemini in the play “Close Your Eyes, I’ll Tell You a Fairy Tale” (based on the play by Lyudmila Razumovskaya) and the Little Wolf in the play “Little Red Riding Hood.” Collaborates with the PRACTIKA theater.
First roles on screen
One of Ilya Iosifov’s first works on the screen was the role of cadet Alexandrov in the 12-episode historical drama “Junkers” (2007), directed by Igor Chernitsky based on the works of A. I. Kuprin. The script included the novel "The Junkers", the stories "The Duel" and "At the Turning Point", a number of other stories by the writer, as well as documents from the military history of Russia and the memoirs of the last cadets - graduates of cadet schools in 1917. A wonderful patriotic film without unnecessary pathos and empty props evoked a lively response from the audience. In the same year, Ilya Iosifov starred in a number of films. In the comedy "Election Day" he appeared in a small role of a sailor, in the adventure film "A Second Before..." he played the fugitive soldier Misha, and in the melodrama "The Model" he played the role of Sasha, the youngest son of the artist. As is often the case, the long-running television series brought widespread fame to the young actor. In 2007-2008, Ilya Iosifov took part in the filming of the melodramatic series “Tatiana’s Day,” which lasted for 221 episodes. His hero Ilya there was Misha Nikiforov, a guy who spends a lot of time at the computer. As you know, filming in such projects takes place “on the fly,” so no special creativity was required from the actor. Nevertheless, Ilya himself considers his work at Tatyana’s Day to be a good school, where he was able to gain the necessary experience and hone his technique of working in front of the camera, which was then useful for other television projects.
2009-2013
After a number of diverse supporting roles in a number of films and TV series (Kostik in the series “Hour of Volkov-3”, Seva Barsukov in the military drama “Katya”, Yura - Storm in the drama “Volunteer”, etc.), Ilya Iosifov starred in one of the main roles in the TV series "Stroibatya". The actor created the image of former student Ivan Korolev, expelled from Moscow State University and called up for military service. Here the typical “nerd”, as he was in civilian life, will have to adapt to the new realities of life... The next sensational project in which Ilya Iosifov took part was the youth series “Physics or Chemistry” (an adaptation of the Spanish series of the same name), which talks about the problems and the concerns of modern youth. Ilya played the role of a young guy, homosexual Fyodor Romanov. Vivid, memorable images were created by the actor in the 20-episode military crime film “MUR. Third Front" (MUR employee, captain Ilya Tikhy), in the historical drama "Deli Case No. 1" (Anton Platonov), in the comedy-drama series "Save the Boss" (Alexander Baturin). And in 2014, the fantasy series “Ship” (an adaptation of the Spanish series “Ark”) was released, in which Ilya Iosifov played the role of Renat Akhmadullin, a calm, well-mannered young man, medalist and athlete.
Entering college and starting an acting career
At the entrance examination to the theater college, Ilya Iosifov conquered the commission and passed the exams with flying colors. Iosifov recalls how he was discouraged by the teacher’s methods, but his non-trivial approach to teaching contributed to his passion for the theater of the absurd and in his third year he took part in a free production of “Alice in Wonderland.”
After graduating from college, Iosifov entered the Institute of Humanities in the acting department and studied on the course of Yuri Klepikov. After graduating from the institute, Ilya Iosifov begins working at the Praktika experimental theater, where he plays in the play “Life is a Good Thing.” Soon he moved to the Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater. In the play “Little Red Riding Hood”, Ilya received the role of the Little Wolf, and in the production of “Close Your Eyes, I’ll Tell You a Fairy Tale” - the role of Gemini.
Biography and personal life
Ilya Kostyukov was born on May 15, 2005 in the capital of Russia.
Besides him, his older brother named Oleg is growing up in the family. Ilya Kostyukov’s parents take care of the boy, his mother Inna helps Ilya in realizing his creative ideas, brings her son to castings and provides support. Ilya began to show acting talent at an early age. Mom did not ignore this fact, for which the aspiring actor is incredibly grateful to her.
In 2012, Ilya played in a film project for the first time. He appeared in the role of Matvey Roshchin in the mystical series “Closed School”. From then on, another director became aware of him, and Ilya understood what real fame and hard work as an actor meant.
Also in 2012, he was invited to star in the Russian-produced comedy “Moms.” The boy played a role in the short story “Mom, Put Down the Money.”
At that time it was not easy for him, because he had to combine work in “Moms” with the filming of the film “Nannies”, where Ilya played the role of a boy named Sasha. 2012 was a fruitful year for the aspiring actor, because another domestically produced feature film called “The Understudy” was released, where Kostyukov played a boy named Igor.
2013 was no less fruitful for Ilya. He appeared in the role of Vlad in the TV series “Two Fathers and Two Sons ,” where he worked on the same set with the famous actor Dmitry Nagiyev. In the same year, the film “Luck Island” was released with Ilya in one of the main roles.
In 2014, he played a cameo role in the film “Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure.” During the New Year holidays in 2020, Ilya could be seen in the role of a mischievous boy in the film “SOS, Santa Claus or Everything Will Come True.” In the summer of 2020, the premiere of the film “Survival Lessons” took place , where Kostyukov played a boy named Kolya and shared the set with experienced actor Denis Nikiforov.
2017 brought Ilya work in the film “All About His Ex”, in which the boy played the role of Serezha. In 2020, the premiere of the film “Dad Die” will take place, where Ilya Kostyukov will play one of the main roles.
In addition to filming films, Ilya Kostyukov hosts Russian competitions and festivals, interviews popular film and theater stars. The work of an aspiring actor and presenter takes a lot of time, but the boy makes every effort to keep up with his peers at school.
12-year-old Ilya lives with his parents. Despite such a young age, the actor has a lot of fans. Of course, the boy devotes a lot of time to self-development and study, working in films, and therefore does not even think about serious relationships with girls.
Ilya runs a page on the social network Instagram. He regularly pampers his fans with new photos and videos of his personal life from film sets. The actor has a little guinea pig named Snow. He regularly takes care of her and plays with the pet.
The actor, like his peers, loves to spend time with friends. In the summer, he vacationed at the Artek children's camp in Crimea; Ilya remembered such a pastime as exclusively positive emotions.
