Denis Nikiforov is a famous Russian theater and film actor who became popular after the film “Shadowboxing”. Born and raised in Moscow, in an ordinary working-class family. Denis's parents never put pressure on their son, giving him freedom of choice.
An interesting young man nicknamed “kefir”, as well as a charming man who has broken many women’s hearts. The actor is at the peak of his fame; in the near future, fans of his work are expecting new films with his participation. Read more detailed facts from the biography and personal life of the actor below.
Height, weight, age. How old is Denis Nikiforov
Height, weight, age, how old Denis Nikiforov is are of interest to many, because he is a famous person. The actor will turn 41 this year, but he looks very young. Denis's height is 1m 78 cm and his weight is 74 kg. He regularly goes to the gym and eats healthy. Although the actor does not hide his passion for Italian cuisine, late dinner and overeating are taboo for him.
Before filming the popular movie “Shadow Boxing,” Denis Nikiforov was on a protein diet developed specifically for him, which helped him gain muscle mass. Naturally, all this is combined with frequent training. Thanks to all these activities, we can say with confidence that Denis Nikiforov’s photos in his youth and now are distinguished only by the addition of courage and confidence in the appearance of our Muscovite.
Actor Denis Nikiforov spoke about his directorial debut, his hobby and his family.
Denis Nikiforov gained fame thanks to his role as a blind boxer in the blockbuster “Shadow Boxing.” After this work, he starred in other brilliant films, including “22 Minutes”, “Eight First Dates”, “Night Swallows”. And for the last four years, Nikiforov’s fans have been happily following the fate of hockey coach Sergei Makeev in the series “Molodezhka” on STS, played by Denis.
Now the 40-year-old actor is rehearsing at the theater for a play called “Biloxi Blues,” in which he not only performed one of the roles, but also directed it. Denis admitted that he feels enormous responsibility and is nervous before the premiere. This performance has been staged at the Tabakov Theater since 1989 (Denis Nikiforov has been serving at Tabakerka since 1998). The entire male cast of the troupe once went through this production. But then they stopped playing the play at Tabakerka.
Denis Nikiforov
“Biloxi Blues” is a dramatic comedy about a 20-year-old Brooklynite who ends up in a harsh military camp and there various comic adventures happen to him. And Nikiforov two years ago, when he was filming the third season of Molodezhka, had the idea to stage it again. “The guys who play with me in the series - Zhenya Kulik, Vlad Kanopka, Vanya Zhvakin and others - graduated from theater institutes. And when we started talking about their distribution, it turned out that only two of them worked at that time in the theater. And somehow on the set, just in the locker room, I looked at the guys and realized that there were no better candidates for the roles in the Biloxi Blues! In a word, this was done in order to bring the production back to life and plus give the guys the opportunity to earn some decent income during breaks between filming,” said Nikiforov.
Denis never wanted to be a director because he has to be responsible for everything. The actor, and now also the director, is involved in parachuting, but now, since he is responsible for 8 people in the play, he tries to take care of himself. In general, he had 198 jumps. For Denis this is a hobby. Nikiforov also likes to do this when traveling.
Denis Nikiforov jumps from a parachute
“We once had wonderful trips to Hawaii. We got there on Orthodox Easter. I remember how they formed an Orthodox cross in the sky from 12 parachutists. It was cool! One might say, they perforated the American sky with an Orthodox cross. Moments like these bring me back to the desire to live and do something further. Because, looking at what is happening around us now, I don’t want to live, but there is a desire to just give up on everything, hide somewhere on a small island and not see anyone. Bring a barge of Voronezh black soil there and grow potatoes and carrots,” notes the actor.
Denis Nikiforov is known not only as a wonderful actor, but also as an exemplary family man. For many years now he has been married to a girl named Irina. And in 2013, the couple became the happy parents of twins - son Alexander and daughter Veronica.
“My family, of course, makes me happy, and that’s why I’m always eager to go home. There is the only place where I am 150 percent understood and supported. It’s good there, but I’m still scared for the children. The rhythm of life is wild now, and if our generation had any second chances, then our children will not have them. You need to jump on the speeding train called “Modern Life”, get comfortable there, be careful and not let this train throw you to the side of the road,” says Nikiforov.
Denis met his wife Irina in Moscow, at the Shtopor bar on Rozhdestvenka Street. It was an establishment for extreme skydivers. Her friends dragged her there, and Denis was partying there with his company.
Denis Nikiforov with his wife Irina and children
Nikiforov is a good cook and once even wanted to enroll in a culinary college. His family prefers Italian cuisine.
Denis is a strict father, he believes that in the family, mom is love and charm, and dad is discipline, strictness and no baby talk. “From a very early age, I spoke to them in normal human language. If my grandmothers, mother and grandfather allowed themselves some kind of “out-of-the-way” behavior, then I had the understanding that this was a one-and-a-half-year-old person with whom I needed to communicate normally. This is the only reason why my daughter spoke at one year and eight months with absolutely no defects. My son has problems, but this is due to the fact that he once bit his tongue,” notes Nikiforov.
This year Denis swam in the sea with his children for the first time in 4 years. “They flew to rest with me, then returned and after some time left for the Krasnodar region. Here in Moscow I worked at Molodezhka, and on weekends I flew to the coast to visit them. And in Anapa we all swam in the sea together for the first time,” admits Denis.
Nikiforov spoke about his secret to a happy marriage.
“You need to put your pride far away and treat the people who coexist with you in this small cell of society the same way you want to be treated. If you come home in a bad mood, just say: “Okay, guys, I won’t touch you today and you don’t touch me.” Usually, after these words, I go to my “office of silence” - to the landing. I have a chair and a table there, I feel comfortable there. I can read, think, sit,” Sobesednik.ru quotes the actor.
Denis Nikiforov
According to Nikiforov, his wife treats his “profession with reverence, since dad is the only breadwinner in the family.” Until recently, children believed that their dad was a hockey player. After all, they were born when the first season of Molodezhka came out. From their birth, they see Denis in the image of Sergei Petrovich Makeev. Nikiforov takes them to hockey games; at home he has sticks, baseball caps, T-shirts, and pucks.
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Biography and personal life of Denis Nikiforov
The biography and personal life of Denis Nikiforov is very rich. Starting from an early age, the young man shows interest in karate and various martial arts, just as many boys dream of becoming an astronaut or an officer. But his real passion is for the stage; the boy has been participating in all school productions since the third or fourth grade.
Father, Evgeny Nikiforov, worked as a driver, mother, Nikiforova, worked in a kindergarten for more than a decade.
His mother, who loves theater very much, often took her son to various theatrical performances. Therefore, after graduating from school, when the time came to decide on a university and future profession, Denis did not hesitate for a long time.
Having received a certificate of completion from a secondary school, Denis Nikiforov passes all exams with a bang and enters a theater studio. There, Oleg Tabakov notices a young and talented young man and takes him under his wing. Under his leadership, the actor played a huge number of roles, some of them were sometimes very difficult. He was twice awarded prizes for his charisma and dedication on stage.
After graduating from theater school, in 1999 Nikiforov was accepted into the theater, where he continued to play 20 performances a month.
While acting in plays, Denis was also involved in work in Russian cinema, starring in episodic roles. As he himself admits in one of his interviews, “I dreamed of something more, but never begged anything from the directors.”
Almost despairing of getting a leading role in a movie, the actor decides to take a break. He is going to go abroad to relax, sunbathe, gain strength, but then lady luck intervenes: quite by chance, our lucky guy gets to the casting of the main character of the film. The director chooses Denis from a huge number of young people. One can say that Nikiforov’s finest hour has struck, he is carefully preparing for the role of a blind boxer: he observes the lives of blind people, how they behave, how they move; has been intensively training in boxing with trainers for more than six months.
Denis Nikiforov brilliantly played the role of Andrei Kolchin in the film “Shadowboxing”. Having looked at the success of the first film, the producers are making two more sequel films.
Early years, childhood and family of Denis Nikiforov
Denis Nikiforov was born on August 2, 1977 in Moscow. His acting talent began to manifest itself in early childhood, and therefore our today's hero began performing on stage at the age of ten. At first he played in children's productions, but later, having matured somewhat, he began to appear on stage as part of more serious performances.
Thus, by the time he graduated from secondary school, Denis Nikiforov already had considerable experience performing on stage. He loved theater and acting, and therefore the question “Who should I be?”, so relevant for all graduates, quickly lost its relevance.
Denis Nikiforov's tattoos attract a lot of attention
Having chosen one among many Moscow universities, Denis Nikiforov took the documents to the Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Art Theater School and eventually successfully passed all the entrance tests. At the Moscow Art Theater, many teachers immediately drew attention to the talented young guy. One of these was the famous actor Oleg Tabakov, who later became a teacher and mentor for our today's hero. It was he who, already in his student years, invited Denis Nikiforov to perform in his theater. Our today's hero agreed without hesitation. And very soon he became a real star of Oleg Tabakov’s Moscow Theater.
During that period, the talented Muscovite performed many truly outstanding roles on the local stage. One of these was his role in the production of “Psycho,” for which the actor received the “Moscow Debuts” award (nomination “Best Supporting Actor”).
In 1998, Denis Nikiforov successfully graduated from a theater university and, having received a diploma from the Moscow Art Theater School, became a permanent member of the Oleg Tabakov Theater troupe. Over the next few years, he successfully played in many productions. So, in particular, our today's hero portrayed Private Eugene from the production of “Biloxi Blues”, played a student in “The Passion of Bumbarash”, as well as Burovsky in the play “Running”.
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Among the actor’s other theatrical works are such theatrical projects as “It’s not all Maslenitsa”, “Confessions of the adventurer Felix Krul”, “At the Lower Depths”, as well as some other works. The comedy play “It’s not all Maslenitsa for the cat” brought the actor an award from the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper. Other works of our today's hero were also praised.
Filmography: films starring Denis Nikiforov
Starting from 1992 (then Denis first starred in a film) to this day, the actor’s filmography is constantly being updated with new films and TV series. Among them we can highlight such films as: “The Last Armored Train”, “22 Minutes”, “8 First Dates”, “Love Undercover” and the beloved TV series “Molodezhka”. By the way, at one time there were rumors in the media that Denis left Molodezhka, whether this is true or not - we can see by watching the last episode of the film.
The personal life of Denis Nikiforov at this time is full of various rumors both behind the scenes of the theater and on the set. It is reliably known about his stormy romance with the singer Maxim. They met on the set of the girl’s video, Denis participated in the filming. But things didn’t go further than romantic dates.
Career on stage and film
In 1998, Denis Nikiforov emerged from the Moscow Art Theater as an absolutely theatrical person with a higher education. Naturally, he decides to return to the team of the Moscow Theater Studio, which has already become family to him. And, of course, Tabakov happily accepts the graduate back. From this very moment Denis Evgenievich’s career as a theater actor begins.
The production “Finest Hour in Local Time” becomes his debut, where he plays Saratov. Despite the relatively short monologue and Nikiforov’s role as a whole, the audience receives him very warmly, which, naturally, directly affects the actor’s desire to continue playing on stage. Further productions with the participation of Nikiforov were released, such as “Psycho”, “Old Quarter”, “Passion of Bumbarash”, “More Van Gogh ...”, “Dangerous Liaisons”, “Bolero”, “Idiot”, “It’s not all Maslenitsa for the cat” and “8 First Dates.”
Since 1997, Denis Nikiforov has received offers to act in films. Despite the fact that the theater actor had little experience, he signed a contract and within a week began filming his debut film, “Sinful Love,” where the actor had to play the role of Ivan Voronov. After the film was released, Denis gained popularity and gradually gained fans.
This is how Nikiforov’s acting career began in 1997. To date, he has starred in such films as “Turetsky’s March” (2000), “Kamenskaya: The Stolen Dream” (2002), “Theatrical Comedy” (2002), “The Best City on Earth” (2003), “The Last Armored Train” "(2006), "I'll put myself in good hands" (2009), "V Century. In Search of Enchanted Treasures" (2010), "Love in Disguise" (2010), "Olympic Village" (2011), "Night Swallows" (2012) and many others.
Denis Evgenievich gained particular popularity thanks to filming in the “Shadowboxing” trilogy, where he played boxer Artyom Kolchin. By the way, this film was nominated several times for prestigious national awards in the field of art and cinematography.
Family and children of Denis Nikiforov
For a long time, Denis Nikiforov’s family and children were only his parents. Everything changed in 2008, when our bachelor met a girl, Irina. This fateful meeting took place in a parachute bar, where the young people decided to relax, but in different companies. Seeing the girl, our Casanova was not at a loss, but immediately took her phone number. Denis was flattered by the fact that Irina did not recognize the famous Andrei Kolchin in him (the film “Shadow Boxing” was already in theaters at that time).
After talking for less than a year, the couple decides to legalize their relationship. Young people really wanted children, but for a long time they did not succeed, the doctors shrugged their shoulders, saying that everything is fine with you. The actor and fashion model traveled to holy places and, as Nikiforov himself said, “We begged our children from God.” In 2013, Denis’s wife gives birth to twins – a girl and a boy.
The difficulties and joys of family life
In 2008, Irina and Denis celebrated their wedding. For some time they enjoyed their life together and dreamed of a child. But for some time this dream could not come true. Irina has already come to terms with the idea that she will never be able to have children. The actor supported her in every possible way and believed that they would succeed. The absence of children did not become a reason for quarrels and separation.
The couple prayed together for the birth of a child and visited various holy places. And five years later it happened. Irina and Denis became the parents of wonderful twins. The boy was named Alexander, and the girl was Veronica.
Now for the actor, family is the most important thing in life. Family and home are exactly the place where he can come and rest his soul, where he will be listened to and understood.
He told reporters more than once that Irina is the love of his life. And even when he is accused of having affairs with other women, he does not react in any way to these publications. His wife does the same. She is confident in her husband and trusts him.
As for the relationship between the spouses, everything is smooth and calm. Denis treats his wife the way he wanted to be treated.
Very rarely, when small conflicts occur, most often over domestic issues, the couple tries to find out the cause. Then they sit down and discuss solutions and find a compromise. This principle of resolving issues in their family allows them to remain calm and avoid quarrels.
When it comes to raising children, spouses adhere to strict rules. Despite the fact that the children were long-awaited, their parents do not pamper them, but bring them up in strictness and instill moral principles. The couple plans to have another child. But they want to wait a little longer about it. Denis believes that first Sasha and Veronica should grow up a little.
Denis Nikiforov is completely happy now. He has everything he strived for: a beloved family and career. But the actor is not going to stop there and will strive to do even more both in his career and in relation to his family.
Son of Denis Nikiforov - Alexander
The son of Denis Nikiforov, Alexander, is still small and it’s too early to say who he is more like. Alexander's parents love their baby and devote all their free time to him. You won’t find photos of children still in diapers on the Internet. But you can admire this happy family when Alexander and Veronica have grown up a little; the couple post a lot of interesting photos where they are in nature or just walking in the children's room.
From photographs in his home environment, we can confidently say that mutual understanding and love reign in the actor’s home.
Daughter of Denis Nikiforov - Veronica
The daughter of Denis Nikiforov, Veronica, is not much older than her brother - after all, they are twins and the age difference is only a few minutes. Already today, mom and dad notice that children have completely different personalities, they are interested in different toys, cartoons, and even choose completely different places for walks.
Denis and Irina love their children equally strongly, but still the mother pays more attention to raising the baby, because in the future she, too, will become a keeper of the home for someone, a support for her beloved man.
Fateful acquaintance
It is known that in addition to acting, Denis has several other hobbies. One of them is skydiving. The actor has already completed more than 200 jumps. Indirectly, it was this hobby that helped him find family happiness.
The acquaintance with his future wife took place in a bar for extreme skydivers. Denis was relaxing there with his group of like-minded people when he noticed an attractive brunette girl. It was model Irina Temrezova. The girl ended up in the club absolutely by accident with her friends.
Denis and Irina’s views crossed several times. By the end of the evening, the young people realized that they had fallen in love with each other. Their whirlwind romance lasted five months.
This became a small test of their feelings. Afterwards, Denis proposed to the girl, which she happily accepted.
Denis Nikiforov's wife - Irina Temrezova
Denis Nikiforov's wife is Irina Nikiforova. Before marriage, the girl showed great promise as a fashion model, Irina Temrezova. Initially, upon learning that her daughter decided to marry, and even to the actor Nikiforov, Ira’s mother was against it. After a personal meeting with her future son-in-law, the woman realized that her daughter would be happy with this man and changed her opinion and decision for the better. On the other hand, Denis never gave any reason to doubt the correctness of Irina’s choice. Of course, like all people living on earth, quarrels sometimes arise in the family - Denis has a quick temper, but thanks to the right approach of his wife, they quickly make up.
The couple was looking forward to the birth of their children. Irina creates comfort and a wonderful atmosphere at home every day. Although Denis is a lover of extreme recreation: skydiving, riding a motorcycle, since the birth of his heirs, he tries to spend all his free time at home with his family. No matter what they write in the media, no matter what rumors there are, Denis Nikiforov is a loving husband and father, a wonderful family man.
Biography
Denis was born into a family unrelated to the world of art. His father worked as a driver, and his mother was an economic engineer. From ten to thirteen years old, the boy lived with his parents in Hungary.
The actor recalls: “As a child, I was involved in athletics, then I wanted to become a naval officer, and closer to finishing school I decided to be a cook. I even found a culinary college. But when I was in the last grade, my mother read an advertisement in the newspaper about the enrollment of schoolchildren for preparatory courses at the Moscow Art Theater School. She invited me to try my hand, although in our family no one has anything to do with the acting profession...
I followed the advertisement, and in the end I was enrolled in courses, and then in the institute for the course of Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov. Since my second year, I have already played in his theater, which is popularly called “Tabakerka”. For some time he was Tabakov’s most performing artist, performing 18 performances a month. Now, because of filming, I play much less.”
Instagram and Wikipedia Denis Nikiforov
Instagram and Wikipedia of Denis Nikiforov are as rich as Denis’s life itself. In 2014, the actor opened an Instagram account, where he posts family photos, shares footage from the filming of films and TV series, which pleases his more than 70 thousand subscribers. The actor also posts photos with actors and celebrities - after all, he has many friends and acquaintances. And on Wikipedia you can find a short biography and a detailed filmography of Denis Nikiforov with a description of the film itself and the role played by the actor.
Having thus learned Denis Nikiforov, his life, biography, we can say with confidence that many more leading roles await this talented actor, for which he will give his all.
