Biography
Sergei Vasilyevich Stepin is a Russian theater and film actor who gained all-Russian popularity after playing the role of Lev Borisovich in the top-rated comedy series “CHOP.”
On October 3, 1965, future theater and film actor Sergei Stepin was born in Tula. The boy's childhood was spent in this city and was not much different from the childhood of Soviet schoolchildren. Sergei studied, went to clubs at the Palace of Pioneers, and participated in amateur performances. Sergei's passion was musical instruments. Stepin tried his hand at playing the guitar, saxophone, balalaika and even clarinet - he couldn’t choose just one. In the future, the ability to play musical instruments came in handy for Sergei.
Actor Sergei Stepin
Stepin graduated from the College of Culture and received a diploma in directing public events, after which he was drafted into the army. He served on the Russian-Chinese border and played in a military orchestra. Then the young man thought for the first time about his future profession, deciding to connect his fate with the theater.
Sergei was demobilized in the winter, when there was no admission to universities. The young man got a job at a local Youth Theater and worked as a lighting technician. Then he moved to the theater “At the Tolstoy Outpost” in Tula, where he worked for another three years. At the same time, the young man entered the Saratov Philharmonic, where he studied at the theater department. In 1993, Sergei Stepin graduated from the university.
Childhood and youth of Sergei Stepin
The now famous theater and film actor with a charismatic, recognizable type was born in October 1965 in the city of Tula.
His childhood was not much different from the standard childhood of Soviet children: Sergei attended numerous clubs in the Palace of Pioneers and took part in school amateur performances. Stepin's special passion was musical instruments: young Seryozha played the guitar, balalaika, saxophone and even clarinet (the child could not decide on his favorite instrument). It was these musical abilities that were useful to the actor in the future. Sergey Stepin and Yana Koshkina in the Love Radio studio Sergey Stepin graduated from the Tula College of Culture with a degree in directing public events, then was drafted into the army: he served on the Russian-Chinese border, participated in performances of a military orchestra. It was at this time that Sergei first thought about linking his life with the stage forever. Sergei was demobilized in the winter, when admission to theater universities had long been completed. Therefore, the young man got a job as a lighting designer at the Tula Youth Theater, then moved to another theater - “At the Tolstoy Outpost”, and subsequently entered the theater department of the Saratov Philharmonic, from which he successfully graduated in 1993.
Theater
The certified actor wanted to work at the Maly Drama Theater in St. Petersburg and went there to try his luck. It turned out that the troupe was on tour. Then Stepin came to get a job at the Satire Theater, worked there for several months and returned to Saratov.
Sergei Stepin in the theater
In Saratov, Sergei Stepin got a job at the Youth Theater, where he worked until 2001. The actor participated in the productions “Bankrupt”, “Little Tsakhes”, “Soldier and Snake”, “Humiliated and Insulted” and others. With each new performance, the actor gained new experience and honed his skills. In 2001, Stepin realized that he was ready for the metropolitan stage. The actor packed his things and moved to Moscow.
In the same year, the young man got a job at the Variety Theater, then began collaborating with the theaters of Oleg Tabakov, them. V. Mayakovsky and RAMT.
Theatrical career of Sergei Stepin
After receiving his diploma, Syomina decided to go to work at the Maly Drama Theater of St. Petersburg. He went to St. Petersburg, but at that moment the entire MDT group was on tour, but the aspiring actor found a place at the Satire Theater. After working there for several months, he returned to Saratov. Until 2001, he performed on the stage of the Saratov Youth Theater, taking part in the productions of “The Soldier and the Snake,” “Little Tsakhes,” “Bankrupt” and many others.
Sergei Stepin has been playing in theaters since 1993
In 2001, seasoned on the Saratov theater scene, Sergei felt that his experience and knowledge were enough to make his debut as part of the troupe of one of the capital’s theaters. He moved to Moscow, where he got a job at the Variety Theater, then collaborated with Oleg Tabakov and the Russian Academic Youth Theater.
Movies
The artist’s creative biography in cinema began in 2001 with a cameo role in the film “Ovid,” where Olga Pogodina played the main role. This was followed by Sergei’s work in the TV series “Main Roles”, “Russians in the City of Angels”, “Desired”, “Turkish March”. In 2003, the actor appeared in the popular detective story “Moscow. Central District,” and also appeared as a character in the action movie “Operational Alias.”
Sergey Stepin
In 2004, the artist appeared for two seconds in the drama “A Driver for Vera” to delve into the general’s safe. But the actor remembered the film because he was able to meet and see how the brilliant director Grigory Chukhrai works. The filming took place in Crimea; Sergei Stepin spent two whole weeks in Sevastopol.
In the same year, the actor starred in the musical comedy “Silver Lily of the Valley - 2”, where he played the role of the father of the character Vasya (Aristarchus Venes). Sergei Stepin also starred in the television films “Ondine-2. On the crest of a wave", "Kulagin and partners", "Adjutants of Love". In the crime blockbuster “Boomer. The second film" the artist appeared in the episode.
Sergei Stepin in the film “Operational Alias”
At that period of his life, Sergei took on any job, and did not refuse filming in advertising. TV viewers remembered the artist from a video dedicated to the IKEA store, in which Stepin appeared in the role of a labor teacher, turning a road sign into a frying pan with one blow. On one of these filmings I met Konstantin Kikichev, and three years later Kikichev invited the actor to the series “Kadetstvo”. Major Murashko, played by Stepin, became his first big film role. The actor had to play a negative character, but he admits that it was interesting to act in such a role. After the series aired, people began to recognize Sergei on the streets, although they called him by his surname Murashko.
In the same year, Stepin appeared in the cast of the crime film “Ostrog. The Case of Fyodor Sechenov" about a series of crimes taking place in the dungeons of a prison. In the drama “Simple Things,” where the main characters were played by Sergei Puskepalis and Leonid Bronevoy, the artist played the role of anesthesiologist Pavel. The film is about the relationship between an elderly actor and a young doctor who make a mutual deal. The film received the Grand Prix at the Kinotavr film festival.
Sergei Stepin in the TV series "Ranetki"
In 2006, the sitcom “Happy Together” was released on television, where Sergei Stepin received the role of the foreman of the Ministry of Emergency Situations squad. A year later, the actor’s filmography was replenished with works in the projects “Alibi Agency”, “Rich and Beloved”, “Bus”. In the social drama “The Crimson Color of Snowfall” about the events of the First World War and the subsequent Revolution, Sergei reincarnated as a German officer.
In the film “Two Sisters” Stepin appeared in the role of a doctor. The actor also participated in the filming of the family drama “And Still I Love...” about the life of two women - mother and daughter (Vera Alentova and Tatyana Arntgolts), who went through poverty and wealth, love and betrayal of their beloved men. Sergei Stepin received a cameo role as a resident of the barracks.
In 2008, the actor received the main role in the film “Uprava”, where he played the deputy head of the city Olga Morozova (Vera Sotnikova). The young woman barely took up the post of mayor when she immediately received an offer of a bribe, which she rejected. In “Spy Games” the artist transformed into a general, and in the top-rated youth film “Ranetki” - into a school security guard. Sergei Stepin has worked in the war film “Isaev” and the melodrama “One Day There Will Be Love.”
Daniil Strakhov and Sergei Stepin in the film “Isaev”
In the spy film “Ordered to Destroy. Operation “Chinese Box” Sergei Stepin received the role of Himmler, and in the detective story “Churchill” he played an art dealer. After a number of episodic roles in serial films - “Women’s Dreams of Distant Countries”, “Find Me”, “Solar Eclipse” - in 2010 the artist received the main role of Ensign Denisov in the TV series “Stroybatya”. The lyrical comedy, which was broadcast on the DTV channel, also featured Sergei Batalov, Alexey Ryzhkov, Alexander Tyutin, and Marina Yakovleva.
Sergei Stepin in the TV series “CHOP”
Directors more than once offered Sergei Stepin the roles of bandits and anti-heroes, and each time he tried to move away from stereotypes and endow the characters with human emotions, their own inner world, and experiences. With the participation of Sergei Stepin, the film almanac “Yolki-2”, the detective story “Lavrova’s Method”, and the medical melodrama “Sklifosovsky” were released. In the series “And in our yard...” the actor played the role of a choir conductor, and in the melodrama “Cheat if you love” Sergei tried on the image of a teacher at a theater institute. The artist also appeared in the STS TV channel comedy “Two Fathers and Two Sons,” where Dmitry Nagiyev played the main role.
In 2020, viewers saw the new series “CHOP”, in which the actor played the main role of Lev Borisovich. The series tells about the everyday life of private security officers, and Stepin plays the head of a private security company.
Stepin Sergey Vasilievich
Born October 3, 1965 In 1993 Graduated from the Saratov Theater Institute (course of Yu. Osherov, G. Tsinman). He worked as a lighting designer at the Tula Youth Theater. From 1994 to 2001 - actor of the Saratov Youth Theater. Since 2001 - Variety Theater actor. Collaborates with the Theater directed by O. Tabakov, Theater named after. Vl. Mayakovsky, RAMT.
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5.7
Project “Anna Nikolaevna” (2020, multi-episode, directed by Maxim Pezhemsky) episodic role / Ptyrin
6.8/4
The Last Minister (2020, TV series, directed by Roman Volobuev) main role / Ukhov
8.0/5
World! Friendship! Gum! (2019, TV series, directed by Ilya Aksenov)
8.5/4
Tolya the Robot (2019, TV series, directed by Alexey Nuzhny) / Igor
7.6/5 1
Fortune Teller (2018, TV series, directed by Ilya Kazankov) (credited as Sergey Stepin)
/ Grigory Sergeevich
6.7/7
Garage Pope (2018, television, dir. Alexander Novikov-Yanginov, Stanislav Libin (participation)) supporting role / police major
4.0/5
Sinichka 2 (2018, multi-episode, directed by Valentina Vlasova)
5.7/3
Year of the Pig (2018, almanac, dir. Semyon Yakovlev) supporting role / Anatoly
3.3/4
President's Vacation (2017, dir. Ilya Sherstobitov)
6.0/4 1
Winners (2017, TV series, directed by Alexander Nikolaev, Angelina Nikonova) (credited as Sergey Stepin)
supporting role / Ivan Sergeevich Averin / judge
7.0/8
Doctor Richter (2017, TV series, directed by Andrey Proshkin, Ilya Kazankov) / Starkov / district prefect
6.6/15
Youth. Adult life (2017, TV series, directed by Andrey Golovkov) / Dmitry Lipkin /
The doctor of the Electron hockey club is ready to commit unethical acts.
5.1/7
Operetta of Captain Krutov (2017, multi-part, directed by Slava Ross) main role / Roman Andreevich Khotyaev
6.1/10 1
Breakfast in bed (2016, multi-episode, directed by Sergei Krasnov) / Kondratyuk
6.3/8 1
Two fathers and two sons. Third season (2016, TV series, directed by Radda Novikova) main role / Gennady Enikeev / general
5.0/6
CHOP. Second season (2016, TV series, directed by Mikhail Solovyov) main character / Lev Borisovich /
The head of the private security company "Kedr" is a confident man of about 50 years old, considers himself smart and irresistible. Believes in the genuine professionalism of its employees. In any situation, Lev Borisovich has a plan that should “save the situation.” He continues to win the heart of the owner of the business center, Elena Sergeevna.
2.2/5
Election Day 2 (2015, dir. Alexander Barshak) (credited as Sergei Stepin)
supporting role/bodyguard Tsaplin
4.8/8
Private security company (2015, TV series, directed by Mikhail Solovyov) main character / Lev Borisovich / head of private security company “Kedr”
1.3/4
Clinch (2015, dir. Sergei Puskepalis) supporting role / security guard of the “Drum”
2.5/8
Temporarily unavailable (2015, multi-part, directed by Mikhail Khleborodov) supporting role / Lyapin
6.7/18
I know your secrets (2015, multi-part, directed by Andrey Vereshchagin) supporting role / Sergeev
5.6/8
Second marriage (2015, multi-episode, directed by Oleg Massarygin) main role / Irakli
5.0/3
Two fathers and two sons. Second season (2014, TV series, directed by Radda Novikova) main role / Gennady Enikeev / general
5.4/10
Matchmakers 2 (2014, TV series, directed by Yuri Morozov) supporting role / landlord
5.8/5
The road home (2014, TV series, directed by Vitaly Babenko) / Korneev
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Smart guy (2013, TV series, directed by Timur Alpatov) supporting role / Vasily Barkov / retired colonel general
5.0/9
A simple life (2013, TV series, directed by Sergei Aleshechkin) supporting role / head of the colony
6.5/39
French Spy (2013, television, directed by Alexey Feoktistov) supporting role / Krasavin
4.7/3
Operation “Puppeteer” (2013, TV series, directed by Karen Zakharov) (credited as S. Stepin)
cameo role
6.1/27
Lie if you love (2013, multi-episode, dir. Dmitry Tyurin) episodic role / Vadim Nikolaevich
6.6/12
Two fathers and two sons (2013, TV series, directed by Radda Novikova) main role / Gennady Enikeev / general
5.2/9
Veronica. Runaway (2013, TV series, directed by Andrey Selivanov) supporting role / guest of Victor
6.5/35
Hello, we've arrived! (2012, dir. Vitaly Shepelev) supporting role / Leo
6.0/4
Don't Steal (2012, television, dir. Alexey Feoktistov) main character / criminologist
6.0/41
The Cure for Death (2012, TV series, directed by Alexander Muratov) supporting role / Fyodor Klimov
6.6/36
And in our yard... (2012-2014, TV series, directed by Olga Muzaleva) supporting role / Serafim Kazimirovich Galperin
6.4/17
Love on schedule (2012, television, directed by Sergei Mezentsev) supporting role / Belozubov
6.1/16
Terminal (2011, TV series, directed by Roman Doronin, Marcel Shamshulin)
6.2/60
The Lavrova Method (2011, TV series, directed by Vlad Nikolaev) supporting role / Dmitry Zenkov
6.8/200
Find me (2011, television, dir. Oleg Safaraliev) supporting role
5.7/7
Unavailable (2011, short film, directed by Anton Bilzho)
0.0/0
Counterplay (2011, multi-part, directed by Elena Nikolaeva) (credited as S. Stepin)
cameo role
6.4/35
Heart of a Monster (2011, short film, dir. Anastasia Sokolova)
1.0/1
Women's dreams of distant countries (2010, TV series, directed by Vladimir Shevelkov) supporting role / Losev
6.5/51
Promotion (2010, multi-part, directed by Egor Anashkin) (credited as Sergey Stepin)
supporting role / Smiryagin / former employee of the Bersk police department
6.6/12
Isaev (2009, multi-part, directed by Sergey Ursulyak) / Walter
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Ordered to destroy. Operation “Chinese Box” (2009, multi-episode, directed by Sergei Bobrov) supporting role / Heinrich Himmler
6.2/32
Pharmacist (2009/2012, multi-episode, directed by Alexander Barshak) (credited as S. Stepin)
cameo role / Anatoly
5.4/7
Moscow courtyard (2009, multi-part, directed by Vladimir Shchegolkov) (credited as S. Stepin)
supporting role
6.6/39
Love is not what it seems (2009, TV series, dir. Vadim Danziger, Andrey Linich, etc.) / master of black and white magic
5.8/49
Churchill (2009, TV series, directed by Nikolai Khomeriki, Oksana Bychkova, etc.) supporting role / Ilya Sergeevich Maksimov / art dealer
6.4/21
Ranetki (2008-2010, TV series, directed by Sergei Arlanov, Valentin Kozlovsky) / security guard at school
5.3/74
Two sisters (2008, TV series, directed by Oleg Massarygin) episodic role / doctor
6.4/17
Spy Games 9. Living Bomb (2008, television, directed by Ilya Maksimov) / general
1.0/2
Hour of Volkov 2 (2008, TV series, directed by Alexander Grabar, Egor Grammatikov, etc.) / episode 6 “Debts of Honor”
4.3/6
Trap for a killer (2008, television, directed by Samvel Gasparov) supporting role / “Swift”
4.5/24
Aerobatics (2008, TV series, directed by Alexander Shchurikhin) / passenger
6.6/50
New Year's ambush (2008, television, directed by Sergei Borchukov) / museum director
5.0/9
The Crimson Color of Snowfall (2008/2012, dir. Vladimir Motyl) supporting role / German officer
6.7/27
Government (2008, TV series, directed by Pavel Ignatov) main role / Stanislav Valentinovich Chikhman /
First Deputy Head of the Administration. The former boss died under strange circumstances, and who can the newly arrived Head rely on if not the honest and smart Stanislav Valentinovich?
5.8/9
Simple things (2007, dir. Alexey Popogrebsky) supporting role / Pavel
6.4/29
Bloody Mary (2007, TV series, directed by Nonna Agadzhanova)
5.9/7
May (2007, dir. Marat Rafikov, Ilya Rubinstein)
5.8/13
Boomer. Film two (2006, dir. Petr Buslov) cameo role
6.3/49
Airport 2 (2006, TV series, directed by Alexander Zamyatin)
6.3/15
Cadets. First course (2006, TV series, directed by Sergei Arlanov)
6.4/97
Advertising break (2006, multi-episode, directed by Sergei Ginzburg) cameo role
5.4/5
Taxi Driver 3 (2006, TV series, directed by Olga Muzaleva) episodic role
6.7/23
New Russian Romance (2005, TV series, directed by Andrey Prachenko)
6.4/12
Close People (2005, multi-episode, directed by Andrey Prachenko)
5.7/16
Soldiers 4 (2005, TV series, directed by Sergei Arlanov) episodic role
5.3/9
Adjutants of Love (2005, TV series, directed by Mikhail Mokeev, Boris Rabei, etc.)
6.1/81
Citizen Chief 2 (2005, TV series, directed by Arkady Kordon) episodic role
6.4/32
Driver for Vera (2004, dir. Pavel Chukhrai) (credited as S. Stepin)
cameo role
7.4/180
Ondine 2. On the crest of a wave (2004, TV series, directed by Leonid Belozorovich) episodic role
3.2/14
Soldiers (2004, TV series, directed by Sergei Arlanov) episodic role
6.5/46
Moscow Saga (2004, TV series, directed by Dmitry Barshchevsky) episodic role
6.2/74
Silver lily of the valley 2 (2004, TV series, directed by Tigran Keosayan) episodic role / drunk man, episode 3 “Return to Sorrento”
6.3/32
Red Square (2004, multi-episode, directed by Rauf Kubaev) cameo role
5.3/17
Gemini (2004, TV series, directed by Zinovy Roizman) episodic role
6.6/52
Operational pseudonym (2003, TV series, directed by Igor Talpa) episodic role
6.7/21
Moscow. Central District (2003, TV series, directed by Vladimir Shchegolkov) episodic role
5.1/11
Main roles (2002, TV series, directed by Vsevolod Plotkin) episodic role
6.0/29
The beginning of the journey (2002, television, directed by Igor Akhmedov)
4.0/3
- Performances
- Little Tsakhes / Tsakhes (Saratov Youth Theater)
- Bankrupt / Podkhalyuzin (Saratov Youth Theater)
- Soldier and snake / Soldier (Saratov Youth Theater)
- Christmas in the house of Cupiello / Cupiello (Saratov Youth Theater)
- Humiliated and insulted (Saratov Youth Theater)
Personal life
The actor hardly talks about his personal life - he doesn’t want to mix creativity and family, so the artist’s family photos do not often appear in the media. It is known that Stepin has a daughter and a son growing up. The daughter, like the father, is “sick” of the theater, and the son is only four years old, but he already recognizes the father on the screen.
Actor Sergei Stepin
Relatives speak of Sergei Stepin as a family man who loves to walk in the park with children, reads books in his free time and tries to come to Tula often to visit his mother, sister and nephews.
It is not customary in the family to spend time watching TV together, but sometimes Sergei Vasilyevich and his wife Natalya find time to watch some films or TV series together. The actor admits that he loves good films and says that cinema fosters good taste.
Sergey Stepin now
Now Sergei Stepin remains a sought-after artist. In 2016, the actor played a hotel manager in the melodrama Breakfast in Bed. The film is about a simple maid of a hotel complex, Arina (Marina Konyashkina), who mistakes millionaire Artem (Alexei Demidov) for an employee.
In the next season of Molodezhka, Sergei received the role of the Brown Bears doctor. In 2020, filming of the detective series “Unknown” was completed, in which Stepin played the role of the character Khromov. Now Sergei is filming in the comedy project “President’s Vacation,” where the main role went to parodist Dmitry Grachev.
Sergei Stepin in cinema
Sergei Stepin's film career began with a cameo role in the series “Main Roles” (2002). The plot told the story of the fate of two girls from the provinces who came to conquer the capital - their roles were played by Maria Mironova and Marina Alexandrova. This was followed by minor roles in the popular projects “Turkish March” (a criminal named Crocodile), “Twins” (a worker), “Soldiers”, “Moscow Saga”.
Sergei Stepin in the TV series “Turkish March 3”
Sergei Stepin’s first full-length film was Pavel Chukhrai’s film “A Driver for Vera” - the actor appeared in the frame for just a few seconds, examining the insides of the general’s safe. About this, the main character joked: “2 seconds on the screen and 2 weeks in Sevastopol” (filming took place in Crimea).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ebkQMwtKqo
Like many actors, Sergei Stepin starred in television commercials, for example, in an IKEA commercial he played a labor teacher who turned a road sign into a frying pan with one blow. During one of the advertising shoots, he met television producer Konstantin Kikichev. It was he who brought Stepin to the TV series “Kadetstvo”, where the actor played the role of bribe-taker Major Murashko in the first two seasons. Stepin claimed that the image of a negative hero was extremely interesting to him.
Sergei Stepin’s first glory was the role of Major Murashko in “Kadetstvo”
The role in the series brought Sergei fame. After the release of the tape, people began to recognize him on the streets, although they knew him exclusively as Murashko. After this role, many directors repeatedly offered Sergei to play bandits and negative characters. The actor himself tried to deviate from the rules established by directors and screenwriters, endowing his characters with human emotions, his own feelings and experiences, turning them from unambiguous villains into very controversial characters. Subsequently, he played in “Ranetki” (he played the school security guard Petya, who adores pies), “Travel Ticket”, “Churchill” and the TV series “Stroybatya”.
Charismatic Sergei Stepin played in many popular Russian TV series
In 2020, Sergei Stepin appeared in the leading role in the new TNT sitcom “CHOP”, which tells about the life of the business and security company “Kedr”, the head of which, Lev Borisovich, was played by Stepin. According to the plot, he has four guards under his command: the jock Fedya (Sergei Tereshchenko), the neurasthenic Tolya (Gennady Maslennikov), the funny man Slava (Denis Buzin) and the newcomer Andrei (Sam Nickel, aka Arthur Galchenko).
Head of private security company "Kedr" Lev Borisovich and his subordinates
In the same year, Stepin appeared on the big screen in the drama Clinch by Sergei Puskepalis, playing one of the guards of the character Maxim Lagashkin.
