Alexander Oblasov is also the charming lieutenant Zheka from “Major”, the imperturbable Gera from the series “Ivanovs-Ivanovs” and the memorable police officer from the film “SuperBeavers”. This is one of those actors who appear in popular films rarely or in a cameo role, but completely capture the attention of the TV viewer. Oblasov impresses not only with his talent, but also with some kind of courageous spontaneity that women cannot resist.
Alexander was born in 1978 in Primorye (the village of Slavyanka), but his conscious childhood was spent in the city of Berezniki near Perm. In addition to school, young Alexander Oblasov was interested in sports and music. The head of the brass band, where Alexander went, advised the boy to develop his musical talent.
Such support somewhat helped Oblasov when choosing a university. The young man wanted to become an actor and went to Yekaterinburg. There he entered the State Theater Institute without any problems and graduated with success.
A graduate of such a fairly prestigious university was easily accepted into the local drama theater, but Oblasov quickly realized that he was cramped in Berezniki. An accomplished actor decides to go to Moscow. Arriving in the capital, he does not immediately go to conquer the stage, but decides to hedge his bets with a second education and enters the Academy of Theater Arts
to the acting department of Sergei Vasilyevich Zhenovach, who becomes the mentor and idol of many of his students, including Oblasov. After graduating from the Academy, Alexander remains in his troupe and plays on stage.
Alexander Oblasov: childhood
The star of “Major” comes from the Primorsky Territory. The first years of Alexander Oblasov’s life were spent in the small town of Slavyanka. The actor’s date of birth is April 26, 1978.
Sasha turned 11 years old when his parents decided to move to the Perm region. The family settled in Berezniki, where the boy went to school No. 8. It was there that Alexander became interested in music and began playing in a brass band. He was also seriously involved in sports, which later came in handy in his work.
Childhood and youth
Alexander Yurievich Oblasov was born in the village of Slavyanka, Primorsky Territory, on April 26, 1978. The biography is silent about the actor’s parents. It is only known that the Oblasovs have two sons. In 1981, the family moved from the village of Slavyanka to nearby Vladivostok, and from there to Berezniki. In a quiet, calm town, the boy went to study at secondary school No. 8.
Alexander Oblasov in childhood and now
As a child, Alexander grew up as a calm child who did not cause problems for his parents with undisciplined behavior. The boy was fond of sports and played in a brass band. The music director noted Alexander’s ability to play music and predicted a career in this field for the child, but young Oblasov made other plans for life. Although the future actor’s well-trained voice and pleasant tenor helped him realize himself on stage and in front of the camera lens.
Already from childhood, Alexander dreamed of the stage, and enjoyed participating in school theatrical productions and concerts, so the question of choosing a profession after leaving school was not a question for the young man.
Alexander Oblasov at the beginning of his creative career
Alexander received his higher education at the Theater Institute of Yekaterinburg. After graduating from university, Oblasov got a job in the theater and at the same time taught acting in a children's theater studio. But ambitions did not allow Alexander to settle on small roles in the provincial theater.
In 2005, the young man decided to continue his education, moved to Moscow and entered the Russian University of Theater Arts (GITIS) at the directing department. Oblasov was taught the basics of directing by theater director, teacher, professor Sergei Vasilievich Zhenovach. In the same year, Sergei Vasilyevich founded the “Theatrical Art Studio”, of which Alexander Oblasov became an actor.
Alexander Oblasov in the theater
Alexander has more than ten roles in plays, among them: Onufriy Potapych Dorodnov in A. Ostrovsky’s play “Late Love”, a man from Nina Sadur’s one-act play “Ehai”, Petro Grayvorona from N. Leskov’s story “A Seedy Family”, Collegiate Assessor from “Notebooks” by A.P. Chekhov and others. In addition, he brilliantly played Father Oblomov in the play based on the novel of the same name by I. A. Goncharov.
Education
Gradually, Alexander Oblasov realized that he wanted to be an actor, not a musician. First, the guy entered the local music school in the acting department. A few months later, he left this educational institution and continued his education at the Yekaterinburg Theater Institute.
After receiving his diploma, Alexander lived for some time in Berezniki. He played in a local drama theater and also taught acting in a children's studio. Gradually, the ambitious Oblasov became bored with provincial life.
Alexander entered GITIS and graduated from this university in 2005 (workshop of Sergei Zhenovach).
Theater
After GITIS, aspiring actor Alexander Oblasov got a job at the Theater Studio Theater. He got his first role in the play “Late Love”, his hero was Onufriy Potapych Dorodnov. This was followed by other productions with Alexander.
- "Go."
- "As you like it."
- "Oblomovism."
- "Boys."
- "A seedy family."
- "Players".
- "The Battle of Life"
- "River Potudan".
- "Three years".
- "Notebooks".
The Theater "Studio of Theatrical Art" had its own leading actors. One day, Alexander realized that he would never get leading roles. Then the young man left the theater. He needed to feed his family, so he learned a different profession. Alexander was trained as an electric forklift driver and was seriously planning to work in his specialty. However, he abandoned this idea when he was offered an interesting film role.
Actor career
After graduating from the institute, Alexander Oblasov was enrolled in the local theater troupe, and in his free time he taught in a children's studio. However, Alexander was not going to stop there - he soon entered the directing department of RATI-GITIS, where he studied with teacher and director Sergei Zhenovach.
In parallel with his studies, Oblasov actively attended castings. He got his first role already in 2002 - he appeared in an episode of the comedy “Kopeyka” by the late director Ivan Dykhovichny with Sergei Mazaev (lead singer of the group “Moral Code”) and Andrei Krasko.
Alexander Oblasov at the beginning of his creative journey
The main roles were still ahead: in the first half of the 2000s, the young actor was still trusted with small and episodic roles. So he could be seen in the serial drama “Moscow Saga” based on the novel by V. Aksenov and the military drama “Papa”, the second full-length film by Vladimir Mashkov.
Alexander Oblasov in the theater
In the spring of 2005, Zhenovach, together with his students, graduates of GITIS, created the theater “Studio of Theatrical Art”. Oblasov also joined the troupe of the young theater. Despite his success on the theatrical stage, Alexander dreamed of a big movie. In 2007, he returned to the screens - but still in small roles.
The actor’s first recognition came in 2010, when he was cast in the TV series “Doctor Tyrsa”: in the medical drama starring Mikhail Porechenkov, Alexander played janitor Andrei Mikhailovich, Tyrsa’s friend, who sometimes keeps him company when drinking alcohol.
Alexander Oblasov in the series “Doctor Tyrsa”
In 2012, Oblasov decided to leave the theater. The actor said that once there was a period in his life when there were no film offers, and in order to feed his family, he had to learn to be an electric forklift driver. He completed the courses, completed an internship, but then he received the long-awaited call and invitation to filming.
Alexander Oblasov in the TV series “Major”
The breakthrough role for Alexander was the role in the TV series “Major”. The detective saga about the son of an oligarch, who gets a job as a police officer, started on Channel One in December 2014. The main role was played by Pavel Priluchny, while Oblasov got the role of detective Evgeny Averyanov, a partner and reliable friend of senior lieutenant Danila Korolev (Denis Shvedov).
Still from t/s “Major”
The character of Alexander is one of the central ones in the series; he appears in all three seasons. Also involved in the project are Dmitry Shevchenko, Karina Razumovskaya, Igor Zhizhikin and others. The series became very popular among television viewers and subsequently received TEFI and a number of prestigious awards at film festivals.
Oblasov's career took off sharply: he began to be offered increasingly larger roles. So he appeared in the 4th season of the series “Sklifosovsky” (2015) and the biographical series “These Eyes Opposite” (2016) about the life of pop tenor Valery Obodzinsky, and also played an expedition member in Nikolai Khomeriki’s drama “Icebreaker” (2016), which topped the Russian box office. The audience also remembered his character in the comedy “Super Beavers”.
Alexander Oblasov in the TV series “Ivanovs-Ivanovs”
In 2020, the actor appeared in the popular comedy series “Ivanovs-Ivanovs” (STS), in which he played Gera, the best friend of Alexei Ivanov (Mikhail Trukhin). Oblasov’s colleagues on the set were Alexey Lukin, Semyon Treskunov, Anna Ukolova and other talented actors.
Alexander Oblasov
In the same year, Alexander could be seen on the TNT channel in the comedy-drama series “Street”. In the story, which unfolds on the street of a residential area of a big city, the actor played the father of a short-sighted boor nicknamed Boar (Vladimir Khatskevich). Oblasov's hero is a disabled person who disappears from the series after the middle of the first season.
On February 19, 2020, the costume series “Free Letter” was launched on Channel One. At the center of the story is the serf Polina Lebedeva (Tatyana Babenkova), who, after the death of her benefactor (Vladislav Vetrov), becomes a stranger to both peasants and masters. In the series, Oblasov played the groom Stepan, who plays a certain role in the fate of the main characters.
Alexander Oblasov in the series “Free Letter”
First roles
Alexander Oblasov's first TV series and films did not help him make a name for himself. The actor’s creative biography began with an episode in the film “Kopeyka”. This was followed by small and unmemorable roles in the following films and TV series.
- "Lenin's Testament".
- "Protection".
- "Crazy help."
- "Tambourine, drum."
- "Doctor Tyrsa."
- "Song of the Mechanical Fish"
- “Furtseva. The Legend of Catherine".
- "Life and Fate."
- "Marina Grove".
- "The Pied Piper."
- "Healing".
- "Castle of the Elves"
- "Blood with milk".
- "Sunstroke".
- "Heavenly Judgement. Continuation".
Who did Oblasov play at the beginning of his career? He has been a dying man in a hospital, an investigator, a killer, a janitor, and a businessman. The audience stubbornly refused to remember him.
"Major"
From the biography of Alexander Oblasov it is known that his life was changed for the better by the series “Major”. The television project tells the story of Igor Sokolovsky (Pavel Priluchny). The main character comes from a wealthy family, people like him are traditionally called majors. Igor graduated from a prestigious university, received a law degree, but never worked a day in his life. Sokolovsky thoughtlessly spends his father's money and enjoys the reputation of a waster of life. One day a parent gets tired of the adventures of his offspring. His father forces Igor to become a police officer.
Oblasov in the series “Major” is assigned the role of Lieutenant Evgeny Averyanov. His hero is a colleague and friend of Igor Sokolovsky. In the second season, the character begins an affair with the oligarch's daughter Nina, then marries her.
Theater and films
In 2005, the man decided to continue his education, moved to Moscow and entered the Russian University of Theater Arts (GITIS) in the directing department. Oblasov was taught the basics of directing by theater director, teacher, professor Sergei Vasilievich Zhenovach. In the same year, the mentor founded the “Theatrical Art Studio”, of which Alexander Oblasov became an actor.
The artist has more than ten roles in plays, including Onufriy Potapych Dorodnov in A. Ostrovsky’s play “Late Love”, a man from Nina Sadur’s one-act play “Ehai”, Petro Grayvorona from Nikolai Leskov’s story “A Seedy Family”, a collegiate assessor from “Notes” books" by Anton Chekhov and others. In addition, he brilliantly played Father Oblomov in the play based on the novel of the same name by Ivan Goncharov.
Alexander Oblasov's film career began with a cameo role in 2002. The young man starred in Ivan Dykhovichny’s comedy “Kopeyka”. The first role was episodic, so the actor had to wait another 2 years for further offers.
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Alexander Oblasov in the series “Major”
In 2004, Alexander participated in the casting for filming in the melodramatic series “Moscow Saga”, based on the story by Vasily Aksenov, but again he got an episodic character. But a few months later, he received his first full-fledged role in Vladimir Mashkov’s dramatic film “Papa,” where he played a wounded man lying in a hospital.
Then there was a three-year break in the actor’s cinematic biography, after which the roles fell one after another. In 2007, Alexander appeared on television in the image of Vitaly Evgenievich Kostin in Nikolai Dostal’s drama series “Lenin’s Testament”, and also as a security guard in an orphanage in the melodrama “Travel with Pets” directed by Vera Storozheva.
In 2008, the actor appeared twice in episodic roles, including in an international film co-produced by Russia, the USA and Egypt called “Aliens”. And already in 2009–2011, the artist received his first offers for supporting roles: the head of the department from Boris Khlebnikov’s comedy drama “Crazy Help”, a janitor from the series “Doctor Tyrsa” and Nazariy Chistoy from the film “Raskol”.
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Alexander Oblasov in the TV series “Slave”
All-Russian popularity came to Oblasov only in 2014, when the 1st season of the serial crime drama “Major” by Konstantin Statsky was released. The actor played one of the main roles in it - Lieutenant Evgeniy Averyanov. His partners on the set were Pavel Priluchny, Denis Shvedov, Karina Razumovskaya and others. For the artist, this was the first role of this scale, and then he learned a lot as a professional.
The series was received so warmly by both viewers and critics that the following year it was awarded the TEFI Prize and three prizes from the Association of Film and Television Producers. And the actor himself received the “Rise” statuette for his positive image of a policeman in the frame.
Of course, after such success, the producers decided to extend the project for the next season. In it, the hero of Alexander Oblasov finds love. Averyanov begins dating the oligarch's daughter Nina, played by Anna Tsukanova-Kott, and eventually marries her.
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Pavel Priluchny, Lyubov Aksyonova, Karina Razumovskaya and Alexander Oblasov
2017 was, as they say, a fruitful year for the actor. 10 films were released with Oblasov’s participation. He starred in Olga Popova’s comedy “The Girl with a Scythe,” with Alexandra Ursulyak, Fyodor Dobronravov, Mark Bogatyrev and others participating in the filming. The film was awarded the prize for best acting ensemble at the Window to Europe festival.
The actor remembers filming the drama “Icebreaker”. Oblasov got a cameo role, but during the eight days of filming, the artist had to perform many stunts: in the story, his hero drowns in the cold ocean due to a strong storm.
In the same year, he joined the cast of the series “Molodezhka. Adulthood". He got the role of detective Savchuk. The artist also took part in the filming of the comedy sitcom “Ivanovs-Ivanovs”.
And on the TNT channel in October 2017, a new series “Street” started. This is the story of the residents of one of the streets in a residential area of a big city. More than 30 characters of different ages and social status met here, each of them has their own story. Alexander Oblasov became one of these heroes.
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Pavel Priluchny and Alexander Oblasov
He moved away from the comedy genre in Vadim Perelman’s drama “Buy Me.” The work turned out to be straightforward and frank, in principle, this is easy to guess from the title of the picture. Oblasov's hero plays a secondary role in the plot, but an important one.
The actor is a taxi driver, the viewer doesn’t even know his name, but it is he who will put an end to one of the storylines. At the 2020 Moscow International Film Festival, Buy Me was nominated for the Best Film Award, Golden Saint George. The premiere for the general public took place in February 2018.
In addition, the artist starred in three short films: “Second Life”, “Game” and “Leo and the Hurricane”. Also in 2020, filming of Fyodor Popov’s military drama “The Corridor of Immortality” with the participation of Oblasov was completed. The film is based on real events.
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Alexander Oblasov, Daria Rumyantseva and Eldar Kalimulin
In 2020, the premiere of the film “Coach” took place. This is the directorial debut of Danila Kozlovsky. Oblasov played one of the football coaches. Also participating in the filming were Andrei Smolyakov, Irina Gorbacheva, Viktor Verzhbitsky and other popular actors of Russian cinema. Unfortunately, the film received average ratings from film critics.
Also in February 2018, the series in the genre of melodrama “Free Letter” started. Alexander reincarnated as the groom Stepan.
And again in 2020, Oblasov played in a film about sports, this time in the comedy series “The Big Game.” Once again, football is at the center of things. This is the story of the “couch general,” a charming fat man, a cook at a military unit, who spent his entire life commentating on football in front of the TV screen.
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Alexander Oblasov and Anna Tsukanova-Cott
One day, the Russian Football Federation decides to make him the head coach of the Russian national team. Together with Alexander, Dmitry Kolchin, Sergei Lavygin, Anna Kotova-Deryabina, Artem Tkachenko and others starred in the film.
In addition to the fact that the actor continued to star in the series “Major”, he received a prominent role in the comedy serial film “Year of Culture”. The artist reincarnated as a policeman, father of many children, and husband of an employee of a provincial university. His partner in working on the project was Olga Medynich.
In 2020, Alexander again embodied a family man on the screen - the husband of the main character in the comedy detective story "Galka and Gamayun." Oblasov appeared as a thief in the war film “Smersh”. In the comedy "Slave" he got the role of a traffic police inspector. The main character of the highest-grossing film in the history of Russian cinema was played by Milos Bikovich, known to the public for such projects as “The Balkan Frontier” and “Ice.”
Film and television projects
Thanks to “Major,” the public finally saw Alexander Oblasov. Directors began to invite the actor to their projects. He played Major Steklov in “Black Cat,” embodied the image of Hera in the film “Ivanovs-Ivanovs,” and played the role of Father Boar in “Street.” In Molodezhka, detective Dmitry Romanovich became Oblasov’s hero. In “Free Letter” the actor played the groom Stepan.
In addition, fans will be able to enjoy Alexander’s performance in the following films and TV series.
- "Pioneer Heroes".
- "Road to Berlin".
- "Wonderland".
- “Those eyes are opposite.”
- “The life of a chef is vacant.”
- "Super Beavers".
- "Icebreaker".
- "Ray."
- "Nurse".
- "Girl with a braid."
- "Buy me".
- "Kaleidoscope of Fate."
- "Favorites."
- "Second Life".
- "Leo and the Hurricane"
- "Trainer".
- "Without me".
Two new films with Oblasov will be released soon - “The Secret of the Dragon Seal” and “The Corridor of Immortality.” In the first film he played a Cossack, and in the second he played Sobakin. The actor is also expected to appear in the TV series “Galka and Gamayun” and “Fried Chicken.” Somewhat later, the film “Slave” should be released, in which Alexander is assigned one of the central roles.
Filmography
- 2002 - Kopeyka - episode
- 2004 - Moscow Saga - episode
- 2004 - Dad - wounded in the operating room
- 2007 - Lenin's Testament - Vitaly Evgenievich Kostin
- 2007 - Traveling with pets - security guard in an orphanage
- 2007 - Daddy's daughters - courier
- 2008 - Aliens - episode
- 2009 - Tambourine, drum - Slava, friend’s fiancé
- 2009 - Crazy Help - Police Lieutenant Colonel
- 2009 - Zhurov - Victor
- 2010 - Doctor Tyrsa - Andrey Mikhailovich, hospital janitor
- 2011 - Diamond Hunters - Stepan, policeman
- 2011 - Heavenly Court - prosecutor
- 2011 - Schism - Nazarius the Clean
- 2012 - Life and Fate - wounded in hospital
- 2014 - Major - Evgeny Nikolaevich Averyanov, police detective
- 2014 - Pyatnitsky. Chapter Four - Alexey Baranov, investigator
- 2014 - Sklifosovsky (season 4) - Nikolai
- 2015 - Road to Berlin - quartermaster
- 2015 - Pioneer Heroes - Major
- 2015 - How I became Russian - the “owner” of the apartment
- 2016 - Icebreaker - Leva, expedition member
- 2016 - SuperBobrovy - teaching staff officer
- 2017 - Buy me - taxi driver
- 2017 - Youth - Dmitry Romanovich, detective
- 2017 - Ivanovs-Ivanovs - Gerasim (Gera) Andreevich Chirkov, friend of Alexei Ivanov
- 2017 - Winners - Semyon Frolovich Shushak, detective police
- 2017 — Russian short. Issue 1 - Leonid
- 2017 - Walking through torment - Kuzma Kuzmich
- 2018 - Better than people - orderly in a psychiatric hospital
- 2018 - SenyaFedya - policeman
- 2018 - Year of Culture - policeman Slava Sologub, Marina’s husband
- 2018 - Coach - Victor, coach
- 2018 - Trigger - Alexandra's patient
- 2019 - Lancet - Pavlov
- 2019 - SMERSH - Igor Vitalievich Skopin (“Oskopa”), railway thief
- 2019 - Corridor of Immortality - Evdokim Petrovich Sobakin
- 2019 - Serf - Semyonov
- 2020 - Saboteur. Crimea - partisan Senya
Love, family
The personal life of Alexander Oblasov turned out well. He married an actress named Olga. Alexander's wife is Latvian by nationality. The actor met this girl when he was studying at GITIS. For some time, Olga and her husband played in the Theater “Studio of Theatrical Art” theater. For example, she embodied the image of Grace in the production of “The Battle of Life.” Oblasov's wife has been acting in films since 2011. She played Neonila in the historical film “Split”, and played a small role in the series “Sklifosovsky”.
The couple has a son. Olga and Alexander are making every effort to protect the boy from the annoying attention of the press. The couple are convinced that interference by strangers in their personal lives is unacceptable. The marriage of Olga and Alexander turned out to be strong; there are no scandals associated with the names of this couple, which is quite rare in the acting environment.
Personal life
Despite the fact that Alexander prefers to lead a secluded life, away from annoying journalists and curious television cameras, there is still some information about his personal life in the public domain. He was married to Olga Ozollapina. The marriage produced a son, Yuri.
Alexander’s wife is also an actress by profession, and Latvian by origin. Considering the age difference between the spouses (the man is 8 years older), Olga’s career is shorter. By the way, her first film work was the film “Split,” in which her future husband also played. Afterwards she starred in the popular series “Sklifosovsky”, the debut work of Alexander Hunt “How Vitka Chesnok took Lekha Shtyr to the nursing home”, the teenage melodrama “14+”.
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Alexander Oblasov and his son
In his free time, Alexander likes to travel with his family, but this is not always possible due to his busy work schedule. Alexander Oblasov maintains good physical shape (height is 175 cm and weight is 73 kg) through regular athletics.
Until some time, there were no family photos on Oblasov’s Instagram, only shots from film sets. Later, the account from the social network was completely deleted. The new one appeared in June 2018. The actor said that his old page was hacked and scammers extorted money for its return, but the man did not agree to this.
Despite the fact that the couple went through “fire, water and copper pipes” together, in 2020 Alexander filed for divorce. The reason for this was Oblasov’s affair with his colleague Elena Gruk-Chernova, whom he met in 2016 on the set of the film “Free Letter”. The man could not hide his feelings and deceive his wife.
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Alexander Oblasov and his wife
An honest conversation took place between the spouses, after which Alexander left the family. He lived alone for a year and a half and looked after Elena. The actor wrote letters to his chosen one and sent flowers. After his divorce from Olga, Oblasov managed to melt the heart of his new lover.
The wedding of Alexander and Elena took place in 2019, 3 years after their first meeting on the set. Before proposing to the bride, Oblasov asked the son of the actress Ian for her hand in marriage. The young man was very worried, but agreed.
Back in the early 2000s, actors participated in the reading competition named after. V. Yakhontov, but then they did not manage to meet. Subsequently, among old videotapes, Oblasov found a recording of the performance of the contestants, among whom was Elena. The performer spoke about this in the program “The Fate of a Man,” which was released in May 2020.
