Biography
Dmitry Mikhailovich Fried is a Russian actor of German origin, who received recognition from Russian film fans thanks to his participation in the films “Enigma”, “Masha in Law”, “Pyatnitsky”, “Anna the Detective” and others.
The first day in the biography of Dmitry Frid was February 28, 1968, and the hometown of the future star of Russian TV series is Moscow. It should be noted that the famous Soviet actor Jan Fried is not a relative of Dmitry: they are namesakes.
Actor Dmitry Frid
As a child, Dmitry Frid did not intend to become an actor, since he had no serious desire to perform on stage: the boy was fascinated by sports. From an early age, he trained for a decade in the gym at the CSKA club and achieved excellent results in artistic gymnastics. Later, the young man became interested in modern and ballroom choreography and again rose to the occasion, now in sports dance. As a dancer, and not an actor, Dmitry Frid first came to the theater - he performed in the capital's Leader and Bim-Bom.
Later, Fried leaves for Germany, where he studies at the Berlin School of Theater Arts "Merameo", and at the same time takes professional vocal lessons. At the same time, Dmitry takes part in German performances, including local adaptations of the famous musicals “Notre Dame” and “Cats”. In addition, the young man studied in North America: at the Canadian school “Richmond” in Toronto and at the School of Sports Dance and Acting in the United States.
Movies
The actor first appeared in films in 1997, while still studying in the USA. He starred as Miro in the low-budget war drama The Peacemaker. Sometimes viewers confuse and look for the name of the Russian in the film of the same name from the same year with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, but these are different films. Dmitry Frid's next film appeared only 10 years later. He got the role of millionaire dancer Georgy Knyazhinsky in the Ukrainian-produced melodrama “Hold Me Tight.” This work was considered successful by critics, and the actor began to be invited to the film sets of projects more often.
Dmitry Frid in the film “Night Swallows”
You can note the youth comedy "Barvikha" and the medical drama "General Therapy", where he played one of the doctors.
The artist’s filmography also includes the sports film “Champions”, the military series “Sky on Fire”, and the science fiction thriller “Enigma”.
Dmitry Frid
In the film “Champions,” businessman Anton Bolotny became Dmitry’s hero. The entrepreneur took the “Kometa” boarding school, which is located in a provincial town, under his wing. The gymnasts were glad that they had the opportunity to dress in spectacular outfits. True, it later turned out that the hero Frieda is not who he claims to be.
In Enigma, Dmitry played the role of the central character Vladimir Vlasov. The plot tells the story of a secret unit investigating strange and mysterious incidents.
Dmitry Frid in the film “Masha in Law!”
In addition, there were many films where Fried appeared in the images of foreigners, for example, American spies or officers of the fascist army, since the actor is fluent in English and German. The talented artist also attracted the attention of the female half of the audience with the help of the melodrama “Petrovich”.
Dmitry gained real popularity in 2012, when the comedy series about investigations “Masha in Law” started showing on the screens. He played the head of the law office of Andrei Kirillovich Stroganov, and the famous actress Irina Pegova became Fried’s partner. Dmitry played prominent roles in the fourth season of the crime detective “Pyatnitsky”, the melodrama “Hurry to Love” and the love story “If You Love, Forgive”.
Dmitry Frid in the film "Anna the Detective"
In the fall of 2020, one of the most anticipated new products for fans of Russian serial films was the historical film “Anna the Detective,” in which the actor transformed into investigator Yakov Shtolman and, together with the heroine of actress Alexandra Nikiforova, began solving crimes in the Russian Empire at the end of the 19th century.
No less notable roles went to Dmitry in the films “Life After Life”, “Weeping Willow”, “Come on, Dance!” and others.
Dmitry Frid in the film “Weeping Willow”
In the television series “Weeping Willow,” the artist played the role of a retired military doctor named Rodetsky. In addition to Frid, Anna Snatkina, Anna Luttseva, Alexander Andrienko and others were involved in the film.
The plot of the film is interesting because it takes place over two centuries. Events take place in 1914 and 2014.
Film career
Dmitry first appeared on screen back in 1997. He played a cameo role in the American action film "The Peacemaker", but Fried's career in Hollywood did not advance beyond this. Ten years later, the actor appeared in the Ukrainian TV series “Hold Me Tight” and immediately won the hearts of millions of TV viewers. This work became an unexpected and very successful start for Fried in Russian cinema.
Over the following years, he became the main “foreigner” on Russian television, outplaying dozens of German officers, secret spies and enemy infiltrators. At the moment, the actor’s filmography includes about sixty works in various TV series, among which the most notable is the role of investigator Shtolman in the serial film “Anna - Detective”.
Dmitry Frid in the TV series “Anna the Detective”
In 2020, viewers were able to see their favorite actor in Valery Todorovsky’s new series “Garden Ring,” which was a success on Channel One. Also, his television duet with Irina Pegova in the serial “Masha in Law” aroused great interest among fans, after the release of which rumors even spread about the actors’ love affair.
Personal life
Dmitry Fried does not talk about his personal life. He keeps the private side of life so secret that none of the artist’s fans knows whether Dmitry Fried has a wife and children, and if he does, they live in Moscow or abroad.
After the release of the series “Masha in Law,” there were rumors in the press about the actor’s affair with Irina Pegova. However, the artist did not give any comments regarding such speculation.
Dmitry Fried and Hugh Grant
It is impossible to follow Dmitry’s personal life even on social networks. The artist does not maintain an account on Instagram, and photos of his favorite actor can only be seen on various websites.
It's funny, but many viewers confuse the actor with his star colleague Hugh Grant. Indeed, one can detect similarities between the two celebrities.
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Also, for some time, very loud headlines of news articles appeared on the Internet - “Alexandra Nikiforova and Dmitry Frid are building a romantic relationship.” As it turned out later, this story also remained at the level of rumors, since Alexandra herself stated that there was no romance between her and the actor. Dmitry confirmed the statement of his partner on the set.
Alexandra Nikiforova and Dmitry Frid
“There is not and never was any relationship between Sasha and me. We are just colleagues, nothing more. If I don’t like to talk about my personal life, then this does not give reason to attribute novels to me with different actresses,” Fried noted.
It is impossible to follow the personal life of Dmitry Frid on social networks, since the artist does not maintain personal pages. Photos of your favorite filmmaker can be found exclusively on various websites. As the artist has repeatedly admitted, he does not like taking photos at all, so most of the pictures appear on the Internet without his knowledge.
“I think that the large public does not need to know all the details of my personal life. If I consider it necessary, I will definitely tell you everything in the future,” notes Dmitry.
It is noteworthy that many viewers confuse the actor with his famous colleague Hugh Grant. Indeed, there are sometimes similarities between the two actors.
Dmitry Frid now
In December 2020, the acclaimed sports film “Moving Up” was released. The film is based on real events telling about the final basketball match between the USSR national team and the US national team, which ended in victory for the former. The plot is based on the autobiographical book of basketball player Sergei Belov, “Moving Up,” published in 2011. The publication is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the 1980 Olympics, held in the capital of the USSR.
The main roles in the film were played by Ivan Kolesnikov, Kirill Zaitsev, Alexandra Revenko, Marat Basharov and others. Vladimir Mashkov played the head coach of the USSR national team, Vladimir Garanzhin. Andrei Smolyakov reincarnated as the chairman of the USSR Basketball Federation, Grigory Moiseev. Dmitry Frid got the secondary role of judge-timekeeper Joseph Blatter.
As of March 2020, the film “Moving Up” became the highest-grossing film in the history of modern Russian film distribution.
Actor Dmitry Frid
One of the main roles was played by Dmitry in the mini-series “One Hundred Days of Freedom”, and the secondary character went to Fried in the serial film “Insomnia”.
In May 2020, viewers will see their favorite artist in the series “Embassy”, where he will play the US Ambassador. In the story, in a bar in one of the countries of Eastern Europe, a case filled with prohibited substances is found in the possession of the first secretary of the Russian embassy, Gennady Markovich Vedeneyev. This event turns into a major international scandal. A team of Russian diplomats led by Alexei Prokofiev must quickly understand the confusing situation and turn it to their advantage.
Dmitry Frid in the TV series "Embassy"
Then Dmitry Frid can be seen in the science fiction film “Project Gemini” in the role of Richard Wilson. The story of the picture unfolded in the future. The Earth is already overpopulated, and humanity is looking for a way out of the situation in space. Astronauts are trying to discover a habitable planet in order to make a copy of Earth. But during the Gemini project, a signal comes from space that has a destructive effect on its home planet. People encounter anomalies and can no longer control the Earth.
Then a command is sent to the source of the signal to determine the cause of the destruction. However, on an alien planet, something unknown awaits the astronauts, which brings death to all living things.
The action movie “Balkan Frontier” is scheduled for release in February 2020, where Dmitry Frid will appear along with Anton Pampushny, Gosha Kutsenko, Milos Bikovich and others. This is a story about Russian soldiers thrown into a special operation to free Serbian prisoners.
