Nikita Volkov's career
Nikita first appeared on the set while still a student at the theater institute - in 2012, together with actors Ravshana Kurkova and Igor Teplov, he played in the short film “Fishing” (dir. Robert Def). In 2013, Nikita got a cameo role in the TV series “Cop Wars” with Alexander Ustyugov.
Nikita Volkov studied at SPbGATI
Nikita’s feature film debut was the role of Yakov in the biographical film “Chagall – Malevich” (dir. Alexander Mitta), which told the story of the artist Marc Chagall during the years of his return to his hometown with his family in a new status.
Nikita Volkov on the set of the film “Two Women”
In 2014, Volkov was accepted into the Studio troupe at the Lensovet Theater, and at the same time he continued filming films. In the same year, Nikita first appeared in the leading role, playing student Alexei Belyaev in Vera Glagoleva’s film “Two Women,” based on Ivan Turgenev’s play “A Month in the Country.” On the set, Nikita had the honor of working with the famous British actor Ralph Fiennes. Nikita Volkov in the film “Santa Claus. Battle of the Mages." Trailer In the later filmography of Nikita Volkov, there is a variety of genres - from crime detectives and action films like “The Hot Perimeter” (2014) to the New Year’s fantasy “Santa Claus. Battle of Mages" (2016).
However, Volkov’s real fame came from his role in the television series “The Crisis of a Tender Age.” The TNT channel's comedy project about the love experiences of young friends and their difficult relationships with their parents, which premiered in August 2020, quickly won the hearts of viewers. Volkov, who played the gifted saxophonist Sasha Antipov, gained thousands of fans.
TNT and Nikita Volkov presented “The Crisis of a Tender Age” On April 6, 2020, the premiere of the film “Dancing to Death” took place in cinemas across the country, in which, in addition to Nikita, young actors Lukerya Ilyashenko, Agniya Ditkovskite and Ivan Zhvakin played. The post-apocalyptic thriller received low ratings from critics and viewers, but many appreciated Volkov’s talent and charisma.
Still from the film “Dancing to Death”
Movies
Nikita Volkov made his first attempts at writing feature films while still a student. First, the young man starred in the short film “Fishing”.
Nikita Volkov in the film “Hot Perimeter”
In 2013, Nikita appeared in an episode of the crime thriller “Cop Wars” about the struggle of honest police officers with werewolves in uniform. In the series “Nevsky Partisans” the actor received the role of a local police officer. Soon Volkov appeared in a small role in the historical and biographical drama “Chagall - Malevich,” which was created by director Alexander Mitta. The film told about the friendship of two geniuses - Marc Chagall (Leonid Bichevin) and Kazimir Malevich (Anatoly Bely), who at one time worked together in Vitebsk.
And as a fourth-year student, Nikita was cast for the main role of Alexei Nikolaevich Belyaev in the film adaptation of Ivan Turgenev’s famous play “A Month in the Country,” which in its cinematic version was called “Two Women.” As the young actor later recalled, he jumped up and down when he learned that he had managed to impress the leaders of this project.
Nikita Volkov in the film “Crisis of a Tender Age”
The whole point is that the young talent had to collaborate with a lot of great artists. The film was directed by the legendary Vera Glagoleva, and one of the roles was played by British actor Ralph Fiennes, star of the famous films about Harry Potter and the series “The Grand Budapest Hotel”.
After such a start, Nikita Volkov’s career took off. The actor appears in the foreground in the action film “The Hot Perimeter” and the youth comedy “Crisis of a Tender Age,” which was broadcast on the TNT channel. In 2014, Nikita also appeared in the crime detective film “Best Enemies,” where he played a cameo role.
Taisiya Vilkova and Nikita Volkov in the film “Father Frost. Battle of the Mages"
The young actor also took part in the third season of the science fiction thriller “Survive After” about the uprising of mutants in Moscow. The series became a springboard for many promising Russian actors and actresses, including Evgenia Rozanova, Dmitry Endaltsev, Sergei Godin, Lukerya Ilyashenko. In 2020, filming of the youth fantasy film “Dancing to Death” about the city of the future, where dance tournaments for life and death are held, was completed.
In 2020, the young performer’s filmography was expanded with the family film “Santa Claus. Battle of the Magicians”, in which Nikita Volkov played together with Taisiya Vilkova.
Personal life of Nikita Volkov
Nothing is known about the romantic relationships of the young actor - it seems that the main goal of this stage of Volkov’s life is self-realization in the acting field, and not the search for a soul mate.
It seems that Nikita Volkov's heart is still free
Nikita is fluent in English, knows French, dances well, thanks to which he easily got into the cast of “Dancing to Death,” and also loves to swim.
Climbing Kinolympus
After graduating from the university, the young man joined the studio staff at the Lensovet Theater, where he was involved in such performances as “Simplicity is Enough for Every Wise Man,” “Guilty Without Guilt,” “Don Quixote” and others. Since 2014, he has appeared on the stage of the Bertolt Brecht Theater, where he played in various productions.
"The crisis of a tender age."
Nikita's first appearance in cinema happened during his years of studying at a theater university. At first these were small works: in the short film “Fishing”, the action film “Cop Wars”, in the historical drama “Chagall - Malevich”. Soon his first serious work awaited him: in the drama “Two Women,” the aspiring actor was to play student Alexei Belyaev. At that time, he was happy that he had successfully passed the audition and would act not only with Russian star performers, but also with colleagues from France, Great Britain and Latvia. The film, released in 2014, gained great popularity among viewers, who also noted Volkov’s performance. It is not surprising that after this work, prospects emerged in his career, thanks to which his filmography was replenished with such films as “The Hot Perimeter”, “Santa Claus. Battle of the Magicians”, “Crisis of a Tender Age”, “House of Porcelain” and others.
In the photo is actor Nikita Volkov. Still from the film “Two Women”.
In 2020, five of Nikita’s films will be presented to the audience. In the fantasy “Draft” he will be reincarnated as a talented computer game designer Kirill, who will be erased from his life in order to unravel the secrets of the mysterious worlds of the Universe. No less interesting work for the actor will be his role in the musical film “Vocal-Criminal Ensemble”, where Slava Zhukov will act as his hero. He will also appear in films such as Other Blood and Project Gemini.
Nikita Volkov now
At the moment, Volkov continues to work at the theater.
Lensovet. He can be seen in the productions “Guilty Without Guilt” (directed by People’s Artist of Russia Oleg Levakov), “Cabaret Brecht” (dir. Yuri Butusov), in which the actor performs several songs in German, “Flute-Spine” - a play with fragments texts by Vladimir Mayakovsky and Liliya Brik. In parallel with his work in the theater, Volkov acts in films - in 2017 he was busy filming the detective drama "House of Porcelain" (dir. Oleg Asadulin), and the release of "Project Gemini" - a film about space adventures - was scheduled for the summer of 2020.
Nikita Volkov on the theater stage
At the same time, the young actor was busy filming the film “Draft” (dir. Sergei Mokritsky), where the young man played the main role. The film was a film adaptation of the science fiction novel of the same name by Sergei Lukyanenko. The main character, a young computer game designer named Kirill, one day finds himself “erased” from everyday life. His loved ones forgot about his existence, and another person lives in his apartment. Instead, Kirill received an important task - to be a customs officer on the verge of two realities. Draft. Trailer The project was frozen, but in May 2018 the long-awaited premiere finally took place. This is the first film adaptation of Lukyanenko in 12 years.
“Draft”: Nikita Volkov as Kirill
It is known that Nikita was approved for a role in the series about vampire hunters “Other Blood”, which has been filming since 2014. He also starred in the comedy series “Vocal-Criminal Ensemble” together with Ivan Dobronravov and Lyubov Aksenova.
Nikita Volkov on the set of the series “Vocal-Criminal Ensemble”
Volkov Nikita Vitalievich
Born May 19, 1993 in St. Petersburg. In 2014 Graduated from St. Petersburg State Technical University (course of A. Aleksakhina). Since 2014 - actor of the Theater. Lensovet.
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Fried chicken (2019, TV series, dir. Elena Nikolaeva)
Star Mind (2018, dir. Vyacheslav Lisnevsky) / Vadim Ladin
The Baker and the Beauty (2018, TV series, directed by Fyodor Stukov) main character / Andrey / baker
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Happiness is... Part 2 (2018, anthology, dir. Irina Bas, Elena Voitovich, etc.)
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Draft (2018, dir. Sergei Mokritsky) main character / Kirill Danilovich Maksimov
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Zero World (2018, TV series, directed by Ivan Kitaev) main character
House of Porcelain (2017, multi-episode, directed by Oleg Asadulin) main role / Glory / Vyacheslav Bobyshev
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Vocal-criminal ensemble (2017, TV series, directed by Stepan Korshunov) main character / Glory / Vyacheslav Zhukov
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Father Frost. Battle of the Magicians (2016, dir. Alexander Voitinsky) / Nikita
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Elastico (2016, dir. Mikhail Raskhodnikov)
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Dancing to Death (2016, dir. Andrey Volgin) supporting role / Artem
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Other Blood (2016, multi-episode, directed by Evgeny Semenov) / Egor
Crisis of a tender age (2016, multi-part, dir. Natasha Merkulova, Alexey Chupov) main role / Sasha / Alexander Antipov
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Survive after. Third season (2015, TV series, directed by Dushan Gligorov, Andrey Komarov) main role / Fedor
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Hot Perimeter (2014, multi-episode, directed by Igor Draka) main role / Andrey
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The best enemies (2014, TV series, dir. Bogdan Drobyazko) / Sviridov
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Two women (2014, dir. Vera Glagoleva) / Alexey Belyaev / student, teacher of Natalya Petrovna’s son
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Chagall - Malevich (2013, dir. Alexander Mitta) supporting role / Yakov
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Cop in Law 7 (2013, TV series, directed by Evgeny Sologalov) / district police officer
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Fishing (2012, short film, directed by Robert Daph)
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- Performances
- Frederic, or Boulevard of Crimes / Maximilian (Lensovet Theatre)
- Don Quixote / Pero Perez (Lensovet Theatre)
- Guilty without guilt (A. Ostrovsky) / Grigory Lvovich Murov (directed by O. Levakov / Lensoveta Theater)
- Cabaret Brecht (B. Brecht) / Actor of the BB Theater (dir. - Yu. Butusov / Lensoveta Theater)
- Shakespeare's Room (V. Shakespeare) (dir. - R. Kocherzhevsky / Lensoveta Theater)
- Nils' Wanderings (S. Lagerlef, M. Leonidov, A. Shavrin) / Gorgo the Eagle (dir. - M. Romanova / Lensoveta Theater)
- Flute-spine (V. Mayakovsky) (dir. - M. Didenko / Lensoveta Theater)
- Kharms (D. Kharms) / Teternik (dir. - S. Filatov / Lensoveta Theater)
- I'm Afraid of Love (E. Isaeva) / Victor (dir. - M. Romanova / Lensoveta Theater)
Personal life
The talented actor Nikita Volkov has not yet built a family relationship and does not intend to rush into it either. The public and journalists know nothing about the young man’s personal life. While working on the film “Two Women,” rumors appeared online about a romance between Nikita Volkov and Anna Levanova, but the speculation was never confirmed by the actors themselves. Apparently, Volkov decided from a young age that fans should discuss creativity and acting, and not star girlfriends.
Nikita Volkov
Nikita is not keen on communicating with fans through social networks; in particular, the artist does not comment on his private life on Instagram or from his personal blog page. Nikita is quite content with a page on the VKontakte network, where Volkov communicates only with his own friends and acquaintances.
Biography and personal life
Nikita Volkov was brought up in a simple family with no connection to the world of art or cinema.
Since childhood, he dreamed of becoming an artist and attended a choreographic studio. Volkov was a professional swimmer for some time, but did not want to connect his life with sports. At the same time, the guy studied foreign languages: French and English.
Having received a matriculation certificate, Nikita entered a theater university on the first try. The choice was made at the State Academy of Theater Arts. The future actor was enrolled in the workshop of Anna Aleksakhina. After graduating from St. Petersburg State Technical University, Volkov was accepted into the studio troupe at the Lensovet Theater.
The talented guy was lucky enough to play in such productions as: “Simplicity is enough for every wise man”, “Guilty Without Guilt”, “Don Quixote”, “Spine Flute”, “I'm Afraid of Love”.
Later, Nikita performed on the stage of the Bertolt Brecht Theater and was involved in the plays: “Cabaret Brecht” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Volkov first appeared on screens in 2013 as a local police officer in the series “Cop Wars.” A story about the everyday life of homicide detectives. Then there was a small role in the historical film “Chagall-Malevich”.
In 2014, Nikita Volkov received the main role in Vera Glagoleva’s dramatic film “Two Women.” In this film adaptation of I. S. Turgenev’s play “A Month in the Country,” the young actor played a student and the teacher’s son, Alexei Belyaev.
On the set of “Two Women” he was lucky enough to work with such artists as: Anna Vartanyan, Alexander Baluev, Anna Levanova, Sergei Yushkevich.
In the same year, Volkov starred in the film “Incandescent Perimeter” directed by Igor Drak. In the 4-episode action film, the actor received one of the main roles - paratrooper Andrei, who with his colleague Igor came to relax at sea in a small seaside town. Here the guys are in for an unexpected turn of events: the search for missing girls, their kidnappers, cooperation with a local investigator.
In 2020, Nikita played a cameo role in one of the episodes of the fantasy film “Survive After-3”. In 2020, the actor starred in the youth comedy “Crisis of a Tender Age,” which brought him popularity. Many young TV viewers liked the image of Sasha Antipov.
In the same year, Nikita Volkov replenished his creative treasury with such diverse works as:
- "Father Frost. Battle of Mages";
- "Elastico";
- "Dancing to Death";
- "House of Porcelain"
At the end of May 2020, the premiere of the fantasy film “Draft”, based on the novel of the same name by Sergei Lukyanenko, will premiere. In this film adaptation, Nikita Volkov played one of the main roles - Kirill, a computer game designer.
An unexpectedly talented guy transforms into a customs officer between parallel worlds. Now he needs to find out how he got into the new reality, and also look for a way out of it.
Now Nikita is filming in the 12-episode series “Draft”, where the following actors became his partners on the set: Evgeny Tkachuk, Olga Borovskaya, Yulia Peresild.
Volkov is also involved in the filming of several Russian films : “Vocal-Criminal Ensemble”, “Other Blood”, “Project “Gemini”. The premiere of these projects is scheduled for the end of 2020.
There is no information about the young actor’s personal life; he is not an active user of social networks. Spends his free time with relatives and close friends.
Nikita Volkov: “I dream that my mother will be healthy and not need anything”
After the main role in the film adaptation of Sergei Lukyanenko’s novel “Draft,” people started talking about Nikita Volkov as a promising young artist. Although by this time he already had quite noticeable projects under his belt.
— Not so long ago, the fantasy drama “Draft” was released with you in the title role, soon the premiere of “Vocal-Criminal Ensemble” will take place on the NTV channel, and in general there is an enviable genre diversity in your filmography. Do you choose projects this way specifically?
“I wouldn’t want to become a hostage to any one genre—to act, for example, only in psychological dramas and constantly suffer on screen. Or only in sitcoms. I have nothing against either genre, but such constancy is not interesting to me. An actor must try himself in different ways in order to grow and develop. This is a truism. I don’t want to find myself in the position of an actor who considers himself in demand because he receives offers one after another, but if you ask what kind of roles he played in a year, it turns out that they all look the same, you can’t tell them apart. This is probably profitable and suits some people quite well. But not me.
— You’ve been in cinema for several years now, but people started talking about you seriously only after “Draft.” How did you get involved in this project?
— I was invited to a meeting with director Sergei Mokritsky. We started talking, and at first for some reason I tried to seem better than I actually was. But in time I realized that this never works, and became myself: I shared some thoughts, told how I lived, what worries me, what I dream about. Apparently, this is exactly what the director expected from me, because he called me for auditions, and after them they approved me.
— What dream did you share with him, if it’s not a secret?
“I wanted, and still want, for my mother to not need anything and to be healthy.
In the retro series “Vocal-Criminal Ensemble,” Nikita Volkov (center) played the leader of a musical group consisting of police officers
Photo: press materials
— They said that if “Draft” was successful, a sequel called “Chistovik” would await us. Were there any such plans?
— Sergei Lukyanenko has a novel with the same name, but the producers did not let me in on their plans. But if they still decide to film the “Clean Draft,” we will take into account the mistakes made in the “Draft” and rewrite everything completely in the best possible way. (Laughs.)
— How do you feel about the writer Sergei Lukyanenko?
— I can’t say that I’m his fan, but I read it with interest.
-Have you met him? Was he on the set?
“I even played a small episode in the film.” I told him that I was offered the main role in the film adaptation of another of his novels, but I replied that this was impossible because I was already busy with “Draft.” Imagine Robert Downey Jr., who played Iron Man, being cast as Captain America. Now I’m not comparing the scale with Downey Jr., I’m talking about the principle itself.
— It seems that Lukyanenko said that fans of the book would not accept this film adaptation, because the director did not touch upon the main theme of the novel...
“I haven’t heard such a statement, but I myself think differently.” The author sees and understands his novel one way, but the director sees it differently, he has his own vision, and he has the right to it. But flirting with fans, becoming dependent on their opinions, trying to please them is generally the wrong path. Fans, even numerous ones, are still a rather modest part of the audience, which includes millions of people. It's impossible to please everyone. For some reason, it is believed that fans understand more than the filmmakers and other viewers that their opinion is more important. But that's not true. Everyone is equal in the cinema, and you need to come there with an open mind, and not with prejudice. At the same time, I myself am a fan of comics, I constantly watch films about superheroes. Then my friends and I discuss them. Sometimes you think: why all these changes? Was it really impossible to take the plot of a comic book and simply transfer it to the screen? But then you understand: why then? What is the point of such a duplicate?
— I hope you don’t only read comics? Which writers do you like?
— You are absolutely right, I don’t only read comics. Like you, probably. Girls can like me, and if you are interested in my literary preferences, they are very different: Dostoevsky, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Bradbury.
— You had the opportunity to work on camera with Irina Khakamada. What are your impressions of a politician as an actress?
— I heard a lot about Khakamada, saw her on TV. I can’t say that we had a lot of time to talk, but communication with her amazed me. A very unusual person. It’s a pity that I don’t have time to take her courses yet: it’s sure to be interesting.
— Evgeniy Tsyganov, Andrey Merzlikin, and Yulia Peresild starred with you in “Draft.” Have you received any professional advice from the stars?
— We practically did not communicate with Tsyganov. He is a private person. Yulia Peresild tactfully suggested something to me, but most importantly, she predicted the near future. It's a secret, I won't tell you. But the prediction was positive, and Julia looked into the water.
— In general, is a partner important? What is your attitude towards your partner?
— A partner is extremely important, and my attitude is appropriate. If you don't respect your partner, why are you going on set? Then work alone, play in one-man shows. I always listen to my partner. At the same time, I can disagree, argue, and offer my own. It’s just that Yuri Nikolaevich Butusov taught us this: reject, but offer.
Nikita Volkov in the fantasy drama “Draft” based on the novel by Sergei Lukyanenko
Photo: Vk.com
— Do you also argue with the director, do you offer your own? Or do you submit to his will?
— The director is no exception. I am the kind of person who can only understand something in an argument. Even if I feel like I’m wrong, I sometimes need to provoke a small conflict in order to understand how much the director values his idea and how easily he can abandon it. I will offer my three options in response, a dialogue will begin, and together we will come to the right decision. People who are sure that only they know how to do it scare me. No one knows. You need to break stereotypes, push yourself out of your comfort zone. These are banal things, but true. An artist is not clay, he is a co-author. This is the first thing they will ask him: why did you star in such garbage? And only then will it come to the director, cameraman, producer. The viewer looks at the artist, and he is obliged to take a responsible approach to what he does. I mean taking your work seriously, not yourself. You need to treat yourself with a certain amount of self-irony, this is mandatory.
— Do you continue to play at the Lensoveta Theater? If filming another film disrupts the theater's plans, will you be able to refuse the stage?
— I have a difficult situation, because my master left the theater. Now I’m playing three performances there, but it’s not the same theater I came to a few years ago. For myself, I don’t want this choice: cinema or theater. I try to combine one with the other, and so far it’s working.
— How do you relax after difficult filming and performances? Or don't you need it?
— Like all ordinary people, I enjoy spending time with friends. None of them have anything to do with theater or cinema. Guys have completely different professions. We play football or sit, drink, chat. We tell each other what’s going on in each other’s lives.
— Do you have any hobbies besides cinema, theater and comics?
— These comics were given to you. In winter I started snowboarding. Completely delighted, I will continue to master it. I play football, I already said that. Computer games are long gone.
