Valery Nikolaev
Known for Acting
Gifted actor and dancer Valery Nikolaev has choreographed five productions at the Chekhov MKhAT theater. He choreographed the musical My Fair Lady (Moscow, 2000), as well. In 1997 he traveled to Hollywood in 1997 to play in Phillip Noyce's The Saint. Nikolaev graduated from MKhAT, where he studied under the eminent Oleg Tabakov. It was during his studies with Tabakov that he met his future wife, Irina Apeksimova. After graduation, Nikolaev performed with the Chekhov MKhAT theater. Nikolaev is a serious dancer who excels at rock and tap. He trained at a university in Florida, where he received a certificate in tap dancing.
Filmography
The Terminal
2004
as Milodragovich
U Turn
1997
as Mr. Arkady
The Saint
1997
as Ilya Tretiak
What a Mess!
1995
as Step performer
Compartment No. 6
2021
as Fisherman
Mirror Wars: Reflection One
2005
as Boris
The 5th Execution
2011
as Sania
Nastya
1994
as Саша Пичугин
1812. Ballad of the Uhlans
2012
Bear Hunting
2008
Bear Hunting
2008
Director
The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
1994
as Balashev
Cinema About Cinema
2002
as Виталий Сергеевич
In the Service of My Country
2003
as Victor Bystroletov
Artefact
2009
as Erik
Ice Planet
2001
as Nikolai Blade
On the Hook!
2011
as Александр Кузнецов
Aberration
1998
as Uri Romanov
Smart Girl, Beauty
2009
as Aleksey Kniazev
Gate to Heaven
2003
as Alexej