Born on July 12, 1963 in Moscow. In 1980, the future actor graduated from public and music schools and joine the Shchepkin Theater School. In 1984, he successfully graduated, playing Rodion Raskolnikov in the play based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky as his graduate work.
From 1984 to 1985 he served at the Maly Theater in Moscow. From 1985 to 1995 - actor of the Central Academic Theater of the Soviet/Russian Army.
Since 1995 he has been an actor at the Mossovet State Academic Theater. He played on this stage Marat in the play "My Poor Marat", Cyrano in the play "Cyrano de Bergerac", Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the musical play "The Strange Story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (Russian version of the Broadway musical "Jekyll and Hyde") where he performed complex vocal parts. Currently engaged in the trilogy of Andrei Konchalovsky, plays Astrov in the play "Uncle Vanya", Vershinin in the play "Three Sisters" and Gaevin the play "The Cherry Orchard". On September 13, 2020, the premiere of the play "Richard III" directed by Nina Chusova took place, where he plays the legendary title role.
He also took part in productions of other theaters: the title roles in the performances "Nijinsky, the Crazy God Clown" at the Moscow Drama Theater on Malaya Bronnaya and Macbeth at the Bogatella Theater in Krakow, and in Polish. Also he worked at the Gorky Moscow Art Theater .
He has been acting in films since 1984, making his debut in the film "Inheritance" directed by Georgy Natanson. The actor gained great popularity after the release of the historical television series "The Countess de Monsoreau" in 1997, where he played the main role - the Comte de Bussy . The detective-adventure series "Turetsky's March" and "Gangster Petersburg" are equally popular .
He entered the world cinema arena thanks to the Polish film "Fire and Sword" directed by Jerzy Hoffman in 1999, in which he played Colonel of the Zaporozhye Army Yurko Bohun (prototype - Ivan Bohun ). In Poland, the actor also starred in the television series "Crime Wave" and "Blood from Blood", in the films "One June Night", directed by Andrzej Wajda, and "The Battle of Warsaw. 1920" directed by Jerzy Hoffmann, and in Sweden in the film "The Diver" directed by Eric Gustavson.
