Evgeniy Tkachuk
Evgeniy Tkachuk | |
|---|---|
| Евгений Ткачук | |
| Born | Evgeniy Valeryevich Tkachuk 1983 or 1984 Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Occupations | Actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, singer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Awards | Golden Eagle Award (2024) |
Evgeniy Valeryevich Tkachuk (Russian: Евгений Валерьевич Ткачук; born 1983 or 1984), also spelt Evgeny or Yevgeny, is a Russian stage and film actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, and singer. He is the founder and artistic director of the private equestrian drama theatre VelesO in Leningrad Oblast, established in 2016.
Early life and education
Evgeniy or (also spelt Evgeny[1] or Yevgeny[2]) Valeryevich Tkachuk was born in 1983 or 1984 in Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, Russia. His father, Valery Tkachuk, was an actor and director at the Syzran Drama Theatre.[3] In 1994, when Evgeniy was 10 years old, his family moved to Syzran, Samara Oblast, where he worked at the local drama theatre while attending school.[3]
In 2002 he entered the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS), studying acting under Oleg Kudryashov. In 2007 he received the Mikhail Tsaryov Prize from the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia for professional achievement.
Career
Tkachuk worked at the Moscow Theatre for Young Audiences and the State Theatre of Nations.[1]
He made his film debut in 2007 in Alexandra directed by Alexander Sokurov. His breakthrough came in 2011 with the title role in the television series The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik.[4]
In 2013 he won the Special Jury Prize for Best Actor at the Window to Europe Film Festival for Winter Journey. Film critic Andrei Plakhov called the performance a “major discovery”.[5]
In 2015 he starred as Grigory Melekhov in the television adaptation of And Quiet Flows the Don, directed by Sergei Ursulyak.[6]
VelesO Theatre
In December 2016 Tkachuk founded the equestrian drama theatre VelesO in Lepsari village, Leningrad Oblast, combining dramatic performance with live horses.[7][8]
The theatre's production Sacred Flight of Flowers premiered in 2019 and later received a special jury prize from the St. Petersburg theatre award Breakthrough.[9]
Legal issues
On 15 September 2024 Tkachuk was detained at Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg, after hashish was found in his luggage.[10] On 3 December 2024, the Moskovsky District Court of Saint Petersburg sentenced him to 5 years and 6 months suspended imprisonment with a three-year probation period and a fine of 100,000 rubles.[11]
Awards and nominations
- 2013: Nominated, Nika Award, for Winter Journey[12]
- 2018: Winner, Golden Unicorn Award for Best Actor, for How Vitka Chesnok Drove Lyokha Shtyr to the House for Disabled[13]
- 2024: Winner, Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Pravednik (The Righteous)[14]
Personal life
Tkachuk has three daughters from two marriages.[15]
Selected filmography
- Moscow Saga (2004–2014)
- Alexandra (2007)
- I Am (2009)
- The Edge (2010)
- The Alien Girl (2010)
- The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (2011)
- Winter Journey (2013)
- Gagarin: First in Space (2013)
- Demons (2014)
- And Quiet Flows the Don (2015)
- How Vitka Chesnok Drove Lyokha Shtyr to the House for Disabled (2017)
- The Bottomless Bag (2017)
- The Road to Calvary (2017)
- A Rough Draft (2018)
- Godunov (2018–2019)
- Van Goghs (2018)
- A Rough Draft (2018)
- A Frenchman (2019)
- Dead Mountain (2020)
- Peace! Love! Chewing Gum! (2020-2023)
- Zemun (2021)
- Execution (2021)
- Parents of the Strict Regime (2022)
- Breathe Easy (2022)
- A Fairy Tale for the Old (2022)
- Intensive Care (2022)
- Pravednik (The Righteous; 2023)
- Lord of the Wind (2023)
- Rabies (2023)
- Khroniki russkoy revolyutsii (2025)
References
- ^ a b "Evgeny Tkachuk". State Theatre of Nations.
- ^ Gilbert, Paul (9 September 2025). "New film-series: Chronicles of the Russian Revolution". Nicholas II. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ a b Utibaeva, Aina (2 December 2015). "Отец актёра Евгения Ткачука". Komsomolskaya Pravda.
The Tkachuk family came to Syzran in the troubled year of 1994 from Ashgabat. Eugene was 10 years old. [via Google Translate
- ^ "Евгений Ткачук: «К цели иду медленно, но верно!»". Moskovskaya Pravda. 15 May 2012.
- ^ "Сольные духом - "Зимний путь" в российском прокате". Kommersant. 25 February 2014.
- ^ "По коням! — Новый сериал «Тихий Дон» в эфире России 1". Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Как актёр Евгений Ткачук создал первый в России конный драмтеатр". 7 September 2017.
- ^ "About the VelesO Theatre". Archived from the original on 25 February 2020.
- ^ "В Петербурге вручили премию «Прорыв»". Colta.ru. 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Актер сериала «Король и Шут» Ткачук задержан в Пулково". RTVI. 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Список дел, назначенных к слушанию на 17.12.2025". Moskovsky District Court.
- ^ "Номинаты кинематографической премии Ника за 2013 год" [2013 Nika Award nominees]. Национальная кинематографическая премия (in Russian). 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015.
- ^ "В Лондоне вручили Золотых единорогов [In London, awarded the Golden Unicorns]". ПрофиСинема [ProfiCinema] (in Russian). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Названы победители кинопремии "Золотой орел"". Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 27 January 2024.
- ^ "В Петербурге вручили премию «Прорыв»". 7days.ru. 13 May 2016.
External links
- Evgeniy Tkachuk at IMDb
- ЕВГЕНИЙ ТКАЧУК feat. ДЖЕФ АГАЕВ - "НЕБО ВАТОЙ" on YouTube (Evgeny Tkachuk feat. Jeff Agaev - "Sky with Cotton"), 27 January 2021
- Евгений Ткачук и Джеф Агаев. Работа над треком "Небо ватой" on YouTube, 12 February 2021. (Evgeny Tkachuk and Jeff Agaev working on the track "Sky with Cotton")