Sergei Bezrukov

Sergey Vitalyevich Bezrukov Russian Сергей Витальевич Безруков is a Russian screen and stage actor Peoples Artist of Russia and the laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation He currently works at Tabakov Studio the theatre of Oleg Tabakov Sergey Bezrukov is the son of actor Vitali Bezrukov graduated from Moscow Art Theatre and made his cinema debut in Nocturne for Drum and Motorcycle Since 1994 he has played a wide range of characters in Russian films and miniseries such as Ivan Brilling in Azazel Kappel in Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky in Vysotsky Thank You for Being Alive Sergei Yesenin in Yesenin and most recently Sumarokov in The Strict Routine Vacations  He also performs as a voice actor giving life to titular character Prince Vladimir in the animated film and providing voices for Russian television series Kukly Throughout the 2000s Bezrukov has portrayed numerous Russian historical figures notably Alexander Pushkin regarded by some to be Russias premiere poet  According to the survey of ROMIR Monitoring in Russia he was called the favourite actor of 2005 In March 2014 Bezrukov invited controversy when he signed a letter of support for President Vladimir Putins military occupation of the Ukraines Crimean Peninsula