Born May 6, 1965 in Leningrad.
Education:
Education:
- Polytechnic Institute in St. Petersburg, majoring in nuclear physicist.
 - Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS), course of I. Sudakova, majoring in actor (1993).
 
Awards:
- Title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
 - Theatrical award "The Seagull" and the Stanislavsky Foundation award "Moscow Premiere".
 - National Theatre Award "Golden Mask" in the nomination "Best Actor".
 - International Stanislavsky Award "For Works of Recent Years".
 - Order of Friendship "For Great Contribution to the Development of Russian Culture and Art, Many Years of Fruitful Activity".