Valery Nikolaev
Actor
Biography
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Terminal
as Milodragovich 2004
The Saint
as Ilya Tretiak 1997
U Turn
as Mr. Arkady 1997
Compartment No. 6
as Fisherman 2021
What a Mess!
as Step performer 1995
Aberration
as Uri Romanov 1998
Nastya
as Саша Пичугин 1994
The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
as Balashev 1994
Ice Planet
as Nikolai Blade 2001
The Power of Fear
as Ivan Berkhoff 2006
Mirror Wars: Reflection One
as Boris 2005
On the Hook!
as Александр Кузнецов 2011
The 5th Execution
as Sania 2011
Don't Even Think
as Feldman 2003
1812. Ballad of the Uhlans
as graf de Vitt 2012
Artefact
as Erik 2009
The Lonely Player
1995