Andrey Smolyakov

Career overview

Andrey Smolyakov was born on 24 November 1958 in Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, then part of the RSFSR, USSR. He pursued theatrical training at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute for three years before completing his studies in 1980 at the State Institute of Theatre Arts. Upon graduation he began his professional stage career at the Moscow Art Theatre, a leading institution in Russian theatre. His early theatrical work continued with a two‑year engagement at the Satyricon Theatre from 1984 to 1986, after which he joined the Oleg Tabakov Studio Theatre in Moscow in 1987.

Smolyakov entered cinema with his first film appearance in 1978. Over the ensuing decades he has accumulated more than eighty film credits, collaborating with many of Russia’s prominent directors. Among his notable screen roles are parts in “Daddy” (directed by Vladimir Mashkov, 2004), “Escape” (directed by Egor Konchalovsky, 2005), “Stalingrad” (directed by Fedor Bondarchuk, 2013) and “Viking” (directed by Andrey Kravchuk, 2016). His extensive body of work, recorded as over one hundred and forty known credits, reflects a sustained presence in both theatrical and cinematic productions across the Russian entertainment industry.