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Grigoriy Dobrygin

Screenwriter / Film Director / Theatre Director / Actor | * 02/17/1986 (38) | Rybachiy, Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR (now Kamchatskiy kray, Russia)
Grigoriy Eduardovich Dobrygin (also trans. Grigory; Russian: Григо́рий Эдуа́рдович Добры́гин; born 17 February 1986) is a Russian film and theatre actor, director and producer. A classically trained ballet dancer, Dobrygin had his breakout role as the first Russian superhero in the 2009 film Black Lightning. After starring in the critically acclaimed How I Ended This Summer (2010), he made his Western debut in 2014 in A Most Wanted Man and Black Sea. He has been called Russia's top acting export and the "Russian James Franco" for his versatility. ()
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Dobrygin was born in February 17, 1986 in Rybachiy, Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR (now Kamchatskiy kray, Russia).He studied at a school in Zelenograd, Moscow Oblast. He graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography in the Bolshoi Theatre.In 2010, he graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts.His first movies were Black Lightning (2009) and How I Ended This Summer (2010), which got him worldwide recognition.His first English-language movie was A Most Wanted Man (2014), in which he co-starred with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Rachel McAdams.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Comedies

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Movies with Grigoriy Dobrygin as Actor(17)

as himself2021 Rastorhuev
as Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia2017 Mathilde
as Andrei2017 Grain
as The Prince2016 Our Kind of Traitor
as Sergei Baklakov2015 Territory
as Morozov2014 Black Sea
as (archive footage)2014 SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
as Issa Karpov2014 A Most Wanted Man
as Vanya2012 Atomic Ivan
as Russian Soldier #72011 4 Days in May
as Pavel Danilov2010 How I Ended This Summer
as Dima2009 Black Lightning

Movies with Grigoriy Dobrygin as Crew(18)

Directing/Director2021 At Close Range
Production/Producer2021 At Close Range
Writing/Screenplay2021 At Close Range
Directing/Director2019 Sheena667
Production/Producer2019 Sheena667
Writing/Screenplay2019 Sheena667
Production/Producer2017 Merry-Go-Round
Writing/Screenplay2017 Merry-Go-Round
Directing/Director2016 Mind the Gap
Production/Producer2016 Mind the Gap
Writing/Screenplay2016 Mind the Gap
Production/Producer2014 Beloved Sisters
Directing/Director2014 Verpackungen
Writing/Screenplay2014 Verpackungen
Art/Production Design2013 An Affair
Directing/Director2013 An Affair
Production/Producer2013 An Affair
Writing/Screenplay2013 An Affair

Additional Information

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Citizenship: Russia
Born: Monday, 02/17 1986 (February) in Rybachiy, Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR (now Kamchatskiy kray, Russia) (current age: 38 years + 41 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Russian (RU)
Educated at: Russian Institute of Theatre Arts, Moscow State Academy of Choreography
Other names for Grigoriy Dobrygin (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Grigoriy Eduardovich Dobrygin"
"Григорий Добрыгин"
"Grigory Dobrygin"
"Grigoryj Dobrygin"
"Grigori Eduardowitsch Dobrygin"
Grigoriy Dobrygin frequently works together with these people:
John le Carré (6x, Crew)
Artem Vasilyev (4x, Crew)
Willem Dafoe (3x, Actor)
Kevin Macdonald (3x, Crew)
Stephen Cornwell (3x, Crew)
Pavel Kostomarov (3x, Crew)
Artyom Tsukanov (3x, Actor)
Sergey Legostaev (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:7150, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024