Andrey Merzlikin
{{short description|Russian film and theater actor (born 1973)}}
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|native_name = {{nobold|Андрей Мерзликин}}
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|caption = Andrey Merzlikin in 2020
|birthname = Andrey Ilyich Merzlikin
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|03|24|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
|nationality = Russian
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|occupation = Actor
|yearsactive = 1997–present
|spouse = Anna Osokina
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|website =[http://www.merzlikin.ru/ merzlikin.ru ]
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Andrey Ilyich Merzlikin ({{langx|ru|Андре́й Ильи́ч Мерзли́кин}}; born 24 March 1973) is a Russian film and theater actor.[http://www.fsb.ru/fsb/premiya/2013.htm Итоги конкурса ФСБ России за 2013 год]
Early life
Andrey Merzlikin was born in Kaliningrad near Moscow. In the first education – radio engineer of space engineering, then earned a degree in economics. In parallel, he graduated from the acting department Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (workshop of Yevgeny Kindinov). While studying at the institute, he starred in the short film "How I Spent My Summer" (dir. Natalia Pogonicheva) and received the prize for best actor at the film festival VGIK.[http://www.paparazzi.ru/blogs/keinekeine/98098/ Андрей Мерзликин нашёл настоящую любовь][http://www.starslife.ru/2010/08/31/andrej-merzlikin-stal-otcom-v-tretij-raz/ Андрей Мерзликин стал отцом в третий раз " StarsLife. Новости шоу-бизнеса, светская хроника, знаменитости, звёзды шоу-бизнеса, новости королевских семей]
Personal life
In March 2006 Andrey married Anna Osokina – psychologist. They have three children: son Fyodor (born 2006), daughter Serafima (born 2008) and daughter Evdokiya (born 2010).[http://www.viva.ua/view/7330/ Как дети Андрея Мерзликина поздравили его с Днём рождения (фото)]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Four children (born January 2016).
Career
Merzlikin has appeared in over fifteen films and in several television productions.
=Filmography=
{{Inc-film|date=January 2010}}
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Genre | |||
| 2003 | Bumer | Dimon 'Oshparenny' | crime |
| 2005 | Dead Man's Bluff | Referent / Mikhalych's Assistant | black comedy, crime |
| 2006 | Franz + Polina | Pavel | war drama romance |
| 2006 | Moscow Mission | Maks | action thriller |
| 2006 | Rush Hour | Yura Smirnitskiy | drama |
| 2007 | May | Aleksander Gaevskiy | |
| 2007 | Russian game | Krugel | |
| 2008 | Swing | Captain Sergey Makarov | |
| 2008 | Plus One | Markov | |
| 2008 | The Inhabited Island | Fank | science fiction |
| 2009 | Strayed | Man | Thriller |
| 2009 | Newsmakers | Smirnov | Action |
| 2009 | Russia 88 | functionary | Mockumentary |
| 2009 | The Invisibles | Klebeyev | science fiction |
| 2009 | O Lucky Man! | Sanya-Frigate | comedy |
| 2010 | The Brest Fortress | Andrey Kizhevatov | war movie |
| 2010 | Burnt by the Sun 2 | Nikolai, tanker | war movie |
| 2010 | Hydraulics | Sam | |
| 2011 | 4 Days in May | Gray, the scout | |
| 2012 | Spy | Karpenko | Action |
| 2013 | Sherlock Holmes | Halifax | TV series |
| 2013 | Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was... | Georgiy Khrapak | TV series |
| 2014 | Molodezhka | Maxim Streltsov | TV Series |
| 2015 | Paws, Bones & Rock'n'roll | Lyokha | |
| 2015 | Green Carriage | Vadim Rayevsky | |
| 2017 | The Road to Calvary | Arkady Zhadov | TV Series |
| 2018 | Tanks | Mikhail Koshkin | |
| 2018 | A Rough Draft | Felix | |
| 2018 | Godunov | Vasily Shuisky | TV series |
| 2022 | Night Mode | teacher | |
| 2023 | The Librarian | Maxim Vyazintsev | TV Series |
| 2023 | Solntse na vkus | Father |
Political Activities
Merzlikin supported the pro-Russian separatist movement during the war in Donbas, referring to secessionist fighters as "heroes."{{cite web |title=Известный российский актер поддержал боевиков на Донбассе |url=https://tsn.ua/ru/glamur/izvestnyy-rossiyskiy-akter-podderzhal-boevikov-na-donbasse-427350.html |website=ТСН}} In May 2015 Merzlikin visited the separatist-controlled Donetsk People's Republic, where he and other Russian actors presented film "The Brest Fortress".
The actor publicly voiced his support for Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.{{cite news |last1=Glyba |first1=Konstantin |title=Андрей Мерзликин поддержал спецоперацию России, процитировав Николая Бердяева |url=https://www.kp.ru/daily/27376/4568793/ |publisher=Комсомольская Правда |date=April 6, 2022}} He subsequently campaigned for Vladimir Putin during the 2024 Russian presidential election{{cite web|title=Губерниев, Чичерина и Гармаш вошли во вторую часть списка доверенных лиц Путина|url=https://tass.ru/politika/19843619|publisher=ТАСС|date=2024-01-29|accessdate=2024-01-30|archive-date=2024-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129204656/https://tass.ru/politika/19843619|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1459463}}
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Category:People from Korolyov, Moscow Oblast
Category:Russian male film actors
Category:Russian male television actors
Category:20th-century Russian male actors
Category:21st-century Russian male actors