Quick Facts
Born:
1978-01-25
Birthplace:
Krivoy Rog, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine]
Credits:
63 Total Roles
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Acting
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Biography
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician, former actor and comedian who has been serving as the president of Ukraine since 2019.
Zelenskyy grew up in Kryvyi Rih, a Russian-speaking region in southeastern Ukraine. Prior to his acting career, Zelenskyy obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. He then pursued comedy and created the production company Kvartal 95, which produces films, cartoons, and TV shows including Servant of the People, in which Zelenskyy played the role of president of Ukraine. The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely popular. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95.
Zelenskyy grew up in Kryvyi Rih, a Russian-speaking region in southeastern Ukraine. Prior to his acting career, Zelenskyy obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. He then pursued comedy and created the production company Kvartal 95, which produces films, cartoons, and TV shows including Servant of the People, in which Zelenskyy played the role of president of Ukraine. The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely popular. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95.
Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Servant of the People
Vasiliy Petrovich Goloborodko
60 Minutes
Self
Love and the City
Igor
8 First Dates
Nikita
Office Romance. Our time
Anatoliy Novoselitcev
Corporal vs. Napoleon
Napoleon
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Facing War MOVIE | Self - President of Ukraine |
| 2025 | Stoltenberg i møte med krigen TV | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| 2025 | Naughty America: Guns & Stripes MOVIE | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2025 | Our War MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Zelensky MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Comment Volodia devint Zelensky TV | Self |
| 2025 | Die Elon-Musk-Story MOVIE | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2025 | Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud MOVIE | Self (archival footage) |
| 2025 | America at War MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Life Train MOVIE | Self |