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Born:
1974-06-21

Birthplace:
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

Credits:
8 Total Roles

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Biography

Alexander Slobodjanik (Jr.) is a Russian and American pianist, actor, director, screenwriter, producer and cameraman. The future instrumentalist and filmmaker was born in 1974 into a Moscow musical family and was named after his father, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, pianist Alexander Artemyevich Slobodjanik. Alexander graduated from the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory named after A.I. Tchaikovsky. When the young man turned fourteen, he moved with his family to the United States, where he took part in a competition for young performers and won it. Over the next few years, Alexander toured Europe, the United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, South Africa and South America. In 2001, he recorded his debut vinyl disc. Later, Alexander graduated from the New York Film Academy. Since 2003, the musician has been actively collaborating with the BBC company. Currently, Alexander Slobodjanik continues his musical career, is involved in producing, and is also the owner of a chain of musical instrument stores. In 2000, the musician first tried his hand at acting. He took part in the filming of Gleb Panfilov's historical drama "The Romanovs. The Crowned Family". This was followed by a role in Sergei Bodrov Sr.'s English-language crime film "Let's Do It Quickly". One of the main roles in the film was played by Vladimir Mashkov, the father of his wife Maria Mashkova. After a long break, in 2015, Slobodjanik joined the cast of the Russian-German black comedy "The Penguin of Our Time".

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Barron's Cove MOVIE Hit Man #2
2021 1883 TV Darius
2020 The Right Stuff TV Wernher von Braun
2020 Minyan MOVIE Mr. Zeydenbaum
2019 For All Mankind TV Dimitri Egotov
2013 Love For Love TV Self
2013 The Americans TV Major Kuznetsov
2003 Russians in the City of Angels TV Kirill

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