Biography
Andrey Smolyakov was born in Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, in 1958. He studied for three years at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute before graduating in 1980 from the State Institute of Theatre Arts and beginning his acting career on the stage of the Moscow Art Theatre. Between 1984 and 1986, he worked with the Satyricon Theatre, and in 1987 joined the Oleg Tabakov Studio Theatre in Moscow. Smolyakov made his big screen debut in 1978, and has since appeared in more than 80 films, working with many of Russia’s leading directors. Notable credits include “Daddy” (Vladimir Mashkov, 2004), “Escape” (Egor Konchalovsky, 2005), “Stalingrad” (Fedor Bondarchuk, 2013), and “Viking” (Andrey Kravchuk, 2016).
Movies & TV Shows
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Mira (2022) — Fomin
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Stalingrad (2013) — Polyakov
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Forbidden Empire (2014) — Otets Paisiy
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Fire (2020) — Vladimir Ivanovich Gromov
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Three Seconds (2017) — Григорий Моисеев (председатель Федерации баскетбола СССР)
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Viking (2016) — Rogovold
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The Factory (2018) — Kalugin
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Vysotsky: Thank You For Being Alive (2011) — Polkovnik KGB Viktor Bekhteev
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The Coach (2018) — Father of Yuriy Stoleshnikov
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Forsaken (2018) — руководитель полетов
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Hamilton (1998) — Barabanov
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Elections Day 2 (2016)
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Star (2014)
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The Saboteur (2004) — major-doznavatel
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The Penal Battalion (2004) — Baukin
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Antikiller 2: Antiterror (2003)
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Daddy (2004) — Odintsov
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Hello, Fools! (1996)
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Stalingrad: Film 1 (1990) — Leonid Khrushchev
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Karamora (2022) — Svechnikov
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The Dead Lake (2019) — Yuri Cobra
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Day of Love (1990) — Kostya
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Confrontation (1985) — Гриша Милинко
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Artist (2022) — Майор Ефимов
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Courier from 'Paradise' (2013)
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Ash (2013) — Vitya "Сloakroom" (Criminal leader)
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Aeterna: Part One (2022) — Magnus Aristides
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Moth Games (2004)
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Myths (2017) — Vladimir
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Champions (2014) — Nikolay Kruglov-st.
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Angelica's Passion (1993) — Виталий Кудрин - муж Анжелики
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Motherland (2015) — олигарх Гарри
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Investigation Held by ZnaToKi (1971) — Юрьев
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Still Waters (2000) — Ivan Pavlovich
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Nude with a Hat (1991) — Kostya Telegin
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Tins (2007)
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Volchok (2025) — Kretch
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Russian Ragtime (1993) — Ofitser v restorane
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Children of Arbat (2004) — Ежов
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MosGaz. Delo N4: Shakal (2016) — Ivan Cherkasov