5 most famous Russian child actors

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

While some dream of fame and storm the gates of acting universities, others are gaining popularity from childhood. We present to you five of the brightest stars of Russian cinema.

Ilya Kostyukov

Ilya Kostyukov will turn 11 in the spring, but despite his young age, he can boast of several movie roles. His filmography includes 8 films, among which is the extremely successful and beloved film almanac "Moms", as well as one of the main roles in the television series "Two Fathers and Two Sons", where Dmitry Nagiyev became his partner on the set.

On March 24, Ilya released a new film - the family comedy "Lessons of Survival". Ilya got one of the main roles along with Denis Nikiforov, the star of the series "Youth" and the action movie "Shadow Boxing 3D: The Last Round". Denis's hero, Zhenya Aistov, loves women and freedom, but children, to put it mildly, not very much. Ironically, he finds himself on a desert island in the company of the funny and boring boy Kolya. This is where their fun "game" for survival begins …

Katya Starshova

It seems that the whole country knows this girl, because who has not watched the series "Daddy's Daughters" at least once! When Katya came to the casting, she was only seven years old, and she still went to kindergarten. The producers watched over 200 girls for the role of Pugovka, but only Katya was able to convince them that Pugovka was her and no one else. As a result, the role of Polina Vasnetsova made her one of the most popular children in Russia.

For 20 seasons of the series, Katya was the constant favorite of all viewers, without exception. Not surprisingly, the girl was immediately invited to appear in advertisements for children's products, for example, "Kinder Surprise", children's cosmetics "Princess", vitamins "Pikovit", as well as for many lesser-known brands. After the end of the series, Katya was not visible for a long time, but recently she returned with triumph to our screens. Grown up Starshova participates in the new season of "Dancing with the Stars", where she and her partner are the youngest couple of the project.

Semyon Treskunov

Semyon is only 16 years old, but he has roles in 28 films and TV series, including At the Bottom, Invisible Men, Champions, Steel Butterfly, Family Business and The Ghost. And now "Good Boy" is being prepared for release - another interesting project that promises to consolidate Semyon's status as one of the most talented young actors.

Semyon Treskunov first came to the casting of "Good Boy" when he was 11 years old. Then he was still too young for such a role, since the producers insisted on an older candidate, not less than 14 years old. As a result, the producers almost quarreled with the authors, who really wanted to take Semyon in the lead role. Due to funding problems, the launch of the preparatory period was repeatedly postponed, and by the time investors appeared, Treskunov had grown to the required age according to the scenario.

Sergey Pokhodaev

Like many of his colleagues in the shop, Seryozha made his way to big cinema through the humorous newsreel "Yeralash". At the moment, he has starred in 26 projects and is finishing filming in another film called "Teacher" - a military drama about the harsh reality of a simple rural teacher.

Among Seryozhin's main achievements is a prominent role in Andrey Zvyagintsev's Leviathan, as well as one of the main roles in the successful series Family Business, where he plays along with another member of our list, Semyon Treskunov. Despite the fact that Pokhodaev was already lucky enough to work with the best actors and professionals of Russian cinema, according to the assurances of those around him, he remains a simple and modest guy, a student of an ordinary Moscow school.

Anastasia Dobrynina

Nastya was born into the family of actress Alevtina Dobrynina, so the girl was immersed in a creative environment from childhood. At the age of 4, she already starred in a cameo role in her first film, and then appeared in the TV series "My Fair Nanny". And at the age of 6, Nastya took part in the voice acting of the short animated film "My Love", which was nominated for an Oscar.

A wide audience learned about this talented child after the release of the drama "Cook", where little Nastya got the main role of a lonely girl named Cook. According to the plot, six-year-old Cook lives all alone in the janitor's room of a dilapidated evicted house. She goes to the grocery store herself, prepares food and in general seems more self-sufficient than most adults. But Cook is very afraid that social workers will find her and take her to the orphanage, so she in every possible way avoids contact with adults. At the time of filming, Nastya Dobrynina could not read and memorized all the lines from the words of her mother, and, according to director Yaroslav Chevazhevsky, it was Nastya who owes the film its success.