Directed credits
1
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Valery Nikolaev
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.5
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 128719
IMDb ID: nm0631792
Known for: Acting
Born: August 23, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1991 - 2026
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 6.28
Wikidata: Q4320121
Also known as
Valeri Nikolayev • Valera Nikolaev • Валерий Николаев
Frequent jobs
Director (1)
Biography
Gifted actor and dancer Valery Nikolaev has choreographed five productions at the Chekhov MKhAT theater. He choreographed the musical My Fair Lady (Moscow, 2000), as well. In 1997 he traveled to Hollywood in 1997 to play in Phillip Noyce's The Saint. Nikolaev graduated from MKhAT, where he studied under the eminent Oleg Tabakov. It was during his studies with Tabakov that he met his future wife, Irina Apeksimova. After graduation, Nikolaev performed with the Chekhov MKhAT theater. Nikolaev is a serious dancer who excels at rock and tap. He trained at a university in Florida, where he received a certificate in tap dancing.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Valery Nikolaev.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Valery Nikolaev.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Valery Nikolaev.
7.3
The Terminal
as Milodragovich
2004 Movie
6.6
U Turn
as Mr. Arkady
1997 Movie
6.1
The Saint
as Ilya Tretiak
1997 Movie
6.5
What a Mess!
as Step performer
1995 Movie
6.9
Compartment No. 6
as Fisherman
2021 Movie
5.5
The Good Doctor
2026 Movie
3.9
1812. Ballad of the Uhlans
as graf de Vitt
2012 Movie
3.4
The Power of Fear
as Ivan Berkhoff
2006 Movie
3.7
The 5th Execution
as Sania
2011 Movie
3.1
Mirror Wars: Reflection One
as Boris
2005 Movie
4.6
Ice Planet
as Nikolai Blade
2001 Movie
5.1
On the Hook!
as Александр Кузнецов
2011 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Valery Nikolaev.
10.0
Fort Boyard Russia
as Self • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.8
Russians in the City of Angels
as Yuryev • 1 eps
2003 Series
3.0
Bourgeois's Birthday
as Burjuy • 30 eps
2000 Series
10.0
Dear Masha Berezina
as Anton Polskih • 60 eps
2004 Series
In the Service of My Country
as Victor Bystroletov • 6 eps
2003 Series
Одинокий волк
24 eps
2013 Series
Возмездие
as Павел Хромов • 4 eps
2018 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Valery Nikolaev.
5.5
The Good Doctor
2026 Movie
6.9
Compartment No. 6
as Fisherman
2021 Movie
3.9
1812. Ballad of the Uhlans
as graf de Vitt
2012 Movie
The Guitar Lessons
as Oleg
2012 Movie
Thirty-Seven Novel
2011 Movie
The Afghan Caravan
2011 Movie
3.7
The 5th Execution
as Sania
2011 Movie
5.1
On the Hook!
as Александр Кузнецов
2011 Movie
3.1
Artefact
as Erik
2009 Movie
Ответь мне
2008 Movie
Эгоист
as Егор
2008 Movie
8.0
Bear Hunting
2008 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Valery Nikolaev.
Возмездие
as Павел Хромов • 4 eps
2018 Series
Одинокий волк
24 eps
2013 Series
10.0
Dear Masha Berezina
as Anton Polskih • 60 eps
2004 Series
In the Service of My Country
as Victor Bystroletov • 6 eps
2003 Series
7.8
Russians in the City of Angels
as Yuryev • 1 eps
2003 Series
3.0
Bourgeois's Birthday
as Burjuy • 30 eps
2000 Series
10.0
Fort Boyard Russia
as Self • 1 eps
1998 Series