Actor Roman Ageev: biography, filmography and interesting facts

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:43

Actor Roman Olegovich Ageev is known for his theatrical roles and work in serials. However, few know the details of his biography. About this, as well as about the personal life of the actor, his views on raising children and this article will tell.

Early years

Actor Roman Ageev was born in 1974 in the city of Polyarnye Zori, located in the Murmansk region. Roma's father and mother were very strict parents and often punished him. Growing up, the actor realized that it was such an upbringing that helped him become a purposeful person, able to steadfastly deal with life's difficulties.

Study in St. Petersburg

Even at school, Roman became interested in theater, firmly deciding to become an actor at all costs. To this end, in 1994 he went to St. Petersburg to realize his dream. Having successfully passed the entrance exams, the young man became a student at the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts, where he studied at the course of Semyon Spivak.

Career start

After graduating from SPbGATI in 1999, the actor went to work at the State Youth Theater on the Fontanka. Therethe actor worked for 6 years.

He began his theatrical career with roles in such performances as "Ivan Tsarevich", "Moon Wolves", "Night of Errors", "The Threepenny Opera" and others.

First steps in cinema

1999 was the debut year for Ageev in terms of his film career. Roman's first work on television was the role of the bandit Lobaz in the film "Gangster Petersburg".

The year 2000 was especially fruitful for the young actor, when he starred in the series "Empire Under Attack" and "Deadly Force". The last project became quite significant for him, since the actor starred in this series from 2000 to 2007 inclusive. In addition, in 2000, he received a minor role in the film "The Moon Was Full of the Garden", which told about the love triangle of very old people. In this film, his partners were the stars of Soviet cinema Lev Durov, Nikolai Volkov and Zinaida Sharko.

Further movie career

In 2001, the young actor was invited to star in the film "Sisters". In this picture, in which Oksana Akinshina and Sergey Bodrov starred, he appeared before the audience in the role of crime boss Alik. This work in the film, which critics recognized as a real masterpiece of the new Russian cinema, brought him some popularity, and he began to receive offers from film directors more often.

The Garden movie

One of the significant roles of the actor Roman Ageev was the image of the merchant Lopakhin in Sergei Ovcharov's comedy based on the play by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The film "The Garden" caused great controversy amongcritics, many of whom called the director's work groundbreaking. Both specialists and spectators highly appreciated Ageev's game. In their opinion, he created a very reliable image of a young rich peasant who could not cope with his complexes.

Working on this role allowed Roman to gain invaluable experience, which was useful to him in the theater. The fact is that Ovcharov spent many hours rehearsing before filming. This was done to perfect every scene.

For the actor Roman Ageev, the invitation to audition for the film "The Garden" came as a surprise, as he considered himself unprepared to work on Chekhov's material. Nevertheless, according to him, every shooting day brought him a lot of new things, and cooperation with Ovcharov was a pleasure. Thanks to this role, Ageev grew in terms of skill, which greatly pleased the fans of his talent.

Further work in series

It is difficult to list all the multi-part TV projects in which the actor Roman Ageev starred. There are over three dozen of them. Some of the best known include:

• Black Raven;
• Golden Bullet Agency;
• "Men don't cry";
• "Dark Instinct";
• "Catherine's Musketeers";
• "PPS";
• "Cook";
• "I'm sorry mom";
• "Grigory R.";
• "Police Station";
• "Nevsky";
• "Survive at all costs";
• "Nevsky. Strength test.”

Theatrical work

Ageev does not act in films much. He considers theater to be his main area of activity. As already mentioned, from 1999 to 2005 the actor worked at the St. Petersburg Theater on the Fontanka.

Among the most famous performances in which Roman played during this period, it should be noted the work in the production of William Shakespeare's play "Othello". In it, Ageev appeared before the audience in the form of a jealous Moor. According to viewers and critics, Roman managed to realize the idea of director Alexei Uteganov. In his interpretation, Iago, Othello and Cassio are three musketeers connected by military fraternity. The most frantic and hot of them is the Moor, who is sure that he is right and does not even notice that he is insulting his friends.

Due to the tight schedule of filming in the series, Ageev had to leave his native theater, and now he works there on a contract basis. In addition, the actor is busy in performances at the BDT, at the Theater on Vasilyevsky Island, at the Shelter of Comedians, etc.

Personal life of actor Ageev

Roman has been married since 1998. He met his future wife while still a student. Today, actor Roman Ageev and his wife are raising two children - son Oleg and daughter Martha. According to the spouses, children mean a lot to them. Roman even admits that he would be glad to have another child.

TV plays a minor role in family life, although the actor starred in dozens of TV projects. Roman and his wife are trying to ensure that children live a full life and do not have an unhe althy addiction to modern gadgets.

Ageev's wife from an early ageShe studied music with children, taught them to read music and play the piano. In addition, both children attend sports sections.

As for parenting methods, Roman believes that parents should punish their children. However, this should not be an end in itself. It is important that the child understands that he will have to answer for some misconduct.

For several years every summer, the Ageevs have been going to the Crimea for one month. Roman and his wife believe that St. Petersburg is not the best place to spend school holidays. Unfortunately, grandparents live far away, so it is not possible to send children to them. On the other hand, the Ageevs are very attached to their children, so they can’t even imagine how they could live without them for at least a day.

This is a brief biography of the actor Roman Ageev. It remains to be hoped that in the future he will delight his fans with new and interesting works.