For the Russian audience, this handsome mature actor, who changed his surname in 2011, was remembered for his roles in serial soap operas. Surprisingly, Alexander Ratnikov at first did not even think about a career on the theater stage or on the set. In early childhood, he seriously thought about playing football on a professional basis. Also, the young man did not exclude the possibility of becoming a famous musician. But fate made adjustments to his life, and today Alexander Ratnikov is a sought-after and talented actor who received a profession in one of the prestigious theater universities. He is not at all disappointed that he chose the art of disguise.
Biography
Ratnikov Alexander was born in the Russian capital, and it happened on August 18, 1979. As already emphasized, the young man's interests included sports and music. However, having matured, the young man somewhat lost interest in football, but his parents insistedto keep training going.
The future actor Alexander Ratnikov did not hide his love for opera in his youth. The young man even graduated from Gnesinka in vocal class. It was thanks to music that the young man developed a passion for the great art of reincarnation.
Study acting
After the Gnessin School, Alexander Ratnikov, whose filmography currently includes more than three dozen works in the cinema, submits documents to the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio. Having successfully passed the exams, the young man enters the course of E. Kamenkovich. At the age of 25, the young man became a graduate of the above university.
Find yourself
Having received a diploma, aspiring actor Alexander Ratnikov suddenly doubted the correctness of his chosen profession. He was overcome by a deep depression for a while. The young man did not like what he should do, and how to deal with it, he did not know.
Alexander came to the capital's temples of Melpomene, but without much zeal tried to find a job. Seeing such an attitude to the matter, the directors refused the young man. As a result, he decided to change the situation and went on vacation, where he managed to put his thoughts in order. Upon returning to Moscow, the young man manages to get into the troupe of the Oleg Tabakov Theater.
Stage work
Of course, at the start, Alexander Ratnikov, whose photo was almost never published at the beginning of his career, was content with episodic roles. Tabakov offered himparticipation in such productions as "The Old Quarter" (the image of the photographer), "Psycho" (the image of the alcoholic), "Descendant" (the image of Yulai). It was on the stage of the theater of the eminent actor that the young man turned into a mature actor. Alexander Ratnikov, whose filmography is known to a huge number of viewers, worked with Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov until 2013.
Also, the experts praised the work of the young man in the performances "Running" (the image of the station commandant) and "Overstocked barrel" (the image of Ivan Kulachenko).
In 2006, Alexander Ratnikov was awarded the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper prize for his brilliantly played role in the production of The Story of the Seven Promised.
Working in movies
The doors to the domestic cinema for the actor first opened in 2004. Director Alexei Mizgirev invited Alexander to play in the short film "Firing" (the role of Andryukha). Two years later, the young man was approved for an episodic role in the TV series National Treasure. After that, Mizgirev again offers a job to Ratnikov, inviting him to the main role of Dmitry Mysin, an intern, in the serial film "Confidence Service". As a result, the "cinema" career of the actor also went uphill. What other works did the viewer remember Alexander Ratnikov? He played the main roles in such films: "House for Two", "Above the City", "I'll Show You Moscow", "Sect", "The Last Cordon" and others.
Film critics highly appreciate the work of the actor on the set, speaking of the charisma, penetrating mind and charm of Ratnikov. These qualitiesmany of the heroes he played possessed: journalist Viktor Muratkin, security guard Andrey Kotelnikov, Pavel.
After getting to know them, it becomes clear why the army of Alexander Ratnikov's fans is growing like a snowball. What is worth only the image of the investigator Samarin from the "False Witness"! Strong-willed and strong men have always been popular with the fairer sex. However, the talent of the actor is not limited only to the reincarnation of "heroes of our time." Ratnikov is subject to other characters in the cinema. In particular, we are talking about the role of Gosha in Yulia Mazurova's film "Above the City". This character appears before us as a reckless and infantile young man, whom others only annoy.
Alexander Ratnikov, like no other, is in demand in feature films. In 2010, director Sergei Govorukhin invited him to shoot the film "Land of People". It is noteworthy that in this film, where he appeared in the guise of a writer, Alexander's wife, actress Anna Taratorkina, also took part.
Private life
Ratnikov is also happy in his personal life. He is married to the daughter of the famous actor Georgy Taratorkin. The young man met Anna by chance: passing by the dressing room, he saw the girl on the set.
She caught his eye too, and soon they couldn't live without each other. Moreover, the official marriage ceremonies were ignored by them: the actors do not like pomposity and pretentiousness. loverssubmitted an application to the registry office and after some time signed without magnificent celebrations.
Currently, the son Nikita is growing up in the acting family, in whose upbringing Anna's parents take an active part.
