Actor Yevgeny Ganelin: biography, filmography

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Evgeny Ganelin is an actor who was remembered by the audience thanks to the rating TV project “Deadly Force”. He brilliantly played in this series the gloomy policeman Lyubimov, a tireless fighter against crime. What is known about this man?

Evgeny Ganelin: the beginning of the journey

The star of the series "Deadly Force" was born in St. Petersburg, it happened in January 1959. Evgeny Ganelin was born in the family of a correspondent and a history teacher, there are no movie stars among his relatives. Mother and father dreamed that the heir would follow in their footsteps. However, the idea of becoming a scientist never seemed attractive to him.

By the time he graduated from school, Eugene already knew exactly what profession he wanted to connect his life with. On the first attempt, a talented guy entered LGITMiK. He was accepted to the course, which was led by Vladimir Petrov. The parents made a last attempt to convince their son, but they failed.

Theater

Evgeny Ganelin graduated from LGITMiK in 1980. The novice artist was sheltered by the Youth Theater on the Fontanka, but he did not work there for long. Already in 1982, the young man joinedto the creative team of the B altic House Theatre, which he left in 1986 for the sake of the Komissarzhevskaya Theatre.

"Soap Angels", "Pit", "Nameless Star", "Suicide", "Chichikov", "Thief in Paradise" are just some of the sensational productions with the participation of Ganelin. Evgeny also repeatedly occupied the director's chair, for example, he worked on the performances "Night rehearsal", "Dialogues", "Katarina", "The Seagull".

First roles

Evgeny Ganelin has been acting in films since 1985. The debut for the actor was the drama "Feat of Odessa". The film tells about brave men who are ready to defend their hometown at the height of the Great Patriotic War at the cost of their own lives. The character of Ganelin in this tape is a brave senior sergeant who agrees to risk himself in order to save other people.

Fame to Eugene this film did not give, as it did not have much success with the audience. A similar fate awaited the tapes "Criminal Talent" and "Defendant". However, Ganelin was sure that his starring role would not be long in coming.

Deadly Power

"Deadly Force" - a TV project that brought popularity to Evgeny Ganelin. The filmography of the actor has acquired a series that tells about the everyday life of operatives. Interestingly, he got the role of Lyubimov almost by accident. Fate decreed that Ganelin attended the casting, before that he had never heard of "Deadly Force".

Initially, Eugene hoped to get the role of Maxim Verigin. As a result, the image of this characterSergey Koshonin embodied, while Ganelin played Zhora Lyubimov. His hero is an operative who takes his job seriously. Lyubimov is able to repulse any brave man, he does not climb into his pocket for a word. In 2005, the TV project was closed, which Ganelin was very happy about. Over the years, the actor managed to get tired of his character, he wanted to conquer new horizons.

Filmography of the actor

Evgeny Ganelin, whose photo can be seen in the article, most often plays the military. For example, the actor reincarnated as Lieutenant Colonel Chibis in the action movie Situation 202. In the film Antisniper 2: Double Motivation, he played the role of Boris Romanov. In the film "Military Intelligence: Western Front" Captain Vladimir Samartsev became his hero.

Of course, not only in the brave military Eugene reincarnates. For example, in "Sea Devils" a mysterious FSB colonel became his character. In "Secrets of the Investigation", the actor brilliantly played the head of the security service.

Private life

Deadly Force star broke up with his freedom many years ago. A girl named Julia was lucky to marry him, whose professional activity is not related to theater and cinema. The wife gave the actor a son, Alexander, who followed in the footsteps of Eugene.