12 Facts About Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov is the current artistic director of the Yermolova Theatre in Moscow.

Oleg Menshikov is the winner of a Laurence Olivier Award, a Nika Award and three State Prizes of the Russian Federation, and the recipient of the Order of Honour of the Russian Federation.

Oleg Menshikov had his debut role in the 1980 television film Zhdu i nadeyus by Suren Shazbazyan.

Oleg Menshikov then went on to star a series of successful films that made him a star in the Soviet Union, including Flights in Dreams and Reality, My Favourite Clown, Through Main Street with an Orchestra and Moonzund.

Oleg Menshikov garnered further critical acclaim for his performance in Dyuba-Dyuba, for which he was nominated for a Nika Award.

Oleg Menshikov first attracted international media attention in the Globe Theatre production When She Danced, for which he won the 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Oleg Menshikov gained further success with Nikita Mikhalkov's Burnt by the Sun, in which he portrayed a manipulative and suicidal NKVD agent during Joseph Stalin's Great Purge.

Oleg Menshikov reprised his role in the Burnt by the Sun sequels Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus and Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel.

In 1996, Oleg Menshikov starred in Sergei Bodrov's Prisoner of the Mountains, for which he won a Nika Award for Best Actor.

In 1997, Oleg Menshikov was the President of the Jury at the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.

Oleg Menshikov is a three-time winner of the annual State Prize of the Russian Federation for his outstanding contribution to film art.

Oleg Menshikov was presented with the Order of Honour in 2010.