Aleksandr Ustyugov Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Aleksandr Ustyugov
Acting
Biography
Aleksandr Ustyugov is a Russian actor, theater and film director, and musician. He was born on October 17, 1976, in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan. After finishing school, he studied to become a locksmith-electrician and worked at the "Vostochny" coal mine. Later, he began studying railway engineering. He started working as a lighting technician at the Omsk Youth Theater, and then went on to study at the Omsk College of Culture and Arts. In 1999, he was accepted into the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. There, he directed the graduation play "And the Dawn is Quiet Here..." with his classmates. He also directed the play "These Free Butterflies" there. From 2003 to 2014, he worked at the Russian Academic Youth Theatre. His film debut took place in 2000 when he appeared in the TV series "Marsh Turketskogo". Ustyugov gained wide recognition after his role in the crime series "Mentsovskie Vojny" ("Cop Wars"), where he played Roman Shilov, the head of the homicide department of the St. Petersburg police. In 2015, Alexander created the music group "Ekibastuz". Besides acting and music, he is passionate about sports, photography, motocross, and collects old keys, antique furniture, and weapons.
Filmography Movies
Acting
Secret Weapon
Based on a true story, the film tells about the famous Soviet rocket launcher nicknamed “Katyusha”, which was kept in great secrecy during World War 2. One of these unique killing machines has drowned during an unexpected retreat of the Russian troops. A special unit formed of ex-athletes is sent to rescue the secret weapon that the Germans can never find — no matter what it takes…
Sunstroke
In a Crimean filtration camp, after the evacuation of the White Army, an unnamed captain is haunted by memories of a brief romance as he tries to understand how the Russian Empire fell apart and who is to blame.
Panfilov's 28 Men
USSR, November, 1941. Based on the account by Vasiliy Koroteev this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight Red Army soldiers commanded by General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days. Though lightly armed they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.
My Last Name is Shilov
After getting fired from the police department, Roman Shilov wants to spend some time in personal affairs. But he gets a call from a wife of Michael Krasnov, who in past provided evidence, which helped to put into jail a dangerous killer. Now Nadya Krasnova tells Shilov that Michael has been kidnapped by unknown persons. Shilov goes to help his old friend and gets nvolved in the criminal events.
Tiger Trail
The film "Tiger Trail" tells about tiger smuggling between Russian and Chinese mafia, their relations, about risky operations that Russian security services have to do in order to save Amur tigers.
Union of Salvation
Russian troops occupied Paris. Russia became the first power in the world. Now everything seems possible. Young winners, guards officers, are sure that equality and freedom will come - here and now. For this they are ready to sacrifice everything - position, wealth, love, life ... and the country itself.
The Rage
An unprecedented epidemic of rabies is breaking out in the taiga. Infected wolves become more and more ferocious, and even the slightest bite brings certain death. At the same time, a desperate father decides to forcibly isolate his son in one of the hunting lodges in order to save him from addiction. Soon, he and several local residents will have to fight not only with a rabid pack, but also with the most dangerous predator of the forest.
Till Dawn
A new day is a new life! The heroes get a chance to verify the authenticity of this statement, because each of them had the opportunity to radically change their fate that night. And now, with only a few hours left before dawn, they must take the first step towards a new life. But, it turns out, it's not that easy.
Here's to You and Us!
Moscow, 1952, mid-October, the XIX Congress of the CPSU had just ended. A communal apartment on Bolshaya Pirogovka. In one of the rooms lives the Petkevich family: Ariadna with her husband Boris and her parents, professor of philosophy Peter Kazimirovich and his wife Angelina Fyodorovna. For those few months that remained until Stalin's death, the family experiences a series of dramatic events. But on a background of terrible time, antisemitism, fabricated "case of doctors", denunciations and snitches, there are people who live their lives without losing dignity.
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Serving the Soviet Union!
USSR, 1941. She is a famous actress, he is a well known journalist. But their meeting point is already set to GULAG.
Till Dawn
A new day is a new life! The heroes get a chance to verify the authenticity of this statement, because each of them had the opportunity to radically change their fate that night. And now, with only a few hours left before dawn, they must take the first step towards a new life. But, it turns out, it's not that easy.
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