Sergei Khrustalev

出生 1973年8月20日 · Moscow, USSR

Sergei Nikolaevich Khrustalev, born on August 20, 1973, in Moscow, is a Russian theater and film actor, a television presenter, and an educator. As a youth he spent his evenings at the "Na Stromynke" theater studio during his school days. In 1994, he graduated from the State School of Circus and Variety Arts, specializing in the conversational genre. Later, he completed his education at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, specializing in theatre and film acting. During his time at the GITIS Educational Theatre, he took on roles in productions such as "The Case of the Metranpazh," "Wolves and Sheep," and "Untitled Play." He also served his mandatory military service at the Russian Army Theatre (Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army). From 1994 to 2000, he worked at the theater where he appeared in plays like "On the Brave Spot," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Pavel the First," "The Wizard of Oz," and "Adventures of Chipollino." He was also a part of the Moscow theater "Benefis." Sergei Khrustalev's talents extended to television as well, as he hosted the program "Granki-Sport" on Daryal TV. In 2002-2003, he hosted television programs such as "Business Moscow" and "Megaloto" on TV-Centr. He also taught acting and established his own theater school, the "Vinaigrette Theatre Studio." Khrustalev made his film debut in 1993 in the melodrama "Kumparsita," directed by Alexander Polynnikov. In subsequent years, Sergei Khrustalev took on various roles in films and television series, including notable appearances in Vladimir Motylya's "Horses carry me," an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's "Duel," and his role as Pasha Samoilov in the second season of the series "Always Say 'Always.'" He has also played roles in television series such as "Detectives" (Alexander), "Trace" (Artyukhov), "I'm a Bodyguard" (Anton Baranov), "In the Woods and Mountains" (Prov Egorov), "I Believe, I don't Believe" (Anatoly Skobtsov), "Snow Leopard" (Voytovich), "Balabol-3" (Krylov), and many more. In 2023, Sergei Khrustalev had a key role in the sci-fi film "1984", which was based on the novel of the same name by George Orwell, and directed by Diana Ringo. In the film Khrustalev portrayed an Inner Party member who is a Thought-Police inspector.