Valery Nikolaev
Valery Valeryevich Nikolaev is a Russian film and theater actor, director.
Biography
Gifted actor and dancer Valery Nikolaev has choreographed five productions at the Chekhov MKhAT theater. He choreographed the musical My Fair Lady , as well. In 1997 he traveled to Hollywood to play in Phillip Noyce's The Saint. Nikolaev graduated from MKhAT, where he studied under the eminent Oleg Tabakov. It was during his studies with Tabakov that he met his future wife, Irina Apeksimova. After graduation, Nikolaev performed with the Chekhov MKhAT theater. Nikolaev is a serious dancer who excels at rock and tap. He trained at a university in Florida, where he received a certificate in tap dancing.Selected filmography
He performed in more than thirty films since 1987.| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Niagara | Pyotr Krasnovitsky | |
| 1991 | Leg | original title Noga | |
| 1992 | Love on request | Aleks | |
| 1992 | Ochen vernaya zhena | Zhenya Monahov | |
| 1992 | Melochi zhizni | Gosha | Television series |
| 1993 | Nastya | Sasha Pichugin | |
| 1994 | Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin | Balashov | |
| 1995 | Shirli-Myrli | Step performer | |
| 1996 | Thief Takers | Television series | |
| 1997 | The Saint | Ilya Tretiak | |
| 1997 | Aberration | Yury Romanov | |
| 1997 | U Turn | Mr. Arkady | |
| 2000 | Den rozhdeniya Burzhuya | Burzhuy | Television series |
| 2003 | Tor zum Himmel | Alexej | German movie |
| 2004 | The Terminal | Milodragovich | |
| 2005 | Mirror Wars | Boris | |
| 2006 | Vedma | Ivan | |
| 2011 | The 5th Execution | Sanya | |
| 2012 | The Ballad of Uhlans | De Vitt |