Actor

1 series in the catalog

Viacheslav Valeriyovych Dovzhenko (Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Валерійович Довженко; born 18 September 1976) is a Ukrainian theater and film actor. He is a recipient of the Golden Dzyga award for Best Actor for his role in the film Cyborgs (2017).

Early life and education

Viacheslav Dovzhenko was born on 18 September 1976 in Dnipro. In 1995, he graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk State Theater School, specializing in both puppet theater and drama.

In 2009, he graduated from the directing department of the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University.

Career

Dovzhenko began his career at the Dnipropetrovsk Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre named after Taras Shevchenko. In 1998, he moved to Kyiv to join the Kyiv Free Theater. Since 2011, he has been a prominent member of the Kyiv Academic Drama Theatre on Podil.

He gained national recognition for his portrayal of "Serpen" (August) in the 2017 film Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die, which earned him Best Actor honors at both the Golden Dzyga and Kinokolo awards.

In 2018, he recorded a video message in support of Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov, who was at the time illegally imprisoned in Russia.

Personal life

Dovzhenko was married to actress Ksenia Basha. They have two sons, including Ivan Dovzhenko, who has also pursued acting.

Awards and honors

2018: Golden Dzyga — Best Actor (Cyborgs)

2018: Kinokolo — Best Actor (Cyborgs)

2019: Merited Artist of Ukraine

2021: Khmelnytskyi Film Festival — Best Acting Performance (The Other Franko)