Actor

Valery Nikolaev

August 23, 1965 · Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

Gifted actor and dancer Valery Nikolaev has choreographed five productions at the Chekhov MKhAT theater. He choreographed the musical My Fair Lady (Moscow, 2000), as well. In 1997 he traveled to Hollywood in 1997 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.

Notable work

7.4
The Terminal (2004)
as Milodragovich
6.1
The Saint (1997)
as Ilya Tretiak
6.6
U Turn (1997)
as Mr. Arkady
7
Compartment No. 6 (2021)
as Fisherman

Often works with

Irina Apeksimova
4 titles together
The Saint, What a Mess!, Bourgeois's Birthday
Egor Pazenko
2 titles together
The Saint, 1812. Ballad of the Uhlans
Igor Ugolnikov
2 titles together
What a Mess!, On the Hook!
Galina Petrova
2 titles together
Nastya, The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
Vladimir Ilin
2 titles together
The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin, The Lonely Player
Rutger Hauer
2 titles together
Mirror Wars: Reflection One, The 5th Execution

Full filmography · 39

The Good Doctor
cast
2026
Compartment No. 6
as Fisherman
20217
1812. Ballad of the Uhlans
cast
2012
The Guitar Lessons
as Oleg
2012
Thirty-Seven Novel
cast
2011
The Afghan Caravan
cast
2011
The 5th Execution
as Sania
2011
On the Hook!
as Александр Кузнецов
2011
Artefact
as Erik
2009
Ответь мне
cast
2008
Эгоист
as Егор
2008
Bear Hunting
cast and Director
2008