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Yura Borisov

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Yura Borisov
Юра Борисов
Born
Yuri Alexandrovich Borisov

(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31)
NationalityRussian
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
SpouseAnna Borisova
Children2

Yuri Alexandrovich "Yura" Borisov (Russian: Ю́рий Алекса́ндрович Бори́сов, romanizedYuriy Aleksandrovich Borisov, born 8 December 1992) is a Russian actor. He was the winner of the Golden Eagle Award in 2021.[1] GQ Russia chose him as Actor of the Year in 2020.[2]

Early life

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Borisov was born in Reutov, Moscow Oblast near Moscow. In 2013 he graduated from the Shchepkin Higher Theater School, and won the Golden Leaf award in the Best Actor category for the role of Alexander Tarasovich Ametistov in the play Zoykina's Apartment.

Acting career

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Borisov started working as a film actor in 2010, and played main roles in various television series. In 2013–14 he worked at the Moscow theater "Satyricon".

In 2019, he starred in the film The Bull, for which he was nominated for the 18th Golden Eagle Awards 2020 in the category Best Leading Actor, and also received an award "Event of the Year" from the magazine "Kinoreporter" in the category "Discovery of the Year". He also played minor roles in the films T-34, Union of Salvation, and Invasion.

In February 2020, the film AK-47 was released, in which Borisov played the main role – Mikhail Kalashnikov, and received positive reviews from film critics. For this role he was awarded the Golden Eagle Award – 2021 for Best Leading Actor.

He appeared in 8 feature films released in 2021, including the Netflix original film Silver Skates. In 2021 Borisov played the lead role in Finnish-Russian film Compartment No. 6 directed by Juho Kuosmanen, which won the Grand-Prix at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2024 Borisov voiced the cat in The Master and Margarita, and played Igor in the Palme d'Or winning film Anora, directed by Sean Baker.

Selected filmography

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List of film credits
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Elena Sasha's friend
2018 Coach fan
2018 Crystal Swan Alik
2019 T-34 Serafim Ionov [3][4]
2019 The Bull Anton Bykov
2019 The Port
2019 Union of Salvation Anton Arbuzov
2020 Invasion Captain Ivan 'Vanya' Korobanov
2020 AK-47 Mikhail Kalashnikov [5]
2020 The Silver Skates Alexey "Alex" Tarasov [6]
2020 Has Anyone Seen My Girl? Sergei
2021 Compartment No. 6 Lyokha
2021 Petrov's Flu Sasha
2021 Gerda Oleg
2021 Captain Volkonogov Escaped Captain Volkonogov
2021 The Riot Pyotr (Petr)
2021 Mama, I'm Home a stranger
2023 Kentavr Sasha
2024 Guest from the Future Glot
2024 Anora Igor
2025 The Poet
The Prophet. The Story of Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Pushkin Post-production

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Golden Leaf Best Actor Zoyka's Apartment Won
2020 Золотой орёл Best Actor in a Motion Picture The Bull Nominated
2020 Moscow International Film Festival Chopard Talent Awards The Bull Won
2020 Event of the year Discovery of the year Won
2020 Journal Award GQ Actor of the Year Won
2021 Golden Eagle Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture AK-47 Won
2021 Nika Best Supporting Actor Silver Skates Nominated
2021 European Film Awards European Actor Compartment No. 6 Nominated [7]
2021 São Paulo International Film Festival Best Actor Won
2021 Valladolid International Film Festival Best Actor Won [8]
2021 The Golden Unicorn Awards Best Actor Captain Volkonogov Escaped Nominated
2022 White Elephant Best Leading Actor Won
2022 Russian Guild of Film Critics Best Leading Actor Compartment No. 6 Nominated
2022 Jerusalem Film Festival Best Leading Actor Nominated
2022 International Cinephile Society Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [9]
2023 Días de Cine Awards Best Foreign Actor Nominated
2024 Gotham Awards Outstanding Supporting Performance Anora Pending [10]

References

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  1. ^ Юрий Борисов получил "Золотого орла" за лучшую мужскую роль
  2. ^ "Актер года 2020: Юра Борисов". GQ Russia.
  3. ^ Путь Юры Борисова: почему он сейчас самый востребованный российский актер
  4. ^ Васильева, Наталья (January 17, 2020). ""Важно себе напоминать, какой ты тупой"". Известия.
  5. ^ "Юра Борисов - о том, как в него "вселился дух" Михаила Калашникова". Российская газета. February 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Знакомство с героями фильми «Серебряные коньки»
  7. ^ Hudson, David (November 9, 2021). "2021 European Film Awards Nominations". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  8. ^ Foreman, Liza (2021-11-01). "Pan Nalin's 'Last Film Show' Tops Valladolid". Variety. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  9. ^ Stevens, Beth (2022-01-16). "2022 ICS Award Nominees". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  10. ^ Ford, Rebecca (2024-10-29). "Gotham Awards Nominations Give 'Anora,' 'Babygirl,' 'Nickel Boys' a Boost". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
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