A native of the Samara region (the city of Syzran) and a native of a military serviceman (father is a military officer and mother is a school teacher) - Alexander Vasilievich Peskov - is currently a famous theater and film actor, as well as a musician with 25 solo projects of various genres and directions. However, he is known to the general public for his film works in the action movie American Battle and the crime detective Gangster Petersburg.
Behind the creative career of Alexander Peskov today there are many theatrical projects and more than a hundred film works. For the role of a fighter soldier in the movie "Ivin A." he was awarded the Debut prize in the nomination for Best Actor and the audience award for the Constellation film festival.
The latest works of the popular actor include leading roles in the films "Pure Victory" and "Shooter", the documentary "Fatal Love of Savva Morozov" and the character of Igor Anisimov in the television movie "Last Youth".
Short biography of Alexander Peskov
On May 19, 1965, a future popular artist was born in Syzran. In childhood and youth, Alexander was actively involved in sports, attended a school of young astronauts, cooking classes. In addition, he was engaged in amateur art and music (piano class), was a guitarist and soloist of the local VIA. Such a multilateral enthusiasm for many types of creativity violated the plans of parents who dreamed that Peskov Jr. became a military pilot.
Therefore, after receiving a certificate of secondary education, Alexander entered the Shchepkinsky Theater School in 1982, from where, after the second year, he was transferred to the Moscow Art Theater School to artistic director V. Bogomolov. After receiving an acting education, the creative career of a promising artist begins. First, the stage of the Moscow Art Theater named after Gorky (two seasons) became his native stage, then the main stage of the Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov (1990-1991). And then there were the Roman Viktyuk Theater, entreprise projects and, finally, the “Theater of the Moon”, where the actor still goes on stage.
Alexander Peskov’s cinematic debut took place in 1984 with his participation in the military dramas The First Horse and Squad. This was followed by film works in the films of the fantasy genre: “New Yankee Adventures at the Court of King Arthur” and “Mirror for the Hero”. But the real success came to the actor after the release of the movie "American Battle" in 1982, in which he played a former Afghan who was in captivity and returned to his homeland to revenge the murderers of his friend. For this film work, Peskov received positive reviews from film critics at the Stozhary film festival in the Best Actor category.
Among more than a hundred film works of the actor, the following film projects with his participation should be noted: "In that area of heaven
"(1992), " Gladiator for hire "(1993), " Secret sign "(2002), " Gangster Petersburg "(2005-2007), " Alias "Albanian" (2006), "Major Vetrov" (2007), " The right to pardon "(2009), " Fatal Love of Savva Morozov (2012), "Stairway to Heaven" (2015), "Evil Fate" (2016), "Burning Bridges" (2017).
