Actor Anatoly Kotenev became famous for the roles of brutal heroes, but fame did not come to him immediately. It’s hard even to say which country he can be considered an actor because Kotenev lives in Belarus, and is most often shot in Russia and Ukraine.
There are almost one and a half hundred films in his filmography, and the best of them are the paintings “Escape from the Gulag” (2001), “Time of the First” (2017), “Fourth Planet” (1995), “Deja Vu” (1989), “Bless woman "(2003). The best series: "Secret Fairway" (1986), "Shootout" (2004), "Save the Boss" (2012), "1941" (2009), "Female Doctor 2" (2013).
Biography
Anatoly Vladimirovich was born in Sukhumi in 1958. Soon the Kotenev family moved to the city of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory, where the childhood of the future actor passed. From childhood, Tolya dreamed of courageous professions: at first he certainly wanted to become a sailor and conquer the water element, then he dreamed of becoming a pilot.
As a teenager, his interests changed dramatically, and he began to attend classes at a theater studio in the local Palace of Culture. Very soon, small roles began to trust Anatoly, and this was real happiness.
However, after school, parents insisted that the man should have a male profession, and Kotenev received the education of a turner-borer and worked for some time in the factory. However, the thought of the stage did not leave, and soon he was already a student at the Sverdlovsk Theater School. Then there was the army, where he was taken immediately after the first course. And then Anatoly decided that it was necessary to learn from real professionals and went to Moscow, where he entered the Moscow Art Theater School.
Actor's career
After graduation, Kotenev wanted to stay in Moscow, but he did not have a residence permit. Without hesitation, he went to get a job at the Theater Studio of the film actor in the city of Minsk. Here he began to act in films.
Although he first appeared on the screens in his student years - it was the film "Unknown Soldier" (1984). And in 1985, Kotenev starred in two films at once: “Snipers” and “Sailor Zheleznyak”, where he played a major role. The film was very warmly received by the audience, and the actor who played Anatoly Zheleznyak began to be recognized in other films.
However, Kotenev became a real celebrity after the release of the adventure film "Secret Fairway", where he played a sailor. A truly exciting plot, the mystery of the invisible submarine and the desire to find it - all this is very exciting and makes viewers with tension follow the development of the plot.
After this film, Kotenev was assigned the role of a brave hero, and he played quite a few such roles. However, he managed to step beyond this framework, and later he played other roles: poet, priest, soccer player, oligarch.
Now Kotenev lives in several cities: his house and family are in Minsk, and his work is where the shooting of the next film takes place.
