A native of Siberia, Alexei Vertkov is a sought-after actor. He has many roles played in the theater. He achieved success in the cinema. Vertkov chose his future life path at the time of his youth. He started with a school studio, then graduated from a theater college, and then received a higher professional education.
From the biography of Alexei Vertkov
The future actor was born in Novosibirsk on March 31, 1982. Alexey childhood and youth passed in this large industrial and scientific center of the country. A characteristic feature of Novosibirsk has always been a rich cultural life. And although the Vertkov family was far from art, he managed to find his own path to creativity.
Back in school, Vertkov began attending classes in a theater studio. He ended up in the drama circle by accident - for company with a friend. As a result, a friend left the studio, but Alexey remained. Vertkov immediately showed artistic abilities. Natalia Eroshina, the head of the circle, invited him to submit documents to the Novosibirsk Theater School. At different times Yuri Nazarov, Pavel Priluchny, Andrey Zvyagintsev came out of its walls.
Already at the age of 14, a novice actor plunged into theatrical life. At the age of 19, Vertkov took part in many productions. The young man faced a choice: to stay in Novosibirsk or to go to the capital of the country and get higher education. Vertkov chose the second. In 2001, Alexei became a student at GITIS. He studied on the course of Sergey Zhenovach, who had a strong influence on the formation of the Siberian actor.
Theater career
Upon graduation, Vertkov became a member of the troupe of the new drama theater "Theater Arts", which was created by his mentor. The theatrical career of Alexei developed rapidly. In the theater, he often received the main roles. The characters of the performances performed by Vertkov turned out to be very colorful and immediately remembered by the viewer.
Critics praised the actor’s game. Alexey received several prestigious awards for his role in the play based on Erofeev’s work “Moscow-Petushki”. One of them was the Stanislavsky Prize.
Movie roles
Subsequently, Verkov decided to try his hand at cinema. In 2007, he starred in the psychological drama of his fellow countryman Zvyagintsev "Exile". The work of the director and actors was appreciated: the film received the festival award in Cannes.
The success of Vertkov in the cinema was fixed by the tape "Desantura" and "Chamber No. 6". Aleksey's partners in the work on the painting "Anna Karenina. History of Vronsky" were Elizaveta Boyarskaya and Maxim Matveev.
Vertkov had a chance to collaborate with Nikita Mikhalkov. The famous director offered Alexei a role in the continuation of the film Burnt by the Sun.
