His father was a cinematographer, started working at the Georgia-Film studio, then worked for 30 years at the Maxim Gorky Film Studio. Before entering GITIS, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, but did not work a single day in his profession. He studied at the studio at the theater of plastic drama under the direction of G.

Matskyavichus. In 1993 he graduated from RATI-GITIS (acting and directing course of Pyotr Fomenko). Actor of the Moscow theater "Pyotr Fomenko Workshop". Honored Artist of Russia (2004). Since September 2009 - teacher at the Shchepkin Higher Theater School in acting (course of R.G. Solntseva).