At the Saratov Academy named after Sobinov he studied in the "puppet theatre actor" department. In 2008 he graduated from RATI-GITIS in V. A. Andreev's course. In the same year he received the "The USA Weekle News" award for his role in the play "The Self-Murder". His film debut was his participation in the film "Nobody Knows About Sex". Pavlov gained wide fame for his work in the series "The Sword", where he played the role of "Chizhik".

In addition to episodic roles in many well-known films and series ("Junkers", "Kamenskaya", "Curious Varvara" and others), he played leading roles in the series "The Ninth Department", "The Floor", "The Sword", "Insomnia", "The Bloodhound", as well as in the second season of the series "The Sword".