People's Artist of the Russian Federation 30.03.2026

Vladimir Vladimirovich Vdovichenkov was born on 13 August 1971 in Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast. He lived in his hometown until finishing school. As a child he practiced boxing. In 1989 he graduated from the 42nd Kronstadt Nautical School and served for four years in the Northern and Baltic Fleets.

Since childhood he loved cinema (his idol was Van Damme) and decided to enroll at VGIK. While studying at preparatory courses, he worked as a waiter, and later as an administrator in a club-restaurant. In 1997 he entered VGIK (G. Taratorkin's workshop), from which he graduated in 2001.

While still a student, he acted in films, music videos and commercials. In his fourth year, director Aleksey Sidorov cast Vladimir in one of the main roles in the TV series "Brigada". The role of Fil brought Vladimir wide fame, and its success was reinforced by the role of Kostya (Kot) in the film "Bumer". After graduating from the institute, Vladimir was accepted into the troupe of the Mossovet Theatre. Since 2002 he has served in the troupe of the State Academic Theatre named after E. Vakhtangov.