
Valery Nikolaev
Acting
Gifted actor and dancer Valery Nikolaev has choreographed five productions at the Chekhov MKhAT theater. He choreographed the musical My Fair Lady (Moscow, 2000), as well. In 1997 he traveled to Hollywood in 1997 to play in Phillip Noyce's The Saint. Nikolaev graduated from MKhAT, where he studied under the eminent Oleg Tabakov. It was during his studies with Tabakov that he met his future wife, Irina Apeksimova. After graduation, Nikolaev performed with the Chekhov MKhAT theater. Nikolaev is a serious dancer who excels at rock and tap. He trained at a university in Florida, where he received a certificate in tap dancing.
Known for
2026The Good Doctor
2021Compartment No. 6
Fisherman
20121812. Ballad of the Uhlans
2012The Guitar Lessons
Oleg
2011The 5th Execution
Sania
2011On the Hook!
Александр Кузнецов
2011The Afghan Caravan
2011Thirty-Seven Novel
2009Artefact
Erik
2008Bear Hunting
2008Эгоист
Егор
2008Ответь мне
2006The Power of Fear
Ivan Berkhoff
2005Mirror Wars: Reflection One
Boris
2004The Terminal
Milodragovich
2003Gate to Heaven
Alexej
2003In the Service of My Country
Victor Bystroletov
2003Don't Even Think
Feldman
2002Cinema About Cinema
Виталий Сергеевич
2001Ice Planet
Nikolai Blade
2000Cicatriz (El atentado a Pinochet)
1998Aberration
Uri Romanov
1997U Turn
Mr. Arkady
1997The Saint
Ilya Tretiak