Danila Kozlovsky Explained

Danila Kozlovsky
Birth Date:1985 5, df=first
Birth Place:Moscow (USSR)
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2004–present
Children:1
Website:danilakozlovskiy.com

Danila Valeryevich Kozlovsky (Russian: link=no|Данила Валерьевич Козловский; born 3 May 1985) is a Russian actor and director.[1] His most famous roles in films include Vampire Academy and Soulless, as well as the TV series Vikings. During his career he achieved international popularity in Eastern European countries.[2] [3] [4]

Biography

Kozlovsky was born in Moscow. His mother, Nadezhda Zvenigorodskaya, is a stage actress, and his father, Valery Kozlovsky, was a professor at Moscow State University specializing in marketing and mass communications.[5] He is the second of three brothers, an older brother, Yegor, and a younger brother, Ivan. From a young age, Kozlovsky was placed in dance and music classes, learning to play the saxophone and the alto. During his early years, he frequently changed schools, potentially due to discipline issues.[6] He made his big screen debut in 1998, playing the troubled sixth grader Denis on the Russian television series Simple Truths.

In 1996, he was accepted into the Kronshtadt Naval Military School, which he attended until his graduation in 2002. Upon graduation, he matriculated to the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy, entering the acting/directing course supervised by Lev Dodin. During his fourth year he made his debut on the stage of the Little Drama Theatre (Theatre de l’Europe), playing the part of Edgar in King Lear (2006). The role brought him his first theatre award: a special prize of Expert Council of the "Golden Sofit" (the top-rated theatre award in Saint Petersburg) for Best Debut. Then there was a role in the play Life and Fate, which premiered in Paris and the diploma performance "Warsaw Melody".

After graduating from the academy in 2007, Danila Kozlovskiy was officially admitted to the staff of the Little Drama Theatre (Theatre de l'Europe). In his repertoire were added performances Lord of the Flies, where he played Ralph, Intrigue and Love and The Cherry Orchard.

In 2005, he also received his first important film role – in the picture Garpastum. The film, set during the time of the First World War, tells the story of two brothers who wish to build their own football stadium. Kozlovsky received the Russian Guild of Film Critics "White Elephant Award" for the best male lead actor.[7]

Kozlovsky gained wider publicity in 2008 with his starring role in the film Black Hunters. There he played the role of robber archaeologist Sergei Filatov, who is transported into the past together with his friends when making illegal excavations.

In 2009, he portrayed drag queen Lusya in the comedy-drama Jolly Fellows. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival.

Soulless and breakthrough

After Kozlovsky starred in the 2012 film Soulless he became a household name in Russia. He played the lead role of Max Andreev, a young ambitious executive manager who begins to reevaluate his priorities in life and career. The film was a hit and grossed $13 million. He received the National Golden Eagle Award for Soulless (2012, nomination "Best Cinema Actor").[8] The film was followed by a sequel in 2015, for which he won the Nika Award as best actor.

Kozlovsky played the role of Yegor Dorin, in the 2012 film The Spy, based on the Boris Akunin novel.

In 2013, he portrayed ice-hockey player Valeri Kharlamov in the sports drama Legend № 17. The film was a critical and box-office success, earning $29.5 million at the box-office.

Kozlovsky starred in his first Hollywood film in 2014; he played Dimitri Belikov in the comedy-horror picture Vampire Academy.

The year 2016 saw Kozlovsky star in five films – romantic comedy , sci-fi action film Hardcore Henry, comedy film Friday, disaster film Flight Crew and historical action film Viking.

Out of the aforementioned films, the most popular ones at the box-office were Flight Crew, earning $27 million, and Viking which grossed $34 million.

He played Count Vorontzov in the film Matilda (2017), which told the story of the romance between Emperor Nicholas II and ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska. The film became controversial after State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya led a campaign to ban the film on religious grounds.

Also in 2017, it was announced that Kozlovsky will appear as Oleg of Novgorod in the sixth season of popular Canadian historical drama Vikings.[9]

In 2018, Kozlovsky played a supporting role in Dovlatov. The biographical picture about writer Sergei Dovlatov premiered at the 2018 Berlinale in competition.

Danila Kozlovsky's directorial debut Coach was released in 2018.[10]

In 2021, he directed the film, the soundtrack for the film was recorded by Alla Pugacheva.[11]

In the media

In 2013, GQ Russia picked Danila Kozlovsky as Man of the Year.[12]

Kozlovsky appeared in advertisements for Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle alongside Keira Knightley in 2015.[13]

For a number of years, he was cited as a sex symbol by various media outlets in Russia.[14] [15]

Personal life

In late 2008, Kozlovsky married the Maly Drama Theatre actress Urszula Małka. They divorced in 2011.[16] Kozlovsky was in a relationship with actress and model Olga Zueva from 2014 to 2020. They split shortly after Olga gave birth to their daughter Oda Valentina Zueva (born in March 2020).[17] [18]

On 24 and 27 February 2022, Kozlovsky posted several Instagram posts condemning the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, sharing an image of a crying refugee. In his 27 February post, Kozlovsky admitted to, and apologized for, his indifference to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014.[19] [20] Kozlovsky's film Viking had been filmed in parts of the Russia-annexed territory of Crimea. According to Novaya Gazeta, Kozlovsky has faced harassment due to his stance against the invasion.[21]

Theater

Little Drama Theatre (Theatre de l’Europe)

Theater Post

Clapham Grand

Filmography

YearTitleOriginal TitleRoleNotes
1999Simple TruthsПростые истиныDenis SelivyorstovTV series
2003Dancing on the WavesЯ всё решу сама: Танцующая на волнахValeraTV series
2003Streets of Broken LightsУлицы разбитых фонарейsoldier-deserter PopovTV series
2004Sissi: The Rebel EmpressСисси – мятежная императрицаYoung Franz JosephTV film
2004On Verhniaya Maslovka street"На Верхней МасловкеModigliani
2005GarpastumГарпастумNikolayRussian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
2006AlkaАлькаLenya AstakhovTV miniseries
2006Crime and WeatherПреступление и погодаVictor
2007Lenin's LegacyЗавещание ЛенинаSergeiTV miniseries
2008Black HuntersМы из будущегоSergei "Bormann" FilatovAlso known as We Are from the Future and Back in Time
Nominated—MTV Russia Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Ekaterina Klimova)
2009Jolly FellowsВесельчакиLyusya
2009A. D.А. Д.Daniil AgeevTV
2010On-aloneОдиночкаAndrei GromovTV
2010AttemptПокушениеYevgeniy KostinTV series
2010Moscow, I Love You!Москва, я люблю тебя!Taxi driver
2010Hamlet. XXI CenturyГамлет XXI векLaertes
2011Gulf Stream Under the IcebergГольфстрим под айсбергомAri Brylskiy
2011TargetМишеньMitya
2011Five BridesПять невестAlexei Kaverin
2011Skerries-18Шхера-18Andrei EgorovTV
2011RaspoutineРаспутинGrand Duke Dmitri PavlovichRussian-French co-production
2012The SpyШпионYegor Dorin
2012SoullessДухlessMax AndreevGolden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actor
Nominated—Nika Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
2013Legend № 17Легенда № 17Valeri Kharlamov
2013Everything Began in HarbinВсё началось в ХарбинеBoris EybozhenkoTV series
2013The habit to leaveПривычка расставатьсяVadim
2014DubrovskyДубровскийVladimir DubrovskyFeature film and TV mini-series
2014Vampire AcademyVampire Academy: Blood SistersDimitri Belikov
2015Soulless 2Духless 2Max Andreev
2016Статус: СвободенNikita Kolesnikov
2016FridayПятницаMikhail Bondar
2016Hardcore HenryХардкорAkan
2016Flight CrewЭкипажAlexey GuchshinRemake of Air Crew
2016VikingВикингVladimir the Great
2017MatildaМатильдаVorontsov
2018McMafiaМакМафияGrigory MishinTV series
2018DovlatovДовлатовDavid
2018CoachТренерYuri Stoleshnikov
2018In the HoodНа районе
2019–2020VikingsOleg the ProphetTV series, main role (season 6)
2021ЧернобыльAlexey KarpushinAlso director
2021KaramoraКарамора Karamora[22]
2022Molodoy chelovekМолодой человек
2022TreasonLord Anton MelnikovTV miniseries

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated WorkResult
Nika Awards2015Best ActorSoulless 2[23]
Glamour Awards2013Man of the Year[24]
Golden Eagle Awards2012Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading ActorSoulless
Golden Floodlight Theatre Awards2006Best DebutKing Lear[25]
GQ Awards2013Man of the Year
MTV Russia Movie Awards2008Best Kiss (shared with Ekaterina Klimova)Black Hunters
Nika Awards2012Best ActorSoulless[26]
Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards[27] 2005Best ActorGarpastum
2012Soulless
Constellation Film Actors Festival2008Best Leading ActorBack in Time

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Данила Козловский. Russia-1.
  2. Web site: «Праздник души и таланта». Пугачева встретилась с Козловским в Латвии . 2024-08-03 . РБК Life.
  3. Web site: Данила Козловский стал «Человеком года» по версии GQ . 2024-08-03 . 8tv.ru.
  4. Web site: «Мы в России всегда в роли догоняющих»: Данила Козловский раскрыл секрет успеха американского кино . 2024-08-03 . www.thevoicemag.ru . ru-RU.
  5. Web site: 'Vampire Academy's' Danila Kozlovsky on Being a Russian in Hollywood: Cold War Is 'Still With Us' (Q&A). Nick Holdsworth. The Hollywood Reporter. 4 February 2014.
  6. http://deti.mail.ru/news/danila-kozlovskij-otkryl-centr-dlya-autistov/ Данила Козловский открыл центр для аутистов
  7. Web site: 2005. Russian Guild of Film Critics.
  8. Web site: Лауреаты премии "Золотой Орел" за 2012 год. Golden Eagle Award.
  9. Web site: Vikings casts key new character for season 6. Entertainment Weekly.
  10. Web site: Frosty relationships between Russia and the West won't chill cinema. 2 April 2018. The Independent. en. 19 August 2019.
  11. Web site: 2024-08-03 . Алла Пугачева снялась в клипе к фильму «Чернобыль» Данилы Козловского . 2024-08-03 . Вокруг.ТВ . en.
  12. Web site: Человек года 2013: Данила Козловский. GQ. Mikhail Idov. 28 October 2013.
  13. News: Ad of the Day: Keira Knightley Does Her Best Bond Girl Imitation for Chanel. 18 April 2015. Adweek. 26 March 2014.
  14. Web site: Мачо и ботан: актеры-секс-символы российского кино. Elle. Igor Kuzmichev.
  15. Web site: Горячо! Данила Козловский показал фото под душем. Cosmopolitan. Anna Sadova.
  16. Web site: Данила Козловский женился назло Боярской. Express Gazeta. Olesya Ivanova.
  17. Web site: "Спасибо, что выбрала меня!": у Данилы Козловского родилась дочь в Америке. Ирина ВИКТОРОВА Сайт «Комсомольской правды». 2 March 2020. KP.RU – сайт «Комсомольской правды». ru. 3 March 2020.
  18. Web site: Данила Козловский впервые стал отцом StarHit.ru. www.starhit.ru. ru. 3 March 2020.
  19. Web site: Danila Kozlovsky on Instagram: "Страх и стыд….договоритесь! Остановитесь! НЕТ ВОЙНЕ". www.instagram.com . 2022-03-13.
  20. Web site: Danila Kozlovsky on Instagram: "То, что происходит сейчас, это катастрофа. Во всех смыслах. Человеческая, гуманистическая, политическая, экономическая. Да какая угодно. Я люблю свою страну. Всем своим сердцем. И всегда считал, что истинный патриотизм, это решительность говорить правду, заключающуюся в том, что ты по настоящему чувствуешь и испытываешь. К моему огромному личному разочарованию, далеко не всегда я проявлял это качество. Но сейчас тот момент, когда надо говорить. Та точка невозврата, которую мы проходим, буквально на танках. И пишу я этот текст не ради хайпа или Боже упаси, желания ещё больше разжечь пожар агрессии, а потому что, по настоящему болит. Сейчас задают, ставший уже легендарный вопрос "где ты был все эти восемь лет"? Хочется сразу спросить, "а где собственно были вы", но вопросом на вопрос отвечать неприлично, поэтому отвечу по другому. Не знаю..Не видел, не понимал или не хотел видеть и понимать..был равнодушен, интересовался исключительно своей жизнью, когда надо было всеми способами призывать к разуму и миру. Наивно полагал, что все это закончится и там уж наверху точно договорятся, ведь умные люди сидят. Не допустят войны. Допустили. Страшно. Больно. Невыносимо грустно. И стыдно. И в том числе, за себя. За своё молчание и равнодушие все эти годы. Но разве возможно насилием принести мир? Насилие порождает насилие. Разве можно в 21 веке, в это расшатанное и взнервленное ковидом и прочими конфликтами, время, решать подобные проблемы "военными операциями" против братского народа. Ведь почему многие так ошиблись в своих прогнозах? Только потому, что это совершено невозможно было представить. Что Харьков, Киев и другие прекрасные города будут звучать в военной хронике, а наши украинские друзья в телефонных разговорах будут потерянно спрашивать "почему", а мы что то мямлить нечленораздельное в ответ. Нас сейчас всех без исключения, это затрагивает, ибо проклятья, ненависть, обвинения, которыми заволокло наше пространство, идущие от нас самих, это то, что порождает любая война. Продолжение в карусели". www.instagram.com . 2022-03-13.
  21. Web site: Danila Kozlovsky: portrait of a Russian actor who cannot feign war support. novayagazeta.eu . 2023-10-01.
  22. Web site: Данила Козловский снимется в сериале про династию Романовых и вампиров. Ekspress Gazeta. Natalia Biryukova.
  23. News: http://kino-nika.com/page138575.html. Nika Awards. ru:Номинанты Национальной кинематографической премии "НИКА" за 2015 год . ru .
  24. News: Женщиной года Glamour 2013 стала Дума, Мужчиной года – Данила Козловский . ru . 13 November 2013 . 12 February 2014 . Piter.tv.
  25. News: http://www.mdt-dodin.ru/worker/168.html . 12 February 2014 . ru:Данила Козловский . Little Drama Theatre . ru . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029183713/http://www.mdt-dodin.ru/worker/168.html . 29 October 2013 . dead .
  26. News: http://kino-nika.com/news/304--lr-2012-.html . Nika Awardss . 12 February 2014 . 6 March 2013 . ru:Номинанты Национальной кинематографической премии "НИКА" за 2012 год . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222144904/http://kino-nika.com/news/304--lr-2012-.html . 22 February 2014 .
  27. News: http://www.kinopressa.ru/premii/2002-1998.html . ru:Номинанты и призеры . . ru . 12 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829053123/http://www.kinopressa.ru/premii/2002-1998.html . 29 August 2012 . dead .