Yura Borisov Explained

Yura Borisov
Native Name Lang:ru
Birth Name:Yuri Alexandrovich Borisov
Birth Date:8 December 1992
Birth Place:Reutov, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Nationality:Russian
Occupation:Actor
Other Names:Yura
Yearsactive:2010–present
Spouse:Anna Borisova
Children:2

Yuri Alexandrovich "Yura" Borisov (Russian: Ю́рий Алекса́ндрович Бори́сов, also tr. Yuriy Aleksandrovich Borisov; born 8 December 1992) is a Russian actor. He was the winner of the Golden Eagle Award in 2021.[1] GQ Russia chose him as Actor of the Year in 2020.[2]

Early life

Borisov was born in Reutov, Moscow Oblast near Moscow. In 2013 he graduated from the Shchepkin Higher Theater School (course of Vladimir Mikhailovich Beilis and Vitaly Nikolayevich Ivanov), and won the Golden Leaf award in the Best Actor category for the role of Alexander Tarasovich Ametistov in the play Zoykina's Apartment

Acting career

Yura started working as a film actor in 2010, and played main roles in various television series. In 2013–14 he worked at the Moscow theater "Satyricon".

In 2019, he starred in the film The Bull, for which he was nominated for the 18th Golden Eagle Awards 2020 in the category Best Leading Actor, and also received an award "Event of the Year" from the magazine "Kinoreporter" in the category "Discovery of the Year". He also played minor roles in the films T-34, Union of Salvation, and Invasion.

In February 2020, the film AK-47 was released, in which Yura Borisov played the main role – Mikhail Kalashnikov, and received positive reviews from film critics. For this role he was awarded the Golden Eagle Award – 2021.

2021 was a very busy year for Yura Borisov – he played in 8 feature films released in 2021. In 2021 Yura played the lead role in Finnish-Russian film Compartment No. 6 directed by Juho Kuosmanen, which won the Grand-Prix at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2024 Borisov played one of the lead roles in the Palme d'Or winning film Anora directed by Sean Baker.

Selected filmography

List of film credits
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Elena Sasha's friend
2018 Coach fan
2018 Crystal Swan Alik
2019 T-34 Serafim Ionov [3] [4]
2019 The Bull Anton Bykov
2019 The Port
2019 Union of Salvation Anton Arbuzov
2020 Invasion Captain Ivan 'Vanya' Korobanov
2020 AK-47 [5]
2020 The Silver Skates Alexey "Alex" Tarasov [6]
2020 Has Anyone Seen My Girl? Sergei
2021 Compartment No. 6 Lyokha
2021 Petrov's Flu Sasha
2021 Gerda Oleg
2021 Captain Volkonogov Escaped Captain Volkonogov
2021 The Riot Pyotr (Petr)
2021 Mama, I'm Home a stranger
2023 Kentavr Sasha
2024 Guest from the Future Glot
2024 Anora Igor
2025 The Poet
The Prophet. The Story of Alexander Pushkin
Alexander PushkinPost-production

Awards and nominations

YearRewardCategoryJobResult
2013Golden LeafBest ActorZoyka's Apartment
2020Золотой орёлBest Actor in a Motion PictureThe Bull
2020Moscow International Film FestivalChopard Talent AwardsThe Bull
2020Event of the yearDiscovery of the year
2020Journal Award GQActor of the Year
2021Golden Eagle AwardBest Actor in a Motion PictureAK-47
2021NikaBest Supporting ActorSilver Skates
2021European Film AwardsBest ActorCompartment No. 6
2021Sao Paulo International Film FestivalBest ActorCompartment No. 6
2021Valladolid International Film FestivalBest ActorCompartment No. 6
2021The Golden Unicorn AwardsBest ActorCaptain Volkonogov Escaped
2022White ElephantBest Leading ActorCaptain Volkonogov Escaped
2022Russian Guild of Film CriticsBest Leading ActorCompartment No. 6
2022Jerusalem Film FestivalBest Leading ActorCompartment No. 6
2022International Cinephile Society AwardsBest Supporting ActorCompartment No. 6
2023Días de Cine AwardsBest foreign ActorCompartment No. 6

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://ria.ru/20210122/premiya-1594231567.html Юрий Борисов получил "Золотого орла" за лучшую мужскую роль
  2. Web site: Актер года 2020: Юра Борисов. GQ Russia.
  3. https://www.kp.ru/afisha/msk/obzory/kino/yurij-borisov-akter/ Путь Юры Борисова: почему он сейчас самый востребованный российский актер
  4. Web site: "Важно себе напоминать, какой ты тупой". Наталья. Васильева. January 17, 2020. Известия.
  5. Web site: Юра Борисов - о том, как в него "вселился дух" Михаила Калашникова. February 20, 2020. Российская газета.
  6. https://echo.msk.ru/blog/echocinema/2754864-echo/ Знакомство с героями фильми «Серебряные коньки»