Nikolay Lavrov

Nikolai Lavrov was a Russian character actor who is best remembered for his screen presence in a supporting role in Upyr (1997), as well as in the Russian TV crime series Uboynaya sila (2000). He was born Nikolai Grigoryevich Lavrov on April 8, 1944, in Russia (at that time the Soviet Union). In the 1960s he began his acting career in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia. There, from 1967 - 1973, he was a permanent member of the troupe at State Theatre for Young Audience. At that time he studied acting and directing under Zinovi Korogodsky at the Institute of Theatre and Cinematography in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), graduating in 1973, as director. From 1973 - 2000 he was a permanent member of the troupe at Maly Drama Theatre - Theatre of Europe under directorship of Lev Dodin. Nikolai Lavrov made his film debut while being a student, in criminal Dela davno minuvshikh dney... (1972).