Vladislav Galkin

Vladislav Galkin was a Russian actor known for The Master and Margarita (2005 TV mini-series) and V avguste 44-go (2001). He was born Vladislav Sukhachev on the 25th of December, 1971, in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Eventually, he was adopted by his stepfather, Boris Galkin. He shot to fame in the Soviet Union at the age of 9, as Huckleberry Finn in the popular series Priklyucheniya Toma Soyera i Geklberri Finna (1982) by director Stanislav Govorukhin. From 1988 - 1992 he studied acting at Shchukin School of Acting, graduating in 1992 from the class of Albert Gurov. From 1994 - 1998 he studied directing at VGIK, the Russian State Film Institute in Moscow, under Vladimir Khotinenko, graduating in 1998 as director. Thanks to his versatility, Vladislav Galkin managed to overcome the initial typecast as a regular Russian man.