Viktor Zhdanov (actor)

Viktor Petrovych Zhdanov (Ukrainian: Ві́ктор Петро́вич Жда́нов; born March 3, 1968) is a Ukrainian theater, film and television actor. He is a Merited Artist of Ukraine.

Viktor Zhdanov
Ві́ктор Жда́нов
Born (1968-03-03) March 3, 1968
Kyselivka, Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
OccupationActor
SpouseOlena Khokhlatkina
Children2, including Oksana Zhdanova
HonoursMerited Artist of Ukraine

Biography

Viktor Petrovych Zhdanov was born on March 3, 1968 in the village of Kyselivka in Kherson Oblast.[1] He graduated from the Kherson Vocational College of Culture and Arts in 1986.[1] From 1986 to 1988, he was an actor of the Kherson Puppet Theater.[1] From 1988 to 1997, he was part of the Regional Academic Musical-Dramatic Theatre Mykola Kulish.[1] From 1997 to 1998, he was part of the Maikop Russian Drama Theater in Adygea.[1] In 2000, he joined the Donetsk National Academic Ukrainian Musical and Drama Theatre.[1] He and his family moved to Kyiv after the occupation of Donetsk in 2014.[2] That same year, he began working for the Kyiv Academic Theatre of Drama and Comedy on the left bank of Dnieper.[3] He began acting in films after arriving in Kyiv.[4] Since 2022, he works at the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater.[5]

Personal life

Zhdanov is married with Olena Khokhlatkina.[6] They have a son named Pavlo and daughter Oksana Zhdanova.[6][7][8][4]

Credits

Theater
Year Title Role Venue Ref(s)
Dear Pamela Doctor Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater [9]
Ground Father
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Bowl
The Visit Teacher

Film
Year Title Role Ref(s)
2017 Cyborgs Staryi [10]
2018 Volcano Vova [11]

Television
Year Title Role Ref(s)
2021 Kriposna. Zhadana Lyubov [12]

Awards and honors

Zhdanov won the Best Actor category at the Golden Key Festival for his role as Holstomer in the play Istoriya konya (Ukrainian: Історія коня).[3] He won the Best Supporting Actor category at the Theatrical Donbass festival and the international Melpomene of Tavria festival for his role as Osgood Fielding III in the play U dzhazi til'ky divchata (Ukrainian: У джазі тільки дівчата).[3] In 2009, he was named Merited Artist of Ukraine.[13] In 2018, he earned a Golden Dzyga award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2017 film Cyborgs.[10] In 2020, he earned a Golden Dzyga award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2018 film Volcano.[11]

References
  1. Brovun, M. M. (2009). "Жданов Віктор Петрович". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. "Супруги-театралы из Донецка рассказали, кто помогает переселенцам в Киеве". ТСН (in Russian). March 27, 2015. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. "ЖДАНОВ ВІКТОР - заслужений артист України". Київський академічний театр драми і комедії на лівому березі Дніпра (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on December 3, 2018.
  4. Baziv, Lyubov (November 17, 2020). "Віктор Жданов, актор театру і кіно - Мені простіше було прожити свою роль у «Кіборгах», тому що мою родину просто взяли і викинули з місця, де ми жили". Укрінформ (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  5. "Жданов Віктор". Національний академічний драматичний театр імені Івана Франка (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. "Про Донеччину 2014 року, Херсон, племінника у полоні та театр: акторка Олена Хохлаткіна у "Точці опори"". Дім (in Ukrainian). March 15, 2023. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  7. Zhdanova, Ksyusha (September 20, 2016). "Уже несколько херсонских актёров регулярно снимаются в украинских сериалах". Таврия Ньюс (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 20, 2019.
  8. Tkachenko, Oksana (January 15, 2022). "«Очень опасно было оставаться». Актер Виктор Жданов рассказал о переезде из Донецка и назвал причину расставания с женой". «Очень опасно было оставаться». Актер Виктор Жданов рассказал о переезде из Донецка и назвал причину расставания с женой (in Russian). Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  9. "Zhdanov Viktor". Національний академічний драматичний театр імені Івана Франка. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  10. ""Золота Дзиґа-2018": стало известно, кто получил украинский "Оскар"". ТСН (in Russian). April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  11. "Кинопремия "Золота Дзига" объявила победителей". Укринформ (in Russian). May 3, 2020. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  12. "«Ход коня», «Любовь по переписке», «Залізна людина» и «Чорнобиль паранормальний». Новости контента". MBR Content Report (in Russian). October 22, 2021. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  13. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №750/2009 - Про нагородження працівників культури і мистецтв Донецької області". Президент України (in Ukrainian). September 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
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