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Egor Trukhin | |
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| Pronunciation | Егор Трухин |
| Born | 31 January 1997 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian-Israeli |
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Egor Trukhin is a Russian-Israeli theater and film director, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor.
Egor Trukhin was born on January 31, 1997, in St. Petersburg, Russia, into a theatrical family.
From 2009 to 2013, he attended the Theater of Youth Creativity in St. Petersburg, where he played roles in Pinocchio and Tom Sawyer. In 2013, he enrolled at the Oleg Tabakov’s Moscow Theater School. While studying there, he performed in The White Guard, directed by Sergei Zhenovach, at the Moscow Art Theater. After graduating with honors, he joined the trainee troupe of the Tabakov’s Theatre and performed in A Lively Place, directed by Vitaly Egorov. [1]
In 2017, Egor entered the Department of Theater Directing at the Russian Institute of Theater Arts (GITIS), under the course of Sergei Zhenovach. During his third year, he staged Hamlet by Shakespeare, which was later presented at multiple festivals such as Your Chance, The Future of Theatrical Russia (Yaroslavl, Russia), The International Shakespeare Festival (Yerevan, Armenia), and The Tower Festival (Kaliningrad, Russia). [2] [3] [4]
In 2019, he played the lead role of Vasya in the musical comedy television series The ’90s. Funny and Loud, which was broadcast on the STS channel.
In 2019, Egor made his debut as a film director with the short film In Silence, which was shot in St. Petersburg. The film, dedicated to his hometown, won "Best Experimental Film" at the MOSCOW SHORTS festival in 2021 and received recognition from other international film festivals. [5] [6] [7] [8]
In 2021, he participated in the experimental project "Laboratory of Fiction" at the Russian Academic Youth Theater (RAMT), where he presented a sketch of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. [9]
In 2021-2022, he starred in the drama KAT directed by Boris Akopov, the drama Nika directed by Vasilisa Kuzmina, and the drama OneReal Day, directed by Georgi Shengelia.
In March 2022, Egor staged Florian Zeller’s play The Mother at the Moscow Art Theater. He dedicated the work to his mother. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Later in March 2022, he left Russia in protest of the invasion policy and became a citizen of Israel. In September 2022, he presented a self-written play I Am Here, starring actor Anatoly Beliy in the lead role. The performance toured worldwide. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Starting in 2022, Egor was touring internationally as an actor in the play My Grandson Benjamin, with Liya Akhedzhakova in the leading role. [20]
In 2023, Trukhin appeared in the Georgian feature film Shavi Kvebi (The Black Stones), which was selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). [21] [22] [23]
At the beginning of 2024, Trukhin staged his self-written dramatic play So Many of You in Tbilisi, Georgia.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | In Silence | Gay | Short film; also director |
| 2022 | KAT | Max | Feature Film |
| 2022 | Nika | Yasha | Feature Film |
| 2022 | One Real Day | Alyokhin | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Streets of Broken Lights | — | Episode role |
| 2007 | Opera. Chronicles of the Homicide Department | — | Episode role |
| 2017 | Secretary | Stas Mirsky | TV series |
| 2019 | The ’90s. Funny and Loud | Vasya (lead role) | TV series |
| 2019 | Linden Blossom | Egor | TV series |
| 2020 | Deafblind Superhero | Jumper | TV series |