Danila Kozlovsky
Danila Kozlovsky | |
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| Born | Danila Valerievich Kozlovsky 3 May 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Model |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse |
Urszula Małka (m. 2008–2011) |
| Partner | Yuliya Snigir (2012–13) |
| Awards | Golden Eagle Award |
Danila Valerievich Kozlovsky (Russian: Данила Валерьевич Козловский; born 3 May 1985) is a Russian film and theatre actor and model.
Life and career
Danila Kozlovsky was born in Moscow. His mother, Nadezhda Zvenigorodskaya, is a stage actress, and his father, Valery Kozlovsky, was a professor at Moscow State University specializing in marketing and mass communications.[1] He has an older brother, Yegor, and a younger brother, Ivan. As a child Danila was slightly overweight.[2] From a young age, Danila was placed in dance and music classes, learning to play the saxophone and the alto. During his early years, he frequently changed schools, potentially due to discipline issues.[3] He made his big screen debut in 1998, playing the troubled sixth grader Denis on the Russian television series Simple Truths.
In 1996, he was accepted into the Kronshtadt Naval Military School, which he attended until his graduation in 2002. Upon graduation, he matriculated to the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy, entering the acting/directing course supervised by Lev Dodin. During his fourth year he made his debut on the stage of the Little Drama Theatre (Theatre de l’Europe), playing the part of Edgar in King Lear (2006). The role brought him his first theatre award: a special prize of Expert Council of the "Golden Sofit" (the top-rated theatre award in Saint Petersburg) for Best Debut.
In the same year he also received his first movie award – the Russian Cinema Critics Guild "White Elephant Award" for the best leading role (in the movie Garpastum, 2006). He received the National "Golden Eagle Award" for "Dukhless" (2012, nomination "Best Cinema Actor").
He starred in productions of the St. Petersburg Academic Maly Drama Theatre - Theatre of Europe and in films.
In 2014, he played Dimitri Belikov in his first American movie, Vampire Academy. In 2015 he will portray the role of Erast Fandorin, in The Decorator, based on the novel in same name by Boris Akunin. Thus, after he played the role of Egor Dorin, in movie The Spy, based on another Akunin novel.
He also appeared in advertisements for Chanel Coco Mademoiselle alongside Keira Knightley.[4]
Personal life
He has two brothers: Yegor and Ivan.
In fall 2008 he married actress Ursula Malka. The couple filed for divorce in 2011. In 2012, he started a romantic relationship with the Russian model and actress Yuliya Snigir. The relationship ended in 2013. Since 2014 he has been dating actress, model, director and writer Olya Zueva.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Original Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Simple Truths | Простые истины | Denis Selivyorstov | TV series |
| 2003 | Dancing on the Waves | Я всё решу сама: Танцующая на волнах | Valera | TV series |
| 2003 | Streets of Broken Lights | Улицы разбитых фонарей | soldier-deserter Popov | TV series |
| 2004 | Sissi: The Rebel Empress | Сисси — мятежная императрица | Young Franz Joseph | TV film |
| 2004 | On Upper Scissors | На Верхней Масловке | Modigliani | |
| 2005 | Garpastum | Гарпастум | Nikolai | Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Alka | Алька | Lenya Astakhov | TV miniseries |
| 2006 | Crime and Weather | Преступление и погода | Victor | |
| 2007 | Lenin's Legacy | Завещание Ленина | Sergei | TV miniseries |
| 2008 | Black Hunters | Мы из будущего | Sergei "Bormann" Filatov | Also known as We Are from the Future and Back in Time Nominated—MTV Russia Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Ekaterina Klimova) |
| 2009 | Jolly Fellows | Весельчаки | Lyusya | |
| 2009 | A. D. | А. Д. | Daniil Ageev | TV |
| 2010 | lonely man | Одиночка | Andrei Gromov | TV |
| 2010 | Покушение | Yevgeniy Kostin | TV series | |
| 2010 | Moscow, I Love You! | Москва, я люблю тебя! | Taxi driver | |
| 2011 | Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg | Гольфстрим под айсбергом | Ari Brylskiy | |
| 2011 | Hamlet of the 21st Century | Гамлет XXI век | Laertes | |
| 2011 | Target | Мишень | Mitya | |
| 2011 | Five Brides | Пять невест | Alexei Kaverin | |
| 2011 | Skerries-18 | Шхера-18 | Andrei Egorov | TV |
| 2011 | Rasputin | Распутин Raspoutine |
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich | Russian-French co-production |
| 2012 | Spy | Шпион | Egor Dorin | |
| 2012 | Soulless | Духless | Max Andreev | Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actor Nominated—Nika Award for Best Actor Nominated—Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Actor |
| 2013 | Legend № 17 | Легенда № 17 | Valeri Kharlamov | |
| 2013 | It All Began in Kharbin | Всё началось в Харбине | Boris Eybozhenko | TV series |
| 2013 | The habit to leave | Привычка расставаться | Vadim | |
| 2014 | Dubrovsky | Дубровский | Vladimir Dubrovsky | Feature film and TV mini-series |
| 2014 | Vampire Academy | ' | Dimitri Belikov | |
| 2015 | Soulless 2 | Духless 2 | Max Andreev | |
| 2016 | Status: Free | Статус: Свободен | Nikita Kolesnikov | |
| 2016 | Friday | Пятница | Bondar | |
| 2016 | Hardcore Henry | Хардкор | Akan | |
| 2016 | Flight Crew | Экипаж | Alexey Guchshin | Remake of Air Crew |
| 2016 | Viking (2016 movie) | Викинг | Vladimir the Great | |
| 2016 | Matilda | Матильда | Vorontsov | |
| 2016 | Selfie | Селфи | ||
| 2017 | The Decorator | — | Erast Fandorin |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glamour Awards | 2013 | Man of the Year | — | Won[5] |
| Golden Eagle Awards | 2012 | Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actor | Soulless | Won |
| Golden Floodlight Theatre Awards | 2006 | Best Debut | King Lear | Won[6] |
| GQ Awards | 2013 | Man of the Year | — | Won |
| MTV Russia Movie Awards | 2008 | Best Kiss (shared with Ekaterina Klimova) | Black Hunters | Nominated |
| Nika Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | Soulless | Nominated[7] |
| Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards[8] | 2005 | Best Actor | Garpastum | Won |
| 2012 | Soulless | Nominated | ||
| Constellation Film Actors Festival | 2008 | Best Leading Actor | Back in Time | Won |
References
- ^ Nick Holdsworth. "'Vampire Academy's' Danila Kozlovsky on Being a Russian in Hollywood: Cold War Is 'Still With Us' (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaB3jWYY9L8
- ^ Данила Козловский открыл центр для аутистов
- ^ "Ad of the Day: Keira Knightley Does Her Best Bond Girl Imitation for Chanel". Adweek. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Женщиной года Glamour 2013 стала Дума, Мужчиной года – Данила Козловский". Piter.tv (in Russian). 13 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ Данила Козловский. Little Drama Theatre (in Russian). Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ Номинанты Национальной кинематографической премии "НИКА" за 2012 год. Nika Awardss (in Russian). 6 March 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ Номинанты и призеры. Russian Guild of Film Critics (in Russian). Retrieved 12 February 2014.
