How Alexander Golovin became a star of the Russian national team

Childhood and youth

The future actor was born on March 21, 1964. Igor Golovin’s homeland is the village of Frunzovka (now Zakharyevka) in the Odessa region. School science was easy for Golovin; the actor left the educational institution with a gold medal. I also easily entered the institute, choosing the Faculty of Radio Engineering. Five years later, Igor Golovin, already a certified specialist, moved to the city of Ilyichevsk, where he was assigned to work in a design bureau.

Igor Golovin in his youth

Despite such a serious technical profession, Igor Golovin had a desire for creativity and acting. In 1987, the young man found a way to realize it by joining the KVN team called “Odessa Gentlemen”. After some time, the aspiring comedian and actor even became the champion of the club.

Igor Golovin in the KVN team “Odessa Gentlemen”

The scene captured Igor Ivanovich so much that he, not afraid of such a serious decision, left his job and moved to Leningrad. In the Northern capital, Golovin entered the Nikolai Cherkasov Theater Institute (now the educational institution is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts). The actor’s first mentor was the well-known Arkady Katsman, then Golovin studied under the guidance of Veniamin Filshtinsky.

Theater

Igor Golovin’s professional acting biography began in 1990, when he joined the troupe of the famous St. Petersburg theater “On Liteiny”. A year later, the actor changed the stage, moving to the Farsy Theater. Igor Golovin served there until 2007.

Igor Golovin in the theater

Igor Ivanovich got diverse roles. The actor's credits include Claudius in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Edstaston in Bernard Shaw's The Great Catherine, and even Mizinchikov in the production of The Village of Stepanchikovo (based on the work of Fyodor Dostoevsky). The talent of the actor in Igor Golovin could not help but delight both directors and spectators. It is not surprising that at some point the actor was offered to try his hand at cinema.

Biography[edit | edit code]

Alexander Golovin was born into the family of a military pilot in Czechoslovakia on January 13, 1989. Father - Pavel Golovin, retired military pilot. His mother is a housewife and also plays the role of Sasha’s manager. He has an older sister, Evgenia.

When Alexander was 9 years old, his parents saw an advertising poster about the recruitment of children to the Slava Zaitsev modeling agency. Although initially they signed up only Evgenia for selection there, Alexander persuaded them to sign him up too. They both passed the selection process and were accepted into the agency, where Alexander was noticed by teacher Andrei Aleksandrovich Belkin, and it was he who helped reveal the actor’s talent.

Since 2001 he has been acting in films. He starred in commercials for the Vitrum, Saveguard, Nestlé and Chupa Chups brands.

Alexander Golovin does not have a professional acting education.

Since 2010, he has been taking part in road-circuit racing (RHC) competitions on scooters with his partner Alexey Smirnov.

He is a fan of Spartak Moscow.

Movies

One of Golovin’s first works in cinema was a role in the large-scale military drama Before Dawn, directed by Yaropolk Lapshin. Here, Igor Ivanovich’s partners on the set were Evgeny Mironov, Valery Ryzhakov, Alexander Pankratov-Cherny. And although the film did not bring the actor much fame, partnership with such talented people gave Golovin invaluable experience.

Igor Golovin in the film “Chekist”

In 1992, Igor Ivanovich got the role of the commandant in the film “Chekist” based on the script by Alexander Rogozhkin. This film also tells the story of a tragic period - the times of the so-called “Red Terror”. The film is based on the story “Sliver” by Vladimir Zazubrin.

A year later, Golovin starred in the opera “Life with an Idiot,” based on the work of Viktor Erofeev. The director of the film, Alexander Rogozhkin, was so impressed by the actor’s performance that he immediately invited Igor Golovin to star in another film. So Igor Ivanovich got a role in the crime drama “The Act”.

Igor Golovin in the film “The Plane Flies to Russia”

Igor Golovin’s next large-scale work was his role in the film “The Plane Flies to Russia.” Here the actor had a hard time: Golovin’s hero is a man of non-traditional sexual orientation. However, Igor Ivanovich’s acting talent did not disappoint, and the character turned out to be quite believable. This action-comedy, ridiculing the usual cliches of crime films, was liked by the audience.

1997 in Igor Golovin’s career was marked by the role of the leader of a criminal gang in the comedy film “The Story of Richard, Milord and the Beautiful Firebird.” The audience unfolds a story about the modest director of the children's theater Dmitry Kamentsev (actor Mikhail Wasserbaum), who once found a case with a million dollars inside. Being an honest man, Dmitry announces the money found on television. Of course, there are many who want to get a tidy sum.

Igor Golovin in the film “The Story of Richard, Milord and the Beautiful Firebird”

In 2000, Igor Golovin was invited to participate in the cult multi-part project “Deadly Force”. The actor got the role of Firsov. In the same year, viewers were pleased with the appearance of Igor Ivanovich in the action-packed mini-series “The Hunt for Cinderella”, and then in an episode of the popular series “Secrets of the Investigation - 2”. Since then, Igor Golovin has starred in many detective films, winning a huge number of fans among fans of the genre.

In 2008, photographs of Igor Golovin again appeared on the pages of cinema publications. This time the occasion was the actor’s work in the film “A Room and a Half, or a Sentimental Journey to the Motherland.” This film is dedicated to the poet Joseph Brodsky. He talks not so much about the biography of the genius, but about his imaginary worlds revealed in his works. The poet himself was played by actor Grigory Dityatkovsky, Igor Golovin got the role of composer Dmitry Shostakovich. Also starring in the film are Alisa Freindlikh, Svetlana Kryuchkova, and Sergei Yursky.

Igor Golovin in the series “Such Work”

Among the actor’s later works, it is worth noting Alexander Yakimchuk’s film “When I Stop Drinking,” as well as the detective series “Excellent Student,” which tells the story of a young law graduate who enlists in the police service. In 2020, the multi-part film “Wings of the Empire” was released, revealing the events of the First World War and the October Revolution.

Filmography[edit | edit code]

Movies[edit | edit code]

2001 - Pale-faced liar (television play) - cat
2001 - Lord of the Puddles - Ivan
2004 - The Secret of the Wolf's Mouth - Vasya "Fingerless"
2005 - You won’t leave me - hooligan
2006 - Marfa and her puppies - Seva
2006 - Bride - Vovka
2006 - Bastards - “Cat” Chernov
2007 - Lonely woman with a child

2008 - Cinderella 4x4. It all starts with desires - The Little Prince
2009 - Far away section
2009 - Roof - high school student Karavaev, who “fell in love” with Tatyana Petrovna
2010 - Close Enemy - Sandrik, Oleg’s driver
2010 - On Treason - Petya, the ambitious young man from the next room
2010 - Christmas trees - Dimon Fomenko, snowboarder
2011 - Yolki 2 - Dimon Fomenko, snowboarder
2013 - 12 months - Maximilian Volosatov
2013 - Yolki 3 - Dimon Fomenko, snowboarder
2014 - Only girls in sports - Fedya (Swift)
2014 - Christmas trees 1914 - Mitenka
2014 - B/W - Vadik, nationalist
2015 - Women against men - Kostya
2015 - SOS, Santa Claus, or Everything will come true! — Egor, animator in a shopping complex, Nastya’s friend
2016 - Hero - Alexey Repnin
2016 - Yolki 5 - Dimon Fomenko, snowboarder
2016 - Grail - correspondent
2017 — Welcome to Kyrgyzstan
2018 - Women against men: Crimean holidays
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Kostya
2018 - Last Christmas trees - Dimon Fomenko, snowboarder

TV series[edit | edit code]

2002 - Shukshin stories (short story “Nugget”) - Valerka, son of Andrei Erin
2003 - Emergency - Gavroche, a homeless guy
2003 - Adventures of a Magician - Nikolai, son of Igor
2003 - Angel on the roads - Sasha
2004 - Only you - Stas
2004 - Cadets - Mishka Obolensky (“Shmyga”)
2005 - Hunting on the asphalt - Miron in childhood
2006 - 2007 - Cadets - Maxim Makarov, Suvorov veteran / vice-sergeant
2007 - 2013 - Daddy's daughters - Pavel Sergeevich Klyuev, teacher of computer science and physics at school No. 69; in seasons 15-16 - Galina Sergeevna’s boyfriend, in episode 407 he falls in love with Masha (seasons 3, 13-16, 20)
2009 - Such is life - Egor Sokolov, son of Alexander Sokolov
2009 - 2010 - Kremlin cadets (from episode 40) - Maxim Makarov, cadet
2010 - Garages (series “The Last Theft”) - Kolya, pizza delivery man
2010 - Once upon a time in the police - draft dodger
2011 - The Eighties (pilot episode) - Seryoga Yakovlev, classmate and friend of Ivan
2011 - Dove (from the 9th to the 12th episode) - German (Gerka) Zakharchenko 17-24, a sailor from Murmansk, a pupil of an orphanage, promises to marry Irina Novikova, but cheats on her first with Lyuda, and then with Milka Guseva .
2012 - Save the boss - cameo
2016 - Citizen Nobody - Ivan Kholodkov
2017 - Svetka - Oleg
2017 - Deadly number - gymnast Mitya
2017 - Later repentance - Philip
2018 - Train of Destiny - Fedya, security guard
2019 - Rostov - Alexander Vorobyov (“Bird”), criminal investigation officer
2019 - Fort Boyar - cameo

Newsreel "Jumble"[edit | edit code]

2002 — Issue No. 152 ( “Pound of Salt”
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2003 — Issue No. 156 ( “You know me!”
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2003 — Issue No. 157 ( “Nobody But Me”
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2003 — Issue No. 160 ( “Who’s cooler?”
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2003 — Issue No. 161 ( “Shall we dance?”
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2003 — Issue No. 164 ( “Cool Drama”
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2003 - Issue No. 166 ( "Heaps and Smalls"
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2004 - Issue No. 169 ( "Fighting Spirit"
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2004 - Issue No. 170 ( "Detective"
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2004 — Issue No. 176 ( “I’ll return my beloved”
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2005 — Issue No. 181 ( “Test of Strength”
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2005 — Issue No. 186 ( “A story about history”
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2006 - Issue No. 197 ( "Hand of Fate"
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2010 - Issue No. 245 ( "Artist"
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2014 — Issue No. 286 ( “Incorrigible”
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Voice acting for cartoons[edit | edit code]

2012 - From the screw! — eagle Saker Falcon
2013 - The Seal of King Solomon - Huckleberry Finn

Clips[edit | edit code]

1999 - video by Nike Borzov “Three words”
2006 - video from the Korni group “Race with the Wind”
2007 - Mika Newton video “White Horses”
2010 - video by Dmitry Nesterov “Stars”
2010 - clip of the NeoNate group “In the Mask”
2013 - video for Nastya Kudri feat. Alexandra Golovina “Attention”
2013 - video DJ Smash feat. Natalia Podolskaya “New World”
2014 - video South ft. Gusets - “Give me fire”[1]
2015 — video Kravets feat. "Caspian cargo" "Don't know them"
2015 - In shop windows (Katya Nova)
2019 - video Went to the left (Alvin Gray, Elbrus Dzhanmirzoev)

Television[edit | edit code]

He took part in the filming of the following programs: “Star Factory - 2” (was a guest), “Steps”, “Big Laundry” (theme “Teacher’s Day”), “Morning Star”.
Children's Film Festival "Kinotavrik", 2004, co-hosted with Masha Rybakova.
Concert dedicated to the 30th anniversary of “Jumble”, 2005, hosted by Anna Tsukanova.
Concert “March 8 in the Big City” (2010, Ukraine), performed Mika Newton’s song “White Horses”, together with actor Artyom Terekhov.
"Dancing with the Stars. Season 2011” danced together with Ksenia Borodina.

Personal life

Igor Golovin prefers to leave his personal life in the shadows. However, in one of the interviews, the actor opened up, admitting that he is henpecked and simply idolizes his wife.

Igor Golovin in 2017

Golovin’s beloved name is Elena, the couple met at the theater institute. After finishing her studies, Elena devoted herself to her husband and children: the Golovin family has two daughters and a son. The actor spends his free time at home, helping his beloved with children and household chores.