Igor Petrenko is a Russian theater and film actor. He is widely known for his roles in the films “Star”, “Driver for Vera”, “Carmen” and the TV series “Hero of Our Time”, “Cadets”.
short biography
Born August 23, 1977 in Potsdam (GDR). His father was a military man, and his mother worked as a translator. A few years after the birth of their son, they moved to live in Moscow. As a child, Igor did not pay much attention to his studies at school, devoting more time to sports hobbies, in particular, various types of wrestling.
The history of his conviction is connected with this period in Petrenko’s life. At the age of fifteen, he became an accomplice in a murder. Together with a friend, they borrowed a large sum of money from their friend and, being unable to pay off, decided to shoot their friend. For more than a year, Petrenko was in jail, and the trial took place only five years later. Considering that he was not only a minor, but also a junior participant in the crime, and taking into account all the positive reviews, Igor was sentenced to eight years probation.
After graduating from school, Petrenko could not decide on the choice of a further path and went to the Schepkinsky school for the company with a friend. Unexpectedly for himself and those around him, Igor was successfully enrolled in students. Then he met his first wife – actress Irina Leonova.
Once they were even almost expelled from the first year together due to academic failure, but nothing happened. And already in 2000, the couple began to play on the same stage of the Maly Theater, where they spent a total of a couple of years. The tension in the relationship between the spouses gradually grew, and in the end they broke up.
debut in the cinema
In the same period, Igor made his debut in the cinema – the actor starred in the TV series “Black Room”. From that moment on, his film career began to develop smoothly, and soon, with the participation of Petrenko, the full-length films “Conditioned Reflex” and “Star” were released, the second brought great fame to the actor. And on the set of the next series, Petrenko met his second wife, actress Ekaterina Klimova.
In subsequent years, Igor starred in a number of notable films and series, including “Carmen”, “Cadets”, “Name days”, “Driver for Vera”, “Wolfhound”, “Taras Bulba”. For some of these roles, Igor Petrenko was awarded the Nika and Triumph prizes. Among the last works of the actor are the series “Breakaway” and the picture “Dreams from Plasticine”. In addition, the series “Sherlock Holmes” is expected to be released soon, where Petrenko will play the main role of the legendary detective.
All filmography
- Ad Libitum Corporation – 2021
- Pilgrim – 2019
- Salvation Union – 2019
- Winter – 2018
- Alien Daughter – 2018
- Liquidation decision – 2018
- Frontier – 2018
- Sleepers – 2017
- Viking – 2016
- Black cat – 2016
- Alchemist – 2015
- The Last Janissary – 2015
- Born a Star – 2015
- Cancellation of all restrictions – 2014
- Dear – 2013
- Daddy for rent – 2013
- 7 main desires – 2013
- Dreams from plasticine – 2012
- Detachment – 2011
- “Cedar” pierces the sky – 2011
- Robinson – 2010
- We are from the future 2 – 2010
- Lucky Pashka – 2010
- Everyone has their own war – 2010
- Taras Bulba – 2009
- Hero of Our Time – 2009
- Forbidden Reality – 2009
- Taras Bulba – 2009
- When you don’t expect her at all – 2007
- Wolfhound – 2006
- Driver for Faith – 2004
- Carmen – 2003
- Best City on Earth – 2003
- Star – 2002
- Black Room – 2000
- Starfish Cavaliers
