Pavel Kizhuk

Pavel Ryszardovich Kizhuk (Russian: Павел Ришардович Кижук ; born October 14, 1993) is an Belarusian-Russian actor, film director, and musician. He gained international notice for his work with the Greek Culture Center in Moscow from 2015 to 2020. Works with innovative cinema and young directors to promote the evolution of local culture. Formated a band Unokrysh consisting of sludge metal and avant-garde metal.

Kizhuk,before the start on the road cycling race Kizhuk on the international road cycling race

Early life

Kizhuk was born into a Polish family in Grodno. When he was young, he got an electric shock when he pressed the doorbell, and stuttered for about 10 years. Until the age of 11, Kizhuk drew pictures in art school. Later he studied Thai boxing. Becoming a during 2006-2011, Kizhuk dedicated himself to the life of a professional road cycling. Kizhuk participated in many international races, and he graduated from the Olympic Reserve School in Grodno. Kizhuk became the best international cyclist in a multi-day race Poland Kluczbork, and achieved the title of Candidate for Master of Sport at the age of 16.

Evening Russia-Greece,Kizhuk Solo performance

Career

Kizhuk, after long torment in searching for the meaning of life, saw it in the profession of acting. In 2013, Kizhuk bought a bus ticket to Moscow, took a backpack, and with only $200, set off for Moscow. Having arrived, he worked at jobs such as: loader, small truck driver on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, auto mechanic, model (person),barman,waiter,salesman,clown. When applying to Moscow's top five theater universities—GITIS, Moscow Art Theatre School, the Shchukin Theatre Institute, the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School, and VGIK—he was rejected. Without giving up, Kizhuk found a theater workshop at the Greek Culture Center in Moscow in 2015. Where he met directors Georgy Chervinsky and Jorgos Panagopulos. Georgy Chervinsky was also the director of his own theater "Studio 69", which he founded in 1987 in Moscow. Kizhuk worked and studied at the Greek Culture Center and performed in performances atStudio 69 from 2015 to 2020, until the death of master Georgy Chervinsky.

Kizhuk's work has yielded some good results in relations between Greece and Russia. And Pavel himself, through a requiem of fate, gained profound experience without any particular purpose and also brought benefits. In 2019 Greek Culture Center made an international contribution to the development of Greek Culture in Russia. The director of the Greek Culture Center in Moscow,Theodora Giannitsi, received the Medal of Pushkin from Russian President Vladimir Putin for her services in strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples, as well as for her successful work in bringing together and mutually enriching the cultures of nations and ethnic groups.

Kizhuk at the 2021 Moscow International Film Festival 43 Kizhuk is filming a western with Alex Carlin (2023)

At the same time, Kizhuk acted in films, starting with episodic roles and working as a model. He began acting in episodic roles in films, including in a film with Alexander Petrov (Politseyskiy s Rublyovki. Novogodniy bespredel), in a TV series with Georgy Dronov (Voronin's Family), and he also starred in the film "Invasion (2020 film)" by Fyodor Bondarchuk. He participated in the show for Levi Strauss & Co.. Kizhuk was the official representative for TAG Heuer Kingsman and Rado True Blaze Limited, Lexus LC 500 in Russia.

Pavel wrote the screenplay for the film Sneakers (2021). It was his first screenplay, a desire to express himself, his thoughts, his visions, to contribute something to this world and do something for it. He directed and starred in it. Part of the film was shot in Malta, for which he was grateful to fate. Sneakers (2021) participated in many international festivals, and was noted at the Abbey Film Festival London. An official screening took place in Moscow at the Dostoevsky Library.

Personal life

He enjoys traveling alone with a backpack, seeking inspiration and learning about local cultures. He has visited the following countries: Mexico, England, Poland, Spain, Malta, Turkey, Germany, Holland.

Theater works

  • 2015-2020 Program of the Greek Culture Center, based on the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Ritsos, Aesop in support of Greece in Russia.
  • 2018 Black person — mono performance, Sergei Yesenin. Director: Georgy Chervinsky. Theater: Studio 69.
  • 2021 Animal Tales. Don Nigro. Director: Egor Drozdov.

As director

  • Sneakers (2021)

Filmography

  • Opolchenskiy romans (2025)… Gankster
  • [...] Story (2024)… Bruno
  • Strasti po Matveyu (2023)…
  • Glam! (2023) … Musician
  • Gubernator (2022) … Anton
  • How I scattered her ashes (2022) … Anton Zhunov
  • Kill Talent (2022) … Main role
  • Humility (2022)… Dead
  • Deadlock (2022) … Wayfarer
  • Land of Legends (2022)… Warrior
  • Dreamers from the bar(2021)… Aspiring director
  • Dog deal (2021) … Egor
  • Bright colors of autumn(2019) … Zhenya, student
  • Invasion (2020 film) … It Manager Oleg
  • Krivoye zerkalo lyubvi (2019) … barman
  • Lev Yashin. Vratar moey mechty (2019) … friend
  • Babochki i ptitsy (2019) … Operator Vadik
  • Roditeli (TV Series, 2019) … Yuri, waiter
  • Pylya (TV Series, 2018) … medical orderly
  • Politseyskiy s Rublyovki. Novogodniy bespredel(2018) … Vadim, manadger bank
  • SenyaFedya (TV Series, 2018—2019) … waiter
  • The Voronins (TV Series, 2009—2019) … Alexander, barman

Director

References

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