Aleksandr Ustyugov

Aleksandr Ustyugov is a Russian actor theater and film director and musician He was born on October 17 1976 in Ekibastuz Kazakhstan After finishing school he studied to become a locksmithelectrician and worked at the Vostochny coal mine Later he began studying railway engineering He started working as a lighting technician at the Omsk Youth Theater and then went on to study at the Omsk College of Culture and Arts In 1999 he was accepted into the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute There he directed the graduation play And the Dawn is Quiet Here with his classmates He also directed the play These Free Butterflies there From 2003 to 2014 he worked at the Russian Academic Youth Theatre His film debut took place in 2000 when he appeared in the TV series Marsh Turketskogo Ustyugov gained wide recognition after his role in the crime series Mentsovskie Vojny Cop Wars where he played Roman Shilov the head of the homicide department of the St Petersburg police In 2015 Alexander created the music group Ekibastuz Besides acting and music he is passionate about sports photography motocross and collects old keys antique furniture and weapons