Aleksey Vertkov

Actor at the Studio of Theatrical Art (STI) theater, led by Sergey Zhenovach.

He studied at the Novosibirsk Theater School. Starting in 1998, he performed in productions at the Novosibirsk City Drama Theater under the direction of S. Afanasyev; his roles included the Fool in *King Lear* and the young Zilov in *Duck Hunting*.

In 2005, he graduated from the Directing Department of RATI-GITIS (acting stream, S. V. Zhenovach’s workshop). That same year, the Studio of Theatrical Art theater was formed from this graduating class under the leadership of Sergey Zhenovach, and Alexey Vertkov became one of its leading actors.

• Productions at the Studio of Theatrical Art:
• *Oblomovshchina…* (based on the novel *Oblomov* by I. A. Goncharov; dir. G. Sidakov, 2003) — Zakhar
• *As You Like It* by W. Shakespeare (dir. A. Koruchekov, 2004) — Touchstone
• *Late Love* A. N. Ostrovsky (dir. U. Bayaliev) — Gerasim Porfiryich Margaritov
• “The Boys” (based on nine chapters of the novel *The Brothers Karamazov* by F. M. Dostoevsky; dir. S. Zhenovach, 2004) — Nikolai Ilyich Snegirev
• “Marienbad” (based on the novel *Marienbad* by Sholem Aleichem; dir. E. Kamenkovich, 2005) — Alfred Seidener
• “A Decayed Family” (based on the novel by N. S. Leskov; dir. S. Zhenovach, 2006) — Dorimedont Rogozhin
• “The Gamblers” by N. V. Gogol (dir. S. Zhenovach, 2007) — Stepan Ivanovich Uteshitelny
• “Three Years” (based on the novella by A. P. Chekhov; dir. S. Zhenovach, 2009) — Alexey Fedorovich Laptev
• “Notebooks” based on A. P. Chekhov (dir. S. Zhenovach, 2010) — Tigrov
• “Moscow-Petushki,” based on the poem by V. Yerofeyev (dir. S. Zhenovach, 2012) — Venichka
• “The Suicide” by N. Erdman (dir. S. Zhenovach, 2015) — Kalabushkin
• “The Master and Margarita,” based on the novel by M. A. Bulgakov (dir. S. Zhenovach, 2017) — Woland
• “The Mandate” by N. Erdman (dir. S. Zhenovach, 2023) — Smetanich
• “Chekhov. The Cherry Orchard. No Words!” by A. P. Chekhov (dir. S. Zhenovach, 2009) — Gayev
• “Chekhov. Ivanov. Words. Words. Words” by A. P. Chekhov (dir. S. Zhenovach, 2026) — Ivanov

Filmography

• Awards
• Received the “Golden Mask“ award in the „Drama / Best Actor” category for the role of Venichka in the play *Moscow-Petushki*, 2014
• Winner of the “Best Actor” award at the International Festival of Theatre Schools in Warsaw, where the play *The Boys* (*Malchiki*) was performed, 2005
• Recipient of the M. Tsarev Award for “successful mastery of the acting profession,” 2006
• Awarded “Best Actor” at the Jameson International Film Festival in Dublin (Ireland) for the role of Ivan Naidenov in the feature film *White Tiger* (dir. K. Shakhnazarov), 2013
• Recipient of the Stanislavsky Award and the “Crystal Turandot” Award for the role of Venichka in the play *Moscow-Petushki*, 2013