Anton Aleksandrovich Shagin (Russian: Анто́н Алекса́ндрович Ша́гин, born 2 April 1984) is a Russian actor of theater, most famous for his role as Mels in Hipsters.[1]

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Anton Shagin and Era Ziganshina- MITEM 2014
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Anton Shagin and Mariya Lugovaya
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Anton Shagin
Антон Шагин
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Anton Shagin, Award of the President, 2017
Born
Anton Aleksandrovich Gorshkov

(1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 40)
NationalityRussian
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Awards
Badge of laureate of the President of the Russian Federation (2016)
Websitewww.antonshagin.ru
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Biography

Anton Gorshkov (Shagin) was born in Kimry, Kalinin Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He spent his childhood in Karachev, Bryansk Oblast.

Before attending school, he bore the name of Anton Gorshkov (Shagin - the surname of his stepfather). When Anton was 14 years old, his mother died. After 9th grade he went to study at a vocational school to be a locksmith. He participated in the initiative. After graduating from vocational school, he worked for one year, went to Moscow to enroll in the Moscow Art Theater School. He entered the first time.

In 2006, he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School (course of I. Zolotovitsky and S. Zemtsov).

Winner of the Theatre Award "Golden Leaf" in 2006 for Best Actor in the play Do not part with your beloved in the Moscow Art Theater School.

Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Anton has played an active role in promoting the Russian narrative of the Russo-Ukrainian War on state media. He has been featured in interviews on the Russia-1 program Life and Destiny, where he emotionally describes atrocities by the Ukrainian government he claims to have witnessed against ethnic Russians while traveling in Donbass.

Personal life

He is married to classmate Veronika Isayeva. Their children are son Matvey (b. 2008), and daughter Polina (b. 2014).

Roles in theater

Lenkom Theatre

Moscow Art Theatre Chekhov

  • "Do not part with your beloved" Volodin - Mitya

Russian Academic Youth Theatre

Other theaters

  • "Valentine's Day". Director: Victor Ryzhakov - Valentin (TC Strastnoy)
  • "July". Director: Victor Ryzhakov - the role of three sons of a maniac (Theater "Practice")
  • "Love of the Stanislavsky system." Director: Mikheil Kazakov - Alex (youngest son) (PM Innovation)
  • "Liturgy ZERO» Director: Valery Fokin - the role of Alexei Ivanovich (Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg)

Filmography

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film Hipsters

Film

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List of film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007ViceKrot
2008HipstersMels
2010The Weather StationSlava
2010Without Men
2010TouchGleb(ru)
2010Moscow fireworksSemyon
2011Kiss Through a WallKesha
2011Innocent SaturdayValeriy Kabysh, Komsomol worker(ru)
2011loafersSolovey
2014Sex, coffee, cigarettes
2015SecurityVitaliy
2015Anka with MoldavankaArkadiy SotnikovTV series
2016FridayVitaliy Belov
2016VersusShark
2017The Road to CalvaryAlexey BessonovTV series
2018DovlatovAnton Kuznetsov
2019Union of SalvationKondraty Ryleyev, poet, journalistFilms based on Union of Salvation
2021The North WindBenedict
2021Upon the Magic RoadsIvan the FoolThe tale is based on The Humpbacked Horse.
2022PetrópolisVladimir Ognev
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