# Aleksei Guskov

Aleksei Gennadyevich Guskov (Russian: Алексе́й Генна́дьевич Гусько́в, born 20 May 1958) is a Soviet and Russian actor and producer. He was awarded People's Artist of Russia in 2007.

## Early life

Aleksei Guskov was born to Russian parents on 20 May 1958 in Brzeg, Poland, where his father - a military pilot - was stationed. Soon the family moved to Kiev in the Soviet Union. After high school in Moscow, he entered the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. He studied at this school for nearly five years, but in 1979 dropped out and entered the Moscow Art Theatre School, from which he graduated in 1983 (course of Viktor Monyukov).
He started his acting career at the Moscow Drama Theater. A.Pushkin, where he worked from 1984 to 1986. In 1986-1988 - actor theater on Malaya Bronnaya, in 1988-1991 - Theater "Detective", then - Actor Theater. Nikolai Gogol. Currently Aleksei work at the Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre. For four years he taught acting at the Moscow Art Theater School. He played more than 50 roles in movies.
Since 1994 he is president of the animation studio "F.A.F. Entertainment".
In 2000 he starred in one of his most famous and prominent roles - The border guard-smuggler Nikita Goloschekin in the series A. Mitta "The Border. Taiga Romance". He also served as one of the producers of the picture.

## Political career

Guskov has been a member of the United Russia party since 2003. He is a member of the party's Moscow Regional Political Council. In March 2014, he supported the annexation of Crimea and signed a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in support of the annexation. On 6 February 2016, he became a member of the party's General Council. In 2018, he was a trusted representative of Moscow mayoral candidate Sergey Sobyanin.
At the end of 2020, Guskov was included in the list of persons threatening the national security of Ukraine because he "disseminates narratives in accordance with Kremlin propaganda in support of Russia's actions." In 2024, he became a trusted representative of Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin.

## Personal life

Was married to Tatyana (divorced), daughter Natalya Guskova.
Wife Lydia Velezheva, Russian actress of the "State Academic Theatre named after E. Vakhtangov", two sons Vladimir Guskov and Dmitry Guskov.

## Selected filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | The Private Case of Judge Ivanova | Vladimir Klimov, a neighbor of Olga Nikolaevna | |
| 1986 | Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game | school teacher | |
| 1991 | Wolfhound | Shura Volkov "Musician" | |
| 1992-94 | Hot and others | Pavel Borovsky | TV series |
| 1995 | Bonanza | Harry, chief guard of mining companies | |
| 1995 | Single player | Spirkin | |
| 1996-97 | Strawberry | district Nezabudko | TV series |
| 1998 | Classic | Juriy | |
| 1999-00 | Simple Truth | Igor, psychologist | TV series |
| 2000 | The boundary. Taiga roman | Nikita Goloshchekin, captain | TV mini-series |
| 2001 | Scavenger | Nikolay, scavenger | |
| 2001 | Garbage Man | | |
| 2001 | Suspicion | Andrey Danilov, the investigator | TV movie |
| 2002 | On the other side Volkov | The Unknown | TV mini-series |
| 2002 | Vovochka | dad Vovochki | |
| 2003 | Land | Prokhorov, acceptance inspector | TV series |
| 2003 | Diary of a Murderer | Aleksei | TV series |
| 2004 | Ragin | Andrey Ragin | |
| 2005 | The Turkish Gambit | Kazanzaki | |
| 2005 | Hunting for elk | Cheryaga | TV mini-series |
| 2006 | Enchanted land | Prokhorov | TV series |
| 2006 | Infidelity | Petr Kozhemyakin, Major General | TV movie |
| 2006 | Russian money | Vasily golden eagle, a landowner neighbor Kupavina | |
| 2006 | Tanker "Tango" | Peter Arturovich Captain 2nd Rank | |
| 2007 | 1814 | Frolov | |
| 2007 | Saboteur 2: End the war | Oleg, "Sherstyanschik" | TV mini-series |
| 2007 | Father | Alexey Ivanov | |
| 2008 | Streetracers | Mokhov | |
| 2008 | Whoever extinguishes the light | Petr Moiseev | |
| 2009 | Le Concert | Andreï Filipov | |
| 2010 | The Weather Station | Andrey Vedyankin, investigator | |
| 2010 | Tula Tokarev | Vasily Tokarev, Artem's father, Lt. Col. | TV series |
| 2010 | Good weather | Andrey | |
| 2010 | White sand | Volegov | |
| 2011 | Love-Carrot 3 | Edik | |
| 2011 | 4 Days in May | Pavel, Captain | |
| 2012 | Kraplenyy | | TV series |
| 2012 | August Eighth | Kazbek Nikolaevich | |
| 2012 | The White Guard (TV series) | Malyshev, Colonel | TV series |
| 2012 | Coma | Valera Pustovalov | |
| 2013 | Thirst | Nikolay, Kostya's Father | |
| 2013 | Love for Love | Dr. Dolin | TV mini-series |
| 2014 | Do not leave me | | TV mini-series |
| 2015 | Mädchen im Eis [ru] | Wsewolod Starych | German film |
| 2015 | Godsend | Trofim Rusanov | |
| 2016 | Mata Hari | George Lada | TV series |
| 2016 | The Confessions | Russian Minister Alexey Berzev | |
| 2016 | L'idéal | _ | 2016. GIFT in tbilisi, artistic documentary film by shota kalandadze |
| 2016 | Polina | Bojinski | |
| 2018 | Elephant | Valentin Shubin | |
| 2019 | Union of Salvation | Prince Aleksei Shcherbatov | |
| 2019 | The Port | | |
| 2019 | Lev Yashin. The Goalee of My Dreams | Michail Yakushin | |
| 2020 | The Silver Skates | Minister Nikolai Nikolaevich Vyazemsky | |
| 2020 | Nebesnaya komanda | |
| 2023 | The Master and Margarita | Baron Maigel | |