# Yura Borisov

Yuri Alexandrovich "Yura" Borisov (Russian: Ю́рий Алекса́ндрович Бори́сов, romanized: Yuriy Aleksandrovich Borisov; born 8 December 1992) is a Russian actor. He made his acting debut in the crime drama Elena (2011) and then won a Golden Eagle Award for his portrayal of Mikhail Kalashnikov in the biopic AK-47 (2020). He also starred in the films The Bull (2019), The Silver Skates (2020), Compartment No. 6 (2021), and Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021). For his international breakthrough performance in the American film Anora (2024), he was nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

## Early life

Borisov was born in Reutov, Moscow Oblast, near Moscow. In 2014 he graduated from the Shchepkin Higher Theater School, and won the Golden Leaf award in the Best Actor category for the role of Alexander Tarasovich Ametistov in the play Zoyka's Apartment.

## Career

Borisov started working as a film actor in 2010, and played main roles in various television series. In 2013–14, he worked at the Moscow theater Satyricon.
In 2019, he starred in the film The Bull, for which he was nominated for the 18th Golden Eagle Awards 2020 in the category Best Leading Actor, and also received an award "Event of the Year" from the magazine "Kinoreporter" in the category "Discovery of the Year". He also played minor roles in the films T-34, Union of Salvation, and Invasion.
In February 2020, the film AK-47 was released, in which Borisov played the main role – Mikhail Kalashnikov, and received positive reviews from film critics. For this role he was awarded the Golden Eagle Award – 2021 for Best Leading Actor. He was the winner of the Golden Eagle Award in 2021. GQ Russia chose him as Actor of the Year in 2020.
In 2021, Borisov appeared in eight feature films, including the Netflix original film The Silver Skates. He also played the lead role in Juho Kuosmanen's Finnish-Russian film Compartment No. 6, which won the Grand Prix at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2024, Borisov voiced Behemoth the Cat in The Master and Margarita, and played Igor in the Palme d'Or-winning film Anora, directed by Sean Baker. For his performance in the film, he received nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe, and SAG Awards for Best Supporting Actor, as well as ensemble nominations from both Critics' Choice and SAG. With his Oscar nomination, Borisov became the first Russian to be nominated in an acting category in over four decades, following Mikhail Baryshnikov's nomination in the same category in 1977.

## Filmography

List of film credits :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Elena | Sasha's friend | |
| 2018 | Coach | FC Meteor fan | |
| 2018 | Crystal Swan | Alik | |
| 2019 | T-34 | Serafim Ionov | |
| 2019 | The Bull | Anton Bykov | |
| 2019 | The Port | Romych | |
| 2019 | Union of Salvation | Anton Arbuzov | |
| 2020 | Invasion | Captain Ivan "Vanya" Korobanov | |
| 2020 | AK-47 | Mikhail Kalashnikov | |
| 2020 | The Silver Skates | Alexey "Alex" Tarasov | |
| 2020 | Has Anyone Seen My Girl? | Sergei | |
| 2021 | Compartment No. 6 | Lyokha | |
| 2021 | Petrov's Flu | Sasha | |
| 2021 | Gerda | Oleg | |
| 2021 | Captain Volkonogov Escaped | Captain Volkonogov | |
| 2021 | The Riot | Pyotr | |
| 2021 | Mama, I'm Home | Zhenya | |
| 2023 | Centaur | Sasha | |
| 2024 | The Master and Margarita | Behemoth | Voice |
| 2024 | One Hundred Years Ahead | Glot | |
| 2024 | Anora | Igor | American film |
| 2025 | The Poet | Alexander Pushkin | |
| 2025 | This Summer Will End | Kesha | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2013 | Golden Leaf | Best Actor | Zoyka's Apartment | Won |
| 2020 | Golden Eagle Award | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | The Bull | Nominated |
| 2020 | Moscow International Film Festival | Chopard Talent Awards | The Bull | Won |
| 2020 | Event of the year | Discovery of the year | | Won |
| 2020 | Journal Award GQ | Actor of the Year | | Won |
| 2021 | Golden Eagle Award | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | AK-47 | Won |
| 2021 | Nika Award | Best Supporting Actor | Silver Skates | Nominated |
| 2021 | European Film Awards | European Actor | Compartment No. 6 | Nominated |
| 2021 | São Paulo International Film Festival | Best Actor | Compartment No. 6 | Won |
| 2021 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Best Actor | Compartment No. 6 | Won |
| 2021 | The Golden Unicorn Awards | Best Actor | Captain Volkonogov Escaped | Nominated |
| 2022 | White Elephant | Best Leading Actor | Captain Volkonogov Escaped | Won |
| 2022 | Jussi Awards | Best Actor | Compartment No. 6 | Nominated |
| 2022 | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Leading Actor | Compartment No. 6 | Nominated |
| 2022 | Jerusalem Film Festival | Best Leading Actor | Compartment No. 6 | Nominated |
| 2022 | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Compartment No. 6 | Nominated |
| 2024 | Gotham Awards | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Anora | Nominated |
| 2024 | Astra Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Anora | Nominated |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Performance | Anora | Won |
| 2024 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Anora | Nominated |
| 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | Anora | Won |
| 2024 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Anora | Nominated |
| 2024 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Anora | Won |
| 2024 | Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | Anora | Nominated |
| 2024 | London Film Critics Circle | Supporting Actor of the Year | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Supporting Actor | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actor | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Performance | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | British Academy Film Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Anora | Nominated |
| 2025 | Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Anora | Nominated |