Yury Bykov

Biography

Yuri Bykov was born in 1981 in Novomichurinsk, a small town in the Ryazan region of Russia. Coming from a family of factory workers, he studied acting in the famous VGIK (Institute of Cinema named after Gerasimov) and appeared in various theatres of Moscow after receiving his diploma in 2005. In 2006, Yury Bykov started to write and direct his first short films. In 2009, his short film “The Boss”, in which he also played the lead role, won the main prize at the All-Russian National film festival Kinotavr. In 2010, Bykov directed his first feature film, “Live!”, Special Jury Prize at Taipei International Film Festival. In 2013, his second feature, “The Major”. was selected in Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, “The Fool” received important awards at the festivals of Locarno (Best Actor Leopard, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Junior Jury Award, First Prize) and Les Arcs, among many others. Both “The Major” and “The Fool” enjoyed international theatrical releases. Yury Bykov both writes and directs his films. He has also edited and scored his early projects, as well as playing one of the lead roles in “The Major”.

Known for

Elephants Can Play Football

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	By the Way	Guest
2023	Seagull
2023	Cinema 3.0
2022	Goremyki
2022	Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась
2022	No One Will Know
2020	Cursed Days
2019	The Watchman	Vlad
2019	Follow Your Dream	director
2019	A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Married
2018	Elephants Can Play Football	Sveta's father
2018	Нариман и его братья
2017	Sleepers	Слава
2017	вДудь	Guest
2016	Big Village Lights
2016	Butterflies	himself
2015	Method	Thin detective
2013	The Major	Pavel Kroshunov - Pasha
2012	Song of the Mechanical Fish
2012	Танки грязи не боятся	сержант Вадим Смирнов, командир экипажа танка 111
2009	Nachalnik
2008	S.S.D.

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Dashing	Director
—	Ноль	Director
—	Ноль	Screenplay
2023	The Owner	Director
2023	The Owner	Writer
2023	The Owner	Original Music Composer
2019	The Watchman	Director
2019	The Watchman	Screenplay
2019	The Watchman	Original Music Composer
2018	The Factory	Director
2018	The Factory	Screenplay
2018	The Factory	Producer
2018	The Factory	Original Music Composer
2017	Sleepers	Director
2015	Method	Creator
2014	The Fool	Director
2014	The Fool	Writer
2014	The Fool	Music
2014	The Fool	Editor
2014	Six Degrees of Celebration 1914	Director
2013	The Major	Director
2013	The Major	Screenplay
2013	The Major	Music
2013	The Major	Editor
2012	Инкассаторы	Creator
2010	To Live	Director
2010	To Live	Writer
2010	To Live	Music
2009	Nachalnik	Director
2009	Nachalnik	Screenplay
2009	Nachalnik	Producer
2009	Nachalnik	Editor