Yevgeny Sidikhin

Yevgeny Vladimirovich Sidikhin (Евге́ний Влади́мирович Сиди́хин) is a Russian film and theater actor and television presenter.

Early life and education
Sidikhin was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia). He studied martial arts and boxing from the 4th grade and was a five-time champion in the City of Leningrad.

After high school he was accepted into the Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music, and Cinematography (LGITMiK). However, in his freshman year, he was drafted into the army. He served in Turkmenistan and in the military intelligence in Afghanistan. After completing his service, he returned to LGITMiK and graduated in 1989.

Career
He worked at the Lensovet Theater and the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater and had a brief career of a talk show host at the Russian television channel NTV. He starred in his first film in 1991. Many of his roles take advantage of his martial arts skills and good looks; however, he always plays the emotional and human side of the character.

Awards

 * 2000 – State Prize of Russia (for the film The Barracks)
 * 2002 – Best Actor in a Foreign Film at the film festival Constellation  for 27 Missing Kisses
 * 2003 – Best Male Role in The Ark at the film festival Faces of Love in Moscow
 * 2003 – Diploma for Performing Excellence at the film festival of Slavic and Eastern Orthodox Peoples Golden Knight (Zolotoy Vityaz) for the film Between Life and Death
 * 2004 – Golden Eagle (Zolotoi Oryol) for the best male role in the TV series The Cab Driver

Personal life
Yevgeny Sidikhin is married to actress Tatyana Borkovskaya and they have three daughters. His hobby is sailing yachts.