For several years now, a star under the name Nikiforov Denis Evgenievich has been burning in the sky of Russian cinema. The filmography of this actor is not very long, but the audience has already managed to fall in love with some of his characters.
Little bully
Talent was born on August 2, 1977. Moscow became the hometown. There, on the streets of the capital, childhood passed. According to the recollections of the actor himself, his parents did not send him to summer camps, they did not force him to spend vacations with his grandfather and grandmother. The boy played football and hockey, which was organized by a neighbor. And when his peers were playing on the violin, he hooligan and had fun.
The mother instilled a love of the scene to the future actor. She often went to the theater and constantly took her son with her. Consequently, artistic art has always been close to Denis.
But the actor Denis Nikiforov was not a calm boy. The filmography of the artist is replete with paintings, whose characters were robbers by nature. That was Denis’s childhood. He, like many teenagers, often started fights and even stood registered with the police.
From officer to cook
The boy did not dream about the profession of a film actor. According to his own recollections, at first he planned to enter a military school after the 8th grade and build a career as a naval officer. But when the Soviet Union collapsed, and the situation with the army became unstable, the guy changed his mind. Therefore, the young man finished his studies for two more years at school. Today Denis Nikiforov jokes about this very often: "The filmography can be replenished more than once with the role of a military man."
Further, he planned to master the profession of a cook. His culinary friends of his father pushed him to such a choice. They always treated the young man with delicious and original dishes, so the idea of becoming a restaurant chef seemed very successful to him. The guy even chose a technical school, which he planned to enter. But here fate intervened in life. Mom accidentally stumbled upon an advertisement in a newspaper, which reported that recruitment for courses of actors was being conducted.
So the young man studied for a year as an artist. Then he entered the Moscow Art Theater School. He studied under the guidance of actor, director and teacher Oleg Tabakov.
Career start
At the end of the course, the teacher invited the student to work in his theater. There was a debut. The roles of Denis Nikiforov were difficult, but the young man did an excellent job with his task. Therefore, very soon his talent was noticed. For the unique work in the play “Crazy”, the lyceum received the prestigious award “Moscow Debut”.
There were a lot of projects in the theater, but having a movie career was difficult. He performed the first screen work back in 1992, but remained unknown to the viewer. All his roles were minor and did not give a chance to declare himself as a talented screen actor.
But the situation has changed after the movie "Shadow Boxing", which was released in 2005. It was the breakthrough that Denis Nikiforov had been waiting for so long. The filmography (in the main role was the hero himself) rapidly began to replenish with new works.
At the casting, a little-known actor got by accident. The man at that time was preparing for a vacation in Turkey, so he canceled all affairs. The artist shaved almost naked before the trip. And suddenly they called him and invited him to the test. The director immediately realized that the young man perfectly matches the image of the picture.
Serious preparation
The film belongs to the genre of crime drama. The plot tells about a boxer who is looking for fame and popularity. He has talent, but circumstances hinder success.
Before the project, Denis Nikiforov never took boxing lessons. The filmography was later replenished with other sports tapes. But this picture remains number one in his piggy bank of achievements. Before filming, he spent a long time with the teacher, so he performed all the scenes in the ring on his own, without the support of the stuntman.
It helped to get used to the role and time. The project was frozen for several months, but Denis did not stop working with the master. Therefore, when the shooting began, he was in excellent physical shape.
In extremely complex scenes, understudies came to the rescue.
After success, it was decided to shoot the second and third films. The last picture was most stuffed with tricks and special effects. In order to match the image, the actor worked out with a trainer every day for a month and a half.
Beloved woman
This film has become significant not only for his career growth. He helped establish the family life that Denis Nikiforov was so eager for. Photos with his wife and children today can be found on many resources. The actor is considered a good father and faithful lover. But before meeting his soul mate, the man was a real don Juan. Journalists attributed to the handsome novels with almost all of his colleagues in the workshop, but in fact Denis's heart remained free.
The actor met his love in 2008. The actor and his friends in parachuting rested in a bar when he saw a pretty girl at one of the tables. Without thinking for a long time, he went up and met her. The beauty's name was Irina. The young lady saw the film "Shadow Boxing, " but she did not recognize the actor. An interesting conversation ensued, which could be the last, if not for fate.
Happy family
The girl after meeting returned to her native Krasnodar. A few days later, actor Denis Nikiforov found his future wife on a social network and wrote to her. Irina thought for a long time that her colleagues who knew about the romantic adventure were laughing at her. But when it turned out that this was not a joke, the young people exchanged numbers and subsequently spent hours talking on the phone.
Mom did not know that the girl was planning to marry the actor. When she found out, she began to dissuade her daughter. But already at the first meeting, the potential son-in-law melted the mother-in-law's heart. Soon the couple officially formalized the relationship.
Despite the temper of the artist, the newlyweds live very well. Peace and love reign in their family. For a very long time they were waiting for replenishment. The coveted children appeared in 2013. Irina gave birth to twins - Sasha and Veronica.
Popular Popularity
Along with family life, art work continued. So, the actor got to the casting of the new series "Youth". There he plays the role of coach of the hockey team.
In this series, Denis Nikiforov first skated. His filmography was already full of ribbons about sports, but this time the actor had to learn new training.
Before the project, all the actors went through two rounds of samples. One is ordinary, the contestants should have a good command of acting. The second stage showed how the artists behaved on ice.
The heroes of the series themselves admitted that most of the scenes on the hockey platform were performed by professional understudies. During the filming process, directors and scriptwriters allowed the heroes to improvise.
After the first episodes, it became clear that the project will be popular. Now the third season of Youth is being prepared for release.
New works
Today he prefers cinema Denis Nikiforov. The filmography is constantly updated. Due to the filming, there is almost no time left for theatrical projects. And the actor himself admits that labor on the set brings more money than the scene. Of particular importance is the wage for a young family.
Recently, the artist worked in the series "Son for Father." The plot tells about a family drama, which can not do without criminal scenes. In this tape, Denis plays the role of a person who can solve problems only by using force. Critics praised his contribution to the picture.
At the end of 2014, Tiger Trail was released. Crime drama takes place in the Far East. Many viewers note that the film is a typical action movie for Russian cinema.
Nikiforov also realized his childhood dream and played the role of a marine in the film “22 Minutes”.
