Efremenkov Timur Viktorovich - a talented actor, who made himself known thanks to the series "Sword". In this criminal television project, he brilliantly embodied the image of the former investigator Anton Karev. Most often, this person gets the role of law enforcement officers, bandits and athletes. What else can you tell about the actor?
Efremenkov Timur Viktorovich: the beginning of the path
The future performer of the role of Anton Karev was born in the Smolensk region, it happened in June 1976. Timur Viktorovich Efremenkov practically does not remember his father. His parents broke up, mother took care of her son.
In childhood, the boy did not even think about the acting profession. His hobby was sports, or rather boxing. Purposeful guy even managed to become a CCM. Timur also liked to play football, he is happy to devote time to this activity now.
Student years
When did Efremenkov Timur Viktorovich realize that he wanted to connect his life with dramatic art? This can hardly be called an informed decision, since everything happened by chance. After graduation, the young man went to conquer the capital. Shortly after moving to Moscow, he got on the set of the film Antikiller. The action seemed to him so fascinating that he decided on the choice of profession.
It is known that Timur tried to enter several metropolitan theater universities. A capable guy was taken to the Shchukin school, he was enrolled in the course of V.V. Ivanov. The actor still warmly recalls his mentor. In 1999, Efremenkov became a graduate of "Pike."
First roles
For several years after graduating from college, Timur Viktorovich Efremenkov could not find a job. The novice actor was forced to interrupt by random earnings, but did not give up and continued to go to auditions. In 2006, fate finally rewarded the young man for his tenacity. Timur was offered to play a doctor in the television project “Cursed Paradise”. His character was a doctor who works in a brothel.
The role of Efremenkov was episodic, but the directors drew attention to him. Military personnel, law enforcement officers, criminals are characters that the actor began to play after the Cursed Paradise. This role he was quite happy with, since his excellent sports training helped to cope with such roles. “Commercial break”, “Zone”, “Law and order”, “Theft”, “Trial column”, “Daddy's daughters”, “Travelers”, “Trail”, “Sea soul”, “Atlantis”, “Agony of fear”, “Volkova’s Hour”, “I am a Bodyguard” - Timur starred mainly in TV shows.
Finest hour
In 2009, finally, Timur Viktorovich Efremenkov really attracted the attention of the audience. His filmography was replenished with the criminal television project "Sword". The series tells a fascinating story about an underground group. Its participants are former military and law enforcement officials who have set a goal to eradicate crime. The methods they use often do not fit into the law.
The former investigator Anton Karev, the character of Timur, also joins this group. The hero has his own reasons for hatred of the bandits, so he takes on all the fervor to fight them. Efremenkov admits that in many ways he understands his character. He is also outraged by cases where dangerous criminals evade responsibility due to insufficient evidence.
It was difficult to get the role of Anton Karev, but Timur managed to leave behind his competitors. The creators of the series stopped on his candidacy, because they liked the sports training of a native of Smolensk region. During the filming, the actor did not use the services of stuntmen, he preferred to perform all the tricks himself.
What else to see
Efremenkov Timur Viktorovich, whose personal life, a biography and filmography of which are considered in the article, continued to act actively after the "Sword". He played in the action-packed film "Sheher-18", appeared in the series "Lawyer-7", "Real Boars", "At All Latitudes." The critics endorsed his role in the drama Quiet Outpost.
The actor embodied the image of the famous hockey player Boris Mikhailov in the film "Legend No. 17". Thanks to this role, a new hobby has entered his life - hockey. Of the recent achievements of the actor, it is worth noting the shooting in the series “The Third Life of Daria Kirillovna” and “Alien Blood”, in the films “Reverse” and “Blast Wave”.
