Mikhail Evgenevich Porechenkov (Russian: ; born 2 March 1969, in
Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian film actor, producer, director.
He became famous after his lead role as FSB Agent Alexey Nikolayev in
the TV series National Security Agent (19992005). In 2008, Porechenkov
produced, directed and starred in D-Day ( ), a Russian remake of the
1985 American action film Commando.Porechenkov was born in Leningrad
(now St. Petersburg) in the Russian SSR on 2 March 1969, to parents
Evgeny Mikhailovich Porechenkov and Galina Nikolayevna Porechenkova.
His father was a Soviet Navy officer, and his mother was a building
engineer. Since his parents were busy at work, he, in general, was
raised until the age of 5 by his grandmother in a village of Pskov
Oblast, and then, before going to school, he returned to Leningrad. In
the late 1970s, his father was appointed as an inspector of the Polish
Gdask Shipyard, where Soviet ships were built, thus, in the first
years of schooling, Porechenkov had to leave Leningrad and move, along
with his family, to the Polish People's Republic. There, he began to
study in a Soviet Embassy boarding school in Warsaw. During the
education period, he became interested in sports, especially boxing.
After graduating from school in 1986, he went to the Estonian SSR,
where he entered the Tallinn Higher Military-Political Construction
School to earn a political officer degree. Despite sporting
achievementsPorechenkov earned the rank of the Candidate for Master of
Sport in Boxing after his successful performance at the college
championship and municipal tournament in Tallinn, he was dismissed
from the college in 1990, just 10 days before his graduation. When he
returned home from Estonia, he worked in a picture framing studio, and
attended Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's class in the Gerasimov Institute of
Cinematography (VGIK), which he did not graduated from. In 1991 he
entered the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and
Cinematography (LGITMiK), Veniamin Filshtinsky's class, and graduated
in 1996.In October 2014, Porechenkov was wanted by Ukrainian
authorities for allegedly engaging in terrorist activities in Donetsk.
Porechenkov was filmed firing a heavy weapon while wearing protective
clothing with 'Press' markings. Ukrainian officials said they would
charge him with "participation in terrorist activities of the
so-called DNR" and participation in activities of "armed gangs." Since
2015 Porechenkov is banned from entering Ukraine.
Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian film actor, producer, director.
He became famous after his lead role as FSB Agent Alexey Nikolayev in
the TV series National Security Agent (19992005). In 2008, Porechenkov
produced, directed and starred in D-Day ( ), a Russian remake of the
1985 American action film Commando.Porechenkov was born in Leningrad
(now St. Petersburg) in the Russian SSR on 2 March 1969, to parents
Evgeny Mikhailovich Porechenkov and Galina Nikolayevna Porechenkova.
His father was a Soviet Navy officer, and his mother was a building
engineer. Since his parents were busy at work, he, in general, was
raised until the age of 5 by his grandmother in a village of Pskov
Oblast, and then, before going to school, he returned to Leningrad. In
the late 1970s, his father was appointed as an inspector of the Polish
Gdask Shipyard, where Soviet ships were built, thus, in the first
years of schooling, Porechenkov had to leave Leningrad and move, along
with his family, to the Polish People's Republic. There, he began to
study in a Soviet Embassy boarding school in Warsaw. During the
education period, he became interested in sports, especially boxing.
After graduating from school in 1986, he went to the Estonian SSR,
where he entered the Tallinn Higher Military-Political Construction
School to earn a political officer degree. Despite sporting
achievementsPorechenkov earned the rank of the Candidate for Master of
Sport in Boxing after his successful performance at the college
championship and municipal tournament in Tallinn, he was dismissed
from the college in 1990, just 10 days before his graduation. When he
returned home from Estonia, he worked in a picture framing studio, and
attended Armen Dzhigarkhanyan's class in the Gerasimov Institute of
Cinematography (VGIK), which he did not graduated from. In 1991 he
entered the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and
Cinematography (LGITMiK), Veniamin Filshtinsky's class, and graduated
in 1996.In October 2014, Porechenkov was wanted by Ukrainian
authorities for allegedly engaging in terrorist activities in Donetsk.
Porechenkov was filmed firing a heavy weapon while wearing protective
clothing with 'Press' markings. Ukrainian officials said they would
charge him with "participation in terrorist activities of the
so-called DNR" and participation in activities of "armed gangs." Since
2015 Porechenkov is banned from entering Ukraine.
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