Oleg Zagorodnii
Oleg Zagorodnii | |
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| Олег Загородній | |
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| Born | 27 October 1987 |
| Occupation | Actor |
Oleg Zagorodnii (Ukrainian: Олег Загородній; born 27 October 1987) is a Ukrainian actor, best known for the 2021 gay romantic war drama film Firebird.
Biography
Oleg Zagorodnii was born on 27 October 1987 in Kyiv, Soviet Ukraine. He studied at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University,[1] from where he graduated in 2010.[2] After that, he started to work at the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Russian Drama.[3]
In 2012, Zagorodnii decided to move to Russia and there he began to work at the acclaimed Gogol Center in Moscow.[3]
In 2021, Zagorodnii starred in Firebird as Roman Matvejev, a fighter pilot of the Soviet Air Force who falls in love with private Sergey Serebrennikov (Tom Prior) during the active time of the Cold War in the 1970s.[4] The film received backlash in Russia for "shaming Moscow".[5]
In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zagorodnii launched a military-style fashion brand called Brave+1 to use its profits and donations to make military uniforms for Ukrainian soldiers.[6]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dzhamayka | Tolik | TV series (1 episode) |
| Pyrih | Short; as Oleh Zahorodniy | ||
| Almost Love | Short; as Oleh Zahorodniy | ||
| 2013 | Oboroten v pogonakh | Dima Kolesnikov | |
| 2016 | The Choice | The Guy | Short |
| 2018 | Raduga v podnebes'ye | Vadim | TV mini series |
| Who Are You? | TV mini series | ||
| 2019 | Vskrytiye pokazhet | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2021 | Plennista | TV series | |
| Firebird | Roman Matvejev | Lead role | |
| Living with Nadiya | TV mini series | ||
| Hold Me | Short | ||
| You can trust me | Maksim | TV mini series | |
| 2024 | The Mafia Boss | TV mini series | |
| 2026 | Untouched Scent | Den Howard | |
| Last Kiss in Paris † | Lexus | Completed | |
| Pidmina † | TV series |
References
- ↑ "Олег Загородний". gogolcenter.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 October 2021.
- ↑ "Олег Загородний". vokrug.tv (in Russian). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- 1 2 "Oleg Zagorodnii". Subtitle Network. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ↑ "Firebird". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
- ↑ ""Firebird" is released, the film that the Russian media accused of "shaming Moscow"". Infobae. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ↑ Matsuhisa, Takahiro; Shimbun, Yomiuri (16 February 2024). "Ukraine Actor Oleg Zagorodnii Supports Military Through Fashion Brand that Helps Supply Uniforms". The Japan News. Retrieved 23 May 2025.