Andrey Merzlikin is a popular Russian theater and film actor who became famous after playing the role of Oshparenny in the film “Boomer”. Filmed in such films as “Inhabited Island”, “Brest Fortress”, “Franz + Polina”, “House on the Road”.
Biography of Andrey Merzlikin
Andrey Merzlikin was born on March 24, 1973 in the Moscow region, in the city of Korolev. After school he studied radio engineering and did not dream of an acting career. When the crisis hit the country in the dashing 90s, Andrei decided that it was best to get an economic education in order to stand firmly on his feet. While studying to be an economist, he learned from a girl he knew that she was going to enter a theater university, and was surprised a lot: aren’t they born actors?
It was then that Andrei decided that he wanted to get an acting education and play. So he entered the acting department of VGIK (workshop of E.A.Kindinov). During his studies, Merzlikin often starred with young directors. So, in 1998 he played the main roles in the short films “Ailoster”, “Final”, as well as the short drama by Ilya Khotinenko “Why do you love me?” together with Alena Babenko. And for his work in the short film “How I spent my summer” (1999) Natalia Pogonicheva Merzlikin received a prize at the VGIK festival.
After graduation, the aspiring actor starred in episodes – Yevgeny Matveev’s “To Love in Russian 3: The Governor”, Eldar Ryazanov’s “Old Nags” (played an adjutant), Ilya Khotinenko’s film “The Face of French Nationality” (policeman). At the same time, the actor worked in the theater under the direction of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and played, including leading roles (Figaro, Vershinin).
Filming in the legendary film Boomer
Success and recognition to Andrey Merzlikin came a couple of years later, when the 30-year-old actor appeared in the legendary film by Pyotr Buslov “Boomer” (2003). In this crime saga, Andrei played the role of one of the bandits – Dimon Oshparenny. This film began the ascent of the talented actor to the top of Russian show business. The best roles of Merzlikin were still to come. He starred in many television series (“Penal Battalion”, “A Hero of Our Time”, “Deadly Force”) and films (“Piranha Hunt”, “Inhabited Island”, “Oh, Lucky Man!”).
In 2004, Merzlikin, in a common company, met his future wife, psychologist Anna Osokina. The second meeting took place a year later. In 2006, the 33-year-old actor married his beloved. The Merzlikins have three children (a son and two daughters).
Film Roadside House
Andrey is considered to be one of the best dramatic actors in the country. His talent is especially vividly expressed in the film by Anton Sievers “Roadside House” (2010). The hero of Merzlikin is a wealthy businessman, married to an eccentric and wayward girl. With her, he feels like henpecked, but life goes on as usual, and nothing changes until Andrei accidentally knocks down a villager on a country road. Deciding to help him, he finds the victim’s family – an uneducated woman, poor, but incredibly beautiful and harmonious. Unable to control himself, Merzlikin’s hero falls in love with a stranger. While the husband is in a coma, they live like a real happy family in a house on the sidelines. But when the victim of an accident begins to recover, the controversial situation is aggravated.
Merzlikin enjoys acting not only in high-budget films, but also in independent directors. In 2012, he played in the short film “Stories” by Mikhail Segal, where he played the role of a wedding planner – a guru of his business, who invites the couple who turned to him to calculate their future to the smallest detail, including betrayal … The demand for the actor is increasing every year. In 2013, Merzlikin starred in the ambitious project of Andrey Kavun – the TV series “Sherlock Holmes”
All filmography
- 2021 Archipelago
- 2021 December
- 2019 Tanks (Amediateka)
- 2019 The sky is measured in miles
- Iliya Muromets 2019
- The Secret of the Dragon Seal 2019
- The sky is measured in miles (full version) 2019
- 2018 Sea buckthorn summer (Amediateka)
- 2018 Tanks
- Sea buckthorn summer 2018
- Last Challenge 2018
- We will not say goodbye 2018
- EPRON: Treasures of the Lost Ship 2018
- Draft 2018
- Death track 2017
- 2017 Walking in agony
- 2017 Private pioneer 3. Hello adult life!
- 2016 Yakov. Stalin’s son
- 2016 The Baltic Spirit
- Doctor on duty (in Ukrainian) 2016
- 2015 Green carriage
- 2015 Teacher
- Happiness is … 2015
- Rodina 2015
- Norwegian 2015
- Battle unit 2015
- Rodina (RF) 2015
- Angel Heart 2015
- Norwegian 2015
- 2014 Wolf Sun
- 2014 USD
- Shaggy trees. Film about the film 2014
- The Invisible Men 2014
- Talyan 2014
- Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure 2014
- Shaggy Christmas trees 2014
- 2013Once
- 2013 Children of Aquarius
- Ladoga 2013
- Sviridov 2013
- Ivan son of Amir 2013
- Young woman 2013
- New old house 2013
- owl cry 2013
- Picky Mouse 2013
- Peter Leshchenko. All that has gone before… 2013
- 2012Daughter of the accordionist
- 2012 Dragon Syndrome
- Gold 2012
- If only if only 2012
- From screw 3D 2012
- Chkalov 2012
- Changes 2012
- Stories 2012
- Spy 2012
- 2011 Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel
- 4 days in May 2011
- 2011 Forgotten
- 2010 Fortress
- 2010 The only man
- Burnt by the Sun 2: Anticipation
- House on the sidelines 2010
- Brest Fortress 2010
- family house 2010
- No room for error 2010
- 2009 Lost
- 2009 Good reason for murder
- Oh, lucky! 2009
- hot news 2009
- Inhabited Island: Skirmish 2009
- 2009 Isaev
- 2008 Inhabited island
- 2008 Inhabited island. Planet Saraksh
- Swing 2008
- 2007 Russian game
- 2007 May
- Countdown (2006)
- Piranha Hunt 2006
- Franz and Pauline 2006
- Boomer: The Second Movie 2006
- 2006 Countdown
- 2006 rush hour
- 2005 Zhmurki
- 2004 Soldiers. Inside out
- Soldiers. New Year’s edition 2004
- Antiboomer 2004
- Night Vendor 2004
- Soldiers. Hello Rota, New Year 2004
- Obsession 2004
- 2004 Soldiers
- 2004 Penalty Battalion
- 2003 Station
- 2003 Boomer
- 2000 Face of French nationality
- On a circle
- Drunken firm
- Son (2014)
- Celestial Relatives
- Lonely sky
- Convoy PQ-17
