Born on 18 June 1961. Graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School-Studio (1983, V.K. Monukov's workshop) and became an actor at the Moscow Art Theatre named after M. Gorky. He performed at the Chelovek Theatre Studio (1988-1990), the K.S. Stanislavsky Theatre (1990-1991), and the Bogis Theatre Agency. Since 1989, he has been a teacher at the Moscow Art Theatre School-Studio. He taught acting in Paris. He staged the plays Bashmachkin at the Bogis agency and Marriage in France