Actor / Director Profile

Nikita Mikhalkov is the son of the famous communist poet Sergei Mikhalkov, who wrote the lyrics of the Soviet national anthem and had strong connections to the Communist Party. Nikita Mikhalkov's mother, Natalya Petrovna Konchalovskaya, was also a poet and daughter of famous painter Pyotr Petrovich Konchalovsky by his wife Olga Vasilievna Surikova, and by her the great granddaughter of another great painter Vasily Surikov. And then last, but not least, Nikita Mikhalkov is the brother of Andrei Konchalovsky, also a film director who, unlike Nikita, has worked in the US.Mikhalkov directed "Burnt by the Sun" Burnt by the Sun (1994) won an Academy Award for the Best Foreign Film but he is also well known as an actor, appearing in over 40 films including "The Barber of Siberia" The Barber of Siberia (1998) where he played the Russian Tsar "Alexander III" opposite Julia Ormond.Mikhailkov has impressive long list of wins at Cannes, Venice, Moscow, Karlovy Vary, European Film Awards etc.Following his movie's Oscar win, Nikita Mikhalkov, has won a parliamentary seat in Victor Chernomyrdin's party. He is always in the spotlight, especially in Moscow, where he lives.