Grigoriy Dobrygin

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Eduardovich and the family name is Dobrygin.

Grigoriy Dobrygin
Григорий Добрыгин
Grigoriy Dobrygin at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014.
Born
Grigoriy Eduardovich Dobrygin

(1986-02-17) 17 February 1986
Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Other namesGrisha
Alma materRussian Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationsActor, director
Years active2009–present
AwardsThe Silver Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival

Grigoriy Eduardovich Dobrygin (also trans. Grigory; Russian: Григо́рий Эдуа́рдович Добры́гин; born 17 February 1986) is a Russian film and theatre actor, director and producer. A classically trained ballet dancer, Dobrygin had his breakout role as the first Russian superhero in the 2009 film Black Lightning. After starring in the critically acclaimed How I Ended This Summer (2010), he made his Western debut in 2014 in A Most Wanted Man and Black Sea. He has been called Russia's top acting export and the "Russian James Franco" for his versatility.

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