Viktor Viktorovich Rakov (Russian: Виктор Викторович Раков; born February 5, 1962) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. People's Artist of Russia (2003).^[1]

Biography

He ws born February 5, 1962, in Moscow and after graduating in 1984 from GITIS he became an actor in the Lenkom Theatre.^[2]

His first major role was in To Kill a Dragon as Heinrich, the Burgermeister's son.

He has a son from his first marriage with Olga Ilyukhina and is married to Lyudmila Rakova, with whom he had two children.^[2]

Works

Theatre

• Sage as Glumov
• The Star and Death of Joaquin Muretta as Joaquin Muretta, Lead and customs officer, organ grinder
• Hamlet as Laertes
• Juno and Avos as Fernando Lopez, man of the theater, Burning heretic, Count Rezanov^[3]
• The Royal Game as Thomas Cromwell
• Jester Balakirev as Menshikov
• Va-Bank as Dulchin
• Marriage as Podkolyosin
• Peer Gynt as Davorsky grandfather, King of Trolls
• White lie as Senor Balboa, grandfather (director by Gleb Panfilov)
• Skywalker as Ryabovsky

Selected filmography

Prizes and awards

• Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1996) - for achievements in the arts^[4]
• People's Artist of Russia (2003)^[1]
• Order of Friendship (2013)^[5]