
Gifted actor and dancer Valery Nikolaev has choreographed five productions at the Chekhov MKhAT theater. He choreographed the musical My Fair Lady (Moscow, 2000), as well. In 1997 he traveled to Hollywood in 1997 to play in Phillip Noyce's The Saint. Nikolaev graduated from MKhAT, where he studied under the eminent Oleg Tabakov. It was during his studies with Tabakov that he met his future wife, Irina Apeksimova. After graduation, Nikolaev performed with the Chekhov MKhAT theater. Nikolaev is a serious dancer who excels at rock and tap. He trained at a university in Florida, where he received a certificate in tap dancing.

The Terminal
MOVIE • 2004

Fort Boyard Russia
TV • 1998

Russians in the City of Angels
TV • 2003

The Saint
MOVIE • 1997

U Turn
MOVIE • 1997

Bourgeois's Birthday
TV • 2000

Dear Masha Berezina
TV • 2004

In the Service of My Country
TV • 2003

Compartment No. 6
MOVIE • 2021

What a Mess!
MOVIE • 1995

Одинокий волк
TV • 2013

1812. Ballad of the Uhlans
MOVIE • 2012

The 5th Execution
MOVIE • 2011

Nastya
MOVIE • 1994

Mirror Wars: Reflection One
MOVIE • 2005

Artefact
MOVIE • 2009

Aberration
MOVIE • 1998

In the Service of My Country
MOVIE • 2003