
His father worked as a car mechanic, his mother maintained a household. Parents wanted his son to choose a reliable male profession, and from about the age of 14 Ivar began to combine his studies with work. Mastered the plumbing, then the repair of computer equipment. In 1974 he graduated from the Theatrical Department of the Latvian Conservatory. Vitola. After graduating from the conservatory, Ivar Kalnins settled in the Art Academic Theater named after Rainis. Theatrical salaries were insignificant, and Ivar was supposed to feed his family — his wife and two daughters. In the end, I had to remember youth and pick up a guitar. Currently, at home in Latvia, Ivar Kalnins plays in two theaters in Riga: the Small and the New. The Latvian cinema, which showed the world more than one masterpiece, you just need to remember. But Russian viewers can enjoy the new work of the actor.

Studenty
TV • 2005

Entrance to the Maze
TV • 1990

Black Room
TV • 2000

Secrets of Palace Coups
TV • 2000

Little Tragedies
TV • 1980

Drongo
TV • 2002

Racket
TV • 1995

TASS Is Authorized to Declare...
TV • 1984

Pansion in the Mansion
TV • 2024

Forgotten
TV • 2011

Theatre
TV • 1979

The Mills of Fate
MOVIE • 1997

Hide-and-seek
MOVIE • 2001

Investigation of Related Events
MOVIE • 1993

Little Tragedies
MOVIE • 1980

Mirror Wars: Reflection One
MOVIE • 2005

Racket
MOVIE • 1992

Fairfax's Millions
MOVIE • 1980