
Yakov Shamshin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 7, 1985 (age 41)
- Birthplace
- Volgograd, RSFSR, USSR
Biography
Yakov Shamshin (born 7 March 1985) a Russian actor of theatre and cinema. He is known for his work in Russian action, crime, and war dramas, with a filmography of more than 150 titles. His first significant recognition came with the role of Pavel Pichugov in Pyotr Todorovsky's war drama Riorita (2008). In 2010, he played the leading role of Leonid Samoilov in the criminal series Ligovka (2010) and appeared as Senior Lieutenant Alexander Suvorov in Doznavatel (2010), a role he reprised in sequels. Other notable television roles include Viktor Artyukhin in Goryunov (2013) and its sequel, and Ivan Stroyev in the action series Strazhi Otchizny (2019) and its subsequent seasons. In 2021, he appeared in the superhero film Major Grom: Plague Doctor (2021). Since 2023, he has played the main role of Vitalik in the melodrama series Zovite Ermolova! (2023).
Known For
Filmography

The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part II
Movie
1999
Movie

Steppe Gods
Movie · as ефрейтор Соколов

Romanovs: Loyalty and Betrayal
Movie

Three Friends, a Treasure Trove and a Sailor Cat
TV · 12 eps

7 Days
Movie

Большая вода
TV · as Корень · 16 eps

Работа над ошибками
TV · 8 eps

Cerberus
TV · 4 eps

Big House
TV · 8 eps

Samsara
TV · as Сеня · 1 ep

Immortals
Movie · as Chizh

The Riot
Movie · as district officer Oleg

Wings Above Berlin
Movie

Trap for the Judge
TV · 8 eps

Deerslayer
TV · as Роман Щерга · 8 eps

Major Grom: Plague Doctor
Movie · as Leader of Rioters

Cold Gold
Movie · as Valera

Земное притяжение
TV · as Паша-Суета · 4 eps

Kalashnikov AK-47
Movie · as Vitya

Inner Fire
Movie

Проспект обороны
TV · 16 eps

Спутники
TV · as Низвецкий · 8 eps

Лихач
TV · 20 eps

Hussar
TV · as Prokhor · 1 ep

In The Port of Cape Town
Movie · as бандит

The Ninth
Movie · as Politseyskiy syshchik-3

Стражи отчизны
TV · 1 ep

The Beginning
Movie

The Battalion
Movie

Аз воздам
TV · as Igor Snigeryov · 4 eps

Catherine the Great
TV · as Верзилин, солдат · 12 eps

Sky Court. Continuation
TV · as Anton Korneev - futbolist · 2 eps

Ladoga
TV · as Лёнька Лаверентьев водитель · 4 eps

The Role
Movie

Vacation
Movie

Предатель
TV · 12 eps

Дознаватель
TV · 56 eps

Once There Was a Woman
Movie · as «портняжка» (нет в титрах)

Strawberry Field
Movie

Love Without Rules
Movie · as Сергей

Loner
Movie · as Vitaliy Lysov

I Am
Movie

Riorita
Movie · as Pavel Pichugov (younger brother)

Лиговка
TV · as Самойлов · 12 eps

Paper Soldier
Movie · as suppliant

We Are from the Future
Movie