| Yura Borisov | |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Birth Name: | Yuri Alexandrovich Borisov |
| Birth Date: | 8 December 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Reutov, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 2010–present |
| Spouse: | Anna Borisova |
| Children: | 2 |
Yuri Alexandrovich "Yura" Borisov (ru|Ю́рий Алекса́ндрович Бори́сов|translit=Yuriy Aleksandrovich Borisov, born 8 December 1992) is a Russian actor. He was the winner of the Golden Eagle Award in 2021.[1] GQ Russia chose him as Actor of the Year in 2020.[2]
Borisov made his acting film debut in the crime drama Elena (2011). He portrayed Mikhail Kalashnikov in AK-47 (2020). He has also starred in film such as The Bull (2019), The Silver Skates (2020), Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021), Compartment No. 6 (2021), and Anora (2024).
Borisov was born in Reutov, Moscow Oblast near Moscow. In 2013 he graduated from the Shchepkin Higher Theater School, and won the Golden Leaf award in the Best Actor category for the role of Alexander Tarasovich Ametistov in the play Zoykina's Apartment.
Borisov started working as a film actor in 2010, and played main roles in various television series. In 2013–14 he worked at the Moscow theater "Satyricon".
In 2019, he starred in the film The Bull, for which he was nominated for the 18th Golden Eagle Awards 2020 in the category Best Leading Actor, and also received an award "Event of the Year" from the magazine "Kinoreporter" in the category "Discovery of the Year". He also played minor roles in the films T-34, Union of Salvation, and Invasion.
In February 2020, the film AK-47 was released, in which Borisov played the main role – Mikhail Kalashnikov, and received positive reviews from film critics. For this role he was awarded the Golden Eagle Award – 2021 for Best Leading Actor.
He appeared in 8 feature films released in 2021, including the Netflix original film Silver Skates. In 2021 Borisov played the lead role in Finnish-Russian film Compartment No. 6 directed by Juho Kuosmanen, which won the Grand-Prix at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2024 Borisov voiced Behemoth the Cat in The Master and Margarita, and played Igor in the Palme d'Or winning film Anora, directed by Sean Baker.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Elena | Sasha's friend | ||
| 2018 | Coach | fan | ||
| 2018 | Crystal Swan | Alik | ||
| 2019 | T-34 | Serafim Ionov | [3] [4] | |
| 2019 | The Bull | Anton Bykov | ||
| 2019 | The Port | |||
| 2019 | Union of Salvation | Anton Arbuzov | ||
| 2020 | Invasion | Captain Ivan 'Vanya' Korobanov | ||
| 2020 | AK-47 | [5] | ||
| 2020 | The Silver Skates | Alexey "Alex" Tarasov | [6] | |
| 2020 | Has Anyone Seen My Girl? | Sergei | ||
| 2021 | Compartment No. 6 | Lyokha | ||
| 2021 | Petrov's Flu | Sasha | ||
| 2021 | Gerda | Oleg | ||
| 2021 | Captain Volkonogov Escaped | Captain Volkonogov | ||
| 2021 | The Riot | Pyotr (Petr) | ||
| 2021 | Mama, I'm Home | a stranger | ||
| 2023 | Kentavr | Sasha | ||
| 2024 | The Master and Margarita | Voice only | ||
| 2024 | Guest from the Future | Glot | ||
| 2024 | Anora | Igor | ||
| 2025 | The Poet The Prophet. The Story of Alexander Pushkin | Alexander Pushkin | Post-production |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Golden Leaf | Best Actor | Zoyka's Apartment | ||
| 2020 | Золотой орёл | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | The Bull | ||
| 2020 | Moscow International Film Festival | Chopard Talent Awards | The Bull | ||
| 2020 | Event of the year | Discovery of the year | |||
| 2020 | Journal Award GQ | Actor of the Year | |||
| 2021 | Golden Eagle Award | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | AK-47 | ||
| 2021 | Nika | Best Supporting Actor | Silver Skates | ||
| 2021 | European Film Awards | European Actor | Compartment No. 6 | [7] | |
| 2021 | São Paulo International Film Festival | Best Actor | |||
| 2021 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Best Actor | [8] | ||
| 2021 | The Golden Unicorn Awards | Best Actor | Captain Volkonogov Escaped | ||
| 2022 | White Elephant | Best Leading Actor | |||
| 2022 | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Leading Actor | Compartment No. 6 | ||
| 2022 | Jerusalem Film Festival | Best Leading Actor | |||
| 2022 | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Supporting Actor | [9] | ||
| 2023 | Días de Cine Awards | Best Foreign Actor | |||
| 2024 | Gotham Awards | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Anora | [10] | |