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Sergey Bodrov, Jr. was born on December 27, 1971 in Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow and was credited as an actor, film director and screenwriter. Sergey Bodrov, Jr. died on September 20, 2002 at the age of 30. Education on record includes Department of History and Theory of Art, Faculty of History, Moscow State University. Recorded honors include State Prize of the Russian Federation and Moscow International Film Festival.
My Take
Sergei Bodrov Jr. remains one of cinema's most haunting what-ifs for me. An art-history student from Moscow State University who became the face of post-Soviet youth through Brother, he carried a wounded stillness that no acting school teaches. Actor, director, screenwriter, state-prize winner, and gone at thirty in the 2002 Karmadon avalanche while filming. That clear, searching gaze stays with me. There's a particular grief in losing an artist mid-sentence, before the second act, and Bodrov's filmography feels permanently suspended on the edge of something larger he never got to make.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sergey Bodrov, Jr.
- Name (Japanese)
- セルゲイ・ボドロフ・Jr
- Reading
- せるげい・ぼどろふ・Jr
- Born
- December 27, 1971 – September 20, 2002
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / presenter / television presenter
2. Background
- University
- Department of History and Theory of Art, Faculty of History, Moscow State University
Awards & achievements
- State Prize of the Russian Federation
- Moscow International Film Festival
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei%20Bodrov%20Jr.
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q508904
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Sergey Bodrov, Jr. born?
Born December 27, 1971.
When did Sergey Bodrov, Jr. die?
Died September 20, 2002, aged 30.
Where was Sergey Bodrov, Jr. from?
Sergey Bodrov, Jr. was from Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow.
What did Sergey Bodrov, Jr. do?
Sergey Bodrov, Jr. worked as actor, film director, screenwriter, presenter, television presenter.
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