Dmitriy Dyuzhev is one of the most popular young film actors in Russia today. He first made an impression on cinemagoers with his performance as Kosmos in the film “Brigade”, and then later when he played Father Job in “Island”. There are few actors at the very start of their careers with such a wide range of roles – from a criminal to a monk. And there’s nothing coincidental about it, though Dmitriy himself is actually convinced that luck is enormously important in the life of an actor.

In fact, Dima has a very unusual relationship with his profession: it’s as if he’s turning away from it, but it won’t leave him alone and won’t let him go. As a child he dreamt of another vocation, and even as a student in the theatrical academy he was ready to drop it on several occasions. Once, Dima simply disappeared. The director Pavel Lungin eventually found him, but rather than coaxing him back, simply left the film script with him.

Dmitriy is now busy in many theatre productions and gets lots of offers from directors, but he still has doubts about whether he’s made the right choice. I think it’s these very doubts and the continual self-improvement that explain his potential and are the real secret behind the success of Dmitriy Dyuzhev - a talented actor and wonderful person.

You can find about him in “Steps towards Success” on REN TV at 1130 on 18th October. The programme will be repeated on 19th October at 0015 in the evening.