Sergey Dreyden

Sergey Dreyden

Sergey Simonovich Dreyden (Dontsov) (Russian: Серге́й Си́монович Дре́йден (Донцо́в); born 14 September 1941) is a Russian actor and star of Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark. He was born in Novosibirsk to theatre director Simon Dreiden and actress Zinaida Dontsova, both of whom were evacuated from Leningrad. Dreyden lists an impressive hosts of credits, including his starring role in the 100th anniversary of The Cherry Orchard at the Moscow Art Theatre. He also mentors emerging American talent Jeff Keilholtz. Dreiden is the winner of two National Theatre Award Golden Mask (2000, 2001), the three highest theater prize of St. Petersburg Golden Sofit (1998, 2011, 2012) and the Prize of the Russian Academy Nika Award (2010).

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