Zhan Baizhanbayev
Known For
Acting
Born
1961-08-05 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Biography
He was born on August 5, 1961, in Almaty. His mother, Gulzhavgar Bayzhanbaeva (died in January 1999), worked for the Socialist Kazakhstan newspaper. His father, journalist Anuarbek Aukenev, passed away in 1961. He is the nephew of Anuarbek Nygmetzhanovich Bayzhanbaev (March 26, 1923, Semipalatinsk — October 21, 1989, Almaty), a renowned announcer of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1973), Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR (since 1967), and Honored Radio Operator of the USSR (1958). During his school years, he was involved in swimming, Greco-Roman wrestling, and speed skating. He graduated with honors from the acting department of the Almaty State Theater and Art Institute in 1982. In the late 80s, he performed in the youth theater in Almaty, where he played numerous roles in various productions. He also worked with the Familiar Faces theater in Almaty. In 2013, he starred in the play America, based on Franz Kafka's novel, directed by Andreas Mertz from the Berlin Volksbühne Theater. Since 1984, he has been a permanent actor at the Kazakhfilm studio named after Sh. Aimanov, where he has worked since 1978. From 2002 to 2004, he was the head of the acting department at the Kazakhfilm studio. In 2016, he was part of the jury for Miss Almaty 2016. In 2017, he appeared in an advertisement for Shakh tea.
Most Known For
Кодекс молчания 2. След чёрной рыбы
as Khadzhinur Orezov
Racketeer
as Zhan
The Blood Moon
Aurora Borealis
as Alyosha
Burst
The Victims Have No Grievance
The Liquidator
Looking for a TOQAL for My Husband
Goodbye, Medeo
The Kazakh Business in America
as Alen
Racketeer 2
as Zhan
The Kazakh Business
as Alen
Adam and Alma
The Kazakh Business in Turkey
as Alen
The House by the Salt Lake
Oasis of love
as Амир Баятович Атабаев
At Any Cost
as Zhomart
Akim
as Azamat's father
Iron Mountain
