Vladislav Vetrov


Vladislav Vladimirovich Vetrov is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, director and writer.

Biography

Vladislav Vetrov was born in Senaki, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union, moved to Taganrog, Rostov Oblast. He studied at the People's Drama Theatre at the House of teacher and worked at the Taganrog Theatre.
In 1986 he graduated from the Taganrog Institute of Radio Engineering. On stage since 1985. He worked at the Riga Russian Theatre, Anatoly Vasiliev's School of Dramatic Arts in Moscow, Mikhail Butkevich's Laboratory. From 1989 to 1991 he worked at the Maxim Gorky Rostov Drama Theater.
In 1991, Vetrov made his directorial debut on television.
In 1993, he returned to Rostov-on-Don, where he continued to perform leading roles and stage productions at the Rostov Drama Theatre, appeared in commercials, and worked for local television. Since 2002, he has lived and worked in Moscow. That same year, he joined the company of the Sovremennik Theatre.
He is a member of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia, the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, and the Russian Guild of Film Actors.
In 1998, Vladislav Vetrov was awarded the honorary title of Merited Artist of Russia, and in 2022, that of People's Artist of Russia.
On 8 July 2022, he headed the newly formed Artistic Council of the Sovremennik Theatre, whose members included Alyona Babenko and Svetlana Ivanova. On 6 November 2024, he stepped down as chairman of the theatre's Artistic Council and left the Sovremennik Theatre. In September 2025, he joined the company of the Moscow Art Theatre.