
Zhan Baizhanbayev
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.
Known For
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- 2024 · Bisharashki Inda Thailand as
- 2024 · The Blood Moon as
- 2023 · Kazakh Business in Brazil as
- 2023 · Bisharashki 2 as
- 2023 · GOK as
- 2023 · Teach Me How to Live as
- 2023 · Where is My Home? as
- 2022 · The Kazakh Business in India as
- 2021 · The Kazakh Business in Turkey as Alen
- 2021 · Porter: Errand Boy as
- 2019 · The Kazakh Business in Korea as Alen
- 2019 · Akim as Azamat's father
- 2018 · The Kazakh Business in Africa as Alen
- 2018 · The Leader's Way. Astana as
- 2018 · At Any Cost as Zhomart
- 2018 · A Vacation in Thailand as
- 2018 · Wife is Not A Wall as
- 2017 · The Kazakh Business in America as Alen
- 2017 · Lair as
- 2016 · The Kazakh Business as Alen
- 2016 · My Stranger as
- 2015 · Racketeer 2 as Zhan
- 2013 · Iron Mountain as
- 2012 · Oasis of love as Амир Баятович Атабаев
- 2011 · The Liquidator as
- 2010 · Burst as
- 2009 · Mother's Paradise as
- 2007 · Racketeer as Zhan
- 2004 · The House by the Salt Lake as
- 1994 · Кодекс молчания 2. След чёрной рыбы as Khadzhinur Orezov
- 1990 · Aurora Borealis as Alyosha
- 1986 · The Victims Have No Grievance as
- 1986 · Artemisia as
- 1982 · Goodbye, Medeo as
- 1982 · Red Yurt as
- 1980 · We Are Adults as
- 1979 · Bride for a Brother as Batyrbek
- 1972 · Rain as