Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Born: 1978-01-25 in Krivoy Rog, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine]
Known For: Acting
Biography
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician, former actor and comedian who has been serving as the president of Ukraine since 2019. Zelenskyy grew up in Kryvyi Rih, a Russian-speaking region in southeastern Ukraine. Prior to his acting career, Zelenskyy obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. He then pursued comedy and created the production company Kvartal 95, which produces films, cartoons, and TV shows including Servant of the People, in which Zelenskyy played the role of president of Ukraine. The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely popular. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95.
Filmography
2026
- Instadocs: The Decoy Plane as Self (archive footage)
- King Harald IV of Norway: The funeral as Ukrainian President
- Our Man with the Enemy as Self (archive footage)
2025
- Stoltenberg i møte med krigen as Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud as Self (archival footage)
- Our War as Self
- America at War as Self (archive footage)
- Zelensky as Self
- Comment Volodia devint Zelensky as Self
- Facing War as Self - President of Ukraine
- Naughty America: Guns & Stripes as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Die Elon-Musk-Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
- Caren Miosga as Self
- Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War as Self
- Rutte as Self
- The Zelensky Story as Self - President of Ukraine
- European security: Poland at the helm? as Self (archive footage)
- Le blé, l'autre arme de Poutine as Self (archive footage)
- Deutschland. Fußball. Sommermärchen 2024? as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Life Train as Self
- Turn in the Wound as Self (archive footage)
- A Nation Denied: Ukraine's Battle for History as Self (archive footage)
- Mrs Robinson
- At the heart of European diplomacy as Self
- Huck and Zelensky - It's Not All Right as Self
2023
- Servant of the People ... (Original Series Creator)
- Three Wars as Self (archive footage)
- Zelenskyy: Spirit of Ukraine as Self
- Superpower as Self - President of Ukraine
- Propaganda Battle Over Ukraine as Self - President of the Ukraine (archive footage)
- Meeting Zelenskyy as Self
- War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy as Self
- YEAR as Self
2022
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – President of Ukraine
- Two Men at War as Self (archive footage)
- A President, Europe and War as Self
- Luminaries: Zelensky as Self (archival footage)
- My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Self - Featured Guest
- Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on Putin as Self (archive footage)
- Zelensky - A President At War as Self
- Zelensky, The Story as Self
- Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom as Self
2020
- The Long Breakup as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Servant of the people, Zelensky
2019
- Главное с Ольгой Беловой as Self
- Uošvių nepasirinksi ... (Script)
2018
2017
- Velshi as Self (archive footage)
- Готель «Галіція» ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Servant of the People 2 as Vasiliy Petrovich Goloborodko
- 8 Best Dates as Никита
2015
- Servant of the People as Vasiliy Petrovich Goloborodko
2014
- No Love in the City 3 as Игорь
- Ищу жену с ребёнком ... (Producer)
- 8 New Dates as Nikita
- 1+1 at Home 2. March 8 as Vovan
2013
- Country U ... (Writer)
- 1+1 at Home. New Year as Vovan
- No Love in the City 3 as Igor
2012
- Backstreet Champions ... (Producer)
- Corporal vs. Napoleon as Napoleon
- I'll Be Around ... (Producer)
- 8 First Dates as Nikita
- Fairytale Rus as Рассказчик(voice)
2011
- Office Romance. Our time as Anatoliy Novoselitcev
- Legend. Lyudmila Gurchenko ... (Writer)
- New Year's In-Laws ... (Producer)
2010
- Love and the City 2 as Igor
2009
- How the Cossacks... as Ostap
- Love and the City as Igor
2007
- Very New Year's movie, or Night at the Museum as Vasia Vasylkov
2006
- Dancing with the Stars - Ukraine as Self – Guest Judge
- Dinner is served! ... (Writer)
2004
- Three Musketeers as d'Artagnan
1968
- 60 Minutes as Self
1954
- Face the Nation as Self (archive footage)
1951
- Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Special Guest
1947
- Meet the Press as Self