Zhan Baizhanbayev
Born: 1961-08-05 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
2024
- Adam and Alma
- The Blood Moon
- Bisharashki in Thailand
- Shine as Bar Owner
2023
2021
2019
- Akim as Azamat's father
- The Kazakh Business in Korea as Alen
2018
2017
- The Kazakh Business in America as Alen
- Lair
2016
- The Kazakh Business as Alen
- My Stranger
2015
- Racketeer 2 as Zhan
2013
2012
- Oasis of love as Амир Баятович Атабаев
2011
2010
2009
2007
- Racketeer as Zhan
1994
- Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish as Khadzhinur Orezov
1990
- Aurora Borealis as Alyosha
1986
1982
1980
1979
- Bride for a Brother as Batyrbek