Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Date of birth: 1978-01-25
Place of birth: Krivoy Rog, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine]
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Vladimir Zelenskiy, Vladimir Zelenskij, Wolodymyr Oleksandrowytsch Selenskyj, Володимир Олександрович Зеленський, Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Зеле́нский, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Volodymyr Zelensky
Biography
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy 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.
Movie Credits
Superpower
2023-02-17
Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman’s documentary, shot just before and after Russian invasion of Ukraine on
Propaganda Battle Over Ukraine
2023-02-08
The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is not only waged with bombs, rockets and rocket-propelled
Love and the City
2009-03-05
Three Russian friends work in New York, party hard and chase women. It's great times until they get
YEAR
2023-02-25
A documentary film-project by Dmytro Komarov. He was the first journalist to witness and film the h
An Ordinary Denazification
2023-02-24
Euromaidan, Crimea, birth of DPR, 8 years of war, beginning of denazification.
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy
2023-02-24
Bear Grylls travels to Ukraine to meet and interview the Ukrainian president. Along the way, he witn
Office Romance. Our time
2011-03-17
Anatoli Yefremovich Novoseltsev works in a ratings company, whose director is an unattractive and bo
Love and the City 2
2010-02-25
Our three hapless heroes - Igor, Artyom, and Sauna - return for another lesson from St. Valentine. T
1+1 at Home. New Year
2013-12-31
On the New Year's eve, a magical atmosphere prevails in the town. But, unfortunately, the parents of
1+1 at Home 2. March 8
2014-03-08
Misha and Sonia are left at home again without their parents, but this time with a nanny. Meanwhile,
Corporal vs. Napoleon
2012-01-25
Napoleon has decided to declare war to the world. When he approaches Moscow, the Russian military tr
8 First Dates
2012-03-08
Vera is a famous TV personality who wakes up with Nikita in bed after a hard day of partying. The ne
A President, Europe and War
2022-10-10
They call each other Emmanuel and Vladimir - but despite the informal tone, a fateful negotiation is
Two Men at War
2022-11-11
As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages, this George Stephanopoulos documentary pulls back the c
Zelensky, The Story
2022-03-09
Portrait of Volodymyr Zelensky: his beginnings as a comedian, his phenomenon series "State Servant",
Zelensky - A President At War
2022-03-15
The war is raging in Ukraine that is changing the world order. One man is standing up to Russia and
Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on Putin
2022-03-26
The rise of the comedian, actor and entertainer who became the improbable wartime leader. Exploring
Servant of the people, Zelensky
2020-02-14
Are the absolute power and weakness of the state tempting enough to initiate authoritarian rule? Thi
The Long Breakup
2020-10-24
Ukrainian journalist Katya Soldak, currently living in New York City and working for Forbes magazine
No Love in the City 3
2013-12-31
Our three hapless heroes - Igor, Artyom, and Sauna - return for the third lesson from St. Valentine.
Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
2022-08-31
Personal stories from civilians, children, soldiers, doctors, the country’s elderly, journalists, re
8 New Dates
2014-12-25
Vera and Nikita have been married for 3 years. In the midst of another joyful quarrel they exchange
Three Musketeers
2004-12-31
A young and determined d'Artagnan goes to Paris to pursue a career as a musketeer in the Royal Regim
Turn in the Wound
2024-02-16
Abel Ferrara explores human conflict and the search for peace and balance through the music and word
Meeting Zelenskyy
2023-10-15
Until 2019, he was an entertainment superstar and successful businessman. Then Volodymyr Zelenskyy t
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
2022-12-12
David Letterman journeys to Kyiv, Ukraine for a stirring, personal and in-depth conversation with Pr
A Nation Denied: Ukraine's Battle for History
2024-02-20
A critical and objective look back at Ukraine's tumultuous and tragic history, from its mythical fou
8 Best Dates
2016-03-03
One sunny day the owner of a successful veterinary clinic Nikita learns that the terminally ill. He
Mrs Robinson
2024-08-23
A reforming constitutional lawyer and senator in her early career, Mary Robinson detonated an electo
Deutschland. Fußball. Sommermärchen 2024?
2024-06-05
Germany. Summer. Soccer World Cup 2006: A nation experiences a summer fairytale. Germany, 18 years l
Servant of the People 2
2016-12-24
President Vasily Goloborodko is in power for almost half a year. The economic situation in the count
Me, You, He, She
2018-12-27
A married couple decides to divorce, but things don't quite go the way they planned.
Huck and Zelensky - It's Not All Right
2024-09-15
Life Train
2024-11-14
An awe-inspiring documentary that delves into the extraordinary journeys of courageous Ukrainian rai
Zelenskyy: Spirit of Ukraine
2023-12-31
On February 24th, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has since killed t
At the heart of European diplomacy
2024-07-18
Very New Year's movie, or Night at the Museum
2007-12-31
Tertiary student Vasia Vasylkov receives the keys to the museum of various arts for one night from t
How the Cossacks...
2009-12-31
New Year's musical about the love of the Zaporozhian Cossack Yevhen and the daughter of the headman
America at War
2025-02-28
The United States of America has been at war for almost all of its 250 years of existence. From the
Facing War
2025-10-31
Jens Stoltenberg had planned to step down after nine years in the powerful position of NATO Secretar
The Zelensky Story
Zelensky
2025-05-13
Ten years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was just one of the many faces on Ukrainian television screens. He
Our War
2025-06-11
Between February and April 2025, filmmakers Bernard-Henri Lévy and Marc Roussel filmed the Pokrovsk
Die Elon-Musk-Story
2025-03-11
Naughty America: Guns & Stripes
2025-08-30
A short portrait of the United States, conceived from historical footage of Native Americans to poli
Luminaries: Zelensky
2022-09-09
Volodymyr Zelensky was thrown into the global spotlight and became the face of resistance and the pe
Fairytale Rus
2012-11-16
A humorous animated series, the events of which take place in a fictional state called “Fairytale Ru
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
2025-03-09
On March 13, 2022, filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed by Russian soldiers, the first American journal