Zhan Baizhanbayev
Date of birth: 1961-08-05
Place of birth: Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Жан Байжанбаев, Zhanat Bayzhanbayev
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.
Movie Credits
Racketeer
2007-11-08
Story of a man named Sayan, that had to live through harsh 1990s and make tough decisions.
Goodbye, Medeo
1982-12-03
The director and choreographer from Prague are preparing a show performance "Oriental Fairy Tale" -
Porter: Errand Boy
2021-06-17
The story of a screenwriter who gets a job as a doorman at a hotel to write a script for a movie abo
Aurora Borealis
1990-08-03
The story of a man and a wolf-dog in East Siberia during the early 1900s.
The Liquidator
2011-04-07
A highly skilled bodyguard avenging his brother's untimely death uncovers a ring of corruption exten
The Kazakh Business in India
2022-08-10
Zhomart and his relatives work at the hotel and periodically get into various comical situations.
The Leader's Way. Astana
2018-12-16
The president Nursultan Nazarbayev announces the transfer of the capital from Almaty to Akmola. Task
We Are Adults
1980-08-01
After graduating from school, Zholaman comes to the Mangyshlak peninsula and becomes an oil worker.
Red Yurt
1982-08-01
During the years of collectivization, the campaign team "Red Yurt" arrived in a remote Kazakh villag
Rain
1972-08-01
Wife is Not A Wall
2018-01-01
A woman finds out that her husband is having an affair. Her best friend persuades her to find the mi
Bisharashki 2
2023-12-28
After returning from a vacation in an exotic country, Baytemir discovers that his house has been sea
My Stranger
2016-05-19
This story happened in the city of Almaty. Alisher, a young successful guy, one day meets a beautifu
Teach Me How to Live
2023-11-09
A successful businessman by chance becomes a real mentor for a young waiter who accidentally saves h
The House by the Salt Lake
2004-01-01
The film is based on the complex intersections of human destinies during the Patriotic War. The fami
The Kazakh Business in Brazil
2023-12-28
Three years have passed since the trip to India. Alain, Makpal, Yerkosh and Kazhet leave Jomart. Ala
GOK
2023-12-08
Businessmen from China are offered to sell the Kazakh GOK (Mining and Processing Plant). Oligarchs,
Where Is My Home?
2023-08-17
Professor Denis Alfredovich from Almaty buys his dream house with the money he has been saving for m
Oasis of love
2012-10-02
After a conflict with her future stepfather, Lera decides to find her real father at all costs.
Bride for a Brother
1979-05-03
Batyrbek, failed the entrance examination to college, returned home to his native village. His young
Racketeer 2
2015-05-28
Sayan has survived the accident but 10 years later the past comes after him.
Burst
2010-01-28
A drama about messed up athlete who tries to regain his career.
Iron Mountain
2013-12-13
The third part of the epic "The Way of the Leader" tell about the student years of Nursultan Nazarba
A Vacation in Thailand
2018-02-14
A bunch of Kazakh students gets in trouble during vacation in Thailand and they are going to re-disc
The Kazakh Business in America
2017-12-28
After closing the deal with foreign sponsors Zhomart hopes to get a five stars status to his little
Lair
2017-11-30
A group of friends went on vacation to the Borovoye resort. Renting a cabin, little did they know ab
The Victims Have No Grievance
1986-12-29
A man was killed in the fight, another was seriously injured. The perpetrators confessed to what the
Akim
2019-11-07
A young major named Azamat, accustomed to a comfortable city life, by coincidence, is sent to work a
The Kazakh Business in Turkey
2021-12-30
The successful hotelier Zhomart Kanatovich goes to the international level. Together with Alain, Roc
The Kazakh Business
2016-12-29
A cosmopolitan Kazakh man decides to ask his rural Kazakh family members to work in his hotel - fun
The Kazakh Business in Africa
2018-12-27
Zhomart and Aisulu are newlyweds, they go on a honeymoon in Kazakh, that is, together with relatives
The Kazakh Business in Korea
2019-12-26
The conference of the international company will be held at the Zhomart Kanatovich Hotel. A presenta
Mother's Paradise
2009-07-02
Serikpai and Amir grow up without a father, who once went to work in Russia, but never returned. The
Artemisia
1986-02-04
Little Ergesh wants to help his sick grandfather buy expensive medicine. To earn the necessary money
Bisharashki in Thailand
2024-12-26
The Baitemir family enjoys a rich life, which is marred by only one fact: Adilet and his wife Leyla
The Blood Moon
2024-04-18
A modern Kazakh version of Agatha Christie's plot: four married couples, two from Kazakhstan and two
At Any Cost
2018-08-11
Maksat works for a local TV channel. On the eve of his sister's wedding, he loses the money he raise
Adam and Alma
2024-02-22
A businessman mired in debt goes to an apple orchard inherited from his father to sell it and settle
Tenants
2022-03-03
Two completely different families are forced to live under the same roof. It wasn't easy. Trying to
Looking for a TOQAL for My Husband
2023-05-11
Aslan and Asima are an exemplary family. They met back in their student years, have been living happ
Gambling addict
2025-05-01
Zhuldyz, gambling addict, is forced to choose between her addiction and her son. A young psychologis
Tamyr
2025-01-09
Arman, Arsen, and Askhat have been competing with each other since childhood—over everything from to
Shine
2024-08-30
Venus is forced to pay off her father's debts, and by chance she is offered a new job as a nurse for
Nesibeli
1986-01-01
A single woman, Nesibeli, raises her son and daughter without a husband. Despite the hardships, she
A Man on a Motorcycle
1986-08-01
A young miner Ahan is fond of photo hunting. During one of the trips to the mountains, he photograph