Zhan Baizhanbayev
Actor · b. 1961 · Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR
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.
Movies11
MovieDramaA modern Kazakh version of Agatha Christie's plot: four married couples, two from Kazakhstan and two from Russia, win a vacation in a chalet in the Almaty mountains. But when they get together in a chalet, they are cut off from the outside world by an avalanche, and then a ruthless elimination game begins...
Movie7.2CrimeDramaSet in the early 1990s in Almaty, the film follows Sayan, a promising young boxer who decides to punch his way into a better life by joining a local criminal gang. As he climbs the ranks of the underworld, he quickly learns that the path of a racketeer comes with a heavy price, and some choices can never be undone. A gritty, first-person account of ambition, loyalty, and the inevitable reckoning in a lawless era.
Movie10.0RomanceAfter a conflict with her future stepfather, Lera decides to find her real father at all costs.
Movie5.2DramaThe story of a man and a wolf-dog in East Siberia during the early 1900s.
Movie4.5ActionThrillerA highly skilled bodyguard avenging his brother's untimely death uncovers a ring of corruption extending to the highest levels of society and government.
MovieComedyFamilyThe family travels to India to unravel the mystery of Adilet's past and find his mother.
MovieDramaBatyrbek, failed the entrance examination to college, returned home to his native village. His younger brother Ayan Batyrbek decides to help start an independent life - to build a new house and find a suitable bride.
MovieDramaThree years have passed since the trip to India. Alain, Makpal, Yerkosh and Kazhet leave Jomart. Alain and Makpal show good results in the IT field, Bakdaulet opens a hostel in the foothills, Yerkosh goes into pop MMA. During this period, Jomart has a "midlife crisis".
Movie7.2ComedyA young major named Azamat, accustomed to a comfortable city life, by coincidence, is sent to work as an akim in a remote village.
MovieDramaHistoryThe president Nursultan Nazarbayev announces the transfer of the capital from Almaty to Akmola. Task is almost impossible: to transfer the capital from Alatau highland to the boundless steppes of Saryarka in a short time.
MovieFamilyDramaLittle Ergesh wants to help his sick grandfather buy expensive medicine. To earn the necessary money, he and the city guy Omash collect wormwood to deliver to the pharmacy.
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TV7.0MysteryCrime