Odin Lund Biron

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Odin Lund Biron

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Berlin-based actor, originally from Duluth, MN (USA). Graduated with honors from the Moscow Art Theater in 2009, one of only two Americans and a handful of foreigners to have ever graduated from the traditional (Russian-language) acting program.

With a Golden Leaf award in hand for his MXAT performance of Hamlet (three years after beginning his studies of the Russian language), Odin immediately began working at Moscow's Satyricon Theater as a troupe actor. Two years of work at the Satyricon was followed by a five-year run as beloved intern Phil Richards on Russia's most popular sitcom "Interns".

In 2013, an unexpected invitation from famed director Kirill Serebrennikov ("The Student", "Petrov's Flu", "Leto") to play the lead role of Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov in Serebrennikov's staging of Nikolai Gogol's "Dead Souls" lead to 10 prolific years as a troupe actor at Russia's most renowned avant-garde theater - Gogol Center. Nearly fifteen premiers during that time, two Golden Mask nominations for best actor, multiple international festivals, including three residencies at Festival d'Avignon: "Dead Souls" 2016, "Outside" 2019, "The Black Monk" 2022.

In 2022 Odin premiered his first lead role in a feature film at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival: "Tchaikovsky's Wife" (directed by Serebrennikov) where he played the lead and titular role of Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

Guest artist at Hamburg's Thalia Theater since 2022 ("The Black Monk", "Barocco").

Next to be seen on the big screen in Serebrennikov's newest film "Limonov: The Legend of Eddie", where he plays five roles opposite British actor Ben Whishaw.

Actor30-46 yearsAmerican
Place of residence Berlin (DE), Duluth (US)
Gendermale
Year of birth1984 (40 years)
Place of birthUSA
Working permitsUnited States
Housing optionsChicago (US), Wellington (NZ), Washington (US)
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorblue-green
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)182
Weight (in kg)75
Statureathletic / training, normal
LanguagesEnglish(native)RussianGerman
DialectsAmerican-Standard(native dialect)
InstrumentsViolaViolin
SportAlpine skiingCanoeCross-country skiingIce skatingKayakRunningSwimming
DanceContemporary dance
PitchCountertenor
SingingClassicPopRock
Training
Primary professional training
Other professional training
2005 – 2009
Moscow Art Theatre School
2003 – 2005
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
Awards
2019
Golden Mask - Best Actor, "Save the Orchid" (nominee)
2016
Golden Mask - Best Actor, "The Trout Breaks Through the Ice" (nominee)
2009
Golden Leaf
Film
2022
Limonov: The Ballad (Feature film)
Ethan (and others) (SR)
Kirill Serebrennikov Wildside, Hype Studios Vison Distribution Jina Jay Pawel Pawlikowski
2021 – 2022
Tchaikovsky's Wife (Cinema film)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (MR)
Kirill Serebrennikov Hype Films
2019
16/8 (Short film)
Main role
Sasha Leonard Paracels Luca Paracels Production [us]
2018
Trinity Sunday (Cinema film)
Supporting role
Yang Ge Maze Films [ru]
2017
Maximum Impact (Cinema film)
Supporting role
Andrzej Bartkowiak Czar Pictures [ru]
2014
12 Monate - Ein Modernes Märchen (Cinema film)
Supporting role
Denis Eleonskiy Nikola-Film, St. Petersburg [ru]
2013
Spiral (Cinema film)
Supporting role
Andrey Volgin Python Film Studio [ru]
2012
Pelmeni (Cinema film)
Supporting role
Gennady Ostrovski Theorem Productions [ru]
Television
2020 – 2022
Last Minister (Posledniy Ministr) (Series)
Edward Snowden (EL)
Roman Volobuev Sreda
2022
Karamora (Multi-part)
Arthur (SR)
Danila Kozlovskiy DK Entertainment
2020
The Optimists - A Cuban Affair (TV series)
Main role
Alexei Popogrebsky Valery Todorovsky Production [ru] Russia 1 [ru]
2019
Russian Affairs (TV series)
Supporting role
Darya Zhuk Start [ru] Amazon Prime Video
2015
Interny (TV series)
Phil Richards (MR)
Radda Novikova TNT Premier Studios [ru] TNT [ru]
2014
Interny (TV series)
Phil Richards (MR)
Radda Novikova TNT Premier Studios [ru] TNT [ru]
2013
Interny (TV series)
Phil Richards (MR)
Radda Novikova TNT Premier Studios [ru] TNT [ru]
2013
Interny (TV series)
Main role
Radda Novikova TNT Premier Studios [ru] TNT [ru]
2012
Interny (TV series)
Main role
Radda Novikova TNT Premier Studios [ru] TNT [ru]
2011
Interny (TV series)
Main role
Radda Novikova TNT Premier Studios [ru] TNT [ru]
2010
Interny (TV series)
Main role
Radda Novikova TNT Premier Studios [ru] TNT [ru]
Audio
2020
Petrovy v grippe (Dubbing)
Kirill Serebrennikov Hype Film [ru]