Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 05, 1961
Place of Birth
Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Credits
47 titles
Zhan Baizhanbayev
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.
Known For
Filmography
Bisharashki in India: In Search of Mom
Baytemir
Gambling addict
Tamyr
Bisharashki in Thailand
Shine
Bar Owner
The Blood Moon
Adam and Alma
The Kazakh Business in Brazil
Bisharashki 2
GOK
Teach Me How to Live
Where Is My Home?
Looking for a TOQAL for My Husband
The Kazakh Business in India
Tenants
The Kazakh Business in Turkey
Alen
Porter: Errand Boy
The Kazakh Business in Korea
Alen
Akim
Azamat's father
The Kazakh Business in Africa
Alen
The Leader's Way. Astana
At Any Cost
Zhomart
A Vacation in Thailand
Wife is Not A Wall
The Kazakh Business in America
Alen
Lair
The Kazakh Business
Alen
My Stranger
Racketeer 2
Zhan
Iron Mountain
Oasis of love
Амир Баятович Атабаев
The Liquidator
Burst
Mother's Paradise
Racketeer
Zhan
The House by the Salt Lake
Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish
Khadzhinur Orezov
Aurora Borealis
Alyosha
The Victims Have No Grievance
A Man on a Motorcycle
Artemisia
Omash
Nesibeli
Goodbye, Medeo
Red Yurt
We Are Adults
Bride for a Brother
Batyrbek
Rain