Yuri Bykov was born in 1981 in Novomichurinsk, a small town in the Ryazan region of Russia. Coming from a family of factory workers, he studied acting in the famous VGIK (Institute of Cinema named after Gerasimov) and appeared in various theatres of Moscow after receiving his diploma in 2005. In 2006, Yury Bykov started to write and direct his first short films. In 2009, his short film “The Boss”, in which he also played the lead role, won the main prize at the All-Russian National film festival Kinotavr. In 2010, Bykov directed his first feature film, “Live!”, Special Jury Prize at Taipei International Film Festival. In 2013, his second feature, “The Major”. was selected in Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, “The Fool” received important awards at the festivals of Locarno (Best Actor Leopard, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Junior Jury Award, First Prize) and Les Arcs, among many others. Both “The Major” and “The Fool” enjoyed international theatrical releases. Yury Bykov both writes and directs his films. He has also edited and scored his early projects, as well as playing one of the lead roles in “The Major”.

Filmography

• 2026Peak — Director, Writer
• Daring — Director
• The Highway
• By the Way — Guest
• Cinema 3.0
• Followers
• 2023Seagull
• 2023The Owner — Director, Writer, Music
• Goremyki
• No One Will Know
• 2022Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась
• Cursed Days
• A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Married
• 2019Follow Your Dream — director
• 2019The Watchman — Vlad, Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
• 2018Elephants Can Play Football — Sveta's father
• 2018The Factory — Screenplay, Producer, Director, Original Music Composer
• 2018Нариман и его братья
• Sleepers — Слава, Director
• 2016Big Village Lights
• Method — Thin detective, Худой, Director
• 2014Six Degrees of Celebration 1914 — Director
• 2014The Fool — Director, Editor, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
• 2013The Major — Pavel Kroshunov - Pasha, Screenplay, Director, Editor, Music
• Cash Collectors — Director
• 2012Song of the Mechanical Fish
• Танки грязи не боятся — сержант Вадим Смирнов, командир экипажа танка 111
• 2010To Live — Director, Writer, Music
• 2009Nachalnik — Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
• 2008S.S.D. — killer
• Showcase Copy
• Vegetation
• Zero — Screenplay, Director

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2016Butterflies — Self