Stepan Yanchuk
Stepan Anatoliyovych Yanchuk
Date of birth – January 12, 1987
City – Dunaujvaros (Hungary)
Activity – theater and film actor
Becoming an artist
Stepan Yanchuk is a Ukrainian theater and film actor. The art industry began to interest the future star of the big stage in his youth. The magical world of cinema, ladies and theater began to attract Stepan in the 8th-9th grade. Dreams of the stage did not leave the boy for a long time. So at some point the decision was made to connect life with creativity and theatrical culture.
However, the first specialty was still philology. So Stepan tried to please his parents, who encouraged his son to get a “more serious” profession than acting. Therefore, Yanchuk first studied to be a teacher of English and German. He studied acting at the American University of Wisconsin.
The artist notes that the educational program of the institution was quite unexpected for him. He had to take a course in biology, mathematics and other disciplines not related to theater. At the same time, the actor considers the experience of training at a university in the United States very valuable. Stepan did not make his stage debut in America. However, he acquired important knowledge.
Creative path
Stepan Yanchuk paved the path to popularity and recognition among a wide audience after returning to Ukraine. The actor played in performances as part of creative groups of various theater studios. And in 2018 he became part of the team of the National Academic Drama Theater named after Lesya Ukrainka. In collaboration with the directors of the renowned institution, roles were born in such vivid performances as:
- "Treasure Island" (Job Anderson);
- "Translations" (Local);
- "The Beggars" (Choir Conductor);
- "Music of Love. Benefit of Larisa Kadochnikova" (Friedrich Chopin);
- "The Magician" (Saber-Toothed Tiger, Flying Monkey, Animal);
- "Oh!.. Andersen! Fairy Tales (The Third Prince);
- «№ 13» (Waiter).
Work in the film industry
Fans of film art could see Stepan Yanchuk in films and TV series of various genres:
- «Drone»;
- «Hot»;
- «Uncovered Target»;
- «Cop from the Past»;
- «Ilovaisk 2014. Battalion «Donbas»;
- «Defects».
Interesting facts about the actor:
- The first profession that Stepan Yanchuk aspired to master in childhood was a surgeon;
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- Yanchuk entered the theater university in Kyiv at course of Mikhail Reznikovich. However, having the choice of a place of study, he made it in favor of an American institution;
- the main obstacle to getting a role in US theaters for foreigners is the accent. That is, an actor will almost never be able to play an American in a production due to the peculiarities of pronunciation;
- he calls Jack Nicholson a role model among actors.
