Zhan Baizhanbayev

Acting Aug 5, 1961 (65 years old) 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.

46 Acting Credits

Zhan Baizhanbayev

Acting

Racketeer

The Liquidator

Aurora Borealis

Racketeer 2

Akim

The Kazakh Business in America

Goodbye, Medeo

The Victims Have No Grievance

The Kazakh Business

The Kazakh Business in Africa

The Kazakh Business in India

Oasis of love

Burst

Iron Mountain

The Kazakh Business in Korea

Mother's Paradise

Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish

Porter: Errand Boy

The Leader's Way. Astana

We Are Adults

Red Yurt

Rain

Wife is Not A Wall

Bisharashki 2