Aleksandr is a Ukrainian-Russian actor, born in Sevastopol. At the age of 12, he and his best friend tried to flee to the UK, but were caught by the police after making it halfway. He moved to Moscow to continue his studies and worked briefly as a sailor before truly starting his acting career.

In 2015, he graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts and soon became a leading actor at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre. That same year, he was cast in his first major screen role, as “Marten” in THE SCYTHIAN, directed by Rustam Mosafir. Since then, he has worked steadily in film and television, including: playing the role of “Peter” in the award-winning film ACID; the role of “Viktor” in GREAT POETRY; in Kirill Serebrennikov’s LETO; and in Netflix’s first Russian original series, BETTER THAN US. Aleksandr’s credits include: the French feature film OUR MEN, which was the closing film of the prestigious Directors’ Fortnight selection at Cannes; the title role in THE LAND OF LEGENDS, by acclaimed Russian director Anton Megerdichev; and the role of “Krysztof” in the HBO series KAMIKAZE, an 8-part series based on the Norwegian novel “Muleum” by Erlend Loe, directed by Kaspar Munk.

His recent credits include the science fiction film FREE FALL by Oleg Urazaykin and the role of “Sasha” in the series SHAMAN by Rustam Mosafir. Aleksandr is perhaps best known to international audiences for his performance as “Helmut” in FANTASTIC BEASTS: DUMBLEDORE’S HELL, directed by David Yates and written by J.K. Rowling. Currently, he can be seen in Ilya Naishuller’s action thriller HEADS OF STATE and Sergey Loznitsa’s feature film TWO PROSECUTORS, which screened in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Hlynur Pálmason (born September 30, 1984, in Höfn, Iceland) is an Icelandic director, screenwriter, and visual artist. He began his career in the visual arts before moving into filmmaking, graduating from the National Film School of Denmark in 2013.

He made his feature film debut with the well-received Winter Brothers (2017), followed by A White, White Day, which premiered at Cannes Critics’ Week (2019). His third feature film, Godland (2022), was selected for Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival. His fourth feature film, The Love that Remains, will premiere in the Cannes Premiere section at Cannes 2025. Pálmason lives and works between Iceland and Denmark with his wife and three children.

Education
2015 – Dolby London / ICA – Color Grading Masters Degree
2009 – guest editor NFTS London
1999 – 2004 Bucharest U.N.A.T.C. (National University of Film and Drama) / Film Editing
and Sound Design
1995 – 1999 National College “MIHAI VITEAZUL”, Mathematics
Experience
over 3000 projects edited / graded in the past 25 years including feature films,
documentaries, shorts, commercials and music videos