From asylum seeker to crime star – This is how Vladimir Burlakov became a TV star

Vladimir Burlakov was born in the Russian capital Moscow.

At the age of nine he moved to Germany with his family. For crime fans: a coincidence! Because in Germany he made his career primarily through his roles in crime novels.

Read all about Vladimir Burlakov, his career and personal life!

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career

When nine-year-old Vladimir moved to Munich with his mother, grandmother and twin sister, they first spent a while in an asylum home. He trained off his Russian accent at the latest when he was studying acting at the Otto Falckenberg School. He worked in the New Theater in Munich.

But Vladimir Burlakov was born for television: his acclaimed debut came in the award-winning miniseries A View to Crime.

Vladimir Burlakov was praised for his portrayal of crime fiction characters. He played a minor accused of sexual abuse in “Marco W. – 247 days in Turkish prison”.

Then in 2012 he made his cinema debut: In “Siberians of all places” he shows his comedy skills in the role of an interpreter who has to convey the pedantic nature of his German client to the rather easy-going Russians.

Other crime roles followed. In 2016, long before he was promoted to crime scene inspector, Vladimir starred in the Tatort Ludwigshafen a stalker.

And then: in 2019 it was announced that in Saarbrücken a new team of investigators comes together. Burkalov plays Leo Holz, a police officer whose past keeps catching up with him.

private life

In private, Vladimir Burlakov doesn’t feel the gloom of his roles.

In his spare time he plays the piano. The good-looking actor keeps fit with the dance martial arts of capoeira and fencing. An all-rounder par excellence!

Vladimir Burlakov lives in Berlin with his partner Martin.

Vladimir Burlakov starred here

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