Anecdotes

Has a son, Roman Madyanov, Jr. (b. January 7, 1993), with his wife Natalya Madyanova.

Madyanov's career in cinema began as a child actor when he starred as Huckleberry Finn in Hopelessly Lost (1973).

Roman Madyanov's father worked as a director on television and often took Roman and his elder brother Vadim to work. There he was noticed by assistants of directors which led him to have his cinematic debut in 1971 in an episodic role in the film "Translation from English".

As a student he began to play at the Moscow Mayakovsky Theater.

In 1995, Roman Madyanov was awarded the title of "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation".

Roman Madyanov was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was best known in the West for portraying the corrupt mayor Vadim in the 2014 film Leviathan.

After serving in the army in 1987 he returned to the theater. In the state of the theater Madyanov was about twenty years old, having played about thirty roles.

He won in 2008 and in 2015 the 'Golden Eagle Award'. In 2008 as the Best Leading Actor in the movie "12". In 2015 as Best Supporting Actor in the movie "Leviathan".

He was drafted in the army and served in the forces of rocket and space defense.

Madyanov graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (course O. Remez), playing in the theatrical performance of director Kama Ginkas.

Graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts.

Has an elder brother Vadim.

His father, Sergei Veniaminovich Madyanov, worked as a television director & editor, and mother Antonina Mikhailovna was a librarian.

Served in the Soviet Army in the forces of rocket and space defense.

In 1995 he was awarded the title of "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation".