Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelensky is known as a comedic actor and politician. He gained fame for his role in the television series 'Servant of the People' where he played a schoolteacher who unexpectedly becomes president. His career transitioned from acting to politics, leading to his election as... Read More
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
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| 2026 |
Instadocs: The Decoy PlaneA critical threat. A clandestine escape. And a Turkish catering truck? With firsthand accounts, "Instadocs" digs into what happened aboard... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2026 |
Our Man with the EnemyRussia is at war. There are hardly any Western journalists left. Thomas Erdbrink was given the unique opportunity to travel... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2025 |
Facing WarJens Stoltenberg had planned to step down after nine years in the powerful position of NATO Secretary General. The 65-year-old... |
Self - President of Ukraine | |
| 2025 | Volodymyr Zelenskyy | ||
| 2025 |
Naughty America: Guns & StripesA short portrait of the United States, conceived from historical footage of Native Americans to police bodycam recordings and strip... |
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2025 |
Our WarBetween February and April 2025, filmmakers Bernard-Henri Lévy and Marc Roussel filmed the Pokrovsk and Soumy fronts in eastern Ukraine,... |
Self | |
| 2025 |
ZelenskyTen years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was just one of the many faces on Ukrainian television screens. He became a star... |
Self | |
| 2025 | Self | ||
| 2025 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| 2025 |
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent RenaudOn March 13, 2022, filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed by Russian soldiers, the first American journalist to die while reporting... |
Self (archival footage) | |
| 2025 |
America at WarAn examination of the United States’ involvement in war, focusing on its impact on political decisions, national identity, and the... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2024 |
European security: Poland at the helm?On 1 January 2025, Poland assumes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. With Russia’s ongoing war... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2024 |
Life TrainAn awe-inspiring documentary that delves into the extraordinary journeys of courageous Ukrainian railway workers who risked their lives daily to... |
Self | |
| 2024 | Self | ||
| 2024 |
RutteMark Rutte is followed in his final months as prime minister. He looks back on more than 13 years of... |
Self | |
| 2024 |
The Zelensky StoryFollow Zelensky’s journey from a young actor and entertainer to one of the most recognisable leaders on the planet, presiding... |
Self - President of Ukraine | |
| 2024 |
Mrs RobinsonA reforming constitutional lawyer and senator in her early career, Mary Robinson detonated an electoral earthquake by winning the Irish... |
Unknown character | |
| 2024 | Self | ||
| 2024 |
Deutschland. Fußball. Sommermärchen 2024?Germany. Summer. Soccer World Cup 2006: A nation experiences a summer fairytale. Germany, 18 years later. The UEFA Euro 2024.... |
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2024 |
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarWith firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its... |
Self | |
| 2024 |
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarWith firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its... |
Self - President of Ukraine | |
| 2024 |
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarWith firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its... |
Self - President of Ukraine (archive footage) | |
| 2024 |
A Nation Denied: Ukraine's Battle for HistoryA critical and objective look back at Ukraine's tumultuous and tragic history, from its mythical founding in the 10th century... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2024 |
Turn in the WoundAbel Ferrara explores human conflict and the search for peace and balance through the music and words of Patti Smith... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2024 | Self | ||
| 2023 |
Zelenskyy: Spirit of UkraineOn February 24th, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has since killed thousands, displaced millions and... |
Self | |
| 2023 |
Meeting ZelenskyyUntil 2019, he was an entertainment superstar and successful businessman. Then Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned his attention to politics at a... |
Self | |
| 2023 |
YEARA documentary film-project by Dmytro Komarov. He was the first journalist to witness and film the horrors of the just-liberated... |
Self | |
| 2023 |
War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President ZelenskyyBear Grylls travels to Ukraine to meet and interview the Ukrainian president. Along the way, he witnesses the consequences of... |
Self | |
| 2023 |
SuperpowerSean Penn and Aaron Kaufman’s documentary, shot just before and after Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022, and... |
Self - President of Ukraine | |
| 2023 |
Propaganda Battle Over UkraineThe Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is not only waged with bombs, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades, but also in... |
Self - President of the Ukraine (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2022 |
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr ZelenskyyDavid Letterman journeys to Kyiv, Ukraine for a stirring, personal and in-depth conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. |
Self - Featured Guest | |
| 2022 |
Two Men at WarAs the war between Russia and Ukraine rages, this George Stephanopoulos documentary pulls back the curtain on the rise of... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2022 |
A President, Europe and WarThey call each other Emmanuel and Vladimir - but despite the informal tone, a fateful negotiation is taking place. During... |
Self | |
| 2022 |
Luminaries: ZelenskyVolodymyr Zelensky was thrown into the global spotlight and became the face of resistance and the perseverance of democracy. Without... |
Self (archival footage) | |
| 2022 |
Sunday with Laura KuenssbergThe big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics. |
Self – President of Ukraine | |
| 2022 |
Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for FreedomPersonal stories from civilians, children, soldiers, doctors, the country’s elderly, journalists, religious leaders, and international volunteers - a handful of... |
Self | |
| 2022 |
Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on PutinThe rise of the comedian, actor and entertainer who became the improbable wartime leader. Exploring the man behind the series... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2022 |
Zelensky - A President At WarThe war is raging in Ukraine that is changing the world order. One man is standing up to Russia and... |
Self | |
| 2022 |
Zelensky, The StoryPortrait of Volodymyr Zelensky: his beginnings as a comedian, his phenomenon series "State Servant", his ultra spectacular campaign, his election,... |
Self | |
| 2020 |
The Long BreakupUkrainian journalist Katya Soldak, currently living in New York City and working for Forbes magazine, chronicles Ukraine's history: its strong... |
Self - Politician (archive footage) | |
| 2020 |
Servant of the people, ZelenskyAre the absolute power and weakness of the state tempting enough to initiate authoritarian rule? This documentary shows Zelensky's success... |
Unknown character | |
| 2019 | Self | ||
| 2018 |
Me, You, He, SheA married couple decides to divorce, but things don't quite go the way they planned. |
Unknown character | |
| 2017 |
VelshiCurrent events and sharp analysis of top trending topics. |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2016 |
Servant of the People 2President Vasily Goloborodko is in power for almost half a year. The economic situation in the country had deteriorated: prices... |
Vasiliy Petrovich Goloborodko | |
| 2016 |
8 Best DatesOne sunny day the owner of a successful veterinary clinic Nikita learns that the terminally ill. He has no idea... |
Никита | |
| 2015 |
Servant of the PeopleAfter a video of him ranting about government corruption goes viral, Ukrainian teacher Vasyl Petrovych Holoborod'ko becomes a countrywide hero.... |
Vasiliy Petrovich Goloborodko | |
| 2014 |
8 New DatesVera and Nikita have been married for 3 years. In the midst of another joyful quarrel they exchange views on... |
Nikita | |
| 2014 |
1+1 at Home 2. March 8Misha and Sonia are left at home again without their parents, but this time with a nanny. Meanwhile, the bandits... |
Vovan | |
| 2014 |
No Love in the City 3In the life of every father, sooner or later there comes a moment when his wife flies away on a... |
Игорь | |
| 2013 |
No Love in the City 3Our three hapless heroes - Igor, Artyom, and Sauna - return for the third lesson from St. Valentine. This time... |
Igor | |
| 2013 |
1+1 at Home. New YearOn the New Year's eve, a magical atmosphere prevails in the town. But, unfortunately, the parents of Misha Skalkin and... |
Vovan | |
| 2012 |
Fairytale RusA humorous animated series, the events of which take place in a fictional state called “Fairytale Rus”. Modern politicians from... |
Рассказчик(voice) | |
| 2012 |
8 First DatesVera is a famous TV personality who wakes up with Nikita in bed after a hard day of partying. The... |
Nikita | |
| 2012 |
Corporal vs. NapoleonNapoleon has decided to declare war to the world. When he approaches Moscow, the Russian military tries to outfox him:... |
Napoleon | |
| 2011 |
Office Romance. Our timeAnatoli Novoseltsev works in a ratings company, whose director is an unattractive and bossy woman. An old friend of his,... |
Anatoliy Novoselitcev | |
| 2010 |
Love and the City 2Our three hapless heroes - Igor, Artyom, and Sauna - return for another lesson from St. Valentine. This time they... |
Igor | |
| 2009 |
How the Cossacks...New Year's musical about the love of the Zaporozhian Cossack Yevhen and the daughter of the headman of the Cossack... |
Ostap | |
| 2009 |
Love and the CityThree Russian friends work in New York, party hard and chase women. It's great times until they get cursed by... |
Igor | |
| 2007 |
Very New Year's movie, or Night at the MuseumTertiary student Vasia Vasylkov receives the keys to the museum of various arts for one night from the watchman. The... |
Vasia Vasylkov | |
| 2006 | Self – Guest Judge | ||
| 2004 |
Three MusketeersA young and determined d'Artagnan goes to Paris to pursue a career as a musketeer in the Royal Regiment. There... |
d'Artagnan | |
| 1968 |
60 MinutesAmerica's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard... |
Self | |
| 1954 |
Face the NationFace The Nation with Margaret Brennan is an American Sunday morning political interview show, which premiered on the CBS television... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 1951 |
Sanremo Music FestivalThe Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo,... |
Self - Special Guest | |
| 1947 |
Meet the PressMeet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program airing on NBC. It is the longest-running television series in... |
Self |
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Got a question about Volodymyr Zelensky?
Zelensky's career highlights include his breakout role in 'Servant of the People' and his successful transition from acting to becoming the President of Ukraine in 2019.
Yes, Zelensky has received several awards for his work in entertainment, including awards for his performances in comedy and television.
Zelensky's first film was 'Love in the Big City' released in 2009, where he played a significant role that helped establish his acting career.
Some of Zelensky's most successful films include 'Love in the Big City' and its sequels, as well as his work in the television series 'Servant of the People.'
Zelensky is married to Olena Zelenska, and they have three children together. He is known for maintaining a relatively private personal life despite his public role.
His estimated net worth is around $20 million, primarily from his successful entertainment career and his role as a politician.
Key milestones in Zelensky's filmography include his transition from comedic roles in films to a leading role in 'Servant of the People,' which eventually led to his political career.
Zelensky became President of Ukraine after winning the 2019 election with a significant majority, leveraging his popularity from his television series to gain public support.