Biography
Konstantin Khabensky is a Russian actor and director. He was born on 11 January 1972 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). He graduated from the Leningrad State Institute for Theatre, Music and Cinema in 1996.
Khabensky began his career in theatre, performing with the Lensovet Theatre in Saint Petersburg and later joining the Moscow Art Theatre. He gained prominence in Russia through the television series Uboynaya sila (2000–2005) and the films Night Watch (2004) and Day Watch (2006), in which he played Anton Gorodetsky.
His international credits include Wanted (2008) as The Exterminator, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), World War Z (2013) and Black Sea (2014). He has received awards including the title of People's Artist of Russia in 2012.
