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Leon Ilyich Kémstach is a Russian actor born on August 1, 2008, in Saint Petersburg. He has appeared in various films and television shows, but is best known for his role in The Word of a Child: Blood on the Pavement. For this performance, he received a FashionTV award for "Actor's Breakthrough of the Year" at the Fashion New Year Awards in 2023.
Biography
editHis mother is Laura Kemstach, an entrepreneur who owns a fitness studio and a medical center in St. Petersburg. She is the wife of actor and director Anton Bogdanov. Nothing is known about the father except for his name and the fact that he has Scottish roots.
From a young age, Kemstach attended private schools in Saint Petersburg and Moscow, learning English, Chinese, German, and French. During his time at school, he also participated in the All-Russian French Olympiad and won a prize. After that, he enrolled at Repton School in Dubai.
In 2021, Bogdanov made his directorial debut with the film Only I Am Normal starring Leon Kemstach..[1]
In 2023, the television series "Word of the Child: Blood on the Pavement" was released, starring Leon Kemstach as the main character[2] , schoolboy Andrey, who joins a criminal gang. During the filming, it is reported that Leon switched to home schooling.[3].
Due to the immense popularity of the series, Leon became famous almost instantly. Critics have praised his performance, with Vasily Koretsky from Kinopoisk considering him one of the two main discoveries of the show, alongside Ruzil Minekaev[4]. Anton Dolin agrees, stating that "Leon Kemstach and Ruzal Minekaev are two actors who bring a fresh perspective to the series"[5]. E
Sergey Efimov notes in his review for Komsomolskaya Pravda that Kemstach's performance is so natural that the full range of his character's emotions is clearly visible[6]
On December 29, 2023, Kemstach released a cover version of Alexander Serov's song "How to be"
Awards and nominations
edit- 2023 - The award of the FashionTV TV channel "Fashion New Year Awards 2023" in the category "Actor's
Breakthrough of the Year".
- 2024 - Nominee for the XI APKiT Award in the category "Best Actor in a TV Series".
- 2024 - PERSONO Award for "Discovery of the Year".
- 2024 - Nominated for the XIII Russian Music Award by RU TV in the category "Best Cover/Remake of the Year".
References
edit- ^ Александра Власова (2023-11-09). "Стрелки, кровь на асфальте, похороны всем районом: младший Янковский в сериале «Слово пацана»". StarHit (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Юлия Фролова (2023-11-15). ""Удержаться в этом сером мире". Каким вышло "Слово пацана" — самый ожидаемый сериал сезона". ТАСС. Archived from the original on 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Виктория Колодонова (2023-11-29). "Актер Кемстач из сериала «Слово пацана» объяснил, как ему помог Саша Петров". News.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Василий Корецкий (2023-11-13). "«Слово пацана»: Жора Крыжовников пробивает фанеру историей про юных гопников". Кинопоиск (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Антон Долин (2023-12-22). "«Слово пацана» стало настоящей сенсацией. Антон Долин осмысляет случившееся". Meduza (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Сергей Ефимов (2023-11-12). "Он вам не чушпан: город под подошвой в драме «Слово пацана. Кровь на асфальте»". Комсомольская правда (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-12-05.