
Zhan Baizhanbayev
He was born on August 5, 1961, in Almaty. His mother, Gulzhavgar Bayzhanbaeva (died in January 1999), worked for the Socialist Kazakhstan newspaper. His father, journalist Anuarbek Aukenev, passed away in 1961. He is the nephew of Anuarbek Nygmetzhanovich Bayzhanbaev (March 26, 1923, Semipalatinsk — October 21, 1989, Almaty), a renowned announcer of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1973), Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR (since 1967), and Honored Radio Operator of the USSR (1958).
During his school years, he was involved in swimming, Greco-Roman wrestling, and speed skating. He graduated with honors from the acting department of the Almaty State Theater and Art Institute in 1982. In the late 80s, he performed in the youth theater in Almaty, where he played numerous roles in various productions. He also worked with the Familiar Faces theater in Almaty. In 2013, he starred in the play America, based on Franz Kafka's novel, directed by Andreas Mertz from the Berlin Volksbühne Theater.
Since 1984, he has been a permanent actor at the Kazakhfilm studio named after Sh. Aimanov, where he has worked since 1978. From 2002 to 2004, he was the head of the acting department at the Kazakhfilm studio.
In 2016, he was part of the jury for Miss Almaty 2016. In 2017, he appeared in an advertisement for Shakh tea.
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Credits
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Gambling addict 2025★ NR
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The Blood Moon 2024★ NR
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Adam and Alma 2024★ NR
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Bisharashki 2 2023★ NR
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GOK 2023★ NR
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Teach Me How to Live 2023★ NR
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Where is My Home? 2023★ NR
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★ 4
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Tenants 2022★ NR
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Alen★ NR
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Porter: Errand Boy 2021★ NR
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Alen★ 3.5
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Akim 2019Azamat's father★ 7.5
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Alen★ 6.5
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At Any Cost 2018Zhomart★ NR
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Wife is Not A Wall 2018★ NR
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Alen★ 6
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Lair 2017★ NR
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The Kazakh Business 2016Alen★ 6.5
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My Stranger 2016★ NR
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Racketeer 2 2015Zhan★ 7.3
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Iron Mountain 2013★ 10
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Oasis of love 2012Амир Баятович Атабаев★ 10
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The Liquidator 2011★ 4.6
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Burst 2010★ 5
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Mother's Paradise 2009★ 2
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Racketeer 2007Zhan★ 7.1
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Khadzhinur Orezov★ 7
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Aurora Borealis 1990Alyosha★ 4.9
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★ 6
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Artemisia 1986★ NR
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Goodbye, Medeo 1982★ 8
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Red Yurt 1982★ NR
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We Are Adults 1980★ NR
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Bride for a Brother 1979Batyrbek★ NR
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Rain 1972★ NR