Roman Ageev (born January 17, 1974) is a prolific Russian film and theater actor, highly regarded for his rugged screen presence and versatility in portraying both high-ranking officials and complex criminal figures. Born in Polyarnye Zori, he graduated from the Saint Petersburg State Academy of Dramatic Art (class of Semyon Spivak, 1999) and has been a staple of the Youth Theatre on Fontanka for over two decades. Ageev first gained widespread recognition for his role as Alik in Sergey Bodrov Jr.'s cult film Sisters (2001). Since then, he has become one of the most recognizable faces in Russian television, starring in major hits like Chernobyl: Zone of Exclusion (as the enigmatic Derek Fletcher/Dmitry Kinyaev), Nevsky, and the detective drama Realization.