Education
Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute.
Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute.
Honored Artist of Russia (1995). Sergey Zhigunov was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He graduated from the Shchukin Theater School in Moscow.
Since 1990, he has been in charge of the Chance film studio (part of Mosfilm).
In 2000, he became the President of the Russian Film Actors Guild. His most famous roles as an actor were in Queen Margot, Hearts of Three (by Jack London), Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, and Gardemariny, Vperyod.
He also starred in the Russian remake of the American sitcom The Nanny. In August 2012, he begun to direct his debut film The Three Musketeers that was released on both as Russian television series and feature film.