Background
Shvedoff was born in Leningrad (now Saint St. Petersburg) in the Russian SFSR.
Shvedoff was born in Leningrad (now Saint St. Petersburg) in the Russian SFSR.
He studied acting at the Saint St. Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy from 1987 to 1991, and made his film debut in The Chekist in 1992.
Shvedoff has lived in Prague since the late 1990s. He was also a Russian dialog coach for Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity.