Background
Balayan, Roman Gurgenovich was born on April 15, 1941 in Nagorno-Karabak, Armenia.
Balayan, Roman Gurgenovich was born on April 15, 1941 in Nagorno-Karabak, Armenia.
Graduated by the Ivan Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, he lived and worked in Ukraine.
Balayan calls himself a student of Sergei Parajanov. His 1977 film Lone Wolf was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival and his 2008 film Birds of Paradise was shown at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival.
Married Natalia Balayan. 2 children.