Nikita Petrosian

Nikita Petrosian is an international film and theatre actor who graduated as a scholarship student from the Kharkiv National University of Arts in Ukraine.

After graduating, Nikita built his career in St. Petersburg from 2020 to February 2022, performing at the private Urban Theatre and the state theatre Music Hall. During this period, he also appeared in film and television, including roles in "Everything Comes Back" (as Vazgen Khachatryan) and "Hoteliers' Notes" (as David).

Following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, Nikita fled to Germany in 2022 and has since been based in Hamburg, where he has worked on numerous film and theatre projects. His credits include the mini-series "Brüt" (as Robert), the comedy "Zwei am Zug" (as pastry apprentice Marx), and "People" (as Soldier call sign Bandit), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

In February 2025, Nikita premiered his acclaimed One-Man-Show "Status" at Hamburg's Lichthof Theatre.

He became a member of the European Film Academy (EFA) in May 2025 and received a stART.up fellowship from the Claussen-Simon Foundation in July 2025.

In 2026, his short film "Unter Haien," in which he plays lead character Tom, screened at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. His short film "Auferstanden aus Ruinen," where he starred as Alexey, has screened at over 9 international film festivals and won the International Audience Award at the Brussels Short Film Festival 2026.

Nikita is currently working on a leading role in the theatre production "Seltene Erden" at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg and stars in two upcoming feature films: "Ungeborene Kinder" (as Karl) and "Stummfeld" (as Tim Burmeister), both currently in post-production.