Eldar Bilyaletdinov

Eldar Artemovich Bilyaletdinov (x|Russian: Эльдар Артемович Билялетдинов, x|Tatar: Эльдар Артем улы Билялетдинов; born 12 September 1972) is a Russian actor. He is best known for his role as Farid Fayzulin in the x|Channel One Russia serial drama Krasnovy (2007–2015).

After Krasnovy, Bilyaletdinov returned to his hometown of x|Kazan, and began operating a community theatre.

Early life and education
Bilyaletdinov was born on 12 September 1972 in x|Kazan, Tatarstan in the x|Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union to parents Artem Bilyaletdinov (born 1946) and Alisa Kalimullina (born 1948). His father is a carpenter, while his mother is a nail technician. He grew up as the eldest of three children in a working-class family; his younger siblings include Timer (born 1975) and Alsu (born 1980). Bilyaletdinov is an x|ethnic Tatar, and was raised as a x|Sunni Muslim speaking the x|Tatar language; he later learned x|Russian in school.

Bilyaletdinov began schooling in 1979, later graduating with his high school diploma in 1991. After graduating, he moved to x|Moscow to pursue a career as an actor.

Career
After arriving in x|Moscow, Bilyaletdinov found himself primarily working in stage acting. He appeared in Moscow-productions of the x|Shakespearean plays x|The Merchant of Venice, x|Othello, and x|Macbeth, amongst other works. He additionally appeared in several low-budget indie films, including x|Nochnoye vremya (1995) and x|Igor (1997), later moving to x|Almaty, Kazakhstan for a period of time and appearing in the Kazakh-based films x|Zhivi i uchis (2001) and x|Plach (2003).

Bilyaletdinov returned to Moscow in 2006, and was later cast as Farid Fayzulin in the x|Channel One Russia serial drama Krasnovy (2007–2015). The show went on to run for eight seasons, with Farid becoming Bilyaletdinov's most notable role. After the show ended, Bilyaletdinov returned to x|Tatarstan and opened a community theatre.

Personal life
Bilyaletdinov began dating Kazakh stage actress Sabina Zhakiyanova in 1997. They moved to x|Almaty, Kazakhstan together in 2000, and later became engaged in 2004, marrying in x|Moscow a year later. They have three children together; their three daughters are Elvira (born 2008), Yana (born 2011), and Albina (born 2013). The family moved from Moscow to x|Kazan, Tatarstan in 2016, where Bilyaletdinov largely retired from public life. The family is x|Sunni Muslim, and all members are trilingual; all speak x|Russian, x|Tatar, and x|Kazakh.

Filmography
Main article: Eldar Bilyaletdinov filmography.