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One of his first works was TV series [[Servant of the People (2015 TV series)|”Servant of the People”]], in which he played a minor role in a show which featured current president [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] in the [[fictional role]] of [[President of Ukraine]].<ref name=”svilenok”/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Deggans |first1=Eric |title=In ‘Servant of the People,’ viewers got a glimpse of the future President Zelenskyy |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/20/1087766181/netflix-brings-back-servant-of-the-people-starring-ukraines-president-zelenskyy |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=NPR |date=20 March 2022}}</ref> In 2017, Piskunov played a role in the highly-acclaimed Ukrainian movie [[Cyborgs (film)|”Cyborgs”]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Romanenko |first1=Maria |title=Blood, Sweat, and Tears in a Record-Breaking Ukrainian War Film |url=https://hromadske.ua/en/posts/blood-sweat-and-tears-in-a-record-breaking-ukrainian-war-film |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=[[hromadske]] |date=2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Christopher |title=Art Of War: Ukraine Explores Donbas Conflict On Screen, In Books |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-film-cyborgs-donetsk-airport-battle-premiere/28903701.html |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] |date=7 December 2017}}</ref>

One of his first works was TV series [[Servant of the People (2015 TV series)|”Servant of the People”]], in which he played a minor role in a show which featured current president [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] in the [[fictional role]] of [[President of Ukraine]].<ref name=”svilenok”/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Deggans |first1=Eric |title=In ‘Servant of the People,’ viewers got a glimpse of the future President Zelenskyy |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/20/1087766181/netflix-brings-back-servant-of-the-people-starring-ukraines-president-zelenskyy |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=NPR |date=20 March 2022}}</ref> In 2017, Piskunov played a role in the highly-acclaimed Ukrainian movie [[Cyborgs (film)|”Cyborgs”]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Romanenko |first1=Maria |title=Blood, Sweat, and Tears in a Record-Breaking Ukrainian War Film |url=https://hromadske.ua/en/posts/blood-sweat-and-tears-in-a-record-breaking-ukrainian-war-film |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=[[hromadske]] |date=2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Christopher |title=Art Of War: Ukraine Explores Donbas Conflict On Screen, In Books |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-film-cyborgs-donetsk-airport-battle-premiere/28903701.html |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] |date=7 December 2017}}</ref>

In June 2022, Piskunov [[came out]] as [[Gay men|gay]],<ref name=gaymovie>{{cite news |last1=Nepytaliuk |first1=Arkadii |last2=Kühn |first2=Charlotte |title=LESSONS OF TOLERANCE |url=https://www.filmfestivalcottbus.de/en/program-en/sections-en/movie/2438.html |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=Film Festival Cottbus |date=2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Serebriakova |first1=Natalia |title=La primera película ucraniana sobre la lucha contra la homofobia, Lessons of Tolerance, en preparación |url=https://cineuropa.org/es/newsdetail/431857/ |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=Cine Europa |date=12 October 2022 |language=es}}</ref><ref name=”11sr”>{{cite news |last1=Ilyina |first1=Diana |title=«Я — гей». Зірка І будуть люди та Кіборгів Олександр Піскунов здійснив камінг-аут |url=https://glianec.com/fishka/42612ukrainskii-aktor-oleksandr-piskunov-ziznavsya-u-netradiciinii-orientacii.html?utm%20source=ukrnet%20news |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=Glianec |date=7 June 2022 |language=uk}}</ref> posting a statement on his [[Instagram]] account. The post garnered many comments with words of support from the actor’s colleagues and followers.<ref name=”12sr”>{{cite news |last1=Illyina |first1=Diana |title=Український актор Олександр Піскунов зізнався у нетрадиційній орієнтації |url=https://glianec.com/fishka/42612ukrainskii-aktor-oleksandr-piskunov-ziznavsya-u-netradiciinii-orientacii.html?utm%20source=ukrnet%20news |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=Glianec |date=7 June 2022|language=uk}}</ref> He said in the post that being gay was not easy for him and, despite the overwhelming support by fellow actors and fans, Piskunov ultimately deleted the post.<ref>{{cite news |title=ILGA {{!}} Full Annual Review |url=https://www.ilga-europe.org/sites/default/files/2023/full_annual_review.pdf |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=[[International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association]] |date=2023 |page=152}}</ref><ref name=”homophobia”>{{cite news |last1=Khmelnytska |first1=Vera |title=Відомий український актор здійснив камінгаут: “Я – гей” |url=https://tsn.ua/glamur/vidomiy-ukrayinskiy-aktor-zdiysniv-kamingaut-ya-gey-2080075.html |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=[[TSN.ua]] |date=7 June 2022 |language=uk}}</ref> Vera Khmelnytska of the [[Mass media in Ukraine|Ukrainian news website]] [[TSN.ua]] wrote that Piskunov had “confessed” in his publication, that he “had an unconventional and non-traditional [[sexual orientation]].”<ref name=”homophobia”/> TSN has been accused in the past of discrediting gay people and publishing homophobic content.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 2016 |title=ТСН.ua приносить вибачення читачам й Олександру Боровику за некоректну інформацію на сайті |url=https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/tsn-ua-prosit-vibachennya-pered-chitachami-y-oleksandrom-borovikom-za-nekorektnu-informaciyu-na-sayti-667244.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606124906/https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/tsn-ua-prosit-vibachennya-pered-chitachami-y-oleksandrom-borovikom-za-nekorektnu-informaciyu-na-sayti-667244.html |archive-date=6 June 2016 |access-date=14 November 2025 |website=ТСН.ua |publisher=1+1 Internet |language=uk}}</ref>

In June 2022, Piskunov [[came out]] as [[Gay men|gay]],<ref name=gaymovie>{{cite news |last1=Nepytaliuk |first1=Arkadii |last2=Kühn |first2=Charlotte |title=LESSONS OF TOLERANCE |url=https://www.filmfestivalcottbus.de/en/program-en/sections-en/movie/2438.html |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=Film Festival Cottbus |date=2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Serebriakova |first1=Natalia |title=La primera película ucraniana sobre la lucha contra la homofobia, Lessons of Tolerance, en preparación |url=https://cineuropa.org/es/newsdetail/431857/ |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=Cine Europa |date=12 October 2022 |language=es}}</ref><ref name=”11sr”>{{cite news |last1=Ilyina |first1=Diana |title=«Я — гей». Зірка І будуть люди та Кіборгів Олександр Піскунов здійснив камінг-аут |url=https://glianec.com/fishka/42612ukrainskii-aktor-oleksandr-piskunov-ziznavsya-u-netradiciinii-orientacii.html?utm%20source=ukrnet%20news |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=Glianec |date=7 June 2022 |language=uk}}</ref> posting a statement on his [[Instagram]] account. The post garnered many comments with words of support from colleagues and followers.<ref name=”12sr”>{{cite news |last1=Illyina |first1=Diana |title=Український актор Олександр Піскунов зізнався у нетрадиційній орієнтації |url=https://glianec.com/fishka/42612ukrainskii-aktor-oleksandr-piskunov-ziznavsya-u-netradiciinii-orientacii.html?utm%20source=ukrnet%20news |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=Glianec |date=7 June 2022|language=uk}}</ref> He said in the post that being gay was not easy for him and, despite the overwhelming support by fellow actors and fans, Piskunov ultimately deleted the post.<ref>{{cite news |title=ILGA {{!}} Full Annual Review |url=https://www.ilga-europe.org/sites/default/files/2023/full_annual_review.pdf |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=[[International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association]] |date=2023 |page=152}}</ref><ref name=”homophobia”>{{cite news |last1=Khmelnytska |first1=Vera |title=Відомий український актор здійснив камінгаут: “Я – гей” |url=https://tsn.ua/glamur/vidomiy-ukrayinskiy-aktor-zdiysniv-kamingaut-ya-gey-2080075.html |access-date=15 November 2025 |work=[[TSN.ua]] |date=7 June 2022 |language=uk}}</ref> Vera Khmelnytska of the [[Mass media in Ukraine|Ukrainian news website]] [[TSN.ua]] wrote that Piskunov had “confessed” in his publication, that he “had an unconventional and non-traditional [[sexual orientation]].”<ref name=”homophobia”/> TSN has been accused in the past of discrediting gay people and publishing homophobic content.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 2016 |title=ТСН.ua приносить вибачення читачам й Олександру Боровику за некоректну інформацію на сайті |url=https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/tsn-ua-prosit-vibachennya-pered-chitachami-y-oleksandrom-borovikom-za-nekorektnu-informaciyu-na-sayti-667244.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606124906/https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/tsn-ua-prosit-vibachennya-pered-chitachami-y-oleksandrom-borovikom-za-nekorektnu-informaciyu-na-sayti-667244.html |archive-date=6 June 2016 |access-date=14 November 2025 |website=ТСН.ua |publisher=1+1 Internet |language=uk}}</ref>

== Selected works ==

== Selected works ==

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Ukrainian actor (born 1991)

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Piskunov[a] (born 31 December 1991[1]) is a Ukrainian theatre and film actor.

Born on 31 December 1991 in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast,[1] Piskunov was involved in the primary school’s drama club, and later studied acting at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University in Kyiv, from where he graduated in 2015.[2]

While still a student at the Karpenko-Kary University, he was noticed by the artistic director of the Kyiv Academic Theatre of Drama and Comedy on the left bank of Dnieper Eduard Mytnytsky, who offered Piskunov a role in one of his plays. Upon graduating from the Karpenko-Kary University, he joined the theatre troupe.[2]

Since his school years, Piskunov began to learn to play the piano on his own,[3] and also plays the guitar, which he taught to his co-star actor at the 2018 film Kruty.[3]

One of his first works was TV series Servant of the People, in which he played a minor role in a show which featured current president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the fictional role of President of Ukraine.[4][5] In 2017, Piskunov played a role in the highly-acclaimed Ukrainian movie Cyborgs.[6][7]

In June 2022, Piskunov came out as gay,[8][9][10] posting a statement on his Instagram account. The post garnered many comments with words of support from his colleagues and followers.[11] He said in the post that being gay was “not easy for him” and, despite the overwhelming support by fellow actors and fans, Piskunov ultimately deleted the post.[12][13] Vera Khmelnytska of the Ukrainian news website TSN.ua wrote that Piskunov had “confessed” in his publication, that he “had an unconventional and non-traditional sexual orientation.”[13] TSN has been accused in the past of discrediting gay people and publishing homophobic content.[14]

Piskunov in his role at Cossacks
  1. ^ Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Піскунов
  1. ^ a b “Піскунов Олександр Володимирович Олександр Піскунов. Крізь терня до зірок”. Dnipro Library (in Ukrainian). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b “Олександр Піскунов | Актор”. Drama Comedy Kiev Theatre (in Ukrainian). 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b Vereshchagina, Margarita (22 January 2018). “Батальні сцени та любовний трикутник – стрічка Крути 1918”. Fakty (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Svilenok, Evgeny (8 August 2025). “Actors of Cossacks: Absolutely Fake History – Main Roles of the Series”. 112 Ukraine. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. ^ Deggans, Eric (20 March 2022). “In ‘Servant of the People,’ viewers got a glimpse of the future President Zelenskyy”. NPR. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  6. ^ Romanenko, Maria (2017). “Blood, Sweat, and Tears in a Record-Breaking Ukrainian War Film”. hromadske. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  7. ^ Miller, Christopher (7 December 2017). “Art Of War: Ukraine Explores Donbas Conflict On Screen, In Books”. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  8. ^ a b Nepytaliuk, Arkadii; Kühn, Charlotte (2023). “LESSONS OF TOLERANCE”. Film Festival Cottbus. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  9. ^ Serebriakova, Natalia (12 October 2022). “La primera película ucraniana sobre la lucha contra la homofobia, Lessons of Tolerance, en preparación”. Cine Europa (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  10. ^ Ilyina, Diana (7 June 2022). “«Я — гей». Зірка І будуть люди та Кіборгів Олександр Піскунов здійснив камінг-аут”. Glianec (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  11. ^ Illyina, Diana (7 June 2022). “Український актор Олександр Піскунов зізнався у нетрадиційній орієнтації”. Glianec (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  12. ^ “ILGA | Full Annual Review” (PDF). International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. 2023. p. 152. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d Khmelnytska, Vera (7 June 2022). “Відомий український актор здійснив камінгаут: “Я – гей”“. TSN.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  14. ^ “ТСН.ua приносить вибачення читачам й Олександру Боровику за некоректну інформацію на сайті”. ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). 1+1 Internet. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  15. ^ Van Hoeij, Boyd (7 July 2017). “‘The Line’ (‘Ciara’): Film Review | Karlovy Vary 2017″. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  16. ^ ““The Death of Stalin” is a precarious comedic experiment”. The Economist. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2025.

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