Actor, director, screenwriter, TV presenter, art historian. Born in the family of writer, screenwriter and director Sergei Bodrov Sr.

In 1993 he graduated from the History Department of Moscow State University (Department of Art History). In 1998 he defended his thesis on "Architecture in the Venetian Renaissance painting." In 1996-1999 he was the presenter of the program “Vzglyad” (ORT).