Aleksey Aleksandrovich Chadov was born 2 September 1981 in Solntsevo District, Russia. He is a Russian film actor. Brother to Andrei Chadov. Aleksey Chadov made his film debut in the film War (2002) by director Aleksei Balabanov. In 2002, he received the Best Actor Award at the Montreal World Film Festival. Soon after he starred as Kolya Malakhov in the film On the Nameless Height. In 2003, Aleksey Chadov was invited by film director Andrei Proshkin to play the main role in the drama Moths Games. Also in 2003, he played a role in the blockbuster Night Watch directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Aleksey Chadov also acted in films The 9th Company, Heat, and in the Love in the City trilogy.