[1][2] Anatoliy Beliy was born in Bratslav in 1972 and grew up in Tolyatti, where his parents worked on the construction of the Volga Automobile Plant.

[3][4] After graduating from school in 1989, he entered the Kuibyshev Aviation Institute to study electronic computers, systems, complexes, and networks as on-board equipment software engineer.

[5] Alongside his studies, he played guitar, participated in KVN, and performed in the national youth theater, where he realized his passion for acting.

Beliy’s career gained further momentum with The Seventh Day (2006) and the melodrama Talisman of Love (2005), co-starring with Tatyana Arntgolts and Svetlana Khodchenkova.

In 2021, Beliy starred in the apocalyptic drama Quarantine by Diana Ringo, followed by a role in the 2022 sci-fi film Mira directed by Dmitry Kiselyov.

[13] In 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Beliy publicly opposed the war, resigned from the Moscow Art Theatre, and relocated to Israel in July 2022.