His thesis work was a leading role in the play of William Shakespeare's "Othello" and a role of the city-provost in the play of Nikolai Gogol "The Inspector General" In 1987 he entered the stage direction faculty of Almaty State Art and Theatre Institute named after T. Zhurgenov (nowadays Cinema Academy), which he graduated from in 1990.

[citation needed] In 1990, his work in cinematography was awarded the "Honoured Artist of Kazakh SSR".

[citation needed] In 2008 Dinmukhamet Akhimov received the "Kurmet" medal for the achievements in movies and TV industry.

[4] In 2014, overcoming the language barrier, he played the role of a guide in the series “Marco Polo” produced by The Weinstein Company.

[5] A year later, Akhimov played the role of crime boss Buzaubas in Nurtas Adambaev's film "Escape from the Village.