Ilja Zmiejev (Russian: Илья Змеев, Polish: Ilja Zmiejew; born 5 April 1955, Kazan, USSR) is a Russian and Polish actor, voice-over artist and a former radio host.
Ilja Zmiejev started his career in show business as a master of ceremonies at Perm Philharmonia after graduating from the School of Performance in Moscow in 1983.
In Poland Ilja started his acting career, having since appeared in more than 60 films and TV series,[2] including Lapa (1991), Psy 2: Ostatnia krew (1994), Róża (2011), Katyń (2007) and Jack Strong (2014).
Apart from his acting Ilja Zmiejev is known for his voice-over work[3] He recorded a number of TV and Internet commercials, including the Russian ads for IKEA and Mastercard.
He also records audio books[4] of Russian classics such as the Master and Margarita and Eugene Onegin.