[2] That same year, he began working for the Kyiv Academic Theatre of Drama and Comedy on the left bank of Dnieper.

[6][7][8][4] Zhdanov won the Best Actor category at the Golden Key Festival for his role as Holstomer in the play Istoriya konya (Ukrainian: Історія коня).

[3] He won the Best Supporting Actor category at the Theatrical Donbass festival and the international Melpomene of Tavria festival for his role as Osgood Fielding III in the play U dzhazi til'ky divchata (Ukrainian: У джазі тільки дівчата).

[15] In 2018, he earned a Golden Dzyga award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2017 film Cyborgs.

[10] In 2020, he earned a Golden Dzyga award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2018 film Volcano.