Nyshanbek Zhubanaev

*Nyshanbek Zhubanayev is a Kazakhstani theater and film actor. He was born on March 21, 1987, in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR (now Almaty, Kazakhstan). He graduated from the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. Zhurgenov. Since 2003, he has been working at the G. Musrepov Youth Theater, and in 2006, he also performed at the Mayakovsky Theater in Moscow. Zhubanayev began acting in films in the 2010s and gained recognition for his roles in Kazakhstani films and TV series. Some of his most notable works include "Armanǵa Zhiyrma Qadam" (2018), "Outcasts" (2018), "Qarlyǵash Úia Salǵanda" (2018-2019), "Va-Bank" (2019), "Where is My Ring?" (2020), "Sheker" (2020), "The Steppe" (2021),* and more. Zhubanayev continues to be active in both film and theater.