Erkin Komilov
People's Artist of Uzbekistan (1998), stage and film actor; in the Uzbek National Academic Drama Theatre company since 1966, known for roles in Shaytanat, Ulfatlar and Suv yoqalab.
- Occupation:
- Actor, Film actor, Stage actor
- Born:
- 1946
- Birthplace:
- Andijan
Biography
Erkin Komilov (also spelled Kamilov) is a People's Artist of Uzbekistan and a stage and film actor. He was born in 1946 in the village of Kurfa in the Andijan Region. He graduated from the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute in 1968 and has been in the company of the Hamza Uzbek State Academic Drama Theatre (now the Uzbek National Academic Drama Theatre) since 1966.
He names Shukur Burhonov among his teachers. In a 2023 interview Komilov said he had served at the theatre for 56 years and began with the role of Avaz in Komil Yashin's play Yo'lchi yulduz; he has also played Mirzo Ulug'bek.
His known stage roles include Qilichbek (Oltin devor), Qobiljon (Samandar), Ibn Sina (Beruniy), Karl Moor (The Robbers), Zhevakin (The Marriage), Glumov (Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man), Myasnikov (Qatag'on), al-Zokir (Piri Koinot), Bayazid (Sohibqiron Timur), Ikrom (Ufq), Albany (King Lear), Abulfayzkhan (Abulfayzxon), Ortiq (Noyob nusxa), Mannon Uyghur (Tomosha davom etadi) and Garrison (Yetti faryod).
He has acted in film since the 1970s: Oltin devor (1975), Tilla bola, The Emir's Secret Journey (1986), Yuzsiz, The Last Bullet, Sevgi, the Ulfatlar series and its sequels, Afyun girdobi, Suv yoqalab, Qora karvon, Abadiyat qonuni and Ibrat, as well as the television series Shaytanat, in which he played Haydar «Kesak Polvon». According to a source that cites the Uzbek National Encyclopedia, he took part in dubbing more than 500 films, mostly animated and fairy-tale ones, and played about a hundred roles in the programme Otalar so'zi — aqlning ko'zi.
In a 2023 interview the actor said that his role in Suv yoqalab earned him a nomination for best male role at Robert De Niro's club in New York (his own account).
State honours: Honoured Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1988), People's Artist of Uzbekistan (1998), Order of Labor Glory (2011), Order «For Selfless Service», Honoured Youth Mentor of Uzbekistan (2023). By the presidential decree of 28 May 2026 on honouring workers of culture, art and literature he was awarded the Order «For Outstanding Merit».
Education
- Ostrovsky Tashkent State Theatre and Art InstituteUniversity · Tashkent · 1968now State Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan
Career
- Uzbek National Academic Drama TheatreActor · Tashkent · 1966–present
Awards
People's Artist of Uzbekistan1998 · Uzbekistan
Honoured Youth Mentor of Uzbekistan2023 · Uzbekistan
Order «For Outstanding Merit»2026 · Uzbekistan
Order «For Selfless Service»Uzbekistan
Order of Labor Glory2011 · Uzbekistan
Honoured Artist of the Uzbek SSR1988 · Uzbek SSR
Life path
- 1946Birth
Born in the village of Kurfa, Andijan Region.
- 1966Joins the theatre
Became a member of the Hamza Uzbek State Academic Drama Theatre company.
- 1968Graduation
Graduated from the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute.
- 1975First screen work
Played Qilichbek in the filmed play Oltin devor.
- 1982Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man
Played Glumov in the filmed play.
- 1986The Emir's Secret Journey
Played Valikhoja Eshon.
- 1988Honoured Artist
Received the title Honoured Artist of the Uzbek SSR.
- 1998People's Artist of Uzbekistan
Received the title People's Artist of Uzbekistan; the same year the series Shaytanat appeared, in which he played Haydar.
- 2005Ulfatlar
Played Temur, one of the leads; the sequels Ulfatlar 2 and Ulfatlar in Thailand followed.
- 2009Suv yoqalab
Played Bolta Mardon.
- 2011Order of Labor Glory
Awarded the state order.
- 2023Youth mentor
Received the title Honoured Youth Mentor of Uzbekistan.
- 2026Order «For Outstanding Merit»
On 28 May received the Order «For Outstanding Merit» by presidential decree.
