Bohdan Beniuk | |
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| Born | 26 May 1957  |
| Occupation | Actor |
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| Position held | People's Deputy of Ukraine (2012–2014) |
Bohdan Beniuk (Ukrainian: Богдан Михайлович Бенюк; born 26 May 1957) is a Ukrainian actor of theater and cinema, politician, People's Artist of Ukraine (1996). Along with Anatoliy Khostikoiev, he is a creator of the Theatrical company Beniuk and Khostikoiev.
Beniuk was born on May 26, 1957, in town of Bytkiv, Nadvirna Raion, Ukrainian SSR. He has two brothers: People's Artist of Ukraine Petro Beniuk and Vasyl Beniuk. Bohdan Beniuk graduated the National University of Theatre, Film and TV in Kyiv in 1978.
In 1978–80 he worked in the Kyiv theater of young viewer. After that, Beniuk was an actor of the Franko National Academic Drama Theater in Kyiv.
Since February 2018, Professor Bohdan Beniuk has been the head of the Department of Acting and Drama Directing at the Karpenko-Kary National University of Kyiv.[1] On November 8, 2022, he was temporarily appointed artistic director of the Kyiv Academic Drama Theater in Podil for the period of martial law.
During the Ukrainian parliamentary elections Beniuk was on the 2nd place on the election list of Svoboda. March 18, 2014, Benyuk, along with his teammates on the "Svoboda" party, including the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Ihor Miroshnychenko, by the use of physical force pushed the head of the National Television Company of Ukraine Oleksander Panteleimon to resign.[2][3] Benyuk outrage was triggered by demonstration on TV news the celebration in Russia over the return of the Crimea. Actions of members of the party "Svoboda" were condemned by both the public in Ukraine, and by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Benyuk is placed sixth on the joined list of Svoboda with National Corps, the Governmental Initiative of Yarosh and Right Sector.[4]