{"id":19199,"date":"2026-09-23T14:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=19199"},"modified":"2026-09-23T14:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:57:36","slug":"inside-the-cast-of-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-jude-laws-putin-and-the-faces-behind-the-regime-in-this-english-political-drama-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/inside-the-cast-of-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-jude-laws-putin-and-the-faces-behind-the-regime-in-this-english-political-drama-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Cast of The Wizard of the Kremlin: Jude Law’s Putin and the Faces Behind the Regime in This English Political Drama Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you cast a film where some characters come from history, and others are created to take you behind it? That is what makes the Cast of The Wizard of the Kremlin so interesting.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: 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ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/inside-the-cast-of-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-jude-laws-putin-and-the-faces-behind-the-regime-in-this-english-political-drama-movie\/#Paul_Dano_Plays_Vadim_Baranov_the_Man_Closest_to_the_Story\" >Paul Dano Plays Vadim Baranov, the Man Closest to the Story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/inside-the-cast-of-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-jude-laws-putin-and-the-faces-behind-the-regime-in-this-english-political-drama-movie\/#Alicia_Vikander_Brings_Ksenia_Into_Baranovs_World\" >Alicia Vikander Brings Ksenia Into Baranov’s World<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/inside-the-cast-of-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-jude-laws-putin-and-the-faces-behind-the-regime-in-this-english-political-drama-movie\/#Jeffrey_Wright_Plays_Rowland\" >Jeffrey Wright Plays Rowland<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/inside-the-cast-of-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-jude-laws-putin-and-the-faces-behind-the-regime-in-this-english-political-drama-movie\/#Tom_Sturridge_Appears_as_Dmitri_Sidorov\" >Tom Sturridge Appears as Dmitri Sidorov<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/inside-the-cast-of-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-jude-laws-putin-and-the-faces-behind-the-regime-in-this-english-political-drama-movie\/#Will_Keen_Take_On_Boris_Berezovsky\" >Will Keen Take On Boris Berezovsky<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/inside-the-cast-of-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-jude-laws-putin-and-the-faces-behind-the-regime-in-this-english-political-drama-movie\/#The_Cast_Mixes_Fictional_Characters_With_Historical_Figures\" >The Cast Mixes Fictional Characters With Historical Figures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/inside-the-cast-of-the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-jude-laws-putin-and-the-faces-behind-the-regime-in-this-english-political-drama-movie\/#FAQs_About_the_Cast_of_The_Wizard_of_the_Kremlin\" >FAQs About the Cast of The Wizard of the Kremlin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/genre\/politics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English political drama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brings together Jude Law, Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Jeffrey Wright, Tom Sturridge and Will Keen in a story set around the changing political landscape of post-Soviet Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a recognisable political figure to fictional characters moving through his world, every face plays a different role in the film. Meet the ensemble and see how each performance shapes the world of The Wizard of the Kremlin on Zee 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jude_Law_Steps_Into_the_Role_of_Vladimir_Putin\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jude Law Steps Into the Role of Vladimir Putin<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognising Jude Law is easy. Recognising him as Vladimir Putin may take you a second.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In The Wizard of the Kremlin, Jude Law takes on one of the movie’s most closely watched roles: Vladimir Putin. The film places the character during an earlier period of his political rise, with the story observing him largely through the people operating around him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That makes Jude Law’s Vladimir Putin portrayal different from a conventional lead performance. He is an important presence in the larger political environment, while Paul Dano’s character gives viewers another perspective on that world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See how Jude Law transforms himself into such a recognisable political figure when you catch <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/details\/the-wizard-of-kremlin\/0-0-1z51080155\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wizard of the Kremlin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Zee 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paul_Dano_Plays_Vadim_Baranov_the_Man_Closest_to_the_Story\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul Dano Plays Vadim Baranov, the Man Closest to the Story<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Putin is the figure everyone recognises, Vadim Baranov is the character you will want to understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul Dano’s The Wizard of the Kremlin sees the actor play Vadim Baranov, a fictional character who moves from the creative world and reality television into political strategy. Gaumont describes Baranov as becoming a spin doctor to the rising Putin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is Baranov’s position near political power that makes him such an important part of the ensemble. Dano gets a character who watches, thinks and works behind the public image rather than simply standing at its centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow Baranov closely on Zee 5 and see why Paul Dano’s character becomes such an intriguing part of the film.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alicia_Vikander_Brings_Ksenia_Into_Baranovs_World\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alicia Vikander Brings Ksenia Into Baranov’s World<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not every important person in this story belongs to the political machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alicia Vikander of The Wizard of the Kremlin features the Oscar-winning actor as Ksenia. Gaumont’s official synopsis positions Ksenia as an important figure in Baranov’s life and as someone who exists beyond the political world to which he is increasingly drawn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That gives Vikander a very different space within the cast. While many characters connect through influence, strategy, and public life, Ksenia draws the focus closer to Baranov himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See how Alicia Vikander changes the tone of Baranov’s world when you stream The Wizard of the Kremlin on Zee 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jeffrey_Wright_Plays_Rowland\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeffrey Wright Plays Rowland<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every world this complicated needs someone looking at it from another angle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeffrey Wright appears as Rowland, a character connected to the framing of Baranov’s story. Wright’s role gives the cast another perspective beyond the central relationship between Baranov and Putin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wright is known for performances that can make even a quiet conversation feel important, and his presence is a natural fit for a film built heavily around ideas, personalities, and political relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch how Jeffrey Wright brings a different perspective into the story when you experience The Wizard of the Kremlin on Zee 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tom_Sturridge_Appears_as_Dmitri_Sidorov\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Sturridge Appears as Dmitri Sidorov<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The familiar faces do not stop with the three leads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Sturridge appears as Dmitri Sidorov, joining Dano, Law, Vikander, Wright and Keen in the film’s principal ensemble.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His presence adds another character to the network surrounding Baranov as the film moves through its political setting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you enjoy ensemble-led English historical political drama films, pay attention to Sturridge when you watch The Wizard of the Kremlin on Zee 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Keen_Take_On_Boris_Berezovsky\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Keen Take On Boris Berezovsky<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is another name drawn directly from Russian political history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Keen portrays Boris Berezovsky, the Russian businessman who became a major public figure during Russia’s post-Soviet period. Keen is officially listed among the film’s principal cast, with his role confirmed as Berezovsky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His inclusion broadens the group of personalities around Baranov and Putin, bringing another real historical figure into a cast that mixes fictional and historical characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spot how Will Keen’s Berezovsky fits into this mix of real and fictional personalities when you stream The Wizard of the Kremlin on Zee 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Cast_Mixes_Fictional_Characters_With_Historical_Figures\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cast Mixes Fictional Characters With Historical Figures<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is what makes this cast ensemble especially interesting: not everyone on screen comes from history in the same way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jude Law plays the real Vladimir Putin, Will Keen portrays Boris Berezovsky, and Paul Dano plays Vadim Baranov, a fictional protagonist. Alicia Vikander’s Ksenia, Jeffrey Wright’s Rowland and Tom Sturridge’s Dmitri Sidorov complete the principal group around them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That combination lets this English political drama move between recognisable history and fictional storytelling without turning into a straightforward political biopic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See how convincingly the ensemble blends real history with fictional characters when you watch The Wizard of the Kremlin on Zee 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs_About_the_Cast_of_The_Wizard_of_the_Kremlin\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FAQs About the Cast of The Wizard of the Kremlin<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q1. Who plays Vladimir Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ans. Jude Law plays Vladimir Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q2. Who is the lead actor in The Wizard of the Kremlin?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ans. Paul Dano plays Vadim Baranov, the fictional political strategist at the centre of the film’s story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q3. Who does Alicia Vikander play in The Wizard of the Kremlin?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ans. Alicia Vikander plays Ksenia, an important figure in Vadim Baranov’s personal life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q4. Who does Jeffrey Wright play in The Wizard of the Kremlin?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ans. Jeffrey Wright plays Rowland, one of the characters through whom Baranov’s story is framed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q5. Who else is in the Cast of The Wizard of the Kremlin?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ans. Alongside Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, and Jeffrey Wright, the principal cast includes Tom Sturridge as Dmitri Sidorov and Will Keen as Boris Berezovsky.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you cast a film where some characters come from history, and others are created to take you behind it? That is what makes the Cast of The Wizard of the Kremlin so interesting. 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