Rihards Zelezņevs

Rihards is an expressive actor who can enchant anyone with his energy and charm. Born and grew up in Riga, he graduated from the Latvian Academy of Culture with a degree in dramatic theater with a specialization in puppet theater. Rihards performs not only in the Latvia Puppet Theater, but also participates in various other theater and cinema projects. Rihards’ passion is music, he plays the drums in the band "Grandfather's Cigarettes" and involves in electronic music experiments in the musical special unit "Effekts". Rihards has also tried his hand at writing music for performances and directing theater stagings. Rihards spends his free time listening to music on vinyl records and fleeing from everything to nature.
Actor of the Latvia Puppet Theater since 2019.