Nikolay Kovbas is a Russian screenwriter, director and actor. Born March 2, 1966 in the Perm region, in the small town of Tchaikovsky. In 1987 he graduated from the acting department of GITIS (workshop of Lyudmila Kasatkina). After serving in the army, he worked in the Satirikon Theater, the theater named after Moscow City Council, on television (Muz-TV, "Cheat Sheet", ORT, "Morning Post", etc.), scriptwriter of commercials.