Ivan Skitsan, actor known for the film Burnt by the Sun 2, has died

Russian stage and screen actor Ivan Skitsan has died in hospital at the age of 39. His relatives announced his death; according to a source speaking to RIA Novosti, the actor had been ill for a long time. He will be buried in his homeland in Nizhny Novgorod Region.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 5 November 2026 at 00:362 min read

The key facts

Ivan Skitsan died at 39 in hospital; his relatives announced the death
The relatives did not officially disclose the cause of death, but a source speaking to RIA Novosti spoke of a long, serious illness
The actor will be buried in the settlement of Syava in Nizhny Novgorod Region

Death of an actor at 39

Russian stage and screen actor Ivan Skitsan, known to audiences for the 2010 film Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel, has died in hospital at the age of 39. His relatives announced the actor's death: “Yes, he is no longer with us, he died in the hospital,” RIA Novosti quotes them as saying (the outlet is cited by Life.ru). The relatives did not officially disclose the cause of death or any information about a possible illness, but a source told the agency: “The illness was serious, a long one. He was taken away by ambulance, and he never came out of the hospital — they couldn't save him,” as reported by Gazeta.Ru. The family told TASSthat the actor will be buried in his homeland, in the settlement of Syava in Nizhny Novgorod Region.

Career

Ivan Skitsan was born on January 4, 1987, in the settlement of Syava in Nizhny Novgorod Region. In 2008 he graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Theatre School named after Evstigneev, and two years later he joined the troupe of the Gorky Moscow Art Theatre. He also worked at the Na Yugozapade (South-West) Theatre and taught at the theatre department of the K. V. Molchanov Children's Music School. Among his notable stage roles were Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet and Fortinbras in Hamlet in productions by Valery Belyakovich, Sergeant Lbov in Zoyka's Apartment staged by Tatyana Doronina, and Duke Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream. In film and television, he appeared in Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel and in the TV series Margosha and Ranetki.