Dmitriy Cherkasov was born on January 30, 1973 in Elets, Lipetskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia] as Dmitriy Gennadevich Cherkasov. He is a director and producer, known for Krik sovy (2013), Dolina roz (2011) and Bolshaya neft (2009). He is married to Tatyana Cherkasova.