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Sergei Polunin

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Olivia Shea

Published Apr 07, 2026

Sergei Polunin – Rakuten TV Empire Awards 2018 – Arrivals – The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos

Birth Name: Sergei Vladimirovich Polunin

Place of Birth: Kherson, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Ukraine)

Date of Birth: 20 November, 1989

Ethnicity: Russian, possibly other

Sergei Polunin is a Ukrainian-born ballet dancer, actor, and model. He has Ukrainian, Russian, and Serbian citizenship.

He is the son of Galina and Vladimir Polunin. His surname is Russian. He has two children with his fiancée, Russian competitive ice dancer Elena Ilinykh.