Andrei Vladimirovich Panin (Russian: Андре́й Влади́мирович Па́нин; May 28, 1962 – March 2013) was a Nika Award-winner Russian actor appearing in film and television, and a director.
Panin was born on May 28, 1962, in Novosibirsk, Soviet Union; the son of Agnessa (née Berezovsky), and Dimitri Alexandrei Panin. Two years later the family moved to Chelyabinsk. Then, when Andrew was six years old - in Kemerovo, where he lived for 16 years.
Panin was rocketed to fame by the hit television detective show Kamenskaya. In 2000, he had lead roles in both Valery Akhadov's Don't Offend the Women and Pavel Lungin's The Wedding, as well as Alexander Atanesyan's action thriller 24 Hours. He won the best actor prize at the Golden Ram film festival for his part in The Wedding. Panin made his first screen appearance in the movie Straightway, but it was his performances in Maxim Pezhemsky's Mama, Don't Cry and Denis Yevstigneev's Mama that brought the actor renown.