Anatoly Chugunov is a Russian actor and stunt performer who’s built a steady career in Spanish and Russian film productions.
Biography
Born on February 24, 1976, in Saratov, Russia, he’s best known for his work as Daniel Craig’s stunt double and his appearances in various productions on streaming platforms.
Now 49 years old, Chugunov has carved out a niche for himself in the international entertainment industry. His physical resemblance to James Bond star Daniel Craig, standing 180 cm tall with blue eyes and a medium build, opened doors for notable stunt work that would define much of his career.
Chugunov left Russia in 1997 and has been based in Spain ever since. He initially landed in Barcelona, where he studied at the University of Formatic Barna and received professional training at FrankSteinStudio. This Spanish base has served him well, allowing him to work across European markets while maintaining connections to Russian productions.
Details about his early life and childhood in Saratov remain largely unknown. He’s kept information about his parents, siblings, and formative years strictly private. What we do know is that his journey from Russia to becoming a working actor in Spain’s film industry took nearly two decades of preparation before his professional career truly launched.
Career
Chugunov didn’t break into acting until 2016, when he was already 40 years old. His first role was an uncredited appearance as a GPU Instructor in “The Chosen.” From there, he steadily built his filmography with small but consistent roles in Spanish and international productions.
His early work included uncredited parts in “The Photographer of Mauthausen” (2018), a Netflix historical drama about a Spanish Civil War photographer at Mauthausen concentration camp. He also appeared in “Welcome to the Family” (2018) and played a Mafioso in the Netflix thriller “Boi” (2019), which was set in Barcelona.
The year 2020 marked a turning point in his career. Chugunov landed his most high-profile gig as Daniel Craig’s stunt double in “Daniel Craig vs James Bond,” a seven-minute Heineken commercial tied to the “No Time to Die” promotion. The short film earned an impressive 8.1/10 rating on IMDb.
Between 2021 and 2022, Chugunov hit his professional peak. He appeared in “Paraíso” (2021), an HBO Max sci-fi mystery, and landed recurring roles in Netflix’s “In from the Cold” (2022), where he played an SVR Tech across four episodes. The spy thriller, starring Margarita Levieva, premiered in January 2022 and gained global streaming visibility, although the series was cancelled after one season.
He also featured in “El inmortal” (2022), a Movistar+ crime drama about Madrid’s 1990s cocaine trade, appearing in four episodes as Ledian. Perhaps his most critically acclaimed work was “Sicília sense morts” (2022), a Catalan-language political thriller that earned an IMDb rating of 7.2/10. Chugunov even improved his Mallorquín dialect for this role..
After a noticeable gap in 2023 and 2024, Chugunov returned with a vengeance in 2025. He shifted focus back to Russian productions, appearing in “Opolchenskiy romans” and “Kambek,” both of which premiered on Russian platforms. He’s also working on “Volchok,” which is in post-production and expected to be released soon.
Throughout his career, Chugunov’s been typecast primarily as Russian characters in action and thriller contexts. You’ll find him playing Russian mafia members, Soviet military personnel, security forces, and various criminal elements. His fluency in Russian, Spanish, and English has proven invaluable, enabling him to work seamlessly across multiple markets.
Personal Life
If there’s one thing Chugunov excels at besides acting, it’s keeping his personal life under wraps. He maintains strict privacy regarding his relationships and family, with no public information available about his spouse, children, or romantic partners.
Net Worth
Given his career pattern of supporting roles in mid-budget Spanish and Russian productions, as well as occasional stunt work, his earnings are likely to fall within typical ranges for supporting actors rather than lead actors. He’s not pulling in A-list stunt performer money, but he’s maintained consistent work over nine years, which suggests financial stability.
His professional representation continues through Salvador Actors Agency in Spain, indicating his ongoing availability for Spanish market work, despite his return to Russian productions in 2025. This dual-market positioning likely provides multiple income streams, though exact figures remain his secret to keep.
