Victor Valeryevich Shamirov (Russian: Виктор Валерьевич Шамиров; born 24 May 1966; Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian filmmaker and actor. Victor was born in Rostov-on-Don. He served in the army, after which he entered the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics. He worked in the theater Epos as a handyman. He put on the lights, mounted the scenery and rehearsed with the actors. In 1992 he moved to Moscow, where he graduated from the directing department and began working as a theater director and actor. Since 2006, he has been directing films.