In 2004 graduated from the "actor" department of the directing faculty of the Russian Academy of Theatrical Art in the class of L. Kheifets.
In 2022, Artur Smolianov publicly expressed his opposition to Russian intervention in Ukraine, was officially called a "Foreign Agent".
In October 2022, Artur Smolianov declared that he no longer lived in Russia.
In January 2023, the Russian Ministry of Justice ordered a criminal investigation against the actor. Since Rosfilmmonitoring has included him in the list of terrorists and "extremists
