Evgeny Milykh was born in 1982 in Voronezh, Russia, where he was raised. In 2006 he graduated from the acting faculty at the Moscow Art Theatre school. He then worked for the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre and Russian Academic Youth Theatre, but left a year later in pursuit of artistic freedom and experiences. He earned money working as an MC at various events, and later started a business, organizing events for children and teenagers. In 2018 he graduated from the Moscow Film School, where he studied under Popogrebsky and Klebleyev. Nothing Personal is his debut film.