Nikola Hejko was born on May 22, 1960 in Skal-Khutora, Kirovograd Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Utoli moya pechali (1989), Dark Blue World (2001) and Nemci za Uralem (1998). He died on May 13, 2009 in Moscow, Russia.