Belyayev began studying at drama school Stupinskaya Studio (Theatre Youth) under the direction of O. Livanova. After leaving school he worked in a factory, he served in the Soviet Army, worked as an instructor DOSAAF, a janitor.
In 1975, Belyayev graduated from the Shchukin Theatre School (course of Lyudmila Stavskaya). In the same year he became an actor of the Moscow Taganka Theater.
Personal life
In May 2014 he married the actress Tatiana Abramova. From his first marriage he had two children, a daughter Olga and son Alexey.
Selected filmography
1979 — On the Trail of the Ruler as Belov
1983 — The Mystery of Blackbirds as Percival Fortescue