Malakov was born in
Ryazan,
Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union (now Russia). In his school years he studied Greco-Roman wrestling. He graduated from a specialized school with in-depth study of English. Then he entered the
Ryazan State University named for S. A. Yesenin to the Department of Informatics and English. His parents received their education in the same university. In RSU he participated in the games of
KVN for the university team, also tried his hand at dancing. During his studies at the
Ryazan State University, in his final year met Tatyana Yakovlevna Korobkova, his school teacher of the subject Culture of Language, who saw theatrical talent even earlier in Ilya Malakov. She even suggested that he try himself as an actor. She helped prepare Malakov for admission. One of the reasons for his wish to be admitted to the theater was the performance "Hooligan" starring
Sergey Bezrukov, which he saw in 2011 in the Ryazan Philharmonic. After graduating from the
Ryazan State University named for S. A. Yesenin, he went to
Moscow to enter the theater - he submitted documents to five leading theatrical universities. As a result, he was in the
All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov, on the course Aleksandr Mikhailov. In the first year of the
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, his acquaintance with
Sergey Bezrukov and Ilya Malakov was casting in his theater. Then he worked for a long time under the guidance of Bezrukov in entreprises, in particular Freddie played in the production of "My Fair and Unhappy Lady" (2013). When Sergey Bezrukov rose at the helm of the Moscow Provincial Theater, he noted the talent of the young actor and in 2014 invited him to the troupe of the Moscow Provincial Theater. ==Career==