Mikhail Umanets was born on March 31, 1985 in Taganrog, Rostov Region.
From the ages of 7 to 16, he studied in the children’s dramatic studio “Experiment”.
In 2006 he graduated from GITIS, The Russian Academy of Dramatic Art, in the faculty of pop art, course of V. Garkalin, with a specialization in Dramatic art.