Sergei Komarov was one of the leading actors in Kuleschows experimental workshop at Sowkino along with Pudowkin and Narnet who later also became directors. His roles were characterised by precision and exactness: the one eyed man in The unusual adventure of Mr West in the land of the Bolschewiki (1924, Kuleschow), the adventurer in Mrs Mend and Hans in According to Law (based on Jack London, both 1926, Kuleschow), Jesuit Brzesinski in Salamander (1928, Roschal) and Father Buldi in The two Buldis (1930, Kuleschow) amongst others.