In 1991, Abdulov appeared in "Genius" and "The House under the Starry Sky". In 1992 he appeared in the film "Gold". During the 1990s he mostly worked in the Lenkom Theatre. In 2000 he appeared in "Still Waters", and in "The Christmas Miracle" with Chulpan Khamatova. In 2002 he appeared in the TV series "Next" (the title being the actual English word) playing a Russian oligarch. In 2003 he appeared in the sequel "Next 2"; the following year he was in "About Love".