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Oleg Prudius
Actor, Producer
Born April 27, 1979 (43 years)
Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius (Russian: Олег Александрович Прудиус; Ukrainian: Олег Олександрович Прудіус, Oleh Oleksandrovych Prudius; is a Ukrainian American professional wrestler currently signed to Inoki Genome Federation, a Wrestling Promotion in Japan. He was also known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov (Russian: Владимир Козлов). When competing for WWE, he won the Tag Team Championship once with Santino Marella. He is trained in freestyle wrestling, rugby, football, sambo, kickboxing,judo, and mixed martial arts. Prudius has also worked as a stage and screen actor, notably having a small role in Spike Lee's 25th Hour.,and a walk-on role in the second season of the HBO hit series The Wire. Prudius also had a role in Grindhouse, appearing in the "Werewolf Women of the SS" trailer; he was credited under his real name and his WWE persona for the appearance. He is a former Ohio Valley Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.
Filmography
| 2021 | Miami Heat · as Yuri |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 · as Russian Assassin (uncredited) |
| 2017 | The Fate of the Furious · as Russian Assassin (uncredited) |
| 2017 | Wolf Warrior 2 · as Bear |
| 2017 | Marvel's The Punisher (TV Series) · as Russian Thug |
| 2011 | WrestleMania XXVII · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2011 | WWE Elimination Chamber · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2011 | Royal Rumble · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2011 | Raw the Best of 2010 · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2010 | WrestleMania XXVI · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2010 | WWE Night of Champions · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2010 | WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2010 | Survivor Series · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2010 | WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2010 | WWE NXT (TV Series) · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2009 | WWE Summerslam · as Vladimir Kozlov (Ringside) |
| 2009 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2009 | WWE No Way Out · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2009 | WWE Breaking Point · as Vladimir Kozlov (Ringside) |
| 2009 | WWE Superstars (TV Series) · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2008 | WWE Cyber Sunday · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2008 | Survivor Series · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2008 | WWE Armageddon · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2008 | WWE Live in the UK: April 2008 · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2007 | May · as Unknown |
| 2007 | Grindhouse · as Nazi Boxer (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Burn Notice (TV Series) · as Guard |
| 2007 | Werewolf Women of the S.S. · as Nazi Boxer (uncredited) |
| 2006 | ECW on Sci Fi (TV Series) · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 2002 | 25th Hour · as Russian Hood #1 |
| 2002 | April · as actor |
| 2002 | The Wire (TV Series) · as Henchman |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 1998 | WWE Heat (TV Series) · as Vladimir Kozlov |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Vladimir Kozlov |