Oleg Prudius
Known For
Acting
Born
1979-04-27 in Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Raw
as Vladimir Kozlov
WWE NXT
Burn Notice
as Guard
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Vladimir Kozlov
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Russian Assassin (uncredited)
The Fate of the Furious
as Russian Assassin (uncredited)
WWE ECW
as Vladimir Kozlov
Caught Stealing
as Oleg
25th Hour
as Russian Hood #1
Grindhouse
as Nazi Boxer (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
Phoenix
as Maxim Vasiliiev
MR-9: Do or Die
as Yakub
Wolf Warrior 2
as Bear
Miami Heat
as Yuri
The Wrecker
as Marco
The Weapon
as Chewy
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Vladimir Kozlov
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
as Vladimir Kozlov
WWE Survivor Series 2008
as Vladimir Kozlov
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
as Vladimir Kozlov