Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance. After freelancing with many companies, he joined the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer to learn George Balanchine's style of movement. He then moved to New York to dance with the American Ballet Theatre, where he later became artistic director.
Baryshnikov has spearheaded many of his own artistic projects and has been associated in particular with promoting modern dance, premiering dozens of new works, including many of his own. His success as a dramatic actor on stage, cinema and television has helped him become probably the most widely recognized contemporary ballet dancer. In 1977, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe nomination for his work as "Yuri Kopeikine" in the film The Turning Point.
Acted in
The White Helicopter
2024
as Pope Benedict XVI
猟銃
2023
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
2022
as Self
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021
as Self
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Doll & Em
2014
as Mikhail
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014
as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
as Self
Top Model po-russki
2011
as Special guest
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
as Self
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
Iconoclasts
2005
as Self
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001
as Self
Oh, Misha
1999
Sex and the City
1998
as Aleksandr Petrovsky
Babilée '91
1992
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
as Cesar
Company Business
1991
as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
1989
as Self
Dancers
1987
as Tony
American Masters
1986
as Self
White Nights
1985
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self - Host
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
1984
as Basilio
Les Sylphides
1984
Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance
1983
as Self (archive footage)
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982
as Self - Performer
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self
Baryshnikov on Broadway
1980
as Self
Carmen
1980
as Don José
Bob Hope on the Road to China
1979
as Self
Baryshnikov at the White House
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
The Nutcracker
1977
as Toy Nutcracker / Prince
The Turning Point
1977
as Yuri
Giselle
1977
as Count Albrecht
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
1976
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker
as Nutcracker