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.
Acting
Movie
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
2014
TV
Sex and the City
as Aleksandr Petrovsky
1998
Movie
White Nights
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
1985
Movie
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Movie
Company Business
as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
1991
Movie
The Turning Point
as Yuri
1977
TV
Today
as Self
1952
TV
Great Performances
as Self
1971
TV
Doll & Em
as Mikhail
2014
TV
American Masters
as Self
1986
Movie
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
as Self - Cameo
2022
Movie
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
as Self
2007
Movie
That's Dancing!
as Self - Host
1985
Movie
Dancers
as Tony
1987
Movie
The Nutcracker
as Toy Nutcracker / Prince
1977
Movie
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
as Cesar
1991
TV
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
Movie
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
as Narrator (voice)
2004
Movie
Baryshnikov on Broadway
as Self
1980
Movie
Baryshnikov at the White House
1979
TV
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
TV
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
Movie
Carmen
as Don José
1980
TV
Iconoclasts
as Self
2005
