Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1948
- Birthplace
- Riga, Latvia
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Latvian and American dancer, choreographer, and actor. 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.
Filmography
American Ballet Theatre: Gala at the Met TBA
Actor
Dance in America: Choreography by Balanchine TBA
Actor
George Balanchine's Theme & Variations TBA
Actor
- Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker
Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker TBA
as Nutcracker
The White Helicopter 2024
as Pope Benedict XVI
猟銃 2023
Actor
The Hip Hop Nutcracker 2022
as Self - Cameo
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story 2021
as Self
Studio 54 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 2014
as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy 2011
as Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens 2007
as Self
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin 2007
Presenter
- Rehearsing a Dream
Rehearsing a Dream 2006
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
Oh, Misha 1999
Actor
Babilée '91 1992
as Self - Dancer
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez 1991
as Cesar, Story
Company Business 1991
as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre 1989
as Self
Dancers 1987
as Tony
White Nights 1985
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko, Choreographer
That's Dancing! 1985
as Self - Host
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts 1984
as Basilio
American Ballet Theatre at the Met 1984
Actor
Les Sylphides 1984
Actor
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
Bob Hope on the Road to China 1979
as Self
Baryshnikov at the White House 1979
Actor
The Nutcracker 1977
as Toy Nutcracker / Prince, Choreographer
The Turning Point 1977
as Yuri
Giselle 1977
as Count Albrecht
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap 1976
as Self
Fiesta 1971
as Pedro Romero
The Tale of the Lackey Nikishka 1969
as Nikishka
World's Young Ballet 1969
Actor
City and Song 1968
Actor
Credits from TMDB.