Mikhail Baryshnikov
Born
January 27, 1948 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Riga, Latvia
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.
Known For
The White Helicopter
Pope Benedict XVI
2024
猟銃
2023
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Self
2022
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
Self
2021
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
2018
Doll & Em
Mikhail · (3 episodes)
2014
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
2014
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
2011
Top Model po-russki
Special guest · (4 episodes)
2011
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Self
2007
Rehearsing a Dream
Self
2006
Iconoclasts
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Narrator (voice)
2004
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
Self
2001
Oh, Misha
1999
Sex and the City
Aleksandr Petrovsky · (9 episodes)
1998
NeXt
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Babilée '91
1992
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
Cesar
1991
Company Business
Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
1991
Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
Self
1989
Dancers
Tony
1987
American Masters
Self · (1 episode)
1986
White Nights
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
1985
That's Dancing!
Self - Host
1985
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
Basilio
1984
Les Sylphides
1984
Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance
Self (archive footage)
1983
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Self - Performer
1982
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self
1981
Baryshnikov on Broadway
Self
1980
Carmen
Don José
1980
Bob Hope on the Road to China
Self
1979
Baryshnikov at the White House
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
1978
The Nutcracker
Toy Nutcracker / Prince
1977
The Turning Point
Yuri
1977
Giselle
Count Albrecht
1977
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
Self
1976
Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker
Nutcracker
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (3 episodes)
1972
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952