Oleg Prudius
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.
Known For
Raw
Burn Notice
WWE NXT
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
John Wick: Chapter 2
WWE Pay Per View
The Fate of the Furious
TNA iMPACT!
All Movies (32)
- The Wrecker2025 · as Marco
- Caught Stealing2025 · as Oleg
- TNA Hard To Kill 20242024 · as Oleg Prudius
- MR-9: Do or Die2023 · as Yakub
- Phoenix2023 · as Maxim Vasiliiev
- The Weapon2023 · as Chewy
- Miami Heat2021 · as Yuri
- Wolf Warrior 22017 · as Bear
- Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene2017 · as Self
- The Fate of the Furious2017 · as Russian Assassin (uncredited)
- John Wick: Chapter 22017 · as Russian Assassin (uncredited)
- WWE Elimination Chamber 20112011 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE Royal Rumble 20112011 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 20102010 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE Tribute to the Troops 20102010 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE Survivor Series 20102010 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE Night of Champions 20102010 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber2010 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE Wrestlemania XXVI2010 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE Breaking Point 20092009 · as Vladimir Kozlov (Ringside)
- WWE SummerSlam 20092009 · as Vladimir Kozlov (Ringside)
- WWE WrestleMania XXV2009 · as Vladimir Kozlov (Lumberjack)
- WWE No Way Out 20092009 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE Royal Rumble 20092009 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE Armageddon 20082008 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE Survivor Series 20082008 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- May2007
- Grindhouse2007 · as Nazi Boxer (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
- How Do You Like Iceland?2005 · as Self
- 25th Hour2002 · as Russian Hood #1
- The Hobbit: The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins1985 · as Nori
- Honor— · as Igor Kovalev
All TV Shows (7)
- WWE NXT2010
- Burn Notice2007 · as Guard
- WWE ECW2006 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- TNA iMPACT!2004
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- Raw1993 · as Vladimir Kozlov
- WWE Pay Per View1985