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Oleg Prudius
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.
As actor
Caught Stealing
The Wrecker
TNA Hard To Kill 2024
MR-9: Do or Die
Phoenix
The Weapon
Miami Heat
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
John Wick: Chapter 2
The Fate of the Furious
Wolf Warrior 2
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
WWE Night of Champions 2010
WWE Survivor Series 2010
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
WWE SummerSlam 2009
WWE Breaking Point 2009
WWE No Way Out 2009
WWE WrestleMania XXV
WWE Survivor Series 2008
WWE Armageddon 2008
May
Grindhouse
How Do You Like Iceland?
25th Hour