Acting · Riga, Latvia · Born January 27, 1948
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.
MovieThe White Helicopter
2024
as Pope Benedict XVI
Movie猟銃
2023
MovieThe Hip Hop Nutcracker
2022
as Self - Cameo
MovieOleg: The Oleg Vidov Story
2021
as Self
MovieStudio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
TVDoll & Em
2014
as Mikhail
MovieJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014
as Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
MovieA Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
as Self
TVTop Model po-russki
2011
as Special guest
MovieAnnie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
as Self
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
TVIconoclasts
2005
as Self
MovieHappy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
as Narrator (voice)
MovieMerce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
2001
as Self
Oh, Misha
1999
TVSex and the City
1998
as Aleksandr Petrovsky
NeXt
1994
as Self
MovieBabilée '91
1992
as Self - Dancer
MovieThe Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
as Cesar
MovieCompany Business
1991
as Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
MovieBaryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre
1989
as Self
MovieDancers
1987
as Tony
TVAmerican Masters
1986
as Self
MovieWhite Nights
1985
as Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
MovieThat's Dancing!
1985
as Self - Host
MovieDon Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
1984
as Basilio
MovieLes Sylphides
1984
MovieAmerican Ballet Theatre at the Met
1984
MovieBaryshnikov in Hollywood
1982
as Self - Performer
MovieWalt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self
MovieBaryshnikov on Broadway
1980
as Self
MovieCarmen
1980
as Don José
Bob Hope on the Road to China
1979
as Self
MovieBaryshnikov at the White House
1979
TVThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
MovieThe Nutcracker
1977
as Toy Nutcracker / Prince
MovieThe Turning Point
1977
as Yuri
MovieGiselle
1977
as Count Albrecht
Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap
1976
as Self
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
TVLe Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
MovieFiesta
1971
as Pedro Romero
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
World's Young Ballet
1969
MovieThe Tale of the Lackey Nikishka
1969
as Nikishka
MovieCity and Song
1968
TVToday
1952
as Self
Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker
as Nutcracker
MovieGeorge Balanchine's Theme & Variations
