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.

Filmography

• 2026Motor City — The Heavy (uncredited)
• 2025Caught Stealing — Oleg
• 2025The Wrecker — Marco
• 2024TNA Hard To Kill 2024 — Oleg Prudius
• 2023MR-9: Do or Die — Yakub
• 2023Phoenix — Maxim Vasiliiev
• 2023The Weapon — Chewy
• 2021Miami Heat — Yuri
• 2017John Wick: Chapter 2 — Russian Assassin (uncredited)
• 2017The Fate of the Furious — Russian Assassin (uncredited)
• 2017Wolf Warrior 2 — Bear
• 2011WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 — Vladimir Kozlov
• 2011WWE Royal Rumble 2011 — Vladimir Kozlov
• WWE NXT
• 2010WWE Night of Champions 2010 — Vladimir Kozlov
• 2010WWE Survivor Series 2010 — Vladimir Kozlov
• 2010WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010 — Vladimir Kozlov
• 2010WWE Wrestlemania XXVI — Vladimir Kozlov
• 2010WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber — Vladimir Kozlov
• 2009WWE Breaking Point 2009 — Vladimir Kozlov (Ringside)
• 2009WWE No Way Out 2009 — Vladimir Kozlov
• 2009WWE Royal Rumble 2009 — Vladimir Kozlov
• 2009WWE SummerSlam 2009 — Vladimir Kozlov (Ringside)
• 2009WWE WrestleMania XXV — Vladimir Kozlov (Lumberjack)
• 2008WWE Armageddon 2008 — Vladimir Kozlov
• 2008WWE Survivor Series 2008 — Vladimir Kozlov
• Burn Notice — Guard
• 2007Grindhouse — Nazi Boxer (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
• 2007May
• WWE ECW — Vladimir Kozlov
• TNA iMPACT!
• 200225th Hour — Russian Hood #1
• WWE Friday Night SmackDown — Vladimir Kozlov
• Raw — Vladimir Kozlov
• 1985The Hobbit: The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins — Nori
• Honor — Igor Kovalev

Appearances as themselves (3)

• The Great American Road Rally: Celebrity Edition — Self - Contestant
• 2017Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene — Self
• 2005How Do You Like Iceland? — Self