Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Latvian and American dancer, choreographer, and actor. 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.

Filmography

• 2024The White Helicopter — Pope Benedict XVI
• 2023猟銃
• Doll & Em — Mikhail
• 2014Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit — Minister Sorokin (Uncredited)
• Top Model po-russki — Special guest
• 2007Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin — Presenter
• 2004Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me — Narrator (voice)
• 1999Oh, Misha
• Sex and the City — Aleksandr Petrovsky
• 1991Company Business — Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
• 1991The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez — Cesar, Story
• 1987Dancers — Tony
• 1985White Nights — Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko, Choreographer
• 1984American Ballet Theatre at the Met
• 1984Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts — Basilio
• 1984Les Sylphides
• 1980Carmen — Don José
• 1979Baryshnikov at the White House
• 1977Giselle — Count Albrecht
• 1977The Nutcracker — Toy Nutcracker / Prince, Choreographer
• 1977The Turning Point — Yuri
• 1971Fiesta — Pedro Romero
• 1969The Tale of the Lackey Nikishka — Nikishka
• 1969World's Young Ballet
• 1968City and Song
• American Ballet Theatre: Gala at the Met
• Baryshnikov’s Nutcracker — Nutcracker
• Dance in America: Choreography by Balanchine
• George Balanchine's Theme & Variations

Appearances as themselves (24)

• 2022The Hip Hop Nutcracker — Self - Cameo
• 2021Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story — Self
• 2018Studio 54 — Self (archive footage)
• 2011A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy — Self
• 2007Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens — Self
• 2006Rehearsing a Dream — Self
• Iconoclasts — Self
• 2001Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance — Self
• NeXt — Self
• 1992Babilée '91 — Self - Dancer
• 1989Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre — Self
• American Masters — Self
• 1985That's Dancing! — Self - Host
• 1982Baryshnikov in Hollywood — Self - Performer
• 1981Walt Disney: One Man's Dream — Self
• 1980Baryshnikov on Broadway — Self
• 1979Bob Hope on the Road to China — Self
• The Kennedy Center Honors — Self
• 1976Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap — Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self
• Le Grand Échiquier — Self
• Great Performances — Self
• Today — Self