Miroslav Barnyashev

Miroslav Barnyashev

Known for
Acting
Born
December 25, 1985 (age 40)
Birthplace
Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Biography

Miroslav Barnyashev is a Bulgarian professional wrestler who holds both Bulgarian and American citizenship. He is known for his time with wrestling promotions WWE and AEW. Under his ring name 'Rusev', Barnyashev became the first Bulgarian wrestler to have worked for WWE.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2026
Royal Rumble 2026 poster

Royal Rumble 2026

Movie · as Rusev

2026
WWE WrestleMania 42: Sunday poster

WWE WrestleMania 42: Sunday

Movie · as Rusev

2025
Guns Up poster

Guns Up

Movie · as Harry the Hammer

2025
WWE Clash in Paris 2025 poster

WWE Clash in Paris 2025

Movie · as Rusev

2025
Saturday Night's Main Event XLI poster

Saturday Night's Main Event XLI

Movie · as Rusev

2023
Yellowbird poster

Yellowbird

Movie · as Dad

2023
AEW All Out 2023 poster

AEW All Out 2023

Movie · as Miro

2023
AEW Worlds End 2023 poster

AEW Worlds End 2023

Movie · as Miro

2023
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour poster

AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour

Movie · as Miro

2023
Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection poster

Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection

TV · as Dad (voice) · 1 ep

2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision poster

All Elite Wrestling: Collision

TV · as Miro · 7 eps

2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022 poster

AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022

Movie · as Miro

2022
AEW All Out 2022 poster

AEW All Out 2022

Movie · as Miro

2022
East New York poster

East New York

TV · as Nickie Dushkin · 1 ep

2022
Hey! (EW) poster

Hey! (EW)

TV · as Miro · 1 ep

2021
AEW Full Gear 2021 poster

AEW Full Gear 2021

Movie · as Miro

2021
AEW Double or Nothing 2021 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2021

Movie · as Miro

2021
AEW Fyter Fest poster

AEW Fyter Fest

Movie · as Miro

2021
AEW All Out 2021 poster

AEW All Out 2021

Movie · as Miro

2021
AEW Revolution 2021 poster

AEW Revolution 2021

Movie · as Miro

2021
AEW Beach Break poster

AEW Beach Break

Movie · as Miro

2021
AEW Dark: Elevation poster

AEW Dark: Elevation

TV · as Miro · 5 eps

2021
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage poster

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

TV · as Miro · 6 eps

2020
AEW Winter is Coming 2020 poster

AEW Winter is Coming 2020

Movie · as Miro

2020
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show poster

AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show

Movie · as Miro

2020
AEW Unrestricted poster

AEW Unrestricted

TV · as Miro · 1 ep

2019
WWE Super ShowDown 2019 poster

WWE Super ShowDown 2019

Movie · as Rusev

2019
WWE Fastlane 2019 poster

WWE Fastlane 2019

Movie · as Rusev (Preshow)

2019
WWE Crown Jewel 2019 poster

WWE Crown Jewel 2019

Movie · as Rusev

2019
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019

Movie · as Rusev

2019
WWE WrestleMania 35 poster

WWE WrestleMania 35

Movie · as Rusev

2019
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 poster

WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018

Movie · as Rusev

2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Kickoff

WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Kickoff

Movie · as Rusev

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

TV · as Miro · 1 ep

2019
AEW Dark poster

AEW Dark

TV · as Miro · 5 eps

2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2018 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2018

Movie · as Rusev

2018
WWE Backlash 2018 poster

WWE Backlash 2018

Movie · as Rusev (Appearance)

2018
WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2018

Movie · as Rusev

2018
WWE SummerSlam 2018 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2018

Movie · as Rusev

2018
WWE Fastlane 2018 poster

WWE Fastlane 2018

Movie · as Rusev

2018
Another Version of You poster

Another Version of You

Movie · as Kiril

2018
WWE Money in the Bank 2018 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2018

Movie · as Rusev

2018
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble poster

WWE Greatest Royal Rumble

Movie · as Rusev

2018
WWE Extreme Rules 2018 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2018

Movie · as Rusev

2018
WWE WrestleMania 34 poster

WWE WrestleMania 34

Movie · as Rusev

2018
WWE Starrcade 2018 poster

WWE Starrcade 2018

Movie · as Rusev

2017
WWE Battleground 2017 poster

WWE Battleground 2017

Movie · as Rusev

2017
WWE Fastlane 2017 poster

WWE Fastlane 2017

Movie · as Rusev

2017
WWE Royal Rumble 2017 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2017

Movie · as Rusev

2017
WWE SummerSlam 2017 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2017

Movie · as Rusev

2017
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2017

Movie · as Rusev

2017
NXT: From Secret To Sensation poster

NXT: From Secret To Sensation

Movie

2017
WWE Clash of Champions 2017 poster

WWE Clash of Champions 2017

Movie · as Rusev

2017
Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic

TV · as Self - Rusev · 1 ep

2017
Southpaw Regional Wrestling poster

Southpaw Regional Wrestling

TV · as Big Bartholomew · 3 eps

2016
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016 poster

WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016

Movie · as Rusev (Preshow)

2016
WWE Clash of Champions 2016 poster

WWE Clash of Champions 2016

Movie · as Rusev

2016
Countdown poster

Countdown

Movie · as Rusev

2016
WWE Royal Rumble 2016 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2016

Movie · as Rusev

2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness poster

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

Movie · as Rusev (archive footage)

2016
WWE Extreme Rules 2016 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2016

Movie · as Rusev

2016
WWE WrestleMania 32 poster

WWE WrestleMania 32

Movie · as Rusev

2016
WWE Money in the Bank 2016 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2016

Movie · as Rusev

2016
WWE Battleground 2016 poster

WWE Battleground 2016

Movie · as Rusev

2016
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon poster

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon

Movie · as Rusev (voice)

2016
WWE SummerSlam 2016 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2016

Movie · as Rusev

2016
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2016

Movie · as Rusev

2016
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015 poster

WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2016
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015 poster

WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2015 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE Fastlane 2015 poster

WWE Fastlane 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE WrestleMania 31 poster

WWE WrestleMania 31

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE Extreme Rules 2015 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE Payback 2015 poster

WWE Payback 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 poster

WWE Elimination Chamber 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE Night of Champions 2015 poster

WWE Night of Champions 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE Live From MSG 2015 poster

WWE Live From MSG 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE SummerSlam 2015 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2015

Movie · as Rusev

2015
WWE Swerved poster

WWE Swerved

TV · as Rusev · 1 ep

2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014

Movie · as Rusev

2014
WWE Night of Champions 2014 poster

WWE Night of Champions 2014

Movie · as Rusev

2014
WWE Money in the Bank 2014 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2014

Movie · as Rusev

2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2014 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2014

Movie · as Alexander Rusev

2014
WWE Payback 2014 poster

WWE Payback 2014

Movie · as Alexander Rusev

2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2014 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2014

Movie · as Alexander Rusev

2014
WWE Survivor Series 2014 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2014

Movie · as Rusev

2014
WWE SummerSlam 2014 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2014

Movie · as Rusev

2014
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014 poster

WWE Hell In A Cell 2014

Movie · as Rusev

2014
NXT ArRIVAL poster

NXT ArRIVAL

Movie · as Alexander Rusev

2014
WWE Battleground 2014 poster

WWE Battleground 2014

Movie · as Rusev

2012
WWE Main Event poster

WWE Main Event

TV · as Rusev · 29 eps

2010
WWE NXT poster

WWE NXT

TV · 24 eps

1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown poster

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

TV · as Rusev, Alexander Rusev · 41 eps

1993
Raw poster

Raw

TV · as Rusev, Alexander Rusev · 65 eps

1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event poster

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

TV · 1 ep