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Florian Munteanu (Romanian: [munˈte̯anu]; born 13 October 1990), also known by his ring name Big Nasty, is a German actor and boxer of Romanian descent.[3] He is known for his role of the boxer Viktor Drago in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), and Razor Fist in the superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).

Florian Munteanu
Munteanu in 2020
Born	(1990-10-13) 13 October 1990 (age 32)[1][2] Würzburg, Germany[2]
Other names	Big Nasty
Alma mater	Hochschule Mittweida
Occupation	Actor, boxer
Years active	2016–present

Early life

Munteanu was born in Germany to Romanian parents, who fled the Socialist Republic of Romania in 1985. His mother is a lawyer, while his father is a dermatologist and a former boxer.[4] Munteanu grew up in Bogen, and later moved to Munich to study at the university of applied science Hochschule Mittweida. In 2014 he defended his Bachelor of Arts thesis on the "Structure and organization of the sport of boxing in Germany: associations, boxing promotion companies, federations, management and marketing in general, with a comparison to the structures implemented in the USA".[5] He has competed in boxing in Germany under the ring name "Big Nasty".

Acting career

Munteanu had his first film role in Bogat, a 2016 German-Romanian film shot in Munich.[2] His breakthrough in acting came in 2018, when Sylvester Stallone was looking for a European heavyweight boxer to play Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago, in the sports drama sequel Creed II. Stallone found Munteanu through training videos on the Internet and personally promoted him for the role.[3] At that time Munteanu was 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) tall and weighed ca. 245 lb (111 kg), but had to shed ca. 20 lb (9.1 kg) for the role.[6]

Munteanu has joined the Season 3 line-up for Netflix's historical drama series Vikings: Valhalla. He has been cast as General George Maniakes.[7]

Munteanu lives in Munich and Los Angeles, California. He was featured on the covers of Muscle & Fitness (October 2018) and Men's Health (December 2018).[2]

Personal life

Munteanu is fluent in Romanian.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Note
2016	Bogat	Razvan	Valentin Kruse	Short film
2018	Creed II	Viktor Drago	Steven Caple Jr.
2021	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings	Razor Fist	Destin Daniel Cretton
2022	The Contractor	Kauffman	Tarik Saleh
	Borderlands	Krieg	Eli Roth	Post-production
2023	Creed III	Viktor Drago	Michael B. Jordan	Post-production
	Vikings: Valhalla	George Maniakes

References

External links

• Florian Munteanu at IMDb
• Official Instagram

На других языках

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[de] Florian Munteanu

Florian Munteanu (* 13. Oktober 1990 in Würzburg), auch bekannt unter seinem Spitznamen „Big Nasty“, ist ein deutsch-rumänischer Schauspieler. Sein Hollywood-Debüt gab er an der Seite von Michael B. Jordan und Sylvester Stallone in Creed II – Rocky’s Legacy als russischer Boxer Viktor Drago.

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- [en] Florian Munteanu

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