Who plays Viktor in Creed?
Sophia Aguilar Florian Munteanu, also known by his ring name Big Nasty, is a German-born Romanian actor and boxer. He is known for his role as 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).
Munteanu had his first film role in Bogat, a 2016 German-Romanian film shot in Munich. 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. 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.
Who plays Viktor in Creed?
Munteanu is known for his role as 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). Stallone found Munteanu through training videos on the Internet and personally promoted him for the role. 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.