Florian Munteanu (; born 13 October 1990) is a German and Romanian actor. He is known for playing the boxer Viktor Drago in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), and Razor Fist in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
Early life and education Munteanu was born in Germany to Romanian parents in 1990. His mother is a lawyer, while his father was a dermatologist and former boxer. 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".
Career 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 tall and weighed , but had to shed for the role.
Munteanu has joined the Season 3 line-up for Netflix's historical drama series Vikings: Valhalla. He has been cast as General George Maniakes.
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).
Personal life Munteanu is fluent in Romanian, German, and English. On January 19, 2025, Munteanu announced on Instagram that his father had died. He is currently living in Bucharest, Munich and Los Angeles.
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 2023 Creed III Viktor Drago Michael B. Jordan 2024 Borderlands Krieg Eli Roth TBA TBA Garrett Warren
Television Year Title Role Note 2021 The Roles That Changed My Life Himself 1 episode 2024 Vikings: Valhalla George ManiakesRecurring role; Season 3
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Work Result MTV Movie Awards 2022 Best Fight Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Golden Raspberry Awards 2025 Worst Screen Combo Borderlands
References Manuel Habermeier and Florian Mesner (19 February 2019) Deutscher Boxer erobert Hollywood. sport1.de. Martin Mulkeen (22 November 2018) . GQ Florian Munteanu's Instagram post (13 October 2020) . Instagram Struktur und Organisation des deutschen Boxsports : Vereine, Ställe, Verbände, Management und Vermarktung; mit einem Vergleich in den USA. hs-mittweida.de
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