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name: "Kevin Nash"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 July 1959"
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average_fi1m_score: 61
updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:22.113928+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Kevin Nash

Actor. Born 9 July 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 July 1959, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Also known as:** The Outsiders, Diesel, Oz, Steel, Vinnie Vegas, "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel

## Biography

Kevin Nash is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, he began his wrestling career in World Championship Wrestling in 1990 under names including Oz and Vinnie Vegas before joining the World Wrestling Federation as Diesel in 1993.

Nash won multiple world championships across promotions including WCW and WWF/WWE. He was a founding member of the New World Order stable and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015.

His film roles include Tarzan in *Magic Mike* (2012) and its sequels, Francis in *John Wick* (2014), The Russian in *The Punisher* (2004), Guard Engleheart in *The Longest Yard* (2005) and Bass Armstrong in *DOA: Dead or Alive* (2006). He also appeared as Super Shredder in *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze* (1991).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, kevinnash.net.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Magic Mike's Last Dance* (2023), Fi1m 52, as Tarzan — [page](https://film.one/film/magic-mikes-last-dance.md)
- *Magic Mike* (2012), Fi1m 70, as Tarzan — [page](https://film.one/film/magic-mike.md)

## Also known for

- *John Wick* (2014), Francis
- *The Longest Yard* (2005), Guard Engleheart
- *The Punisher* (2004), The Russian
- *Magic Mike XXL* (2015), Tarzan
- *Dog* (2022), Gus
- *Rock of Ages* (2012), Stacee's Bodyguard
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze* (1991), Super Shredder
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), Giant

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