Nationality Bulgarian Role Stunt actor Height 1.84 m. (6 ft.) Spouse Sonia Atanasova | Weight 97 kg. (213 lb.) Residence Sofia, Bulgaria Name Raicho Vasilev | |
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Occupation ActorStunt PerformerStunt Coordinator Known for Gnaeus in the Starz TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Children Raia Vasilev, Stefan Vasilev Movies and TV shows Similar People Shimon Dotan, Danny Lerner, Dennis Dimster, Declan O'Brien, Isaac Florentine | ||
Raicho Vasilev (Bulgarian: Райчо Василев) is a Bulgarian stunt/actor best known for his role Gladiator Gnaeus on the TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.
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Biography
Raicho started his professional career in 1999 when he performed as a stunt in the movie Delta Force as a stunt performer.
Raicho Vasilev is also Liam McIntyre's stunt double, in the hit TV Show Spartacus.
Filmography
Stunts
2024
Kalki 2898-AD (stunt coordinator) (filming)
2023
IJ Inspector Jamshed (Guard) (post-production)
2023
Napoleon (stunt performer) (completed)
2023
Extraction II (stunt performer)
2023
Das Ka Dhamki (stunt coordinator) / (stunt coordinator/fight choreographer)
2023
John Wick: Chapter 4 (stunt performer - uncredited)
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FBI: International (TV Series) (stunt coordinator/fight choreographer - 1 episode, 2023) (stunts - 1 episode, 2022)
- BHITW (2023) - (stunt coordinator/fight choreographer)
- Shouldn't Have Left Her (2022) - (stunts)
2022
RRR (fight choreographer) / (stunt coordinator) / (stunt coordinator/fight choreographer)
2022
Radhe Shyam (assistant stunt coordinator) / (stunt coordinator) / (stunt coordinator/fight choreographer)
2021
The Last Duel (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
2021
American Night (fight coordinator) / (stunt coordinator) / (stunt coordinator/fight choreographer)
2021
The Sun Does Not Move (assistant stunt coordinator) / (stunts: Bulgaria - as Raycho Vasilev)
2020
Khuda Haafiz (stunt coordinator)
2019
Angel Has Fallen (stunt performer)
2019
Into the Badlands (TV Series) (stunt performer - 8 episodes)
- Chapter XXXII: Seven Strike as One (2019) - (stunt performer)
- Chapter XXXI: Requiem for the Fallen (2019) - (stunt performer)
- Chapter XXX: Curse of the Red Rain (2019) - (stunt performer)
- Chapter XXIX: Black Lotus, White Rose (2019) - (stunt performer)
- Chapter XXVIII: Cobra Fang, Panther Claw (2019) - (stunt performer)
- Chapter XXVII: The Boar and the Butterfly (2019) - (stunt performer)
- Chapter XXVI: Raven's Feather, Phoenix Blood (2019) - (stunt performer)
- Chapter XXV: Chamber of the Scorpion (2019) - (stunt performer)
2019
Chimerica (TV Series) (assistant stunt coordinator - 1 episode)
- Kodak Ergo Sum (2019) - (assistant stunt coordinator)
2018
The Invisible Boy: Second Generation (stunt performer) / (utility stunts)
2015
Game of Thrones (TV Series) (stunt performer - 7 episodes)
- Eastwatch (2017) - (stunt performer - as Raycho Vasilev)
- The Spoils of War (2017) - (stunt performer - as Raycho Vasilev)
- The Queen's Justice (2017) - (stunt performer - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Stormborn (2017) - (stunt performer - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Battle of the Bastards (2016) - (stunt performer)
- The Dance of Dragons (2015) - (stunt performer - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Hardhome (2015) - (stunt performer - as Raycho Vasilev)
2016
Mechanic: Resurrection (stunt coordinator: Bulgaria unit - as Raycho Vasilev) / (stunt performer) / (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
2016
London Has Fallen (stunt performer - uncredited)
2016
Jarhead 3: The Siege (Video) (stunt performer)
2015
Ash vs Evil Dead (TV Series) (stunt double - 3 episodes)
- The Dark One (2016) - (stunt double: Bruce Campbell)
- Bound in Flesh (2015) - (stunt double: Bruce Campbell - as Raycho Vasilev)
- El Jefe (2015) - (stunt double: Bruce Campbell - as Raycho Vasilev)
2015
Ali Baba and the Seven Dwarfs (fight choreographer)
2015
Face Down (fight choreographer) / (utility stunts)
2015
Survivor (stunt performer) / (stunts: Bulgaria)
2015
The Dovekeepers (TV Mini Series) (stunt performer - 2 episodes)
- Night Two (2015) - (stunt performer)
- Night One (2015) - (stunt performer)
2015
Maika mi calling (Short) (fight choreographer)
2014
The Expendables 3 (stunt performer)
2014
Hercules (stunt double: Tobias Santelmann) / (utility stunts)
2014
Bridges of Sarajevo (stunt performer)
2014
Romeo and Juliet (TV Series) (stunt performer - 2013)
2014
The Legend of Hercules (stunt double: Liam McIntyre)
2013
Code Red (stunt performer)
2013
Auckland Daze (TV Series) (stunt performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.1 (2013) - (stunt performer)
2013
Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker (TV Movie) (fight coordinator) / (stunt coordinator)
2010
Spartacus (TV Series) (stunts - 21 episodes)
- Victory (2013) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- The Dead and the Dying (2013) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Separate Paths (2013) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Mors Indecepta (2013) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Spoils of War (2013) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Blood Brothers (2013) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Decimation (2013) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Men of Honor (2013) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Wolves at the Gate (2013) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Enemies of Rome (2013) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Wrath of the Gods (2012) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Monsters (2012) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Balance (2012) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Sacramentum (2012) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Chosen Path (2012) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Libertus (2012) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Empty Hands (2012) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- The Greater Good (2012) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- A Place in This World (2012) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- Fugitivus (2012) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
- The Red Serpent (2010) - (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
2013
Company of Heroes (Video) (stunt double: Vinnie Jones)
2012
Branded (stunt performer - uncredited)
2012
The Expendables 2 (stunt performer)
2011
Conan the Barbarian (stunt performer - uncredited)
2011
Red Faction: Origins (TV Movie) (action coordinator) / (stunt performer)
2011
The Island (stunt coordinator)
2011
Cold Fusion (fight stunt coordinator)
2009
Eastern Plays (action coordinator)
2009
On the Rocks: The Unsolved Mysteries of Jack and Sal, Episode 2 - The Rusty Trombone (Short) (stunt performer)
2008
Train (utility stunts)
2008
Shark in Venice (stunts)
2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (stunts)
2008
Day of the Dead (Video) (stunts)
2007
War and Peace (TV Mini Series) (stunts - 3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 (2007) - (stunts - as Raicho Stevanov Vasiliev2007)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) - (stunts - as Raicho Stevanov Vasiliev)
- Episode #1.1 (2007) - (stunts - as Raicho Stevanov Vasiliev)
2007
Godfather: The Legend Continues (stunt performer)
2007
Finding Rin Tin Tin (stunts)
2007
Kaafila (stunt coordinator)
2007
Mega Snake (TV Movie) (stunts)
2007
Children of Wax (stunts - as Raycho Vasilev)
2007
The Contractor (Video) (utility stunts)
2007
Rabbit Troubles (Short) (action coordinator)
2007
The Last Legion (stunts)
2007
La masseria delle allodole (stunt player)
2007
Graffio di tigre (TV Movie) (stunt performer)
2006
The Final Inquiry (stunts)
2006
Eragon (stunts)
2006
Wicked Little Things (utility stunts - uncredited)
2006
The Contract (stunt player)
2006
Buntat na L. (stunt coordinator)
2006
The Abandoned (stunts)
2006
The Black Dahlia (utility stunts - uncredited)
2006
Dragon Dynasty (TV Movie) (stunts)
2006
Mercenary for Justice (Video) (stunt coordinator)
2006
Hannibal (TV Movie) (utility stunts)
2006
Tristan + Isolde (stunts)
2005
Get the Rabbit Back (Short) (stunt coordinator)
2005
Manticore (TV Movie) (stunts)
2005
Target of Opportunity (stunts)
2005
Icon (TV Movie) (stunt performer)
2005
Man with the Screaming Brain (stunt coordinator)
2005
Alien Apocalypse (TV Movie) (stunt coordinator)
2005
Bullet: Ek Dhamaka (stunt coordinator)
2005
Nature Unleashed: Volcano (Video) (stunts)
2005
Mansquito (TV Movie) (stunt performer)
2005
Raging Sharks (Video) (stunt performer)
2004
Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (TV Movie) (stunt coordinator)
2004
Control (stunts)
2004
Unstoppable (stunts)
2004
Occhi di cristallo (stunt player)
2004
Nature Unleashed: Avalanche (Video) (stunts)
2004
Spartacus (TV Mini Series) (stunt performer)
2004
Alien Lockdown (TV Movie) (stunts)
2004
Dragon Storm (TV Movie) (stunts)
2003
Caesar (TV Mini Series) (stunts - 1 episode)
- Part 2 (2003) - (stunts - as Raicho Vassilev)
2003
Soraya (TV Movie) (stunt performer)
2003
Air Strike (Video) (stunts)
2003
Air Marshal (stunts)
2003
Out for a Kill (Video) (stunts)
2003
Deep Shock (TV Movie) (stunt performer)
2003
In Hell (stunts)
2003
Rapid Exchange (Video) (stunts)
2003
Orphée (Short) (action coordinator)
2003
Dragon Fighter (Video) (stunt performer)
2002
Antibody (Video) (stunts)
2002
Interceptor Force 2 (TV Movie) (stunts)
2002
Podgryavane na vcherashniya obed (stunts)
2002
Derailed (stunts)
2002
Marie's Children (TV Movie) (stunts)
2001
Mindstorm (stunts)
2001
The Order (stunts - uncredited) / (utility stunts: Bulgaria)
2001
Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (stunt double - uncredited)
2001
The Grey Zone (stunts)
2001
Pechalbata (stunt performer) / (stunts)
2001
High Adventure (stunts)
2001
U.S. Seals II (Video) (stunts)
2001
Replicant (stunts)
2001
Druids (stunts)
2000
Aleph (TV Movie) (stunts)
2000
For the Cause (stunt performer) / (stunts) / (utility stunts)
2000
City of Fear (Video) (stunts)
1999
Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault (utility stunts)
Actor
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Who Am I and Where Do I Belong? (post-production) as
Gosho
2023
Commando (TV Series) as
Terrorist / Ruffian
2023
John Wick: Chapter 4 as
German Gangster (as Raycho Vasilev)
2022
Hope (Short) as
Boraicho
2021
American Night as
Henchman (uncredited)
2017
Acts of Vengeance as
Timofei
2016
Mechanic: Resurrection as
Crain's Guard 1 (uncredited)
2015
Re-Kill as
Elvis
2015
The Dovekeepers (TV Mini Series) as
Ben's friend
- Night Two (2015) - Ben's friend
- Night One (2015) - Ben's friend
2014
The Invisible Boy as
Gangster russo
2014
Sniper: Legacy (Video) as
Afghanistan Leader (uncredited)
2014
The Legend of Hercules as
Champion #5
2013
Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker (TV Movie) as
Bouncer #2
2012
Undercover (TV Series) as
Morskia
- Episode #2.10 (2012) - Morskia (as Raico Vasilev)
2011
Conan the Barbarian as
City Guard #1
2011
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (TV Mini Series) as
Gnaeus
- The Bitter End (2011) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
- Reckoning (2011) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
- Beneath the Mask (2011) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
- Paterfamilias (2011) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
- Missio (2011) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
- Past Transgressions (2011) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
2011
Cold Fusion as
Russian Soldier #1
2010
Spartacus (TV Series) as
Gnaeus
- Great and Unfortunate Things (2010) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
- Delicate Things (2010) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
- Shadow Games (2010) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
- The Thing in the Pit (2010) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
- Legends (2010) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
- Sacramentum Gladiatorum (2010) - Gnaeus (as Raycho Vasilev)
2009
Double Identity as
Walther (as Raycho Vasilev)
2009
Ninja as
Gunman
2009
Command Performance as
Anton
2009
The Hills Run Red (Video) as
Babyface actor
2009
Thor: Hammer of the Gods (TV Movie) as
Heimdall
2009
Direct Contact as
Boris
2009
The Immortal Voyage of Captain Drake (TV Movie) as
Moony
2008
Cyclops (TV Movie) as
Tarquin
2007
Diamond Dogs as
Zhukov
2007
Children of Wax as
Skinhead
2007
Reign of the Gargoyles (TV Movie) as
Germen Soldier (uncredited)
2007
Until Death as
Callaghan's Crew Member (uncredited)
2007
Grendel (TV Movie) as
Sigmund
2006
Eragon as
Imperial Soldier (uncredited)
2006
Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing (Video) as
Guard (as Raicho Vassilev)
2006
S.S. Doomtrooper (TV Movie) as
Corporal Porter
2006
Tristan + Isolde as
Tristan's Opponent (uncredited)
2005
The Russian Specialist as
Achmed (as Raicho Vassilev)
2005
Path of Destruction (TV Movie) as
Bodyguard
2005
Target of Opportunity as
Lenkov's Bodyguard (uncredited)
2005
Hammerhead (TV Movie) as
Guard 2
2005
Submerged (Video) as
Ender
2005
Man with the Screaming Brain as
Bartender
2005
The Turkish Gambit as
Bodyguard
2004
Control as
Vlas
2004
Unstoppable as
St. Nevis Guard 1
2004
Spartacus (TV Mini Series) as
Gladiator
- Part 2 (2004) - Gladiator (uncredited)
- Part 1 (2004) - Gladiator (uncredited)
2004
Alien Lockdown (TV Movie) as
Monie
2003
Out for a Kill (Video) as
Bulgarian Thug
2003
In Hell as
Andrei
2002
Python 2 (Video) as
Dirc (as Raymond Valley)
2001
Ogledaloto na dyavola as
Bodyguard
2000
City of Fear (Video) as
Russian Thug #1 (uncredited)
Self
2009
It's Not Real Until You Shoot It: Making HILLS RUN RED (Video documentary short) as
Self
References
Raicho Vasilev Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA