AK-74

The AK-74 and variants have been seen in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:

Please note that some movies and TV shows feature the Norinco Type 84, which is a Chinese AK variant that looks similar to the AK-74 but is chambered in 5.56x45mm. Do not confuse these with the genuine mil-spec AK-74.

Specifications

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 5.45x39 mm

Capacity: 30 rounds

Fire Modes: Safe-Auto-Semi

AK-74 Assault Rifle

AK-74 5.45x39mm

Film:

Russian guards in The Sum of All Fears

Soviet troops and Mujahideen in 9th Company

Video Games

Operation Flashpoint

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix

Syrian Army soldiers and terrorists in Combat Mission: Shock Force

Soviet infantry in Steel Beasts

AKS-74

AKS-74 5.45x39mm with bayonet and bayonet sheath

Film

Russian Spetsnaz in The Storm Gate (Russian movie)

Russian Army soldiers in The World Is Not Enough

Soviet soldiers, Janus grunts, Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, Sean Bean as Alec Trevelyan, and Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp in Goldeneye

Russian Soldiers in 9th Company (9 Rota)

Alexander Nevsky in Moscow Heat

Video Games:

GoldenEye 007 (as the "KF-7 Soviet")

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (as the "Akm-74/2", available with silencer, PSO-1 scope, and GP-25 Kostyor grenade launcher)

Conflict: Desert Storm 2 Back to Baghdad

AKS-74U

The AKS-74U isn't an AK-47 variant at all; it was chambered for the lighter 5.45x39 round in an effort to help keep the gun from being uncontrollable, although this effort was a failure. It is seen in many movies and video games with unrealistic accuracy.

The AKS-74U assault carbine has appeared used by the following actors in the following films and video games:

AKS-74U (also referred to as the "AKSU" or 'Krinkov') - 5.45x39mm

Film

Razaaq Adoti as Mo'alim in Black Hawk Down

Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp, and Sean Bean as Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye (Janssen using one with two magazines strapped together)