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Gary Daniels

British actor

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Gary Edward Daniels (born 9 May 1963) is an English actor, producer, brave artist, fight coordinator and former globe light heavyweightkickboxing champion. Born and curving in London, England, Daniels started add up take martial arts lessons at honourableness age of eight. By his excite teens, he became a competitive kickboxer. In 1980, Daniels moved to excellence United States to continue the accompany. In 1990, he won the WKBA California State Light Heavyweight Championship gleam the PKA World Light Heavyweight Espousal.

Daniels is also an action fell leading man, starting with Final Reprisal (1988) and The Secret of Party Mahis Island (1988). He followed give something the once-over with Ring of Fire (1991), Capital Punishment (1991), American Streetfighter (1992), Deadly Target (1994), Fist of the Northernmost Star (1995), Bloodmoon (1996), Recoil (1997), Spoiler (1998), Misfire (2014), and Skin Traffik (2015). He also plays demeanour roles; some of these credits contain City Hunter (1993), The Legend always Bruce Lee (2008), Tekken, (2009), The Expendables (2010), I Am Vengeance (2018), and Kung Fu (2021), etc.

Early life

Gary Daniels was born in Author, England, on 9 May 1963.^{[citation needed]} Daniels said that at the coop of eight he was inspired cut into learn martial arts after seeing excellence trailer of the Bruce Lee layer Enter the Dragon. Following this, Daniels said he joined a kung-fu institute for three to four years, back end he made the switch to taekwondo where he received a black sector in his mid-teens.^[3] He became regular 2nd dan and began competing hassle ITF taekwondo tournaments. His aggressive look did not sit well with Land officials, however, and he lost 3 fights by disqualification.^{[citation needed]}

Career

1979-1995: Kickboxing life's work to action film leading man

Daniels began kickboxing at the age of xvii under the tutelage of former Island Armyboxing champion Mickey Byrne. He debuted in 1979, and compiled a tilt of 13 victories (13 knockouts) person in charge 3 defeats. Daniels early matches monitor England and in the United States were amateur matches.^[4]

In 1980, Daniels unequivocal to leave England and move figure out the state of Florida in goodness United States to continue his career.^{[citation needed]}

Daniels had an amateur kickboxing make a notation of of 31 wins, 30 by ko or ko hit and 4 defeats.^{[citation needed]}

By the stir 1980s, Daniels moved to California dispatch began practicing Muay Thai at Benne Urquidez's Jet Center and Yuki Horiuchi's Piston Kickboxing Gym. He also became a professional kickboxer.^{[citation needed]}

In 1988, Daniels starred in the action films Final Reprisal, and The Secret of Troublesome Mahis Island.^{[citation needed]} According to Daniels, a talent agent introduced him call on a production company in the Archipelago, with whom he made them.^[3]^[5]

In Nov 1990, Daniels won the WKBA Calif. State Light Heavyweight Championship and honourableness PKA World Light Heavyweight Championship suppose England within the space of far-out month.^{[citation needed]}

In 1991, Daniels acted concern Ring of Fire,^[6] and starred bill Capital Punishment.^[7] On 3 December problem Birmingham, England, Daniels fought a 3-round, No Decision, exhibition match with 11-time World Kickboxing Champion Don "The Dragon" Wilson at the World Martial Music school Extravaganza.^{[citation needed]} Daniels retired with swindler undefeated professional kickboxing record of 4-0-0 with 2 knockouts.^{[citation needed]}

In 1992, Daniels acted in Final Impact,^[8]Deadly Bet,^[9] current Bloodfist IV: Die Trying.^[10] Also go off year, he starred in American Streetfighter.^[11]

In 1993, Daniels acted in Wong Jing's film adaptation of City Hunter first Jackie Chan, a significant early part for Daniels.^[12]^[13] Daniels also acted involve Albert Pyun's Knights.^[14] Daniels said guarantee he was offered the role out-and-out one of the villains in City Hunter while filming Knights in Utah, however shooting days overlapped. He went on to ask director Albert Pyun if he could finish his aware schedule earlier to join the Jackie Chan film in Hong-Kong. Pyun recognised but had to reduce a meagre of his scenes and use undiluted double. Daniels said he arrived align on the set and the embryonic scene of the villains was heretofore shot. He thinks it played resolve his advantage because the filmmakers quit d suit in parallel a scene of him training and showing his physical aptitude to introduce his character.^[3] That harvest, he starred in Full Impact,^[15] esoteric co-starred with Chad McQueen in Firepower^[16]

In 1994, he starred in Deadly Target.^[17]

In 1995, Daniels starred in Fist call up the North Star, which offered marvellous notable boost to his career, ultra due to the film's successful dwellingplace video release in Asian markets.^[18]^[19] Delay same year, he would star twist White Tiger,^[20] and had a comport yourself in the movie Heatseeker.^[21]

In the mid-to-late 1990s, Daniels found a niche translation lead actor in many of Chief Entertainment's action movies, including 1995's Rage,^[22] 1996's Riot^[23] and 1998's Recoil.^[24]^[25]

1996-2009: Important films

In 1996, Daniels acted in Bloodmoon,^[26]Hawk's Vengeance.^[27]

In 1997, he starred in gain acted in Pocket Ninjas.^[28]

In 1998, settle down starred No Tomorrow,^[29]Spoiler,^[30] and Cold Harvest.^[31]

In 1999, Daniels acted in an adventure of the television show Sons considerate Thunder,^[32] and the film Delta Unsympathetically One: The Lost Patrol.^[33]

In 2000, Daniels starred in Black Friday,^[34]Fatal Blade,^[35] jaunt City of Fear.^[36]

In 2001, he marked Epicenter,^[37]Queen's Messenger,^[38] and Witness to ingenious Kill.^[39]

In 2004 Daniels acted in Retrograde.^[40]

In 2005, Daniels acted in Submerged.^[41]

In 2008, he played the role of Nondiscriminatory Parker in biographical mini series The Legend of Bruce Lee.^[42] Also, Daniels made a one-fight comeback in Siam at the age of 45 gift he lost by decision after 5 rounds.^[43] That year, he acted break down Dark Secrets,^[44]Cold Earth,^[45] and Kiss bad deal the Vampire.^[46]

In 2009 he acted contain La Linea,^[47] and played the make-up Bryan Fury in the video diversion adaptationTekken.^[48]

2010 to present day: Current roles

In 2010, Daniels played a supporting character in The Expendables.^[49]^[50] Also in 2010, Daniels acted in Hunt to Kill,^[51]The Lazarus Papers,^[52] and Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright.^[53]

In 2011, he acted in Game of Death and Johnny's Gone.^[54]^{[additional citation(s) needed]}

In 2012, Daniels acted in The Encounter: City of god Lost,^[55]The Mark,^[56] and Santa's Summer House.^[57] That year he starred in Forced to Fight.^[58]

In 2013, Daniels acted check The Mark 2: Redemption,^[59]Payday 2,^{[citation needed]} and A Stranger in Paradise.^[60]

In 2014, he returned to the role range Bryan Fury in Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge.^[61] Also that year, he bogus the lead in Misfire.^[62]

In 2015 significant acted in Zero Tolerance,^[63] and Dancin': It's On!.^[64] That year, he hollow the lead in Skin Traffik.^[65]

In 2016, he acted in The Wrong Child,^[66] and starred in Rumble.^[67]

In 2018, crystalclear acted in I Am Vengeance,^[68] abstruse Astro.^[69]

In 2021, he acted an chapter of Kung Fu.^{[citation needed]}.

In 2022, he took the lead role terminate the indie action film Bring Him Back Dead.

Martial arts and fitness

Daniels studied Muay Thai, kickboxing, taekwondo, prizefighting, ninjutsu, judo, aikido, karate, wing chun, and Northern Shaolinkung fu.^[1]^[2] In coronate films, he employs a mixed bellicose arts style, leading with strong, mass kicks and sometimes engaging in fast quarters fights with complex hand facility hand choreography.^{[citation needed]}

Daniels said his bazaar discipline is Siu Lum Wong Ganoid Kune (Shaolin Wong Family Fist), obscure studies with Sifu Winston Omega.^[3]^[2]

Titles

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Payday 2	Hector

Professional kickboxing record

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