Jon Foo
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| Jon Foo | |
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| Born | Jonathan Patrick Foo 30 October 1982 London, England |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Jon Foo (born Jonathan Patrick Foo, 30 October 1982) is an English actor, martial artist and stuntman of mixed Chinese and Irish descent.
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[edit] Early life
Jon was born in London to a Chinese father from Singapore, and an Irish mother from England, which is also where he grew up. His siblings include a little sister and two half-sisters from his father's side. His family constantly relocated as he grew up. His father practices karate and his mother practices judo. He started learning kung fu when he was eight years old but he began serious training for wushu when he was 15. He currently lives in Los Angeles.[1]
[edit] Acting and stunt career
Being a practitioner of Wushu, he has starred in Tom-Yum-Goong (US title: The Protector), Batman Begins, House of Fury, Left for Dead, and Life (Shi cha qi xiao shi). He also does stunts for other actors. He is best known for playing the role of Jin Kazama in the 2010 live action movie Tekken. He also received a role as Ryu in the short film Street Fighter: Legacy.
He also starred in Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2010) as one of the first generation soldiers. He is set to appear in a Thai martial arts-basketball film Fireball Begins, which is a prequel to the first film, Fireball.
[edit] Filmography
- Left for Dead (2004) - Street Fighter #3
- Life, Translated (2004) - Brian
- 10,000 Cigarettes (2004) - Himself (Documentary)
- Tom-Yum-Goong (2005) - Wushu Fighter (as Jonathan Patrick Foo) / stunt performer
- Batman Begins (2005) - League of Shadows Warriors (uncredited)
- House of Fury (2005) - John (as Jonathan Foo)
- The Myth (2005) - extra / stunt performer (uncredited)
- Jagoan Bouginville (2009) - Yosia si reman marsud
- Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2010) - UniSol 2
- Tekken (2010) - Jin Kazama
- Street Fighter: Legacy (2010) - Ryu [2]
- Fireball Begins (2010) (Pre-production)
- Rebirth (2011) - Manit (Main role)
- Vikingdom (2011) - Yang (Production)
