Rick Yune
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| Rick Yune | |
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 Rick Yune in 2007 |
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| Born | Richard Yun August 22, 1971 Washington, DC |
| Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, producer |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 윤성식 |
| Hanja | 尹成式 |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Seong-sik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Sŏngsik |
Rick Yune (born August 22, 1971) is an actor, screenwriter, producer, and martial artist.
Yune, was born in Washington D.C. He is the older brother of actor Karl Yune. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1994 and worked as a hedgefund trader for SAC capital. He appeared in Snow Falling on Cedars, The Fast and the Furious, and the James Bond movie Die Another Day.
Yune practices many forms of martial arts, having reached Olympic standard in Taekwondo and being a serious contender for the US team when he was 19.[1] He changed the spelling of his last name from "Yun" to "Yune" for Screen Actors Guild (SAG) purposes.
Yune was voted one of People magazine's Sexiest Men in 2002.[2]
Yune will star in the RZA and Eli Roth martial arts film, The Man with the Iron Fist.[3]
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[edit] Filmography
- The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) - Zen Yi
- China-Town featuring Rosey Chan and Rick Yune (2012)
- Ninja Assassin (2009) - Takeshi
- Beyond Remedy (2009) - Dr. Lee
- Alone in the Dark II (2009) - Edward Carnby
- The Fifth Commandment (2008)
- "Call U Sexy" (2004) VS music video
- Die Another Day (2002) - Zao
- The Fast and the Furious (2001) - Johnny Tran
- The Fence (2001) - Lucky Chang
- Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) - Kazuo Miyamoto
- Nathan Grimm (1998)
- "Someone" (1997) - SWV featuring Puff Daddy music video
[edit] Television appearances
- CSI, episode "Toe Tags" (2006) - Hong Hsing
- Boston Legal, episode "Til We Meat Again" (2005) - Troi Ran
- Alias, episode "Authorized Personnel Only": Part 1 and 2 (2005) - Kazu Tamazaki
- The Division, episode "Partners in Crime" (2001)
- Any Day Now, episode "The Dust of Life" (2000) - Tuan
[edit] References
- ^ Lesley Jackson, Rick Yune Interview Retrieved on 27 January 2010.
- ^ "Sexiest Pop Sensation - Sexiest Man Alive, Enrique Iglesias". People.com. 2002-12-02. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20138634,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ "Rick Yune Stars With Russell Crowe in Eli Roth's 'Man With an Iron Fist". thewrap.com. 2011-03-22. http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/rick-yune-starring-russell-crowe-and-lucy-liu-just-wrapped-movie-25721. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
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