Roger Yuan | |
---|---|
Born |
Roger Winston Yuan January 25, 1961 Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, martial arts fight trainer, action coordinator, writer, producer |
Years active | 1982–present |
Roger Winston Yuan (born January 25, 1961) is an American Actor, martial arts fight trainer, action coordinator who trained many actors and actresses in many Hollywood films. As an actor himself, he also appeared in Shanghai Noon (2000) opposite Jackie Chan, Bulletproof Monk (2003) alongside Chow Yun-fat, the technician in Batman Begins (2005), and as the Severine's bodyguard in Skyfall (2012). He is a well-recognized choreographer in Hollywood.
Yuan was born in Carbondale, Illinois, and is a U.S.A black belt in Chun Kuk Do. He also a member of The United Fighting Arts Federation (UFAF). His first stunts double came in the 1986 film House.
As of 2017, Yuan has performed stunts in over 30 films, many of them is: Rapid Fire, Escape from L.A., Beverly Hills Ninja, Spawn, Blade and as the recent is Warcraft and Jason Bourne. In 2011, He trained Jennifer Lawrence and Jason Flemyng in X-Men: First Class as well as Henry Cavill in Immortals. He also trained Keanu Reeves in 47 Ronin.