Top 100 Current Alive Kick-ass Martial Artist

1. Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou, China. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, was a kung fu master and his father, Kylster Yen, a newspaper editor and amateur musician. When Donnie was just two years old, the family moved to Hong Kong and then, when he was 11, to Boston, Massachusetts.

There, Master Bow-sim ...

Wushu, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing (Black Belt Hall of Fame entry).

2. Jet Li

Actor | Huo Yuan Jia

Jet Li born Li Lian Jie in Beijing, China. He started training at the Beijing wushu academy (wushu is China's national sport, largely a performance version of various martial art styles) at age eight. He won five gold medals in the Chinese championships, his first when he was only 11. In his teens,...

Wushu (Chinese National Champion; Black Belt Hall of Fame entry), Baguazhang, Tai Chi, Xingyiquan, Zui Quan, Tang Lang Quan.

3. Jackie Chan

Actor | Ngo si seoi

Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best-known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.

Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous ...

Wing Chun, Hapkido, Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Hei Long, and various Northern Styles of Kung Fu.

4. Tony Jaa

Actor | Ong-bak 3

Japanom Yeerum was born on February 5, 1976, in the northeastern province of Surin, Thailand. His parents were elephant herders. Jaa watched martial arts films as a young kid and began to emulate some of his idols, from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to Jet Li. Jaa studied martial arts at the local ...

Muay Boran, Muay Thai, and Tae Kwon Do.

5. Jason Statham

Actor | Crank

Jason Statham was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, to Eileen (Yates), a dancer, and Barry Statham, a street merchant and lounge singer. He was a Diver on the British National Diving Team and finished twelfth in the World Championships in 1992. He has also been a fashion model, black market salesman ...

Mixed Martial Arts, Kickboxing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

6. Steven Seagal

Actor | On Deadly Ground

Steven Frederic Seagal was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Patricia Anne (Fisher), a medical technician, and Samuel Seagal, a high school math teacher. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and his mother had English, German, and distant Irish and Dutch, ancestry. The enigmatic ...

Aikido (7th Dan; Black Belt Hall of Fame entry), Kenjutsu, Karate, Judo was the first American to operate a dojo in Japan.

7. Jean-Claude Van Damme

Actor | Double Impact

Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, an accountant. "The Muscles from Brussels" started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was ...

Shotokan Karate, Kickboxing (European PKA Middleweight Champion; member of Belgium National Team; record: 18-1), Tae Kwon Do,and Muay Thai.

8. Dolph Lundgren

Actor | Rocky IV

Dolph Lundgren was born as Hans Lundgren in Stockholm, Sweden, to Sigrid Birgitta (Tjerneld), a language teacher, and Karl Johan Hugo Lundgren, an engineer and economist for the Swedish government. He lived in Stockholm until the age of 13, when he moved in with his grandparents in Nyland, ...

Kyokushin & Goju-Ryu Karate (3rd Dan; captain of Swedish Karate Team; 5-time Swedish/British/Australian Open Champion), Tae Kwon Do, and Judo.

9. Michael Jai White

Actor | Black Dynamite

Michael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. White ...

Kyokushin, Goju-Ryu & Shotokan Karate (3rd Dan), Kobudo, Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do, Wushu (black belts in all styles; 26 titles including US Open and North American Open).

10. Chuck Norris

Actor | Walker, Texas Ranger

Chuck Norris is familiar to fans worldwide as the star of action films such as The Hitman (1991), The Delta Force (1986) and Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990). He also starred in Missing in Action (1984) and its sequels, Firewalker (1986) and Sidekicks (1992). He was an executive ...

Tang Soo Do (10th Dan; 6-time World Karate Champion; record: 183-10-2; Black Belt Hall of Fame entry), Tae Kwon Do (8th Dan), Chun Kuk Do (founder), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (1st degree black belt) one of only eight Americans to achieve an 8th degree black belt or higher in Tang Soo Do.

11. Mark Dacascos

Actor | Le pacte des loups

Mark Dacascos is an actor, director, martial artist, and television personality. Whether seen on the big screen or small, playing the good guy or the bad, Mark has been making audience stand up and take notice for many years.

This May, Mark will be seen in highly anticipated film John Wick: Chapter ...

Wun Hop Kuen (2-time Long Beach International Champion; 2-time Hamburg Karate Champion; Italian & European Kung Fu and Karate Champion), Chin Na, Shui Jao, Capoeira won his first international tournament at only 9 years of age.

12. Wesley Snipes

Actor | Blade

Wesley Trent Snipes was born in Orlando, Florida, to Marian (Long), a teacher's assistant, and SMSGT Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer. He grew up on the streets of the South Bronx in New York City, where he very early decided that dance and the theatre were to be his career. He attended ...

Shotokan Karate (5th Dan), Hapkido (2nd Dan), Capoeira, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was delayed at the gym on September 11, 2001, while his NYC home was destroyed; had he been home at the time, he presumably would have died.

13. Simon Rhee

Stunts | Inception

Simon Rhee is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a 4th Degree Black Belt in Hap Ki Do. He is a World-Class Martial Artist known for his beautiful kicks and incredible forms, and is a many-time Grand Champion of the tournament circuit. Karate Illustrated noted that, "Simon Rhee has the ...

Tae Kwon Do (7th Dan), Hapkido (4th Dan), Wing Chun.

14. Phillip Rhee

Actor | Best of the Best

Phillip Rhee is a master martial artist, actor and filmmaker best known for creating the "BEST of the BEST" film franchise with his producing partner and mentor Peter E. Strauss (Former Chairman of Lions Gate) and Frank Giustra, a Canadian Billionaire and founder of Lions Gate. The first "Best of ...

Tae Kwon Do (6th Dan), Hapkido (3rd Dan), Kendo (1st Dan), and Wing Chun.

15. Tahmoh Penikett

Actor | Battlestar Galactica

He is the son of former Yukon premier Anthony David John Penikett (Tony). A graduate of the Victoria Motion picture school, Tahmoh also studied at the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver. Tahmoh and his family (his father, and his twin sisters Sarah and Stephanie) make their home in Vancouver, ...

Judo, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai(practiced throughout his years of training as a kid and adult).

16. Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Stunts | Ip Man

Born in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung's acting career began while he was training in acrobatics, martial arts and dance as a child at the China Drama Academy, and he received acclaim for his performance with a troupe called "The Seven Little Fortunes." He made his feature film debut as an actor at the age ...

Wing Chun, Judo, Hapkido the distinctive scar on his upper lip is the result of a legitimate street fight in Kowloon

17. Scott Adkins

Actor | John Wick: Chapter 4

Scott Edward Adkins was born on June 17, 1976 in Sutton Coldfield, England, into a family that for generations were butchers. Along with his elder brother Craig, he was raised by their parents, John and Janet (Sanders) Adkins, in a loving middle-class family. Scott attended Bishop Vesey's Grammar ...

Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Jujitsu (black belts in all styles), Kickboxing, Wushu, Krav Maga as a young man, he built and regularly bowed to a shrine dedicated to Bruce Lee.

18. Cynthia Rothrock

Actress | The Martial Arts Kid

Cynthia Rothrock is a martial arts expert and athlete, who went on to become a film actress, starring in a number of highly successful martial arts action movies. She first made a name as an action actress in Hong Kong before going on to wow audiences in her home turf. At the time of her popularity...

Tang Soo Do (6th Dan), Tae Kwon Do, Eagle Claw, Wushu, Northern Shaolin, Pai Lum (black belts in all disciplines; 5-time World Champion in Weapons & Forms; Black Belt Hall of Fame entry). Remains the only Weapons & Forms Champion to win the title 5 years in a row.

19. Gary Daniels

Actor | The Expendables

Gary Edward Daniels (born 9 May 1963) is an English actor, a martial arts artist, a martial arts action film star, a producer, and a fight coordinator. . Daniels who was also interested in films, starred in two motion pictures in 1988 made in the Philippines. These were Teddy Page's action martial ...

Kickboxing (WKBA Champion & PKA Light Heavyweight Champion; record: 22-4), Tae Kwon Do (1st Dan), Sillum Wong Gar Kune, Muay Thai, Karate, Aikido, and Judo. Was disqualified three times from Tae Kwon Do tournaments in England for knocking out his opponents.

20. Jeff Speakman

Actor | The Perfect Weapon

Jeff Speakman was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where he became a All-American springboard diver in high school. He broke records in his school's district and conference all without ever having a coach. Determined to go to college, he worked for six years and graduated with honors from ...

Kenpo (8th, 4th, and 2nd Dan under different masters; Black Belt Hall of Fame entry), Goju-Ryu Karate (7th Dan) founder of the AKKS karate organization, currently operating 50 schools internationally.

21. Ray Park

Actor | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Ray Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He moved with his parents, younger brother and sister to London, UK, at the age of seven. Ray always wanted to be in the movies, and be like their heroes. He also began to nurture a love for martial arts from the age of seven, when his father's fondness ...

Northern Shaolin Kung Fu (in the Chin Woo style) (Great Britain's Martial Arts National Champion), Wushu ('95 World Championships 2nd place winner; member of British National Team), and Kickboxing (won Britain's National Championship at age 16).

22. Darren Shahlavi

Actor | I Spy

Darren Shahlavi was seven years old when he started training in martial arts in an old drama theatre in Manchester, England. Inspired by Bruce Lees films and other action movies such as Star Wars, he dreamed of being a movie actor and would show up to his Judo class at the drama hall early to watch...

Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai.

23. Johnny Tri Nguyen

Actor | Da 5 Bloods

Johnny Tri Nguyen was born in Vietnam into a family with a rich martial arts tradition. At the age of 9, he immigrated to America. Throughout the 90s, Nguyen's talent in martial arts led him to compete and won many award in various championships as well as representing the US in the national Wushu ...

Wushu (member of US National Team; Pan-American Form & Sword Gold medalist), Lien Feng Kwon, Tae Kwon Do, Vovinam, Tai Chi, and Aikido.

24. Cung Le

Actor | Pandorum

Cung Le made his first appearance on the professional M.M.A. stage in 2006, and shortly after won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship in 2008, setting high standards through his powerful kicks, skillful strikes, and well-timed take-downs. This U.S.-Viet Namese champion, actor, producer and ...

Sanshou (7-time US Open International & National Champion; record: 17-0), Kickboxing (IKF Champion; record: 22-0), Mixed Martial Arts (Strikeforce Middleweight Champion; record: 7-1), Wushu (former captain of US National Team), Tae Kwon Do.

25. Kane Kosugi

Actor | Tekken: A Man Called X

Born in California, he is half Japanese and half Chinese. He began his training in martial arts at the age of one and a half. Since moving to Japan at the age of 18, he has done numerous movies and TV shows becoming one of the nation's most popular and recognizable talents. He has worked with some ...

Kane has an extensive martial arts background in Wushu, Ninjutsu, Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Judo, and Kendo.

26. Iko Uwais

Actor | Serbuan maut 2: Berandal

Iko Uwais was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Maisyaroh and Mustapha Kamaluddin. His grandfather, H. Achmad Bunawar, was a master of silat, an Indonesian traditional martial art, and founded a silat school. Iko himself has been learning silat since he was 10 years old. He became National Champion in...

Pencak Silat (Indonesian National Demonstration Champion).

27. Ho-Sung Pak

Actor | Lesser of Three Evils

Korean-American born Ho-Sung Pak is best known for two accomplishments in martial arts. A wushu champion, Ho was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame in 1991. His first accomplishment was that he played both Liu Kang and Shang Tsung in the video game that started a fad and 2 movies, Mortal ...

Wushu, Tae Kwon Do, Shaolin & Praying Mantis Kung Fu, and Lama Pai (Black Belt Hall of Fame entry; member of Professional Karate League & North American Karate Association).

28. Mike Moh

Actor | Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood

Mike grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was inspired by one of his heroes, Jackie Chan, while working as a stuntman in Hong Kong on the film "Robin-B-Hood" to pursue a career in acting. Mike relocated to Los Angeles and landed roles in numerous commercials, TV shows, and films like "Street Fighter:...

Tae Kwon Do (4th Dan American Taekwondo Association) and Xtreme Martial Arts. Trainer and instructor for Tae Kwon Do and Xtreme Martial Arts.

29. Shin Koyamada

Actor | The Last Samurai

Shin Koyamada is an American actor, producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and martial artist. As actor, Koyamada became best known to global audiences after his co-starring debut role in the Warner Bros blockbuster Tom Cruise film The Last Samurai (2003), with a worldwide box office of $456 ...

Keishinkan Karate (3rd Dan), Tae Kwon Do (2nd Dan), and Northern Shaolin Kung Fu.

30. Wenzhuo Zhao

Actor | Su Qi-er

Wenzhuo Zhao was born on April 10, 1972 in Ning'an, Heilongjiang, China. He is an actor and director, known for True Legend (2010), Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993) and Yingxiong Zheng Chengong (2001). He has been married to Danlu Zhang since June 1, 2006. They have three children.

Wushu, Tai Chi, and Wushu (Harbin team member; National Chinese Junior, All-Around & Martial Arts Champion).

31. Shô Kosugi

Actor | Ninja Assassin

Easily the best known actor/martial artist during the 1980s ninja cinema craze, Kosugi was a proficient martial artist & skilled weapons performer which was highlighted in his several starring roles.

Kosugi grew up as the youngest child and only son of a Tokyo fisherman, and began his martial arts ...

Ninjutsu (All Japan Karate Champion) Judo, and Kendo. Father of Shane and Kane Kosugi.

32. Billy Blanks

Actor | The Last Boy Scout

Muscular African American sports star, actor, media identity and inventor of the phenomenally popular "Tae Bo" fitness system, derived from his extensive martial arts training. Blanks was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1955 amongst humble backgrounds and grew up as one of 15 children, battling ...

Karate, Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do (7th Dan; 7-time PKL World Karate Champion; Karate Hall of Fame entry; captain of US Olympic Karate Team) creator of the Tae-Bo exercise program.

33. Channing Tatum

Actor | 21 Jump Street

Channing Tatum was born in a small town, Cullman, Alabama, 50 miles north of Birmingham. He is the son of Kay (Faust), an airline worker, and Glenn Matthew Tatum, who worked in construction. Growing up, he was full of energy and somewhat troublesome, so his parents decided to enroll him in ...

Shaolin Goh Chor Kung Fu, and Kickboxing.

34. Loren Avedon

Actor | The King of the Kickboxers

After graduating from Beverly Hills High School in 1980, while attending college Loren Avedon signed up at the Jun Chong Tae Kwon Do Karate school in Los Angeles. He received his first "break" while training late one night at the Karate school. Producer Roy Horan was looking for an actor/martial ...

Tae Kwon Do (5th Dan) and Hapkido (8th Dan).

35. Michael Worth

Actor | Killing Cupid

Born in Philadelphia, Michael came from a line of German sailors on one side and American Delaware Indians on the other. As a 10 year old Michael directed his first film entitle The Tire. It was shot with a super-8 camera his mother bought him. He continued making short films into his late teens. ...

Tang Soo Do (1st Dan), Escrima, Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai, Aikido, and Judo.

36. Jeff Wincott

Actor | The Night Of

Jeff Wincott is an established actor and producer originally from Toronto, Canada. He starred in the award-winning Canadian television series Night Heat playing Detective Giambone for five years. He was nominated for Best Actor at the Gemini Awards for his performance which gave him international ...

Trained in Shotokan Karate, Kung Fu and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do (Won some championships: The Ontario Open and The North American Open)

37. Jeff Speakman

Actor | The Perfect Weapon

Jeff Speakman was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where he became a All-American springboard diver in high school. He broke records in his school's district and conference all without ever having a coach. Determined to go to college, he worked for six years and graduated with honors from ...

Kenpo (8th, 4th, and 2nd Dan under different masters; Black Belt Hall of Fame entry), Goju-Ryu Karate (7th Dan) founder of the AKKS karate organization, currently operating 50 schools internationally.

38. Rick Yune

Actor | The Fast and the Furious

Rick Yune was born on August 22, 1971 in Washington D.C., USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Fast and the Furious (2001), Die Another Day (2002) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013).

Tae Kwon Do.

39. Hakim Alston

Actor | Mortal Kombat

Hakim Alston is a Kickboxing champion with over 30 years of martial arts experience. He started his training in Tae Kwon Do when he was 10 and has a 4th degree black belt. He also trained in Karate. His skills brought him to be a member of the USA Karate Team from 1984-1990.

After becoming a world ...

Kickboxing (ISKA, WKC, PKL, NASKA & WUKO Champion/Gold medalist), and Tae Kwon Do (4th Dan; member of US National Karate Team)

40. Jason Scott Lee

Actor | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Of Hawaiian and Chinese descent, Jason Scott Lee was born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Hawaii from the age of two. His interest in acting began while studying in high school. It blossomed further when he enrolled in Fullerton College, where he studied under acting coach Sal Romeo. His ...

Jeet Kune Do (Trained in Jeet Kune Do with former Bruce Lee student, Jerry Poteet, for the role of "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story)

41. Gerald Okamura

Actor | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Born in Hilo, Hawaii in 1940. Gerald started Martial Arts with Judo in 1953. He has practiced Kendo, Aikido, Taekwondo, and he is currently a 5th degree black belt in Kung Fu San Soo (his sensei was the late Jimmy H. Woo). Gerald is a designer of various types of weaponry that have been featured in...

San Doo (5th Dan), Judo, Kendo, Aikido, and Tae Kwon Do.

42. Jason David Frank

Actor | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Jason David Frank is well-known for his role of Tommy Oliver in the long-running family television show Power Rangers. He is the voice of Emissary in Transformers: Titans Returns and brings Bloodshot to life in the highly-anticipated project Ninjak vs.the Valiant Universe. Always one looking for ...

Karate (7th Dan; World Karate Union & Black Belt Hall of Fame entry), Toso Kune Do (founder), Muay Thai (MTIA gold medalist), Mixed Martial Arts (record: 4-0)

43. Richard Norton

Actor | Under a Red Moon

A powerful screen presence, Richard Norton wins the applause of international audiences with his engaging ability to play either the hero or the heavy. Rare versatility and focused work ethic have enabled him to build an expanding library of almost 100 film and television titles. The disciplines ...

Goju-Ryu Karate (5th Dan), Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu (4th degree black belt), Zen Do Kai (co-founder, 5th Dan), Chun Kuk Do (5th Dan), Judo, Aikido, and Muay Thai.

44. Keith Vitali

Actor | Superfights

Started his martial arts career at the University Of South Carolina in 1971 and in only two years, earned his 1st degree Black Belt. Competed in regional tournaments and major events throughout the world. Was World Karate Champion and US National Karate Champion for 3 consecutive years. (1978-1980)...

Karate (3-time World Karate/US National Champion; PKA National Champion; Officials Karate's Legion Of Honor; Diamond Nationals & Black Belt Hall of Fame entry).

45. Matt Mullins

Stunts | Divergent

From his humble beginnings of watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Matt Mullins has risen to become world renown in martial arts, and as a star in the CW4Kids show "Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight".

With 5 martial art world titles in hand, Matt moved from Naperville, IL to Hollywood and quickly began ...

Shorei-Ryu Karate (4th dan Black Belt), Tae Kwon Do, Wushu, Kickboxingm, Xtreme Martial Arts (co-creator). Martial arts instructor, actor, and stuntman.

46. Karen Sheperd

Actress | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Karen Sheperd is an American actress with numerous credits in film, television and theatre. Her fascination with acting began in high school where she appeared on stage in various plays. Sheperd Is also a World-Class #1 Champion Martial Artist and is in the Black Belt Hall of Fame, alongside icons ...

Kajukenbo, Wun Hop Kuen (US Open Karate Grand Champion; US Black Belt Forms Champion; Black Belt Hall of Fame entry; WKC Gold medalist)

47. Lucia Rijker

Actress | Million Dollar Baby

Lucia Rijker was born on December 7, 1967 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and producer, known for Million Dollar Baby (2004), Star Trek (2009) and Rollerball (2002).

Judo (Netherlands Junior Champion), Kickboxing (4-time IWBA, WKA & ISKA World Champion; record: 37-0)

48. Katheryn Winnick

Actress | Vikings

Award-winning actress, director, producer, Katheryn Winnick, is best known for starring and directing the critically acclaimed, Emmy award-winning television series "Vikings." Winnick made her directorial debut in sixth and final season which earned her "Best Director" at the 2020 WIN Awards. She ...

Tae Kwon Do (3rd Dan Black Belt) and Karate (2nd Dan Black Belt).

49. Zara Phythian

Actress | Tribal Get Out Alive

Zara Phythian was born on May 10, 1984 in England. She is an actress and producer, known for Tribal Get Out Alive (2020), Doctor Strange (2016) and Morgan (2016). She has been married to Victor Marke since 2015.

Tae Kwon Do (3rd Dan Black Belt) and Shotokan Karate(2nd Dan Black Belt)

50. Gina Carano

Actress | The Mandalorian

From pioneering women's MMA to blazing a trail in movies, GINA CARANO is one of Hollywood's most unique rising stars. Carano began her training with Muay Thai to competitive MMA, where she competed in Strikeforce and EliteXC. Her popularity led to her being called the "Face of Women's MMA" and she ...

Muay Thai (record: 12-1-1), Mixed Martial Arts (record: 7-1)

51. Jon Valera

Stunts | Aquaman

Jon Valera was born on October 2, 1975 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Aquaman (2018), Atomic Blonde (2017) and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019).

Karate (ISKA & WAKO Forms & Weapons Champion), Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, Kenpo, and Kickboxing.

52. Chuck Jeffreys

Stunts | 12 Monkeys

Born William Charles Jeffreys (III) on July 23, 1958 in Washington, D.C., Chuck Jeffreys found his interest in the martial arts at the age of 8 and started training in Western Boxing and Tae Kwon Do. He began training in Northern (Tien Shan Pai) Shaolin Kung fu in the early 70s. He was well known ...

Tae Kwon Do, Northern Shaolin, Wushu, Changquan, Escrima, Jun Fan, Pentjak Silat, Nan Chuan, and Chin-Na.

53. Rebekah Chaney

Actress | Reach Me

Rebekah Chaney made her directorial and writing debut with the critically-acclaimed short Waste Land, starring noted film actor and Academy Award nominee Ryan O'Neal. Waste Land garnered several awards--in the Boston International Film Festival, Action on Film Festival Long Beach, and the Salento ...

Tae Kwon Do (2nd Dan).

54. Jeffrey Meek

Actor | Mortal Kombat: Conquest

A Northern California native, Jeff Meek is the youngest of four children. His father, James Meek, retired as a Chief Master Sergeant; his mother was a junior high teacher. She taught English and music.

As a child, Jeffrey moved around a lot and lived in Fairfield, CA, Zweibrücken (Germany), and ...

Black belt in Aikido and Tae Kwon Do.

55. Bruce Locke

Actor | The Man in the High Castle

Born and raised in Oregon, Bruce Locke was originally not a martial artist and yet is known for some of the action characters he has portrayed.

He played tennis in college and was nationally ranked. He is a single-digit-handicap golfer and active on the charitable celebrity golf circuit in between ...

Kenpo, Wing Chun, Shaolin Kung Fu, and Choy Lay Fut.

56. Dennis Keiffer

Stunts | Fast & Furious 7

Dennis Keiffer is a former K.I.C.K. Super Middleweight Kickboxing Champion. He took his skills to Television and Cinema as an actor and stuntman. Early in his career he worked on fight movies such as "Bloodfist", "Shootfighter", and "Die Trying". In the past 15 years Dennis has been a stunt actor ...

Kickboxing (KICK Super Middleweight Champion).

57. Mimi Lesseos

Actress | Double Duty

Mimi Lesseos was born on February 25, 1964 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Double Duty (2009), Streets of Rage (1993) and Beyond Fear (1993).

Judo, Karate, Kickboxing (International Full Contact Champion)

58. Michelle Lintel

Actress | Black Scorpion

Michelle Lintel was born on August 14, 1969 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Black Scorpion (2001), Sting of the Black Scorpion (2002) and Black Scorpion Returns (2001).

Krav Maga.

59. Dana Hee

Stunts | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Dana Hee is also a television color commentator (local, national, and int'l Taekwondo events). A master of ceremonies (U.S.O.C. Olympic Academy, Olympic Sports Festival, San Francisco-Seoul Sister City Fund raiser, National Educational seminars for CAPHERD and AAHPERD. A motivational speaker (over ...

Tae Kwon Do (Olympic Gold medalist).

60. Celina Jade

Actress | The Man with the Iron Fists

Celina Horan, professionally known as Celina Jade, is a Chinese American actress, model, singer/songwriter and martial artist most known for her work as "Shado" in the CW series Arrow. Jade's acting career started in Hong Kong in 2007. She was cast as the leading lady in her first film, Legendary ...

Kung Fu and Mixed Martial Arts.

61. Robin Shou

Actor | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Robin Shou is the fourth child of a Shanghai tailor and homemaker. His family moved to the US in 1971. Their first home in Los Angeles was a 2 bedroom apartment near Olympic and Vermont, today known as Koreatown.

Shou didn't start attending martial arts classes until he was 19. He took Kenpo (Karate...

Wushu (International Forms Champio), Kenpo (Ceased studying Kenpo and began studying Wushu at a young age after seeing a demonstration and declaring "This is Chinese!")

62. Marko Zaror

Actor | John Wick: Chapter 4

Marko Zaror is a Chilean martial arts action star and fight choreographer, currently residing in Los Angeles, California. His career began as a young boy with a passion for martial arts and fighting, his mother, a Black belt in Karate took him to the gym when he was just a baby. Inspired by Bruce ...

Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts.

63. Roger Yuan

Actor | Shanghai Noon

Roger Yuan's career in the film industry has seen him wear many hats. As a martial arts fight trainer, action coordinator, actor, writer and producer, he has gained much acclaim. Having worked in US, UK, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Indian "Bollywood" and Vietnam productions, he has cultivated a ...

Wushu (Chinese International Gold medalist), Hung Gar, Karate, and Wing Chun.

64. Brenda Song

Actress | Dollface

Brenda Song was born in Carmichael, California. Her father is Hmong and her mother is Thai-American. Brenda, her parents, and her younger brothers Timmy and Nathan now live in a suburb of Los Angeles.

Brenda was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

She ...

Tae Kwon Do (1st Dan Black Belt).

65. Kristin Kreuk

Actress | EuroTrip

Kristin Kreuk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Deanna Che, who is of Chinese ancestry, and Peter Kreuk, who is of Dutch descent. Her parents are landscape architects. She attended and graduated from Eric Hamber Secondary School. Although she did some stage work in school, she ...

Karate (purple belt).

66. Joey Ansah

Actor | The Bourne Ultimatum

Joey Ansah was born in 1982 in Hammersmith, London, England, 2nd in line to an older brother, Ryan, 3 years his senior. He is of mixed ethnicity, with his mother Nicola, originating from Plymouth, Devon, England and his father Kofi, originally from Ghana, west Africa. Joey grew up and spent the ...

Tae Kwon Do, Ninjutsu (1st Dan), Capoeira

67. Jen Kuo Sung

Actor | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Jen Kuo Sung, whose father hails from Shanghai, China and mother who is one quarter aboriginal Taiwanese, was born and raised in Taiwan till he reached his teens. As a child, he was besotted with Bruce Lee after sneaking into a cinema to watch Bruce's The Big Boss and has been a student of kung fu ...

Muay Thai.

68. Brad James

Actor | Prisoners

In the span of just a few short years, Brad James has gone from US Marine to one of the most exciting faces in television and film today. Although widely praised for his comedic role as 'Todd' on the hit series "Tyler Perry's For Better Or Worse," Brad has shown himself to be much more than just a ...

Marine Corps hand-to-hand combat and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

69. Winston Ellis

Actor | The Dark Knight

Winston Ellis is known for The Dark Knight (2008), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).

Shaolin Eagle Claw Kung Fu.

70. Françoise Yip

Actress | AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem

At an early age Francoise passed on an opportunity to study in music and chose to persue a degree in Political Science. It was during those years, Francoise started with modeling. That career didn't last long, but she did get the opportunity to star with Jackie Chan in Rumble in the Bronx. For her ...

Wushu.

71. Maggie Q

Actress | Divergent

Margaret Denise Quigley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a father of Polish and Irish descent (originally based in New York) and a Vietnamese mother. Her parents met during the Vietnam War. Maggie has two older half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage, and two older sisters. The family ...

Wushu.

72. Jon Foo

Actor | Tekken

Jon Foo was born October 30th, 1982 in London England. He is known for his roles in The Protector (2005) Tekken (2010) WEAPONiZED (2016) and Rush Hour (2016) . Inspired by His fathers karate and mothers Judo He began training Kung Fu and now trains mixed styles. He went from performing at festivals...

Wushu.

73. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Actor | Mortal Kombat

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa got his first big break as an actor when he was cast in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor (1987). A US Army brat, he was born in Tokyo and lived in various cities while growing up. His father was in the army, stationed at Ft. Bragg (NC), Ft. Polk (LA) and Ft. Hood (TX). His...

Karate, Kendo, and Chun-Shin (founder)

74. Byron Mann

Actor | The Big Short

Byron Mann was born in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. Byron is an actor and producer, known for The Big Short (2015), Skyscraper (2018) and Altered Carbon (2018).

Wushu.

75. Geoff Meed

Actor | Little Miss Sunshine

Geoff began as a stuntman working in the Universal Studios Hollywood Tour, where he worked in the "Wild West Stunt Show", "The Adventures of Conan", and "The Miami Vice Action Spectacular." Using that as a springboard, Geoff performed almost all of his own stunts as an actor, from going through ...

Shaolin Kenpo Karate, Hapkido, Tae Kwon Do, and Kyokushin Karate.

76. J.J. Perry

Stunts | John Wick: Chapter 2

J.J. Perry started his martial arts training in 1975 and began with stunt-work in the late 1980s when he got out of the army. He has had over 24 years of martial arts training and has a 5th-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a 2nd-degree on Hapkido and has experience with all kinds of weapons. He ...

Tae Kwon Do (5th Dan Black Belt) and Hapkido (2nd Dan Black Belt).

77. Andy On

Actor | Blackhat

Andy On was born on May 11, 1977, in Los Angeles, California. A non-martial artist, Andy had always loved Jackie Chan movies and emulated his moves from flips and kicks at his home. In early 2000, while working as a bartender in Rhode Island, someone suggested he should become an actor. Andy, who ...

Wushu, Tae Kwon Do, Wing Chun, and Shaolin Kung Fu.

78. Ilram Choi

Stunts | Star Trek

Ilram's parents are from Korea. But Ilram himself was born in the U.S. As soon as he learned to walk, he began training in Tae Kwon Do. Besides the regular training, Ilram would learn by imitating the better martial artists and athletes, including his father.

Ilram would soon make his way into ...

Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Aikido, Wushu, Ninjutsu, Wing Chun, Muay Thai, Capoeira, and Tai Chi.

79. Kristanna Loken

Actress | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Kristanna Sommer Loken was born in Ghent, New York, to Rande (Porath) and Merlin "Chris" Loken. She is of half Norwegian and half German descent. She began her modeling career at the early age of 15. Encouraged by her mother, who was a model prior to her daughter's birth, Kristanna's modeling ...

Krav Maga.

80. Kelly Hu

Actress | The Scorpion King

On February 13th, 1968, a girl of Chinese, English, and Hawaiian ancestry was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Herbert, was a salesman and her mother, Juanita, worked many odd jobs to help support the family. She has one older brother, Glenn. She is a former Miss Teen USA, and modeled in Japan...

Karate (1st Dan Black Belt)

81. Collin Chou

Actor | The Matrix Revolutions

Collin Chou was born on August 11, 1967 in Taiwan. He is an actor, known for The Matrix Revolutions (2003), The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). He has been married to Wanda Yung since December 10, 1997. They have two children.

Wushu, Tae Kwon Do, and Wing Chun.

82. John Koyama

Stunts | The Boys

John got his start in the film business as a stunt man in 1990 on the film The Perfect Weapon. At the age of 9, he started studying boxing, kickboxing, gung fu, kali and escrima and eventually Bruce Lee's art of Jeet Kune Do under Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo at the original Filipino Kali ...

Kickboxing, Kung Fu, Kali and Escrima under Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo at the original Filipino Kali Academy in Torrance, California.

83. Sasha Mitchell

Actor | Step by Step

Sasha Mitchell is a model, actor, and kick-boxer, who will forever be known for two roles. From 1990 to 1993, he took over for Jean-Claude Van Damme in the Kickboxer series, ending it with the fourth installment, Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994). A black belt in tae kwon do, Sasha was once an ...

Tae Kwon Do(Black Belt) and Kickboxing.

84. Hiroyuki Sanada

Actor | Tasogare Seibei

Hiroyuki Sanada was born on October 12, 1960 in Tokyo. He made his film debut when he was 5 in Rokyoku komori-uta (1965) (Shin'ichi Chiba played the lead role.) His father died when he was 11. He joined Japan Action Club, organized & run by Sonny Chiba, when he was 12. He 1st became famous as an ...

Shorinji Kenpo and Kyokushin Karate.

85. Lateef Crowder

Actor | Tekken

Lateef Crowder was born on November 23, 1977 in San Jose, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Tekken (2010), Wonder Woman (2017) and The Mandalorian (2019). He was previously married to Andressa Vallotti.

Capoeira.

86. Marjean Holden

Actress | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Actress, stunt woman, and martial artist Marjean Holden was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Vail, Colorado. She started acting from the age of 9, well being from the family of entertainers, she already knew her profession. As a youngster, she showed multiple skills in her school plays,...

Wun Hop Kuen.

87. Bren Foster

Actor | Life After Fighting

Australian actor Bren Foster started acting in high school. His mother was of Cypriot heritage and his father of English/Irish heritage. After High school Bren studied Film and Video production, but felt the need to move toward his artistic development as an actor. Bren then traveled to New York to...

Tae Kwon Do (5th Dan; Blitz Magazine Hall of Fame entry), Hapkido (1st Dan), Hwarang Do (1st Dan), Muay Thai, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

88. Michael Clarke Duncan

Actor | The Green Mile

Michael Clarke Duncan was born on December 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. Raised on Chicago's South Side by his single mother, Jean, a house cleaner, Duncan grew up resisting drugs and alcohol, instead concentrating on school. He wanted to play football in high school, but his mother wouldn't let ...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

89. Silvio Simac

Actor | Transporter 3

Silvio Simac, was born in Croatia. A dedicated martial artist, Silvio trained in Taekwondo and became a world champion during his competitive years. His film career began in 2001 on an episode of Lexx (1996). Silvio's martial arts background served him well for a part in the action film Undisputed ...

Tae Kwon Do (4th Dan; 18-time British/European Champion), Kickboxing, Brithai Karate (1st Dan) received a special "dedication" award from the British National Martial Arts Association in 2000