1. Raymond Park was born on 23 August 1974 and is a Scottish actor, martial artist and stuntman.
15 Facts About Ray Park
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Ray Park was introduced to martial arts by his father, who was a fan of Bruce Lee, and began training martial arts at the age of 7, starting with one year of Hapkido, then traditional Shaolin Kung Fu such as Nam Pai Chuan at UK Chin Woo Northern Shaolin, as well as modern wushu.
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When he was 15, Ray Park went to Malaysia to improve his skills.
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Ray Park went on to compete in martial arts tournaments around the world including the World Wushu Championships before turning his attention to acting in the late 1990s.
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Ray Park began working in films as a stunt double for the film Mortal Kombat Annihilation, doing the stunts for both Robin Shou and James Remar.
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From his work on Star Wars, Ray Park was cast in a cameo role in Fanboys as a Skywalker Ranch security guard who says, "Time for you to get mauled, boy," as he pulls out two nightsticks.
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Ray Park appeared in the scene where Walken's character, the Headless Horseman, murders the Killian family and Brom Van Brunt, among others.
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Ray Park had his first real speaking part in X-Men as Toad.
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Ray Park worked with comic book creator-turned-filmmaker Kevin VanHook in the film Slayer, starring in the dual roles of acrobatic twin vampires.
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Ray Park appeared as Edgar in the fourth season of the television series Heroes.
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Ray Park was included in the motion capture team of the 2008 James Bond video game adaptation of Quantum of Solace.
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Ray Park narrated on 26 February 2010 the introduction of The FireBreather, a car from Classic Design Concepts in Detroit Autorama 2010, which appears in Ray Park's supernatural thriller Jinn.
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In 2011, Ray Park guest starred in the TV series Nikita as the London Guardian, Brendan.
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Ray Park reprised his role as Maul in Solo: A Star Wars Story, with Sam Witwer providing the voice.
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In 2019 during Star Wars Celebration, Dave Filoni revealed that Ray Park reprised his role as Maul for the seventh and final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars through a motion capture performance, with Witwer again providing the voice.