1. Yayan Ruhian was born on 19 October 1968 and is an Indonesian martial artist and actor.
15 Facts About Yayan Ruhian
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Yayan Ruhian is known for co-starring in Gareth Evans' films The Raid as Mad Dog, The Raid 2 as Prakoso, Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Tasu Leech, and Beyond Skyline as the police chief.
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Yayan Ruhian was born in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia on 19 October 1968.
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Yayan Ruhian trained with what later became Pencak Silat Tenaga Dasar, eventually becoming a trainer and referee, although he later learned that this disqualified him from participating in tournaments.
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Yayan Ruhian worked as a hand-to-hand instructor for the Indonesian National Police.
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In 2008, Yayan Ruhian was asked by Gareth Evans to help with the choreography for his film Merantau.
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Yayan Ruhian auditioned for the role of Eric, later stating that he did not care if he was cast, so long as he did his best.
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Yayan Ruhian received the part, and Merantau was released in 2009.
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Yayan Ruhian played Mad Dog in Evans' 2011 film The Raid, and handled the fight choreography together with costar Iko Uwais.
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In mid-2014, it was announced that Yayan Ruhian would appear in Takashi Miike's Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld, playing alongside Hayato Ichihara as Kyoken.
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In December 2014 it was reported Yayan Ruhian would appear in the Indonesian heist action sequel Comic 8: Casino Kings.
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Yayan Ruhian appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Tasu Leech, alongside his co-stars from The Raid and The Raid 2 Iko Uwais and Cecep Arif Rahman.
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Yayan Ruhian appeared in the 2019 Malaysian film Wira as Ifrit.
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Yayan Ruhian is a teacher of inner breathing techniques developed in the Perguruan Silat Tenaga Dasar Indonesia.
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On screen, Yayan Ruhian is often cast in antagonistic roles, portraying characters who speak little but have great endurance, stamina and fighting skills.