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Jon Foo Profile |
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Birth Date: October 30, 1982
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Birth Place: London, England, UK
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Birth Name: Jonathan Patrick Foo
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Jon Foo is an English actor, model and Chinese practitioner
of Wushu.
He is also of Irish descent. He grew up in London, and is
currently based in Los Angeles. He has starred in
Tom-Yum-Goong (US title: The Protector), Batman Begins,
House of Fury, Left for Dead, and Life (Shi cha qi xiao
shi).
He also does stunts for other actors. He is to play Jin
Kazama in the Dwight H. Little directed movie Tekken due for
release in 2010. Recently, he received a role as Ryu in the
short film Street Fighter: Legacy, alongside fellow martial
artist, Christian Howard who played Ken, which was
co-directed by British actor and martial artist Joey Ansah,
who also starred as Akuma in the film. He also starred in
Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2010) as one of the first
generation soldiers, dying within the first 20 minutes of
the film, starring alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph
Lundgren. He is also set to appear in a Thai martial
arts-basketball film Fireball Begins, which is a prequel to
the first film, Fireball. |
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Other Information |
Grew up in London.
He joined the circus when he was 15.
He trained at the Shichahai school of martial arts in
Beijing. |
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