Ray Park

Ray Park (b. Raymond Park, August 23, 1974) was born in the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. He lived in Govan, Glasgow until the age of seven when he moved to London.

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August 23 - 1974 - Glasgow - Scotland - Govan - London

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At the age of seven he started training in Northern Shaolin Kung Fu also known as Chin Woo Kung Fu. Seven years later he would also start training in wushu, gymnastics and also kickboxing and boxing. He has since earned his 2nd degree black belt in Northern Shaolin Kung Fu. He has competed many times in martial arts competitions and brought home many awards for them including, at the age of 16, Great Britain's Martial Arts National Championship for his group.

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Northern Shaolin Kung Fu - Chin Woo Kung Fu - Wushu - Gymnastics - Kickboxing - Boxing - Black belt

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He began working in movies as a stunt double for the movie ', doing the stunts for both Robin Shou (who acted as Liu Kang) and James Remar (who acted as Rayden). Park also did some cameos as monsters, including Baraka the Tartakan. These where clearly non-speaking parts.

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Stunt double - Robin Shou - Liu Kang - James Remar - Rayden - Baraka - Tartakan

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Although his character Darth Maul briefly spoke in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, his voice was dubbed over with that of actor Peter Serafinowicz.

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Darth Maul - Peter Serafinowicz

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In addition to this acting work, he has also been Christopher Walken's stunt double for the movies Sleepy Hollow. Walken's role was the Headless Horseman, and Park did the mimics in the scenes where the Horseman appears without his head.

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Christopher Walken - Sleepy Hollow

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His first real speaking part came in X-Men in the part of Toad. Park's Toad was not very similar to the Toad in the X-Men comic books, but nevertheless he caught the public's eye.

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X-Men - Toad - X-Men comic books

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He has appeared since in another movie, (2002), being another villain for Antonio Banderas' hero and with some fighting scenes.

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2002 - Antonio Banderas - Hero

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He has been asked to become a superhero himself, instead of a villain, in a movie about Marvel Comics character Iron Fist, but the movie has been in pre-production for some years now. Iron Fist deals with an American millonaire who becomes a martial artist with the power of focusing his "life force" or chi into his fist, making it glow with energy and become "like unto a thing of iron" and able to impact with superhuman force.

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Superhero - Marvel Comics - Iron Fist - Martial artist - Chi

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He currently resides near London with his wife, Lisa, and their daughter, Sienna.

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He is left handed - and the characters he has played have shared this trait.

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