Ray Park
Ray Park
Raymond Park (born 23 August 1974) is a British actor, martial artist and stuntman. He is best known for physically portraying Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Solo: A Star Wars Story, along with a motion capture performance in the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Toad) in X-Men), Snake Eyes) in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and Edgar in Heroes).
Early life
Park was born on 23 August 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland. At the age of seven, he moved with his family to London, England.
Early life
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). When he was 15, Park went to Malaysia to improve his skills. From 1991 to 1996, he was a member of the British national wushu team. 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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