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Daniel Bernhardt (born 31 August 1965) is a Swiss actor, model, and martial artist.


Career

Bernhardt made his acting debut in the leading role in '' Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite'' (1996). He also appeared in two of its sequels and starred in ''
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'' (1997), ''True Vengeance'' (1997), '' Perfect Target'' (1997), ''G2 - Mortal Conquest'' (1999), ''Black Sea Raid'' (2000) and ''Global Effect'' (2002). In 1998-1999, he starred in the TV series '' Mortal Kombat: Conquest''. In 2003, he appeared as Agent Johnson in ''
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'' (2003), and in 2005 he appeared with
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in '' The Cutter''. In 2007 he appeared in ''Children of Wax''. In 2013, he returned to acting with
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in '' Parker'' (2013) and in a cameo in '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' (2013) as the male tribute from District 9. He trained with the 87Eleven Stunt Team and played Russian hitman Kirill in ''
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'' and the following year, he made his Bollywood debut as mixed martial arts fighter Max Potter in the remake of ''
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'', titled ''
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''. He co-starred in a particularly acclaimed episode of HBO's Barry as Ronny Proxin. In September 2020, it was announced that Bernhardt was reprising his ''Matrix'' role as Agent Johnson in ''
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''; however, his scenes were cut from the final film.


Personal life

Bernhardt is proficient in Karate and
Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
.


Filmography


Cinema

*'' Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite'' (1996) - Alex Cardo *'' Bloodsport III'' (1997) - Alex Cardo *''
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'' (1997) - The Runaway *''True Vengeance'' (1997) - Allen Griffin *'' Perfect Target'' (1997) - David Benson *'' Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite'' (1999) - Keller *''G2 - Mortal Conquest'' (1999) - Steven Conlin *''Black Sea Raid'' (2000) - Rick *''Global Effect'' (2002) - Lieutenant Marcus Poynt *''
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'' (2003) - Agent Johnson *'' The Librarians'' (2003) - Toshko *''
Confessions of an Action Star ''Confessions of an Action Star'' is an American action comedy mockumentary starring David Leitch, Angelina Jolie, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Eric Roberts, Dax Shepard, Debbie Allen, Lee Arenberg and directed by Brad Martin. The film was tit ...
'' (2005) - Jason Everstrong *''Tornado - Rain to Kill'' (2005) *'' The Cutter'' (2005) - Dirk Cross *''Children of Wax'' (2007) - Murat *''Supreme Champion'' (2010) - Lucien Gallows *'' Creature'' (2011) - Lockjaw / Grimley *''
Foodfight! ''Foodfight!'' is a 2012 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Threshold Entertainment and directed by Lawrence Kasanoff. The film features the voices of Charlie Sheen, Wayne Brady, Hilary Duff, Eva Longoria, Larry M ...
'' (2012) - Additional Voices (voice) *''Santa's Summer House'' (2012) - Bryan *'' Parker'' (2013) - Kroll *'' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' (2013) - District 9 Male Tribute *''Zombeo & Juliécula'' (2013) - Vladimir *''Knock 'em Dead'' (2014) - Victor The Butler *''
John Wick ''John Wick'' is an American action thriller media franchise created by Derek Kolstad and centering around John Wick, a former hitman who is forced back into the criminal underworld he had abandoned. The franchise began with the release of '' ...
'' (2014) - Kirill *'' The Vatican Tapes'' (2015) - Psych Ward Security (uncredited) *''
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'' (2015) - Max Potter *'' Precious Cargo'' (2016) - Simon *'' Term Life'' (2016) - Detective Rick DiNardi (uncredited) *'' Logan'' (2017) - 'Bone Breaker' *''
Atomic Blonde ''Atomic Blonde'' is a 2017 American action thriller film directed by David Leitch (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Kurt Johnstad, based on the 2012 graphic novel ''The Coldest City'' by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart. The ...
'' (2017) - Soldier *''
Kill 'Em All ''Kill 'Em All'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 25, 1983, through the independent label Megaforce Records. Metallica began by playing shows in local clubs in Los Angeles. They recorded severa ...
'' (2017) - Radovan Brokowski *'' Escape Plan: The Extractors'' (2019) - Silva *''
Hobbs & Shaw ''Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'' is a 2019 American buddy action comedy film directed by David Leitch and written by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce, from a story by Morgan. It is the first spinoff of the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise ...
'' (2019) - Henchman (uncredited) *''
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'' (2020) - Sionis' Chauffeur *'' Skylines'' (2020) - Owens *'' Hell Hath No Fury'' (2021) - Von Bruckner *''
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'' (2021) - Bus Goon *''
Red Notice An Interpol notice is an international alert circulated by Interpol to communicate information about crimes, criminals, and threats by police in a member state (or an authorised international entity) to their counterparts around the world. The in ...
'' (2021) - Drago Grande (cameo role) *''
The Matrix Resurrections ''The Matrix Resurrections'' is a 2021 American science fiction action film produced, co-written, and directed by Lana Wachowski, and being the first in ''Matrix'' franchise to be directed solely by Lana, without her sister, Lilly. It is the s ...
'' (2021) - Agent Johnson


Television

*'' Mortal Kombat: Conquest'' (1998-1999, 22 episodes) - Siro *'' Desire'' (2006, 4 episodes) - Vincent *'' Castle'' (2016, 1 episode Season 8 Episode 2 "XX") - Vincent *'' Jean-Claude Van Johnson'' (2017) *''
Altered Carbon ''Altered Carbon'' is a 2002 cyberpunk novel by the English writer Richard K. Morgan. Set in a future in which interstellar travel and relative immortality is facilitated by transferring consciousnesses between bodies ("sleeves"), it follows t ...
'' (2018) - Jaeger *'' Barry'' (2019, Episode: "ronny/lily") - Ronny Proxin


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernhardt, Daniel 1965 births Living people Swiss male film actors Swiss male television actors Swiss male karateka Swiss male models Swiss male taekwondo practitioners