Matthew Mullins is an American actor and martial artist. At the age of 16, in 2000, he won his first

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, Ireland. This would be his first of five championships in the next three years.

Martial arts career

Mullins was featured in the

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mini-series ''

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'' alongside Mike Chat. As of 2006, he holds a 4th degree Black belt in the style Shōrei-ryū and studies under martial arts instructor John Sharkey at Sharkey's Karate Studio in

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. While an underbelt, he met Mike Chaturantabut and together they created a martial arts style which later became known as

(XMA). Their style's growing popularity prompted the Discovery Channel to produce a documentary called ''XMA: Extreme Martial Arts''. In this documentary, the producers covered the XMA style with modern technology such as

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and 3D imaging to show how a martial artist can use his body. As a side story, they focused on Matt Mullins' attempt to come back to the competition world of

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. Mullins holds seminars and martial arts camps. He appeared on shows such as ''The

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and ''

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'', as well as sporting events, live action shows and karate tournaments.

Acting career

Mullins has appeared in national commercials for

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as well as a lead actor in several films including ''Kung Fu Love Triangle'', ''Bloodfist 2050'', and '' Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon''. He had a lead role portraying the character Len/Kamen Rider Wing Knight on the in-production TV show '' Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight''. He also helped Mike Moh get the role of Hunt/Danny Cho/Kamen Rider Axe in the same show through their shared martial arts training. Mullins was a reporter for LX TV 1st Look television program introducing DJ Hapa, as well as Shinkendo. He starred as

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directed short film '' Mortal Kombat: Rebirth''.

Filmography

Films

* ''Wentworth'' (2005) – Waiter * '' Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon'' (2007) – Eddie * ''

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'' (2009) – Pretty Boy Price * ''Freshmyn'' (2010) – Zach Markey * '' Mortal Kombat: Rebirth'' (2010) –

* ''Alpha Must Die'' (2012) - Blue * ''The Wrath of Vajra'' (2013) - K-23/Bill * ''Resident Evil: Vengeance'' (2013) -

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* '' Divergent'' (2014) - Fighter on Ring * ''White Tiger'' (2015) - Michael Turner

Stunt work

* ''

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'' (2002) – as

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's stunt double * '' No Rules'' (2005) – as brotherhood fighter * ''Severed'' (2009) – as fight choreographer * ''

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'' (2014) - as fight coordinator * ''Masterless'' (2015) - as stunt coordinator * ''

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'' (2017) - as stunt coordinator * ''

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'' (2018) - as fight coordinator

Video games

* ''

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'' (1996) – Voice * '' Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus'' (2003) – Voice * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth'' (2004) – Voice * '' Uncharted: Drake's Fortune'' (2007) – Motion Capture: Nathan Drake * ''

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'' (2009) – Face Model: Chris Redfield * ''

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'' (2012) – Face Model: Chris Redfield

Television

* ''

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'' (2007) – Himself – Performer * '' Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight'' (2008–2009) – Len / Kamen Rider Wing Knight (Main Role) * ''Misadventures in Matchmaking'' (2009) - Cobin in ''The Love Portal'' * '' Mortal Kombat: Legacy'' (2011) –

* ''

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'' (2011) - Beach Stud in ''Alien Beach Crashers'' * ''

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'' (2012) - Trent Darby in ''It Takes Two To Tangle'' * '' Métal Hurlant Chronicles'' (2012) - Julian in ''King's Crown'' * ''

'' (2014) - Centipede Soldier in ''The Magical Place''

Director

*''The Johnnies'' - 5 episodes

Producer

*''Resident Evil: Vengeance'' (2013) *''The Johnnies'' - 5 episodes

References

External links

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Sideswipe Performance Team Official Website

NERDSociety – Interview with Matt Mullins
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