Roger Winston Yuan (born January 25, 1961) is an American

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fight trainer,

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, and actor who has trained many actors and actresses in many Hollywood films. As an actor himself, he also appeared in ''

Shanghai Noon ''Shanghai Noon'' is a 2000 martial arts western action comedy film starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu. The first in the ''Shanghai'' film series and marking the directorial debut of Tom Dey, ''Shanghai Noon'' was written by Alfred ...

'' (2000) opposite

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

, ''

Bulletproof Monk ''Bulletproof Monk'' is a 2003 American superhero comedy film directed by Paul Hunter in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Chow Yun-fat, Seann William Scott, and Jaime King. The film is loosely based on the comic book written by B ...

'' (2003) alongside

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, the technician in ''

Batman Begins ''Batman Begins'' is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. The film is based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, with Michael Caine, ...

'' (2005), and as Sévérine's bodyguard in ''

Skyfall ''Skyfall'' is a 2012 spy film and the twenty-third in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the villai ...

'' (2012). He is a well-recognized choreographer in Hollywood.

Early life

Yuan was born in

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to Theresa and Roger Yuan, and is the older brother of

Ron Yuan Ronald Winston Yuan is an American actor, martial artist, director, and stunt choreographer. He is best known for his roles on '' Sons of Anarchy'', '' Prison Break'', '' Golden Boy'', and '' CSI: NY''. He has acted in numerous films, including a ...

. He is a U.S.A black belt in

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. He is also a member of The

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(UFAF). His first stunt double stint came in the 1986 film ''

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''.

Career

As of 2017, Yuan has performed stunts in over 30 films, such as: '' Rapid Fire'', ''

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'', ''

Beverly Hills Ninja ''Beverly Hills Ninja'' is a 1997 American martial arts comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Mark Feldberg and Mitch Klebanoff. The film stars Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan, Nathaniel Parker, with Chris Rock, and Robin Shou. The ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and also ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2011, he trained Jennifer Lawrence and

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in '' X-Men: First Class'' as well as

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in ''

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''. He also trained

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in ''

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''. Yuan's first role as a professional actor is in '' The Perfect Weapon'' (1991), Yuan's first credited acting debut is in ''

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'' (1997), alongside

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. He also appeared in ''

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'', which is

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's American film debut, as the role of Chu, a Chinese Triad gangster. In 2000, he played the main antagonist in the action-comedy ''

'' alongside

, as the corrupt Imperial Guard Lo Fong, the role helped him become popular with audiences. In 2003, he appeared in the beginning of ''

'', playing

's master. In ''

'', he appeared as the Hazmat Technician alongside

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and as the Chinese Engineer in ''

Syriana ''Syriana'' is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer's 2003 memoir ''See No Evil (Baer book), See No Evil''. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Mat ...

''. In ''

'', he also trained

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and had a role as the Severine's bodyguard. Yuan also appeared in many TV Shows, he appeared in ''

Walker Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Te ...

'', playing different characters, and his most famous role is that of Lazarus in the episodes 'The Winds of Change' and 'Lazarus'. For fifteen years Yuan was based in Ireland. In 2016, he starred in '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'', the sequel of the successful 2000 film ''

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is a 2000 wuxia film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung . The film features a cast of actors of Chinese people, Chinese ethnicity, including Ch ...

''. Besides working in the film industry, he also was invited by Country singer

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

to get him in shape for his 2012 ''

Brothers of the Sun Tour The Brothers of the Sun Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American country music artists Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. It took place in 22 cities at 22 venues across the United States. Chesney and McGraw began the tour at Raymond James St ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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