Ray Park

Birth Date: 1975 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland

Has appeared in other roles such as: 'Sleepy Hollow' (1999): Stunt double for "The Headless Horseman" 'Mortal Kombat Annihilation' (1997): Stunt double for "Rayden"

Ray was born in 1975 in Glasgow, Scotland. When he was still very young, his family moved to London, where he still lives today. The first movie he remembers seeing after relocating to England, was "Star Wars", appropriately. "I had all the figures and the Millennium Falcon," he told Star Wars Insider. "I wanted to be Han Solo, and my brother wanted to be Luke."

At an early age, Ray's father introduced him to martial arts. He idolized Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, and began taking lessons when he turned seven. The style he specializes in is called Wu-Shu, a non-contact sport compared to gymnastics that means "martial arts" in Chinese. Ray is also skilled in other sports like Tae Kwon Do and kickboxing. He has a second degree black belt and placed fourth in the 1995 world championships for Wu-Shu. It was Ray's martial arts talent that led him to his "big break", the role of the lead villain in the most anticipated movie all time, "Episode 1: The Phantom Menace." After appearing as a stunt double in the sequel to the movie based on the best-selling video game "Mortal Kombat", Nick Gillard, the stunt coordinator for "The Phantom Menace", discovered Ray. Within weeks, he had the job. "The Phantom Menace" was the first time Ray had acted since a high school play eight years earlier. "I did question myself a bit, because it was my first time. But I had confidence in myself, so I just thought I'd give it a go, and if I did it wrong then someone will tell me."

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