| Ernie Reyes, Jr. | |
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| Born | Ernie E. Reyes, Jr. January 15, 1972 San Jose, California, United States |
| Residence | San Jose & Los Angeles, California & Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor, martial artist, Action Choreographer, Director, Producer, Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Entrepreneur, Singer & Stunt Performer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Ernie Reyes, Jr. (born "Ernie E. Reyes, Jr." on January 15, 1972 in San Jose, California), is an American actor, martial artist, action choreographer, director, producer, filmmaker, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer.
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Reyes was born in San Jose, California to Actor/Stuntman Ernie Reyes Sr., and the grandson of Filipino immigrants. He has three brothers and two sisters, one of whom, Lee Reyes, is a boxer and another, Santino Ramos, is a filmmaker/Artist.[1] By the age of 6, Reyes had joined his father's group, the "West Coast Demo Team". When he was twelve, he turned his attention to acting. Having met with Berry Gordy, he was given a part in the feature film The Last Dragon.
Reyes, Jr. played a prince in the 1985 production, Red Sonja. In that movie, he shared the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen. During this time, he also had his own television series Sidekicks, a spin-off of the original Walt Disney one-time special, The Last Electric Knight, alongside Gil Gerard presented by Michael Eisner. He also appeared in an episode of the hit television series MacGyver in 1988. Reyes had starring roles in Surf Ninjas and in the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film The Secret of the Ooze. He also served as the martial arts stunt double for Donatello in the first Ninja Turtles film. He later appeared in movies such as Rush Hour 2 playing Zing and in The Rundown alongside former WWE wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Reyes guest starred in the TV series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues alongside David Carradine.
In 2006, Ernie Reyes Jr. hosted the MTV martial arts reality show Final Fu.
Ernie Reyes Jr. has a professional fight record of 3–0 in Strikeforce which is now one of largest Mixed martial arts organization on the planet but started out as a Muay Thai and kickboxing organization. Ernie fought Anthony Elkaim the WKA ISKA Champion. Reyes knocked out the champion in the 3rd round. His next two fights would be won by decision, including a unanimous decision over Veasna Thach[2] which aired on ESPN. Ernie Reyes Jr.'s fight against the champion Anthony Elkaim also aired on ESPN [3][4][5][6]
More recently Ernie Reyes Jr. has done motion capture stunts for blockbuster movies such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland. Currently he stars in the mixed martial arts movie Submission co-starring Ving Rhames and UFC lightweight number one contender Gray Maynard.[7]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Dragon | 1985 | Tai (Karate Student) | |
| Red Sonja | 1985 | Prince Tarn | |
| Ernie and Master Kim | 1989 | Ernie | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II | 1991 | Keno | |
| Surf Ninjas | 1993 | Johnny | Also Associate Producer |
| White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild | 1995 | Steve | |
| Paper Dragons | 1996 | ||
| Small Time | 1996 | Marty | |
| The Process | 1998 | Jesse | Also Director |
| Rush Hour 2 | 2001 | Zing | |
| Poolhall Junkies | 2002 | Tang | |
| The Rundown | 2003 | Manito | |
| Redline | 2007 | Ernie | |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 2008 | Cemetery Warrior | |
| The Red Canvas | 2009 | Johnny Sanchez | Also Executive Producer |
| Submission | 2010 | Johnny | Also Executive Producer |
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 1990 | Fight/Stunt Double: Donatello |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II | 1991 | Fight Performer: Keno |
| Avatar | 2009 | Utility Stunts |
| Alice in Wonderland | 2010 | Stunt Double: Tweedledee |
| Act of Valor | 2011 | Stunts |