Christian Howard
Biography
Christian Howard, a British actor, martial artist, model, and filmmaker, is best known for playing Ken Masters in Street Fighter: Legacy and in the web series Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist and Street Fighter: Resurrection. Born in Sunderland, he began martial arts training in Essex at thirteen, studying kung fu and later karate, taekwondo, and capoeira. His screen debut came in 2005 in the indie Love Struck, and afterward he worked mostly in short films and television movies. In the 2010 short Street Fighter: Legacy he starred opposite Jon Foo as Ryu, co-wrote the screenplay, and helped with fight choreography. He later took his first male lead in a feature with the sword and sorcery homage Warrioress (2013), played Wedge and assisted with fight choreography on Green Street 3: Never Back Down (2013), and worked as a fight choreographer on Dragon Crusaders (2011) and the Bollywood film Force, also doubling for John Abraham and for Jean-Claude Van Damme on U.F.O.
42years old
Turns 43 on May 4in 180 days
- Born Sunderland
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 12 years2011 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023Stepping into LoveIMDb rating 5.6
- 2013Green Street 3: Never Back DownIMDb rating 5.2
- 2013WarrioressIMDb rating 3.2
- 2012Alien UprisingIMDb rating 3.0
- 2011Dragon CrusadersIMDb rating 2.7
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Early training
Howard began training in martial arts at age 13 in Essex, starting with Kung Fu before moving on to Karate, Taekwondo and Capoeira.
Behind the camera
Howard did not just play Ken Masters in Street Fighter: Legacy; he also co-wrote the screenplay and helped with the fight choreography alongside director Joey Ansah.
Big break
After the 2010 short Street Fighter: Legacy proved a huge hit, Capcom and Machinima put money into a web series, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist, and Howard came back to play Ken Masters.
Own stunts
Howard was a fight choreographer for Dragon Crusaders and the Bollywood film Force, and he also doubled for John Abraham, the lead actor in Force.
Own stunts
Howard worked as assistant fight choreographer on U.F.O. and also doubled for his idol Jean-Claude Van Damme in that film.
First role
Howard's first male lead in a feature film came in Warrioress, Ross Boyask's sword and sorcery homage, playing opposite Cecily Fay.
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Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joey Ansah's page
Cecily Fay's page
Jason Beeston2 films together, 2011 to 2013
Jason Beeston's page
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