Cung Le

Cung Le is an American actor and a former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and Sanshou fighter. He was born in Saigon and came to San Jose, California, where he started Tae Kwon Do at age 10 and later wrestled competitively. In kickboxing he went undefeated in 17 pro bouts and won three world titles. Turning to mixed martial arts, he competed in Strikeforce, where he beat Frank Shamrock to take the middleweight championship, and he later fought in the UFC. He gave up his Strikeforce belt to pursue acting. His screen work includes Tekken, where he played Marshall Law, along with Pandorum, Fighting and Bodyguards and Assassins, all released in 2009. He then took a lead part in Dragon Eyes (2012) opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme, and in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) he played Bronze Lion. He starred in Puncture Wounds (2014), appeared in Savage Dog (2017), and was in the AMC series Into the Badlands.