Gary Daniels
Biography
Gary Daniels is an English actor and martial artist who came to screen acting from a kickboxing career fought out of London and Tampa Bay. Born in 1963 and raised in west London, he took acting lessons after settling in Florida and earned his first credits with Philippine film companies. His first featured American role, in the PM Entertainment picture Ring of Fire (1991), earned him a SAG card, and he broke through in the manga adaptations City Hunter (1993), opposite Jackie Chan, and Fist of the North Star (1995). Through the 1990s he headlined independent action films, among them Deadly Target (1994), before moving into more mainstream American productions such as Retrograde (2004), Submerged (2005), Tekken (2010) and The Expendables (2010). He played the main antagonist of I Am Vengeance (2018).
63years old
Turns 64 on May 9in 179 days
- Born London
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Gary Edward Daniels (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 32
- Career span
- 35 years1991 to 2026
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A role that slipped away
For Menahem Golan's new company 21st Century, Daniels got a $50,000 offer to star in Death Touch, but the project was canceled.
Own stunts
On 23 November 1991, in Birmingham, England, Daniels fought a three-round kickboxing exhibition at the World Martial Arts Extravaganza. His opponent was 11-time world champion Don "The Dragon" Wilson, and the bout promoted their film Ring of Fire.
Early training
Daniels started acting lessons at Kathy Laughlin's Performers' Studio Workshop after arriving in Tampa Bay at age 20, and found commercials and bit parts including a Miami Vice episode.
A role that slipped away
In 1990, Daniels signed a deal for four pictures with Cinema City of Hong Kong, but the company closed soon afterward.
Gary Daniels movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Wych Kaosayananda directed two of these films, Richard Pepin two and R. Ellis Frazier two. Eric Roberts appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Eric Roberts's page
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's page
George Cheung's page
Ron Smoorenburg's page
Ron Yuan's page
Sahajak Boonthanakit's page
Wych KaosayanandaDirector, 2 films, 2014 to 2015
All films by Wych Kaosayananda
Richard PepinDirector, 2 films, 1993 to 2000
R. Ellis FrazierDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2014
All films by R. Ellis Frazier
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.