Rudy Reyes

Rudy Reyes is an American Marine Corps veteran who works as an actor and martial arts instructor. Born in 1971 at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in Missouri, he started studying kung fu at 15 and later taught martial arts while working various jobs. After enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1998, he trained as an infantryman and Recon Marine and served in Afghanistan and Iraq. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, journalist Evan Wright embedded with his platoon and later wrote Generation Kill, and Reyes is best known for playing himself in the 2008 HBO adaptation. His screen work includes appearances as himself in Apocalypse Man, Ultimate Survival Alaska, Spartan Race, and Once Upon a Time in Iraq, plus roles in Beach Massacre at Kill Devil Hills (2016) and The Secret of Sinchanee (2021). He also wrote Hero Living: Seven Strides to Awaken Your Infinite Power (2009) with Angela Smith.