Daniel Bernhardt

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Daniel Bernhardt
Born	(1965-08-31) 31 August 1965 Worblaufen, Switzerland
Years active	1996–present

Daniel Bernhardt (born 31 August 1965) is a Swiss actor, model and martial artist.

Career

Bernhardt made his acting debut in the leading role in Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite (1996). He also appeared in two of its sequels and starred in Future War (1997), True Vegeance (1997), Perfect Target (1997), G2 - Mortal Conquest (1999), Black Sea Raid (2000) and Global Effect (2002). In 1998-1999 he has also starred in TV-series Mortal Kombat: Konquest.

In 2003, he appeared as Agent Johnson in The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and in 2005 he appeared with Chuck Norris in The Cutter. In 2007 he appeared in Children of Wax. In 2010 he announced his retirement from acting.

In 2013, he returned to acting with Jason Statham in Parker (2013) and in a cameo in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) as the male tribute from District 9. He trained with the 87Eleven Stunt Team and played Russian hitman Kirill in John Wick and the following year, he made his Bollywood debut as mixed martial arts fighter Max Potter in the remake of Warrior, titled Brothers.

Personal Life

Bernhardt met his wife, actress Lisa Stothard, on the set of Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite. The two were married in 2000 and have a daughter, Bella, born in 2003.

Filmography

Cinema

• Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite (1996)
• Bloodsport III (1996)
• Future War (1997)
• True Vegeance (1997)
• Perfect Target (1997)
• Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite (1999)
• G2 - Mortal Conquest (1999)
• Black Sea Raid (2000)
• Global Effect (2002)
• Matrix Reloaded (2003)
• Tornado - Rain to Kill (2005)
• The Cutter (2005)
• Children of Wax (2007)
• Supreme Champion (2010)
• Creature (2011)
• Parker (2013)
• Knock 'em Dead (2013)
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
• Zombeo & Juliécula (2013)
• The Vatican Tapes (2014)
• John Wick (2014)
• Precious Cargo (2016)

Television

• Mortal Kombat: Konquest, TV series (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
• Desire, TV series (4 episodes, 2006)

External links

• Daniel Bernhardt at the Internet Movie Database