Simon Rhee

Born:28. októbra 1957

Place of Birth:San Jose, California, USA

Known For:Acting

Biography

Simon Rhee, a name synonymous with martial arts excellence in Hollywood, has left an indelible mark on the film industry as a professional stuntman, fight choreographer, and stunt coordinator. With a World TKD Kukkiwon 7th-degree Black Belt certification under his belt, Rhee's mastery of Taekwondo is unparalleled, making him a sought-after figure in the world of action-packed cinema.

Born into a family of martial artists, Rhee's journey to becoming a Tournament Grand Champion was inevitable. His precision, speed, and agility have graced the screens in numerous blockbuster films, where he has showcased his exceptional skills both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Rhee's dedication to his craft is evident in the seamless and dynamic fight sequences he choreographs, captivating audiences worldwide.

As a member and former president of the International Stunt Association, Rhee has been at the forefront of pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the realm of stunt work. His commitment to safety and innovation has earned him not only 2 Taurus World Stunt Awards but also multiple Screen Actors Guild Awards and nominations, solidifying his reputation as a trailblazer in the industry.

Beyond his accolades and achievements, Simon Rhee's impact extends far beyond the silver screen. His influence on the next generation of stunt performers and martial artists is immeasurable, as he continues to mentor and inspire aspiring talents to reach new heights in their careers. Rhee's dedication to his craft and his unwavering work ethic serve as a beacon of inspiration for all who have the privilege of working alongside him.

With a career spanning decades, Simon Rhee's legacy is firmly cemented in Hollywood history. From his early days as a martial arts prodigy to his current status as a respected figure in the industry, Rhee's journey is a testament to the power of passion, perseverance, and dedication. Whether he is executing a flawless kick or meticulously planning a high-octane stunt sequence, Rhee's commitment to excellence shines through in every project he undertakes.

In an industry where precision and timing are everything, Simon Rhee stands out as a true master of his craft. His ability to seamlessly blend athleticism, artistry, and storytelling has earned him a place among the elite in Hollywood's stunt community. Rhee's unique blend of skill, creativity, and professionalism sets him apart as a force to be reckoned with, both on and off the screen.

As a multifaceted talent, Simon Rhee continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in the world of action cinema. His contributions to the art of fight choreography and stunt coordination have raised the bar for future generations of filmmakers and performers. Rhee's passion for his work and his unwavering dedication to his craft serve as an inspiration to all who have the privilege of witnessing his talents in action.

From heart-pounding fight sequences to jaw-dropping stunts, Simon Rhee's body of work is a testament to his unmatched skill and expertise in the world of martial arts and stunt performance. His ability to bring characters to life through dynamic and impactful action sequences has solidified his reputation as a true master of his craft. With each project he undertakes, Rhee continues to captivate audiences and leave a lasting impression on the world of cinema.

Simon Rhee's impact on the film industry goes beyond his impressive martial arts skills and stunt work. His dedication to his craft, his commitment to excellence, and his passion for storytelling have made him a beloved figure in Hollywood. As a true pioneer in the world of action cinema, Rhee's influence will continue to be felt for generations to come, inspiring future filmmakers and performers to strive for greatness in their own pursuits.

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Mission: Impossible III

Chinese Guard at Hengshan Lu Building (uncredited)

2006

Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

The Nun

Holy Man 1 (uncredited)

2018

A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.

The Dark Knight Rises

Bane's Henchmen (uncredited)

2012

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

Extraction

Jiu Jitsu Instructor

2015

When a former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists, his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved—so he launches his own rescue operation.

Blade

Henchman (uncredited)

1998

The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.

Rush Hour 2

Triad Gangster (uncredited)

2001

It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella.

Tropic Thunder

Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)

2008

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Cell Guard

2020

Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

Rush Hour 3

Triad Assassin (uncredited)

2007

After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?

The Italian Job

Armored Truck Guard

2003

Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.

Safe

Underground Casino Guard (uncredited)

2012

After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.

Carter

Bus Passenger

2022

Carter, who awakens two months into a deadly pandemic originating from the DMZ that has already devastated US and North Korea. He who has no recollections of his past finds a mysterious device in his head, and a lethal bomb in his mouth. A voice in his ears gives him orders to avoid getting killed and he's thrown into a mysterious operation while the CIA and North Korean coup chase him close.

Red Dawn

Captain Cho Soldier (uncredited)

2012

A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky—shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves prisoners and their town under enemy occupation. Determined to fight back, a group of young patriots seek refuge in the surrounding woods, training and reorganizing themselves into a guerrilla group of fighters.

Big Stan

Master Cho

2007

A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.

Olympus Has Fallen

Kang's Korean Commando (uncredited)

2013

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

Lethal Weapon 4

Thug

1998

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil.

The Gambler

Mister Lee's Heavy #2

2014

Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.

Windtalkers

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

2002

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.

Spawn

Hong Kong Military Air Base Person (uncredited)

1997

After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.

Alex Cross

Fan Yau Bodyguard #3

2012

Alex Cross, a genius homicide detective/psychologist is trying to clean up the mean streets of Detroit while keeping his family out of the line of fire. As he mulls over accepting a job with the FBI, he is told that a friend has been murdered and he vows to track down the killer. Soon, he and his team are forced to match wits with a psychotic contract killer, who displays a disturbing commitment towards seeing his job through.

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Ito

1991

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

Young Master Pain's Henchman

2002

A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.

Best of the Best

Dae Han Park

1989

A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?

Produkcia

Alien: Covenant

Stunts

2017

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.

Mulan

Stunt Double

2020

When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.

Inception

Stunts

2010

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

1992

Stunts

2024

In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters, which contain valuable platinum from the factory where Mercer works. As tensions rise and chaos erupts, both families reach their boiling points when their worlds collide.

Werewolves

Stunt Coordinator

2024

A year after a supermoon’s light activated a dormant gene, transforming humans into bloodthirsty werewolves and causing nearly a billion deaths, the nightmare resurfaces as the supermoon rises again. Two scientists attempt to stop the mutation but fail and must now struggle to reach one of their family homes.

The Dark Knight Rises

Stunts

2012

Extraction

Stunt Coordinator

2015

When a former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists, his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved—so he launches his own rescue operation.

Terminator Genisys

Stunt Double

2015

The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.

Blade

Stunts

1998

The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.

Tropic Thunder

Stunts

2008

The Last Samurai

Stunts

2003

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Stunts

2020

Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

Nightcrawler

Stunts

2014

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

MaXXXine

Stunts

2024

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

Boss Level

Utility Stunts

2021

A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track down those responsible and stop them.

Safe

Stunts

2012

Collateral

Stunts

2004

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

Carter

Stunt Coordinator

2022

Red Dawn

Stunts

2012

Big Stan

Stunts

2007

Double Impact

Stunts

1991

Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.

Olympus Has Fallen

Stunts

2013

The Lone Ranger

Stunts

2013

The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.

The Muppets

Fight Choreographer

2011

When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet brother, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a show and raise the $10 million they need to save the day.

Spaceman

Stunts

2024

Six months into a solo mission, a lonely astronaut confronts the cracks in his marriage with help from a mysterious creature he discovers on his ship.

Hot Tub Time Machine

Stunts

2010

Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Nick is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a ski-resort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986.

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Stunts

2013

With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.

Beverly Hills Ninja

Stunts

1997

Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an embarrassment to his clan. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for his help, Haru is given one dangerous, disastrously funny chance to prove himself.

Escape from L.A.

Stunts

1996

Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

We Were Soldiers

Stunts

2002

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

Flags of Our Fathers

Stunts

2006

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.

Windtalkers

Stunts

2002

Always Be My Maybe

Stunt Double

2019

Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other's worlds.

Letters from Iwo Jima

Stunts

2006

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

The Laundromat

Stunts

2019

When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.

Race to Witch Mountain

Stunts

2009

A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.

Brother

Stunts

2000

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.

Crossing Over

Stunt Double

2009

Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.

Group Sex

Stunt Coordinator

2010

Herman has a weakness for strip clubs. Donny has a thing for condiments and Tiffany is a newly celibate martial artist. These are Andy's new friends after he unsuspectingly follows his dream girl into a sexual addiction recovery group. At first this seems like the best possible news! However, Andy's professional and personal life begins to unravel as he deepens his ties to this lovable, but damaged group.

Black Dynamite

Stunts

2009

This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.