

His aggressive style did not sit well with British officials, however, and he lost 3 fights by disqualification. He became a 2nd dan and began competing in ITF taekwondo tournaments. Following this, Daniels said he joined a kung-fu school for three to four years, after he made the switch to taekwondo where he received a black belt in his mid-teens. Daniels said that at the age of eight he was inspired to learn martial arts after seeing the trailer of the Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon. Gary Daniels was born in London, England, on. He also plays supporting roles some of these credits include City Hunter (1993), The Legend of Bruce Lee (2008), Tekken, (2009), The Expendables (2010), I Am Vengeance (2018), and Kung Fu (2021), etc. He followed up with Capital Punishment (1991), American Streetfighter (1992), Deadly Target (1994), Fist of the North Star (1995), Bloodmoon (1996), Recoil (1997), Spoiler (1998), Misfire (2014), and Skin Traffik (2015). In 1990, he won the WKBA California State Light Heavyweight Championship and the PKA World Light Heavyweight Championship.ĭaniels is also an action film leading man, starting with Final Reprisal (1988) and The Secret of King Mahis Island (1988). In 1980, Daniels moved to the United States to continue the sport. By his late teens, he became a competitive kickboxer. Born and raised in London, England, Daniels started to take martial arts lessons at the age of eight.

Gary Edward Daniels (born ) is an English actor, producer, martial artist, fight coordinator and former world light heavyweight kickboxing champion. Daniels.Īctor, producer, martial artist, fight coordinator, kickboxer For the New Hampshire politician, see Gary L.

For the basketball player, see Gary Daniels (basketball).
