Roger Yuan

Roger Yuan
Born	1961 (age 50–51) Los Angeles, California
Residence	Wicklow, Ireland
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Style	Chun Kuk Do, Tang Soo Do, Kyokushin
Team	United Fighting Arts Federation
Rank	Black belt in Chun Kuk Do      Black belt in Tang Soo Do      Black belt in Kyokushin
Occupation	Stuntman, Fight Coordinator, Actor
University	University of California Los Angeles

Roger Yuan is a Los Angeles-born actor, martial artist, stunt man and fight choreographer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California Los Angeles.^[1] Yuan is a black belt in Chun Kuk Do (a martial art originating from Chuck Norris).^[2] He was also a member of Chuck Norris's United Fighting Arts Federation (UFAF) and was the UFAF Middleweight Champion at various times in between 1989 and 1996.^[3] Yuan is perhaps most well known for his role as Inspector Chiang Kohung in the 2009 mainstream Bollywood film Chandni Chowk to China, in which he learned to speak Hindi. Yuan also appeared alongside Jackie Chan in Shanghai Noon and has had roles in films such as Syriana, Batman Begins, Lethal Weapon 4 and Bulletproof Monk. He has also performed stunts for films such as Spawn, Blade,^[4] and Black Dynamite. Contrary to the characters he plays on-screen, English is his first language, which he is able to speak eloquently and accent-less, and better than some of the languages he has had to learn for his other roles (e.g. Hindi, Mandarin, Cantonese).^[5]

He currently resides in Ireland (Wicklow).^[6]

References

External links

• Roger Yuan at IMDb