Mike Moh
Michael "Mike" Moh (born August 19, 1983 in Atlanta , Georgia ) is an American actor , stunt performer and martial artist .
Life
Mike Moh was born in the city of Atlanta, Georgia , USA . His father did military service for a while in the South Korean Army , where he was also involved in hand-to-hand combat training for soldiers. The family later moved to St. Paul , Minnesota, where Moh attended high school and later the University of Minnesota . He graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing , but then decided to pursue a career in show business.
He was mainly inspired by Jackie Chan , with whom he worked as a stuntman on the 2006 film Rob-B-Hood when he lived in Hong Kong for some time . He later moved to Los Angeles , where he was initially booked for commercials before guest roles on US series such as Dr. House , 2 Broke Girls , Perception , Castle or True Blood . After living in Los Angeles for around a decade, Moh and his family moved to Waunakee , Wisconsin . In 2013 he opened a martial arts school there called Moh's Martial Arts .
In 2014, Moh starred in the role of Ryu in the mini-web series Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist , which is based on the popular Street Fighter game series. From 2015 to 2017 he appeared as Steve Cho in the series Empire . In 2018 she played a supporting role in the short-lived series Marvel's Inhumans . In spring 2019 he took on the role of martial arts icon Bruce Lee in Quentin Tarantino's drama - crime film adaptation Once Upon a Time in Hollywood .
Moh is the wearer of the black belt in the martial art Taekwondo . In a Taekwondo school he also met his wife, Richelle Kondratowicz-Moh. Together they are parents of three children, two sons and a daughter.
Filmography (selection)
- 2006: Rob-B-Hood
- 2009: Greenside (short film)
- 2009–2010: Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (TV series, 17 episodes)
- 2011: Dr. House (TV series, episode 7x14)
- 2011: Where the Road Meets the Sun
- 2011: 2 Broke Girls (TV series, episode 1x04)
- 2012: The Johnnies (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2013: Supah Ninjas (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2013: Perception (TV series, episode 2x05)
- 2014: Castle (TV series, episode 6x18)
- 2014: Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist (Miniseries, 9 episodes)
- 2014: School Dance
- 2014: True Blood (TV series, episode 7x03)
- 2015-2017: Empire (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2016: Street Fighter: Resurrection (Miniseries, 4 episodes)
- 2017: Marvel's Inhumans (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- 2019: Killerman
Web links
- Mike Moh in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mike Moh in the German dubbing file
- official website of Moh's Martial Arts (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Moh Height Weight Body Statistics. September 8, 2017, accessed August 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Mike Moh - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ↑ Here's who Quentin Tarantino has cast to play Bruce Lee in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. August 15, 2018, accessed on August 16, 2018 .
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SURNAME | Moh, Mike |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moh, Michael |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, stunt performer, and martial artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta , Georgia , United States |