J. J. Perry
Jordan Andrew "J. J." Perry is an American action director, martial artist, actor, and stuntman.
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| Born | 1966 (age 56–57) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Occupation(s) | Action director, martial artist, actor, stuntman |
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Career
Perry began practicing martial arts training in 1975, at the age of eight.[1] Because his mother was not able to afford her son's lessons, he cleaned a martial arts school, and received lessons in trade.[2] He began performing stunt work in the late 1980s after leaving the military.
Perry was a fourth-degree black belt in taekwondo by 1993.[2]
He began his acting career when he did stunt work for the character of Johnny Cage in the first Mortal Kombat film. He then played Scorpion, Cyrax, and Noob Saibot in Mortal Kombat Annihilation (Chris Casamassa was supposed to reprise as Scorpion but was working on the film Batman & Robin, though he would return in Conquest), and appeared in the MK: Conquest TV series, this time as Scorpion's main rival Sub-Zero, in addition to doing stuntwork for the main character of Kung Lao. In addition to the Mortal Kombat series, Perry has done stuntwork for various television shows and movies such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Scorpion King, 24, Beowulf and The Town as FBI Swat 2. He was a member of the cast of the 2004 movie Sunland Heat, and part of the stunt team for the 2006 fighting movie Ultraviolet.[3][4]
Perry shared in the Male Stuntman of the Year Award at the 2004 World Stunt Awards for his work in the 2003 action comedy film The Rundown.[5] He was also voted 2012 Stunt Coordinator of the Year[6] at the short-lived (2010-2012) ActionFest action movie festival (founded by Chuck Norris's stunt double, director, and younger brother Aaron Norris).
In May 2023, Perry was announced to direct a film adaptation of Jay Bonansinga's novel The Killer's Game.[7]
Awards
- 2 Times California State Champion
- 2 Times National Junior Olympian
- Texas State Champion
- 2 Time All Army Champion
- 1990 Olympic Tae Kwon Do Team (Alternate)
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | They Still Call Me Bruce | — | Stunts |
| 1992 | Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight | — | Stunts |
| Ironheart | — | Stunts | |
| 1993 | Full Impact | Louis's Street Fighter | |
| 1995 | Fist of the North Star | — | Stunts |
| Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back | — | Stunts | |
| 1996 | The Glimmer Man | — | Stunts |
| Santa with Muscles | — | Stunts | |
| Bloodsport III | J. J. Tucker | ||
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | — | Stunts |
| Drive | — | Stunts | |
| Mortal Kombat Annihilation | Cyrax / Scorpion / Noob Saibot / Tarkatan (Baraka) | Also stunts | |
| 1998 | Deadly Ransom | Tony | Also stunts and fight choreographer |
| Blade | — | Stunts | |
| Enter the Eagles | Ben | ||
| Best of the Best 4: Without Warning | — | Stunts | |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West | — | Stunts |
| Three Kings | — | Stunts | |
| 2000 | Gedo | — | Stunts |
| 2001 | |||
| The Rage Within | Jay | ||
| The Silent Force | Rookie | Also fight choreographer | |
| Planet of the Apes | — | Stunts | |
| Instinct to Kill | — | Stunts | |
| The One | — | Stunts | |
| 2002 | Deuces Wild | — | Stunts |
| Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | — | Stunts | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | — | Stunts |
| Anger Management | — | Stunts | |
| Basic | — | Stunts | |
| Johnny | — | Stunts | |
| The Rundown | — | Stunts | |
| Sledge | — | Stunts (Short film) | |
| Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | Officer | ||
| 2004 | Spartan | Bodyguard | |
| Around the Bend | — | Stunt coordinator | |
| Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon | Boxing referee | Also stunt coordinator | |
| Sunland Heat | Matthews | Also fight and stunt coordinator | |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action Star | — | Stunts |
| Constantine | — | Stunts | |
| Be Cool | — | Stunt double (John Travolta) | |
| XXX: State of the Union | — | Stunt double (Barry Sigismondi) | |
| Serenity | — | Stunt double (Nathan Fillion) | |
| Today You Die | Thug | Also stunt double (Jamie McShane) | |
| Domino | — | Stunts | |
| Black Dawn | — | Stunts | |
| No Rules | — | Fight double | |
| 2006 | Alpha Dog | — | Stunts |
| Ultraviolet | — | Stunts | |
| Undisputed II: Last Man Standing | — | Fight choreographer and second unit director | |
| Click | — | Stunts | |
| Road House 2 | — | Stunt coordinator and second unit director | |
| Splinter | — | Stunt coordinator | |
| The Hard Easy | — | Stunt double (David Boreanaz) | |
| 2007 | Adventures of Johnny Tao | Lido | Also assistant stunt coordinator |
| The Gene Generation | — | Stunts | |
| Urban Justice | — | Stunts | |
| Beowulf | — | Stunts | |
| 2008 | Pistol Whipped | — | Stunts |
| Beyond the Ring | — | Fight director and second unit director | |
| The Shepherd: Border Patrol | Illegal immigrant | Also fight choreographer, stunt coordinator and second unit director | |
| Iron Man | — | Utility stunts | |
| 2009 | Tea and Remembrance | Bar patron | Short film |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | — | Stunt coordinator and additional fight choreographer | |
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | — | Utility stunts | |
| The Butcher | — | Assistant stunt coordinator | |
| The Tournament | Montoya | Also fight choreographer and second unit director | |
| Bionicle: The Legend Reborn | — | Stunt coordinator | |
| Blood and Bone | — | Stunt coordinator, martial arts director and second unit director | |
| Three Bullets | — | Fight choreography | |
| 2010 | Edge of Darkness | — | Stunts |
| The Experiment | — | Action coordinator | |
| Takers | — | Stunts | |
| Paranormal Activity 2 | — | Stunts | |
| 2011 | Cat Run | — | Stunt coordinator and second unit director |
| Warrior | — | Fight choreographer, stunt coordinator, second unit director and walla group | |
| The Adventures of Tintin | — | Stunts | |
| Haywire | Max | Also fight choreographer | |
| 2012 | Underworld: Awakening | — | Stunt co-coordinator and assistant stunt coordinator: second unit/additional photography |
| Gone | — | Stunt coordinator: additional photography | |
| Get the Gringo | Reginald T. Barnes | Also stunt coordinator and second unit director | |
| Safe | — | Stunt coordinator | |
| Loom | — | Stunt coordinator | |
| Argo | — | Stunt coordinator | |
| Bullet to the Head | — | Fight coordinator, stunt coordinator and second unit director | |
| Django Unchained | — | Stunt performer | |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | — | Stunts |
| Olympus Has Fallen | — | Fight performer | |
| After Earth | — | Stunts | |
| Machete Kills | — | Stunts | |
| Ender's Game | — | Stunts | |
| Oldboy | — | Fight coordinator | |
| Homefront | — | Assistant stunt coordinator and stunt double (Clancy Brown) | |
| 2014 | Divergent | — | Fight coordinator |
| Transformers: Age of Extinction | — | Stunts | |
| The Expendables 3 | — | Fight choreographer and stunt coordinator | |
| John Wick | — | Stunt player | |
| 2015 | Spy | — | Stunt coordinator and second unit director |
| The Last Witch Hunter | — | Stunt coordinator | |
| 2016 | Mechanic: Resurrection | — | Fight coordinator |
| Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | — | Stunt coordinator | |
| Spectral | — | Stunt coordinator and second unit director | |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | — | Supervising stunt coordinator |
| The Fate of the Furious | — | Stunt coordinator and second unit director | |
| The Dark Tower | — | Stunt coordinator: Los Angeles and second unit director | |
| 2018 | Skyscraper | — | Second unit director |
| 2019 | Gemini Man | — | Stunt coordinator |
| 2020 | Bloodshot | — | Stunt coordinator and second unit director |
| Beast Mode | — | Stunt coordinator and second unit director | |
| 2021 | F9 | — | Stunt coordinator and second unit director |
| 2022 | Day Shift | — | Director[8][9] |
| Samaritan | — | Stunt coordinator: second unit and second unit director | |
| Avatar: The Way of Water | — | Stunts | |
| 2023 | Murder Mystery 2 | — | Second unit director |
| Blue Beetle | — | Second unit director | |
| TBA | The Killer's Game | — | Director |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | — | Stunts (100 episodes)[10] |
| 1994 | Duckman | Ninja | Episode: "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W." |
| Vanishing Son I | — | Stunts (Television film) | |
| CyberTracker | — | Stunts (Television film) | |
| Vanishing Son II | — | Stunts (Television film) | |
| Vanishing Son III | — | Stunts (Television film) | |
| Vanishing Son IV | — | Stunts (Television film) | |
| 1995 | WMAC Masters | — | Stunt ninja |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | — | Stunts |
| 1998 | Charmed | — | Stunts |
| 1998–99 | Mortal Kombat: Conquest | Sub-Zero | Stunt actor and double (Alexander Walters; 2 episodes) |
| 1999 | Angel | — | Stunts |
| V.I.P. | — | Stunts (Episode: "The Quick and the Dead") | |
| 2001 | Fear Factor | Himself | Stunts |
| Crossing Jordan | — | Stunts | |
| 2002 | V.I.P. | — | Stunts (Episode: "48½ Hours") |
| She Spies | — | Stunts | |
| Firefly | — | Stunts | |
| Birds of Prey | — | Stunts | |
| The Chang Family Saves the World | — | Stunts (Unaired television pilot) | |
| 2005 | The Poseidon Adventure | — | Stunt performer (Television film) |
| Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire | — | Stunts (Television film) | |
| 2006 | American Misfits | — | Fight coordinator |
| CSI: NY | Keith Gale | Episode: "Heroes" | |
| Fallen | — | Stunts (TV miniseries) | |
| 2007 | Sharpshooter | — | Stunt performer (Television film) |
| All I Want for Christmas | — | Livestock trainer (Television film) | |
| 2014 | True Blood | — | Stunts (Episode: "Jesus Gonna Be Here") |
| 2017 | The Saint | — | Stunt coordinator (Television film) |
| S.W.A.T. | — | Stunt coordinator (Episode: "Pilot") | |
| 2019 | Stumptown | — | Stunt coordinator (Episode: "Forget It Dex, It's Stumptown.") |
| 2021 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | — | Stunt performer (Television miniseries; Episode: "The Star-Spangled Man") |
| Shadow and Bone | — | Stunt coordinator, stunt director: second unit and second unit director (Episode: "A Searing Burst of Light") |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Mortal Kombat: Federation of Martial Arts | Sub-Zero | 9 episodes |
| 2009 | Angel of Death | — | Stunts |
References
- "Exclusive J.J Perry interview". Scott Adkins Fanz. Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- Dan Reines (August 27, 1993). "Perry Kicks Down Barriers to Achieve Goals Taekwondo: Since he was 8, Santa Monica resident has excelled in martial arts. This weekend will mark his final competition". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- "Sunland-Heat – Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- Nguyen, Hanh (March 3, 2006). "Jovovich can pack a punch". Fredericksburg.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- "Stunt actors praise Pirates fight". BBC News. May 17, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- "ActionFest - Fight Coordinator of the Year - J.J. Perry - 2012". YouTube. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- Grobar, Matt; Wiseman, Andreas (May 15, 2023). "Dave Bautista Set For Lionsgate Action Comedy 'The Killer's Game'; 'Day Shift's JJ Perry Directing, With Studio To Launch Sales At Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- Kroll, Justin (April 1, 2021). "Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Steve Howey, More Join Jamie Foxx In Netflix's 'Day Shift'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- Kroll, Justin (27 April 2022). "Netflix Announces Summer Slate Including Dates For Jamie Foxx's 'Day Shift' And Kevin Hart's 'Me Time'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- Corridor Digital (June 17, 2023). Stuntmen React to Bad & Great Hollywood Stunts 40. Event occurs at 12:00. Retrieved June 18, 2023 – via YouTube.
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External links
- J. J. Perry at IMDb
- "J.J. Perry Interview" Archived 2009-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
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