T.J. Storm
Juan Ricardo Ojeda, better known as T.J. Storm, is an American actor, stuntman, dancer, and martial artist. He is best known for his role as Bayu in Conan the Adventurer and for his motion capture performances in Tron: Legacy, Captain America: Civil War, Deadpool, and as Godzilla in the MonsterVerse series.
T.J. Storm | |
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| Born | Juan Ricardo Ojeda |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Early life
Storm was born Juan Ricardo Ojeda, the son of a Puerto Rican mother and African-American father in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was put up for adoption and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a Caucasian mother of Native American descent and Mexican-American father. As a child, his adoptive mother wanted to keep him occupied, so he took up dancing and martial arts as a way to balance himself. He went on to study Arashi-Ryu Karate, Taekwondo, Ninjutsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Northern Shaolin, and mastered forms of hip hop dancing and breakdancing.[1] The surname "Storm" supposedly originated from a nickname and is related to one of the karate styles he trained in.
Career
Storm has starred in several major projects including Conan the Adventurer, Punisher: War Zone, Green Lantern, Avatar, Jack the Giant Slayer, and The Martial Arts Kid. He has also provided voice acting and motion capture for a variety of video games.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Breathing Fire | Mickey | |
| 1994 | La quebradita | Malo #2 | |
| 1995 | Dragon Fury | Fullock | |
| Mortal Kombat | Guest Fighter | Uncredited | |
| Enter the Blood Ring | Fighter | ||
| 1997 | Once Upon a Time in China and America | Rival Tribe Indian Brave | |
| Kick of Death | Abdul Sabbah | ||
| 1999 | Urban Menace | King | Direct-to-video |
| Corrupt | Cinque | ||
| 2000 | The Wrecking Crew | Josef | |
| Guido Takes a Hike | Gangster | Short film | |
| Doomsdayer | Pettigrew Montgomery | ||
| Epoch of Lotus | Officer | ||
| 2001 | A Month of Sundays | Jamaican Taxi Driver | |
| The Ultimate Game | Rick | Fight choreographer | |
| The Organization | J.C. | ||
| Big Shots | Repo Man | ||
| 2003 | Law of the Fist | Jax | Short film |
| Redemption | Melique | Short film | |
| 2004 | Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls | Officer Dence | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Soldier of God | Muslim Champion | |
| BloodRayne | Strongman/Kagan Vampire Guard #3 | ||
| Death to the Supermodels | Ninja | Direct-to-video | |
| 2006 | Vagabond | Sepuko | |
| 2007 | Book of Swords | Tao Sing (voice) | |
| The Tides | — | Short film, Fight choreographer | |
| 2008 | Punisher: War Zone | Maginty | |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Klingon Agitator | Uncredited |
| Avatar | Colonel Quaritch's Mech Suit | Uncredited | |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | Various (mo-cap) | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Detention | — | Fight choreographer |
| Green Lantern | Parallax (mo-cap) | Uncredited | |
| 2012 | Black Cobra | Sizwe Biko | Direct-to-video |
| Band | — | Short film, Stunt choreographer | |
| Berserk: Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey | Boscone (voice) | ||
| 2014 | Godzilla | Godzilla (mo-cap)[3][4] | Uncredited |
| 2015 | The Martial Arts Kid | Coach Laurent Kaine | |
| 2016 | Power Play | Armstrong | Short film |
| Deadpool | Colossus (mo-cap) | ||
| Kickboxer: Vengeance | Storm | ||
| Captain America: Civil War | Iron Man (mo-cap) | ||
| Taken Over | Judah | ||
| 2017 | Boone: The Bounty Hunter | Benicio Cardoza | |
| Artificial Loyalty | Alpha | Also flight coordinator | |
| 2018 | Bullets Blades and Blood | Will | |
| Tales of Frankenstein | Mogambo | ||
| The Predator | Predator (mo-cap) | ||
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Godzilla (mo-cap)[5] | |
| Boris and the Bomb | Wallace | ||
| 2020 | N'Everest | Hiram Thunderclap | Short film |
| Werewolf Island | Indian Chief Strong Wolf | ||
| 2023 | Knights of the Zodiac | Docractes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1996 | VR Troopers | Doom Master | Recurring |
| 1997–1998 | Conan the Adventurer | Bayu | Main |
| 2000 | Martial Law | Lenkoff | Episode: "In the Dark" |
| 2006 | FBI Guys | — | Short, Stunt coordinator |
| 2009 | Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight | The Master | Episode: "Kamen Rider Camo" |
| 2011 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Manasa | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Banshee | — | Episode: "The Fire Trials", Stunt coordinator |
| 2017 | Monster School Animation | Kid Running / Fireman / Police Officers (voice) | Episode: "Welcome to Monster School" |
| Hot Flash: The Chronicles of Lara Tate Menopausal Superhero | Jitsu | Episode: "Training Day" | |
| Lastman | Cooper (voice)[6] | 4 episodes | |
| 2018 | Critical Role | Lucius Lorelei | Episode: "The Song of the Lorelei" |
References
- "T.J. Storm Actor, Dancer, Martial Artists". Martial Arts Entertainment. 15 November 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- Blakey, Bobby (April 24, 2014). "Interview with The Martial Arts Kid star and martial artist TJ Storm". AXS. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- Arce, Sergio (May 29, 2014). "Conozca al actor que da vida a Godzilla, quien habló con crhoy.com". crhoy.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- Pockross, Adam (February 28, 2019). "Genre MVP: The Motion Capture Actor Who's Played Groot, Godzilla, and Iron Man". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- "Godzilla: King of the Monsters Final Credits". SciFi Japan. May 23, 2019. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- "TJ Storm (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - "Yes sir! Hey, did you work on Mass effect!? Do you do voice or mocap or both?". Twitter. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
External links
- T.J. Storm at IMDb
- T.J. Storm on Twitter