Gary Daniels
{{short description|British actor}}
{{for-multi|the basketball player|Gary Daniels (basketball)|the New Hampshire politician|Gary L. Daniels}}
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| rank = 2nd degree black belt in taekwondo
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Gary Edward Daniels (born 9 May 1963) is an English actor and martial artist. Originally a kickboxer fighting out of London and Tampa Bay, Daniels earned his first acting credits with Philippine companies. He gained wider recognition in the manga adaptations City Hunter, opposite Jackie Chan, and Fist of the North Star, in a starring role. During the 1990s, he toplined many independent action pictures, most notably those of PM Entertainment. In later years, Daniels has been featured in more mainstream American fare, such as the two Tekken live action movies and the all-star vehicle The Expendables.
Early life
Gary Daniels was born on May 9, 1963, in Woking, Surrey, England.{{cite web | url =http://www.garydaniels.com:80/bio.htm | title =Biography |author= | website =garydaniels.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010406085414/http://www.garydaniels.com:80/bio.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2001}}{{cite web | url =https://www.today.az/view.php?id=69234 | title =Former kickboxing champion, Hollywood actor Gary Daniels: I learned a lot from working with Stallone | last1 =Teymur | first1 =T. | date =June 4, 2010 | website =today.az | access-date =April 28, 2024}} He grew up in the west London town of Hayes.{{cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Ian |date=December 11, 1991 | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/793178018/ | title=Action man wins |newspaper=Gazette |location=Hayes and Harlington |page=60 {{subscription required|via=newspapers.com}}}} He played football from the age of 5,Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 2:09 and was on nearby Watford F.C.'s scouting list until the age of 14. After seeing a preview of Enter the Dragon on television at age 8, Daniels asked his father to take him to a martial arts club, and the elder Daniels took on the sport on the same day to encourage his son.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 2:25 Before breaking through as an actor, he supported himself as a nightclub bouncer and dancer.
Martial arts
Daniels started at the local Hayes Kung-fu Club, working under trainers Jim Russell and Lajos Jakab.{{cite magazine |last1= |first1= |date=February–March 1996 |title=Gary Daniels, film star, Tae Kwon Do superkicker and master of his own destiny, talks to TKCA. |url=http://www.garydaniels.com:80/mag/tkd/2/index.htm |magazine=TaeKwonDo and Korean Combat Arts |via=garydaniels.com |location= |publisher= |volume=1 |issue=3 |pages= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010715072547/http://www.garydaniels.com:80/mag/tkd/2/index.htm |archive-date=July 15, 2001 |issn=1361-7648}}Daniels 2000, Event occurs at 0:37{{cite web | url =https://www.easternfilmfans.co.uk/gary-daniels-exclusive-interview/ | title =Gary Daniels Exclusive Interview – Part 1 | author= | date = | website =easternfilmfans.co.uk | access-date =May 29, 2023}} They taught a style called "Mongolian kung-fu", which in practice turned out to be a mix of karate, judo and aikido geared towards self defense.{{cite web|date=June 23, 2010 |title=Interview: Gary Daniels|url=http://moviemavericks.com/2010/06/interview-gary-daniels/|website=moviemavericks.com}}{{cite book |last1=Lott |first1=M. Ray |date=2004 |url=https://archive.org/details/americanmartiala0000lott/page/156/mode/2up |title=The American Martial Arts Film |location=Jefferson |publisher=McFarland & Company |pages=157–164 |isbn=0786418362}} Finding his kicking abilities underused in this style, Daniels moved to taekwondo under trainer Raymond Choi at around 12 or 13, and received his black belt within three years.{{cite magazine |last1=Peat |first1=Hal |date=December 1998 |title=The MAI Interview: Gary Daniels |url=http://www.garydaniels.com/mag/ma/7/index.htm |via=garydaniels.com |magazine=Martial Arts Illustrated |location= |publisher= |volume=11 |issue=7 |page=14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010715072449/http://www.garydaniels.com/mag/ma/7/index.htm |archive-date=July 15, 2001}} However, his aggressive style caused him to get disqualified from several ITF tournaments.Daniels 2000, Event occurs at 0:58{{cite web | url =http://www.hkmania.com/Dossiers/garydanielseng.html | title =Interviews: Gary Daniels | last1 =Tavantzis | first1 =Nicolas | date =April 2004 | website =hkmania.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221011309/http://www.hkmania.com/from.php?fromurl=http://www.hkmania.com/Dossiers/garydanielseng.html |archive-date=December 21, 2009}} At 14, he sought a second trainer in Mickey Byrne, a striking specialist and military instructor working out of a gym at Brunel University, with the goal of entering the then nascent sport of kickboxing with the PKA.Daniels 2000, Event occurs at 1:22 Daniels started fighting on British PKA shows at 17{{cite magazine |last1=Soet |first1=John Steven |date=July 1992 |title=Gary Daniels — Going for the top spot |url= |magazine=Inside Karate |location=Burbank |publisher=CFW Enterprises |volume=XIII |issue=7 |pages=40 ff}} and spent two to three years on that circuit. Among the seven fights he had there, he claims a draw against the organization's world middleweight champion. However, fights paid poorly and were hard to come by.Daniels 2000, Event occurs at 2:14
Just after his 20th birthday in 1983,{{cite magazine |last1=Simpkins |first1=Alex |last2=Simpkins |first2=Annelen |date=August 1993 |title=His Game Is A Foot! Gary Daniels Trades The Ring For the Reel Thing |url= |magazine=Inside Kung-Fu Presents Kickboxing |location=Burbank |publisher=CFW Enterprises |volume= |issue= |pages=4 ff}} he emigrated to the U.S. with only a few hundred pounds in his pockets, settling in Tampa, Florida, on the advice of British PKA promoter George Stefas, who considered it the best compromise between talent pool and cost of living.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 17:41 There he started training under karate instructors John and Jim Graden, as well as teaching at St. Petersburg Junior College.Daniels 2000, Event occurs at 2:39{{cite magazine | url =https://ew.com/article/1996/12/06/video-action-star-gary-daniels/ | title =Video Action Star Gary Daniels | last1 =Meyers | first1 =Kate | magazine =Entertainment Weekly | date =December 6, 1996 | access-date =May 29, 2023}} He also trained under their mentor Joe Lewis, who lived in the area at the time, but was not a longtime student of his.{{cite magazine |last1=Allen |first1=Terrence |date=January 1996 |title=Meet the Martial Arts Movie Stars of the Next Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o9oDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57 |magazine=Black Belt |location=Santa Clarita |publisher=Rainbow Publications |volume=34 |issue=1 |page=57 |issn=0277-3066}} However, U.S. purses were not what Daniels had hoped for and he found it difficult to pay for travel expenses. As a result, he mostly stuck to the Florida scene. However points karate, which he disliked, was much more prevalent than full contact at the time, and he quit after a couple unsuccessful tournaments.Daniels 2000, Event occurs at 3:34 Despite early misgivings, he also trained in Ninjutsu for about a year, first under a trainer named Mark Russo, and then his mentor Steven Hayes.Daniels 2000, Event occurs at 3:56
Around 1986, Daniels flew down to the Philippines to explore acting opportunities, and remained there for two years. He returned to the U.S. in 1988 and moved to California the following year to further his film career. Shortly after, he was introduced to Winston "Omega" Wong, a Malaysian of Chinese descent.Daniels 2000, Event occurs at 5:20 He also got back into Muay Thai and kickboxing, joining Benny Urquidez's Jet Center for about a year, and training with various fighters including Pete Cunningham and Stan Longinidis.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 4:34 Daniels also had a stint at Yukio "Little Piston" Horiuchi's Piston Gym in Fountain Valley. He briefly returned to competition for Horiuchi's World Kick Boxing Association (California), a regional offshoot of the Japan-based WKBA,{{cite archive |author= |item =World Kick Boxing Association WKBA Application |item-url=https://uspto.report/TM/73787032 |item-id=73787032 |date=March 16, 1989 |collection=Trademarks |institution=USPTO |location =Franconia}} winning the Californian light heavyweight title in November 1990 against Bob Smith. This led to further opportunities in Hollywood, and he stepped away from prizefighting due to scheduling conflicts.{{cite web | url =https://kungfumovieguide.com/interview-gary-daniels/ | title =Interview: Gary Daniels | last1 =Johnson | first1 =Ben | date =December 9, 2012 | website =kungfumovieguide.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}} Thereafter, Daniels trained exclusively with Omega.
On 23 November 1991, at the World Martial Arts Extravaganza in Birmingham, England, Daniels took part in a three-round, no-decision kickboxing exhibition with 11-time world champion Don "The Dragon" Wilson, to promote their film Ring of Fire.{{cite AV media | author = Latimer, Derek (director) | title =Highlights of the World Martial Arts Extravaganza | medium =VHS | date=1991 | publisher =Stuart Promotions; Extravaganza Video Productions | location =Minsterley | time=41:01}}{{cite web | url =https://kungfukingdom.com/interview-with-don-the-dragon-wilson/ | title =Interview with Don 'The Dragon' Wilson | last1 =Curran | first1 =Brad | date =April 17, 2019 | website =kungfukingdom.com | access-date =April 28, 2024}} Feeling that he had never retired from fighting, but rather been on leave from it due to the financial security afforded by film, Daniels made the best of an acting lull and started attending fight camps in Thailand in 2004, occasionally training with WMC figure Stephan Fox. He has taken part in a few impromptu contests while there, the last on record being a five-round decision loss at the age of 45, against a substantially younger opponent. He has declared that he considered himself retired since then.
Film
Daniels grew up a martial arts film enthusiast and accrued a large knowledge of the genre, later contributing opinions to the filmography segment of John Corcoran's Martial Arts Sourcebook.{{cite book |last1=Corcoran |first1=John |date=1994 |edition=1st |url=https://archive.org/details/martialartssourc0000corc/page/292/mode/2up |title=The Martial Arts Sourcebook |location=New York |publisher=HarperPerennial |pages=293 |isbn=0062732595 }} When he arrived in Tampa Bay at age 20, Daniels started taking acting lessons at Kathy Laughlin's Performers' Studio Workshop.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 18:29 He found a few commercials and bit parts locally, including in a Miami Vice episode and the film Cocoon, the latter of which was cut.Daniels 2000, Event occurs at 8:36 In 1986, he asked a Filipino friend if he could pitch his demo tape to the film companies of his native country.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 21:19 He accepted an invitation from a director who turned out to be a fraud, but stayed there and was later scouted by Solar Films, whose wealthy Chinese owner Wilson Tieng was looking for Caucasian actors to expand into the international market.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 22:20{{cite web | url =https://rockshockpop.com/articles/interviews/377157-forced-to-speak-an-interview-with-action-movie-superstar-gary-daniels?2804-Forced-To-Speak!-An-Interview-With-Action-Movie-Superstar-Gary-Daniels | title =Forced To Speak! An Interview With Action Movie Superstar Gary Daniels | last1 =Jane | first1 =Ian | date =December 19, 2012 | website =rockshockpop.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}} He was given six-picture contractDaniels 2020, Event occurs at 22:43 but after two, he was asked to do a softcore movie and walked out.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 23:38
Daniels returned to Florida in 1988. His fortunes changed in 1989 when he met Roy Horan. Horan put him in contact with agent "Hilly" Elkins, who had an affinity for English talent. Elkins signed him up to his Los Angeles-based firm and Daniels relocated to the area.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 24:03{{cite web | url =https://podcastingthemsoftly.com/2018/11/21/in-its-wake-came-the-cyborgs-remembering-knights-with-gary-daniels-by-kent-hill/ | title =In its wake came the Cyborgs: Remembering Knights with Gary Daniels | last1 =Hill | first1 =Kent | date =November 21, 2018 | website =podcastingthemsoftly.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}} In 1990, he was signed to a four-picture deal with Cinema City of Hong Kong, but it went out of business soon after. By that time, the success of Bloodsport had opened the door for real-life martial artists to appear in movies. He was offered $50,000 to star in Death Touch for Menahem Golan's new company 21st Century, but it was cancelled. After he won a regional WKBA belt, Elkins sent him to an audition for the PM Entertainment film Ring of Fire.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 24:20 This was his first featured role in the U.S., and earned him a SAG card.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 48:56
Daniels' first American starring roles came in a series of co-productions between the Philippines' Silver Star company and their American partners Cine Excel, starting with 1991's Capital Punishment.{{cite web | url =https://worldfilmgeek.com/2020/02/06/american-streetfighter-1992/ | title =American Streetfighter (1992) | author= | date =February 6, 1992 | website =worldfilmgeek.com | access-date =April 28, 2024}} Although they were of a very low standard, Daniels struck a friendship with Cine Excel boss David Huey and kept working with him over the years.{{cite web | url =https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/7052/reptilicant-2008/ | title =Reptilicant (2008) | author=The Foywonder | date =May 8, 2008 | website =dreadcentral.com | access-date =November 4, 2024}} In 1992, Daniels traveled to Japan and Hong Kong for an adaptation of City Hunter starring Jackie Chan, an early breakthrough alongside one of his favorite action stars.{{cite web |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2022/02/gary-daniels-britains-original-martial-arts-action-hero/ |title= Gary Daniels: Britain's Original Martial Arts Action Hero|last= Jolliffe |first=Tom |date= February 2, 2022 |website=flickeringmyth.com |access-date=March 9, 2023}} The Briton also took advantage of a break in filming to appear opposite Moon Lee in Mission of Justice. In 1993, Daniels played the Malibu Comics character Hardcase in a promotional short by music video director Darren Doane.{{cite web | url =https://www.cbr.com/ultraverse-video-comic-books/ | title =Looking Back At Ultraverse's Live Action 'Video Comic Books' | last1 =Cronin | first1 =Brian | date =July 4, 2018 | website =cbr.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}} Concurrently, he entered his first multi-picture deal with PM Entertainment, graduating to co-starring and, soon after, leading roles for the company with 1994's Deadly Target.{{cite web | url =https://www.impactonline.co/impact-extra/1418-gary-daniels-launches-firepower | title =Gary Daniels launches Firepower | author= | date =September 27, 2013 | orig-date=August 1993 | location=United Kingdom |work =Impact | access-date =April 2, 2023}}
Meanwhile, Daniels started pitching a potential franchise character for himself called Union Jack, a former British Army sergeant with James Bond-like qualities, who became the bodyguard to a rich heiress.{{cite magazine |author= |date=June 1993 |title=En Route pour la Gloire |url=https://archive.org/details/impact-045/page/4/mode/2up |magazine=Impact |location=Paris |publisher=Jean-Pierre Putters |issue=45 |page=4 | language=fr |issn=0338-6791}} He was signed to a three-picture deal with British-owned Overseas Filmgroup, of which Union Jack was meant to be the first.{{cite web | url =https://variety.com/1993/film/news/afm-93-image-edko-pact-104581/ | title =AFM '93; Image, Edko pact | author= | date =3 May 1993 | work =Variety | access-date =April 2, 2023}} That project did not pan out but Overseas, who frequently co-produced with Japan, was contacted by the Toei Company to help make a live action version of Fist of the North Star. Daniels, a fan of the anime, was offered for the role. While the latter feels that a theatrical release, which was at one point considered, could have changed his career, the film's strong video performance, particularly in Asia, still established him as a bankable name.{{cite web | url =https://www.flickeringmyth.com/interview-martial-arts-film-legend-gary-daniels/ | title =An Interview with Martial Arts Film Legend Gary Daniels | last1 =Camacho | first1 =Manny | date =October 15, 2014 | website =flickeringmyth.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2022/02/gary-daniels-britains-original-martial-arts-action-hero/ |title= Gary Daniels: Britain's Original Martial Arts Action Hero|last= Jolliffe |first=Tom |date= February 2, 2022 |website= Flickering Myth |publisher= |access-date= March 9, 2023}}
Daniels soldiered on with a new PM Entertainment contract, which saw him star in an informal trilogy known internally at PM as the "Three Rs": Rage (1995), Riot (1996) and Recoil (1998). They are often seen as the company's peak thanks to large scale stunts devised by Spiro Razatos.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 34:32{{cite web |url= https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2022/02/gary-daniels-britains-original-martial-arts-action-hero/ |title= Gary Daniels: Britain's Original Martial Arts Action Hero|last= Jolliffe |first=Tom |date= February 2, 2022 |website= Flickering Myth |publisher= |access-date= March 9, 2023}} Aspects of his dream character Union Jack resurfaced in other projects, especially the two Queen's Messenger movies made for Harry Alan Towers.{{cite magazine |last1=Granger |first1=Damien |date=April 2000 |title=L'adieu au ring : gros plan sur Gary Daniels |url=https://archive.org/details/impact-085/page/n33/mode/2up |magazine=Impact |location=Paris |publisher=Jean-Pierre Putters |issue=85 |page=35 | language=fr |issn=0765-7099}} Daniels also reunited with Darren Doane, the director of his Hardcase short, for two features, Ides of March, which went unreleased due to legal issues, and Black Friday, which saw him debut as a main producer.{{cite web | url =http://www.darrendoane.com/page690751.htm | title =Why I did it |author= | website =darrendoane.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020610163537fw_/http://www.darrendoane.com/page690751.htm |archive-date=10 June 2002}}
The early 2000s marked an end to the lucrative cable and foreign sales that had cemented Daniels' leading man career.{{cite web | url =https://www.flickeringmyth.com/conversation-with-action-star-gary/ | title =A conversation with action star Gary Daniels | last1 =Joliffe | first1 =Tom | date =November 24, 2011 | website =flickeringmyth.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}} Still working for producers Joseph Merhi and Avi Lerner, he found himself booked as the antagonist in more upmarket films headlined by former studio players, Retrograde with Dolph Lundgren and Submerged with Steven Seagal. However, those changed power dynamics resulted in both of his characters being altered for the worse.{{cite web | url =https://mediamikes.com/2011/04/interview-with-gary-daniels/ | title =Interview with Gary Daniels | last1 =Genarelli | first1 =Mike | date =April 6, 2011 | website =mediamikes.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}}{{cite web | url =http://garydaniels.lannark.com/message.html | title =Переписка |author= | date =2003 | work =Northstar: Международный Фанклуб Гэри Дениелса | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031205124754/http://garydaniels.lannark.com/message.html |language=en, ru |archive-date=December 5, 2003}} After a few lean years, Daniels received high-profile roles in 2009's Tekken and 2010's The Expendables thanks to friends Mike Norris and Chad Stahelski. He had better luck this time around, as his characters gained in relevance during the making of the films.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 1:01:51{{cite web | url =https://www.askmen.com/entertainment/entertainment-news_150/173_the-expendables-shooting-an-action-scene.html | title =The Expendables: Shooting An Action Scene | last1 =Daniels | first1 =Gary | date =August 25, 2010 | website =askmen.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}}
In 2012, Daniels delivered a more subdued performance in the crime drama Angels, in a role written against type by his friend Wych Kaosayananda.{{cite web | url =https://filmcombatsyndicate.com/ballistic-cinematheque-word-with-wyc/ | title =Ballistic Cinematheque: A Word With Wych Kaosayananda | last1 =Golden | first1 =Lee B. | date =2 June 2014 | website =filmcombatsyndicate.com | access-date =April 28, 2024}} The film's lack of commercial appeal lead to action-oriented reshoots with Scott Adkins and a rebrand as Zero Tolerance, much to Daniels' disappointment.{{cite web | url =https://theactionelite.com/gary-daniels-interview1/ | title =Gary Daniels Interview | last1 =Friel | first1 =Eoin | date =July 1, 2014 | website =theactionelite.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}} However, the director's cut still saw release in Vietnam thanks to co-star Dustin Nguyen's presence, and Daniels was booked for another dramatic role in Farewell, Berlin Wall, a German-Vietnamese co-production which was selected for the 2015 Busan Film Festival.{{cite web | url =https://dep.com.vn/sao-biet-doi-danh-thue-dong-phim-viet-nam-nhu-lam-no-le/ | title =Nghệ sĩ Tây đóng phim, làm phim ở ta | last1 =Khuê | first1 =Cát | date =7 February 2016 | work =Tuổi Trẻ | language =vi | access-date =May 29, 2023}}{{cite web | url =https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/archive/arc_history_view.asp?kind=history&pyear=2015&m_idx=18604 | title =Farewell, Berlin Wall | author= | date =2015 | website =biff.kr | access-date =April 28, 2024}} In 2018, Daniels was cast by Ross Boyask, whom he had mentored during his days as an amateur filmmaker, as the main antagonist of his first mainstream feature I Am Vengeance, opposite wrestler Stu Bennett.Daniels 2020, Event occurs at 36:08, 1:07:10
Personal life
Daniels met his wife in the Philippines, and she later followed him to the U.S. His first son Shane is a stuntman who has competed on the TV show American Ninja Warrior.{{cite web | url =https://budomate.com/shane-daniels-interview/ | title =Shane Daniels Interview | last1 =Buena | first1 =Christy |last2=Zaytsev |first2=Roman | date =January 2011 | website =disarraymagazine.com |via=budomate.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}} His second son, Kenshiro, named after his Fist of the North Star character, has played professional association football in the Philippines.{{cite web | url =https://www.kayafc.com/feature/kenshiro-daniels-kicking-back/ | title =Kenshiro Daniels: Kicking Back | author= | date =October 5, 2014 | website =kayafc.com | access-date =May 29, 2023}} He also has a daughter.
Titles
Filmography
=Film=
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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rowspan="2" | 1988 | Final Reprisal | David Callahan | First lead role |
The Secret of King Mahis Island | Chuck | ||
rowspan="3" | 1991 | Ring of Fire | Bud | |
In Between | The Guardian | ||
Capital Punishment | James Thayer | ||
rowspan="5" | 1992 | Jin san jiao qun ying hui | Martial Artist in Prologue | Known in English as Mission of Justice |
Final Impact | Nick's Club Fighter | ||
Deadly Bet | Fletch | ||
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying | Scarface | Also known as Die Trying | |
American Streetfighter | Jake Tanner | Also fight choreographer | |
rowspan="5" | 1993 | City Hunter | Kim | |
Full Impact | Jared Taskin | Also fight choreographer | |
Hardcase | Tom Hawke / Hardcase | Short film | |
Knights | David | ||
Firepower | Nick Sledge | ||
1994 | Charles Prince | ||
rowspan="3" | 1995 | Fist of the North Star | Kenshiro | |
Heatseeker | Xao | ||
Rage | Alex Gainer | Also associate producer | |
rowspan="2" | 1996 | White Tiger | Mike Ryan | |
Hawk's Vengeance | Eric "Hawk" Kelly | Also fight choreographer | |
rowspan="3" | 1997 | Bloodmoon | Ken O'Hara | Also associate producer |
Pocket Ninjas | The White Dragon | Filmed in 1994 | |
Riot | Maj. Shane Alcott | ||
rowspan="2" | 1998 | Recoil | Det. Ray Morgan | Also associate producer |
Spoiler | Roger Mason | ||
rowspan="3" | 1999 | No Tomorrow | Jason | |
Cold Harvest | Roland Chaney / Oliver Chaney | ||
Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol | Capt. James Wellford | ||
rowspan="4" | 2000 | Epicenter | Nick Constantine | |
The Ides of March | Thomas Cane | Also known as Ultimate Target Unreleased domestically | |
City of Fear | Steve Roberts | ||
Fatal Blade | Richard Fox | Also associate producer | |
rowspan="2" | 2001 | Queen's Messenger | Capt. Anthony Strong | |
Witness to a Kill | Capt. Anthony Strong | Also known as Queen's Messenger 2 | |
2002 | Black Friday | Dean Campbell | Also producer |
2004 | Retrograde | Markus | |
2005 | Submerged | Col. John Sharpe | |
2006 | Reptilicant | Ryan Moore | |
2008 | Dark Secrets | Darryl Van Dyke | Also known as Cold Earth |
rowspan="3" |2009 | Immortally Yours | Sebastian | |
La Linea | Martin | ||
Tekken | Bryan Fury | ||
rowspan="5" | 2010 | Game of Death | Zander | |
The Expendables | Lawrence "The Brit" Sparks | ||
Hunt to Kill | Jensen | ||
Across the Line | Michaels | ||
The Lazarus Papers | Sebastian Riker | ||
rowspan="2" | 2011 | Johnny's Gone | Roy | |
Forced To Fight | Shane | Also fight choreographer | |
rowspan="6" | 2012 | The Mark | Joseph Pike | |
A Stranger in Paradise | Derek | ||
The Encounter: Paradise Lost | Charlie Doles | ||
The Mark: Redemption | Joseph Pike | ||
The Rogue | Kiefer | ||
Liberty | Agent Gunner | ||
2013
| Human Factor | Chad | ||
rowspan="3" | 2014 | Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge | Bryan Fury | |
Quyên | Hans | Known in English as Farewell, Berlin Wall | |
Misfire | Cole | ||
rowspan="3" | 2015 | Skin Traffik | Bradley | |
Angels | Sammy | Partially re-shot and released in most territories as Zero Tolerance or 2 Guns: Zero Tolerance | |
Dancin': It's On! | Jerry August | ||
rowspan="2"| 2016 | The Wrong Child | Charles | |
Rumble | David Goran | ||
rowspan="2" | 2018 | I Am Vengeance | Hatcher | |
Astro | Jack Adams | ||
2021
| The Gardener | Volker | ||
2022
| Bring Him Back Dead | Alex | ||
2022
| Repeater | Henrik Botha |
=Television=
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Miami Vice | Male stripper | Episode: "Walk-Alone" Uncredited |
1999 | Sons of Thunder | Lannark | Episode: "Daddy's Girl" |
2008 | The Legend of Bruce Lee | Elliott | 2 episodes |
2013 | Payday | Hector | Web miniseries Episode: "Hector" |
2016 | Mortal Kombat X: Generations | Kano | Also known as Mortal Kombat: Legacy season 3 Web miniseries Episode: "Mission Fatigue" Unreleased |
2016 | The Wrong Child | Charles | Television film |
2021 | Kung Fu | Master Drake | 2 episodes |
References
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=Work cited=
- {{anchor|evo-fight}}{{cite AV media | title =Gary Daniels: Evolution of a Fighter | medium =DVD featurette | date=2000 | publisher =Hong Kong Legends | location =United Kingdom | id={{UPC|5032438504633}}}}
- {{anchor|aoa-gd}}{{Cite episode |title=Gary Daniels |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq8QNeGkANc |series=The Art of Action |last=Adkins |first=Scott (host)|date=October 29, 2020 |number=22 |access-date =May 31, 2023}}
Further reading
- Combat, January 1992. Gary Daniels the best of British!. Volume: 18. Number: 1.
- Combat, February 1992. Gary Daniels the next James Bond?. Volume: 18. Number: 2.
- Combat, April 1992. Gary Daniels! Fight for your life. Volume: 18. Number: 4.
- Martial Arts Illustrated, January 1993. True Brit. Volume: 5. Number: 8.
- Impact, July 1994. Gary Daniels in Deadly Target.
- Inside Tae Kwon Do, November 1994. How To Finish With a Kick. Volume: 3. Number: 6.
- Martial Arts Movies, December 1994. Brit Gary Daniels stars as Japan's biggest cult hero.
- Impact, May 1995. Manga movie mania.
- Impact, October 1996. Fist of the North Star.
- Combat, October 1995. Gary Daniels the Heatseeker!. Volume: 21. Number: 10.
- Martial Arts Illustrated, December 1995. Gary Daniels – Enter the White Tiger. Volume: 8. Number: 7.
- Exercise for Men Only, July 1996. Martial Arts Movie Sensation – Gary Daniels Is the New King of Karate. Volume: 12. Number: 3.
- Combat, August 1996. Gary Daniels west beats east. Volume: 22. Number: 8.
- Martial Arts Illustrated, August 1996. Gary Daniels at the 'Clash' spectacular success. Volume: 9. Number: 8.
- Martial Arts Illustrated, January 1997. Gary Daniels exclusive. Volume: 9. Number: 8.
- Tae Kwon Do and Korean Combat Arts, February and March 1996. Gary Daniels Fist of the North Star. Volume: 1. Number: 3
- Budo Journal, March 1998. Gary Daniels.
- Martial Arts Illustrated, April 1998. MAI talks with action stars Gary Daniels & Kevin Brewerton. Volume: 10. Number: 11.
- Martial Arts Illustrated, December 1998. Gary Daniels movies, training, and more! Volume: 1. Number: 5.
- Martial Arts Illustrated, November 2013. Gary Daniels talks action cinema. Volume: 26. Number: 6.
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200924143034/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb4c599f2 Gary Daniels] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
- {{IMDb name|0199939|Gary Daniels}}
- {{TCMDb name|id=43951%7C0|name=Gary Daniels}}
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