Mickey Hardt
{{short description|Swiss actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mickey Hardt
| image = Mickey Hardt und Gerry Hungbauer (cropped).jpg
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|03|27}}
| birth_place = Switzerland
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| known_for = Josh Engel (The Puma)
| occupation = model actor, martial artist
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Mickey Hardt (born March 27, 1969) is a Swiss-born Luxembourgish-residing German actor, model and martial artist.{{cite web|url=http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=15320&display_set=eng|title=Mickey Hardt|publisher=Hong Kong Movie Database|accessdate=2011-11-11}} He is best known for his role in the German television series {{Ill|Codename: Puma|it|Il Puma}}. Hardt is skilled in Taekwondo and Savate.{{cite web|url=http://lta-taekwondo.lu/spip.php?article206|title=Training session with actor Mickey Hardt|publisher=Luxembourg Taekwondo Association|date=2011-03-18|accessdate=2011-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629200707/http://lta-taekwondo.lu/spip.php?article206|archive-date=2017-06-29|url-status=dead}}
Life and career
Hardt's interest in martial arts began at the age of 8. He started training in Taekwondo in Luxembourg from 1984 and received his 1st dan three years later.
His career however, started with modeling and then he took acting classes. He was discovered by Hong Kong-based martial artist Donnie Yen, who was working on the choreography of a German action series called {{Ill|Codename: Puma|it|Il Puma}}. Hardt also trained with Yen's stunt team and appeared in the Hong Kong movie The Twins Effect.
He starred as the titular hero in Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004) alongside David Carradine and in its sequel, Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006).
Hardt received his 2nd dan in Taekwondo in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://lta-taekwondo.lu/spip.php?article210|title=Meet Mickey Hardt|date=2011-07-02|publisher=Luxembourg Taekwondo Association|accessdate=2011-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425160831/http://lta-taekwondo.lu/spip.php?article210|archive-date=2012-04-25|url-status=dead}}
Selected filmography
- {{Ill|Codename: Puma|it|Il Puma}} (1999–2000, TV series)
- The Twins Effect (2003)
- Sabine (2004–2005, TV series)
- Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004)
- Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006)
- {{ill|Evet, I Do!|de|Evet, ich will!}} (2008)
- Alisa – Folge deinem Herzen (2010, TV series)
- Alles was zählt (2011, TV series)
- Allein gegen die Zeit (2012, TV series)
- Blind Spot (2012)
- Guardians (2012)
- Air Force One Is Down (2012, TV film)
- Beauty and the Beast (2014)
- Gooische Vrouwen 2 (2014)
- Verbotene Liebe (2014–2015, TV series)
- Souvenir (2016)
- Rote Rosen (2016–2017, TV series)
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.mickeyhardt.com|Mickey Hardt Official Website}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0362510|name=Mickey Hardt}}
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Category:Swiss male film actors
Category:Swiss male television actors
Category:21st-century Swiss male actors