Daniel Bernhardt

Acting

Bernhardt made his acting debut in the leading role in Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite (1996),^[5] a sequel to the 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme film.

He also appeared in two of its sequels and starred in Future War (1997), True Vengeance (1997), Perfect Target (1997), G2 – Mortal Conquest (1999), Black Sea Raid (2000) and Global Effect (2002). From 1998 to 1999, he starred in the TV series Mortal Kombat: Conquest.

In 2003, he appeared as Agent Johnson in The Matrix Reloaded (2003),^[1] and in 2005 he appeared with Chuck Norris in The Cutter.

In 2013, he returned to acting with Jason Statham in Parker (2013) and in a cameo in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) as the male tribute from District 9. He trained with the 87Eleven Stunt Team and played Russian henchmen in John Wick and Atomic Blonde. In 2015, he made his Bollywood debut as mixed martial arts fighter Max Potter in the remake of Warrior, titled Brothers. He co-starred in a particularly acclaimed episode of HBO's Barry as Ronny Proxin.^[6]

In September 2020, it was announced that Bernhardt would be reprising his Matrix role as Agent Johnson in The Matrix Resurrections;^[7] however, his scenes were cut from the final film.^{[citation needed]}

Bernhardt is set to play the title character in Deathstalker, an upcoming remake of the 1983 cult film of the same.^[8]

Stunts

Bernhardt's credits as a stunt performer include A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Hobbs & Shaw (also 2019), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He was the principal fight trainer and fight choreographer for Creed II (2018) and Nobody (2021), and The Equalizer television series.

Film

Television