Daniel Bernhardt

Bernhardt was born in Ittigen, Canton of Bern, in 1965, to Heidi and Horst Bernhardt. He began studying martial arts at the age of 15, learning what called “something cobbled together out of kung fu and kickboxing." He later earned black belts in Taekwondo under Hee-il Cho and Kyokushin Karate under Mas Oyama. He has also studied boxing, judo, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. ==Career==

Acting Bernhardt made his acting debut in the leading role in Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite (1996), 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), In September 2020, it was announced that Bernhardt would be reprising his Matrix role as Agent Johnson in The Matrix Resurrections; however, his scenes were cut from the final film. Bernhardt is set to play the title character in Deathstalker, an upcoming remake of the 1983 cult film of the same. 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), for which he trained Bob Odenkirk in fighting for two years, and The Equalizer television series. ==Personal life==

Bernhardt has two brothers, Cliff and Dirk. He is married to actress Lisa Stothard, whom he met on the set of Bloodsport: The Dark Kumite. They have a daughter together. ==Filmography==

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