Perry began practicing martial arts training in 1975, at the age of eight. Because his mother was not able to afford her son's lessons, he cleaned a martial arts school, and received lessons in trade. He began performing stunt work in the late 1980s after leaving the military. Perry was a fourth-degree black belt in
taekwondo by 1993. Perry shared in the Male Stuntman of the Year Award at the 2004
World Stunt Awards for his work in the 2003 action comedy film
The Rundown. He was also voted 2012 Stunt Coordinator of the Year at the short-lived (2010-2012) ActionFest action movie festival (founded by
Chuck Norris's stunt double, director, and younger brother
Aaron Norris). In 2022, Perry directed his first feature-length film,
Day Shift. In May 2023, Perry was announced to direct a film adaptation of
Jay Bonansinga's novel ''The Killer's Game
. In 2024, Perry was announced to direct a film adaptation of the Red 5 Comics graphic novel Afterburn''. ==Filmography==