Biography

Hues was born in Waltrop

Waltrop

Waltrop is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the Datteln-Hamm Canal, approx. 15 km east of Recklinghausen and 15 km north-west of Dortmund.-Division of the town:...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, and was raised on a ranch by his doctor-father Josef...who, according to the younger Hues, did not even own a television set. Matthias (whose name is the Teutonic

Teutonic

Teutonic or Teuton may refer to:*the Teutons* Germanic peoples , see Theodiscus**Teutonic Mythology** Germanic languages * Having qualities related to Modern Germans*Nordic race*Furor Teutonicus...

 form of "Matthew")'s first Hollywood acting role was as Yuri in the film No Retreat, No Surrender 2

No Retreat, No Surrender 2

No Retreat, No Surrender 2 is an American Hong Kong martial arts film directed in 1987 by Corey Yuen. This film does not continue the story of the original No Retreat, No Surrender...

. The script was rewritten at the last minute when Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg , professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist and actor, best known for his martial arts action films, the most successful of which include Bloodsport , Kickboxer , Double Impact , Universal Soldier , Hard Target , Timecop ,...

 refused to reprise his role, and his character was made into Hues’ Yuri. Matthias's proficiency with martial arts is well-known, his specialties include kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

Hues' most famous role was as an alien

Extraterrestrial life

Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...

 in the 1990

1990 in film

The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....

 film I Come in Peace in which he uttered the famous line, “I come in peace.” Since then, Hues has appeared largely in action films as henchmen or as intimidating villains in B-movie

B-movie

A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....

s. He played one of the Klingon

Klingon

Klingons are a fictional warrior race in the Star Trek universe.Klingons are recurring villains in the 1960s television show Star Trek: The Original Series, and have appeared in all five spin-off series and eight feature films...

 generals in the feature film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film in the Star Trek science fiction franchise and is the last of the Star Trek films to include the entire main cast of the 1960s Star Trek television series. Released in 1991 by Paramount Pictures, it was directed by Nicholas Meyer and...

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Filmography

• The Rogue (2009)
• CarPirates (2008)
• 1066 (2008)
• Ved verdens ende (2009)
• Charlie Valentine
  Charlie Valentine
  Charlie Valentine, also released as The Hitmen Diaries: Charlie Valentine, is a 2009 Crime drama starring Raymond J. Barry in the titular role. The film co-stars Michael Weatherly, James Russo, and Tom Berenger, and was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Los Angeles, California...
  
  (2009)
• Green Street Hooligans 2 (2009)
• Little Klaus Big World (2009)
• Goy (2008)
• Chinaman's Chance (2008)
• D-War
  D-War
  D-War , is a 2007 South Korean fantasy action film released in North America as Dragon Wars: D-War, War of the Dragons in Malaysia, and sometimes referred to colloquially and in some marketing materials as Dragon Wars. It is written and directed by Shim Hyung-rae...
  
  (2007)
• Immortally Yours (2007)
• Legion of the Dead (2001)
• The King's Guard (2000)
• ...Angus Lone Tiger (1999)
• The Protector (1998/I)
• Executive Target (1997)
• Bloodsuckers (1997)
• Alone in the Woods (1996)
• Cyber Zone (1995)
• Digital Man (1995)
• Death Match (1994)
• TC 2000 (1993)
• Bounty Tracker (1993)
• Talons of the Eagle (1992)
• Blackbelt (1992)
• Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
• Dark Angel (1990)
• Fist Fighter (1989)
• Big Top Pee-wee
  Big Top Pee-wee
  Big Top Pee-wee is the 1988 American family comedy sequel to the 1985 film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and stars Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, Penelope Ann Miller, Valeria Golino, and Kris Kristofferson. The original music score is composed by Danny Elfman. The film is marketed with the tagline...
  
  (1988)
• No Retreat, No Surrender 2
  No Retreat, No Surrender 2
  No Retreat, No Surrender 2 is an American Hong Kong martial arts film directed in 1987 by Corey Yuen. This film does not continue the story of the original No Retreat, No Surrender...
  
  : Raging Thunder (1988)

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