Silvio Simac
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Silvio Simac is a Croatia
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martial artist who has appeared in many mainstream American action movies. He is a 14 times British Taekwondo
Champion (1991–2000). He holds 4th Dan Black Belt in ITF Taekwondo
, 5th Dan in Choi Kwang Do
, 3rd Dan in Kickboxing
, 1st Dan in Brithai Karate
and 1st Dan Black Belt in Combat Self-Defence. He has a degree in Economics from Thames Valley University
in London. His role in movies is often that of a no-nonsense character.
Silvio Simac's first major appearance in a Hollywood movie was in Danny the Dog, where he played an underground fighter. Silvio Simac's role in the film is recorded as being one of Jet Li
's longest movie fight scenes involving a character other than the second leading actor.
Simac also played the character Leon in the film DOA: Dead or Alive
which is based on the very popular console game. DOA received very bad reviews and was described by many fans of the console game as a failure to achieve the expectations that the console game created; however, Simac's performance was praised by hardcore gamers who stated that he portrayed the character Leon exactly as they wanted.
Croatia
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Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
martial artist who has appeared in many mainstream American action movies. He is a 14 times British Taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
Champion (1991–2000). He holds 4th Dan Black Belt in ITF Taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
, 5th Dan in Choi Kwang Do
Choi Kwang Do
Choi Kwang Do is a martial art developed by Kwang Jo Choi. The style relies more on flexibility and fluidity of movement as opposed to the more rigid lines of some other martial arts. To achieve this it employs yoga-based stretching to develop the flexibility of practitioners.-History:Choi Kwang...
, 3rd Dan in 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....
, 1st Dan in Brithai Karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
and 1st Dan Black Belt in Combat Self-Defence. He has a degree in Economics from Thames Valley University
Thames Valley University
The University of West London is a public university based in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in Ealing and Brentford, London, and Reading, Berkshire....
in London. His role in movies is often that of a no-nonsense character.
Silvio Simac's first major appearance in a Hollywood movie was in Danny the Dog, where he played an underground fighter. Silvio Simac's role in the film is recorded as being one of Jet Li
Jet Li
The fame gained by his sports winnings led to a career as a martial arts film star, beginning in mainland China and then continuing into Hong Kong. Li acquired his screen name in 1982 in the Philippines when a publicity company thought his real name was too hard to pronounce...
's longest movie fight scenes involving a character other than the second leading actor.
Simac also played the character Leon in the film DOA: Dead or Alive
DOA: Dead or Alive
DOA: Dead or Alive is a 2006 ensemble martial arts film loosely based on the Tecmo/Team Ninja fighting game series of the same name. Directed by Corey Yuen and written by J. F. Lawton, Adam and Seth Gross....
which is based on the very popular console game. DOA received very bad reviews and was described by many fans of the console game as a failure to achieve the expectations that the console game created; however, Simac's performance was praised by hardcore gamers who stated that he portrayed the character Leon exactly as they wanted.