Matt Mullins is an American actor and martial artist. At the age of 16, in 2000, he won his first World Kickboxing Association title in Dublin, Ireland. This would be his first of five championships in the next three years.[1]
| Matt Mullins | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Toluca Lake, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Okinawan Shōrei-ryū Karate |
| Teacher(s) | John Sharkey Jr. |
| Rank | 7th degree black belt in Shōrei-ryū Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Occupation | Martial artist, actor |
| Spouse |
Alicia Vela-Bailey (m. 2015) |
| Website | matthewmullins |
Martial arts career
editMullins was featured in the Discovery Channel mini-series Extreme Martial Arts alongside Mike Chat. As of 2024, he held 7th degree Black belt in the style Shōrei-ryū and studied under martial arts instructor John Sharkey at Sharkey's Karate Studio in Naperville, Illinois.[2]
While an underbelt, he met Mike Chaturantabut and together they created a martial arts style which later became known as Extreme Martial Arts (XMA). Their style's growing popularity prompted the Discovery Channel to produce a documentary called XMA: Extreme Martial Arts. In this documentary, the producers covered the XMA style with modern technology such as motion-capture and 3D imaging to show how a martial artist can use their body. As a side story, they focused on Matt Mullins' attempt to return to the competition world of sport karate.[3]
Matt Mullins is the founder and creator of the Sideswipe Performance Team. He created this extreme martial arts group in 2002 after appearing on the show 30 seconds to Fame. From there he grew Sideswipe and began traveling around the world with everyone a part of the team to do these performances.[4][5]
Mullins holds seminars and martial arts camps. He has appeared on shows such as The Jerry Lewis Telethon, The Wayne Brady Show, America's Got Talent (Season 2) and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, as well as at sporting events, live action shows and karate tournaments.
Acting career
editMullins has appeared in national commercials for Motorola, America Online, Applebee's, Nike, Hanes and Pepsi as well as a lead actor in several films including Kung Fu Love Triangle, Bloodfist 2050, and Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon. He had a lead role portraying the character Len/Kamen Rider Wing Knight on the in-production TV show Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight. He also helped Mike Moh get the role of Hunt/Danny Cho/Kamen Rider Axe in the same show through their shared martial arts training.[citation needed]
Mullins was a reporter for LX TV 1st Look television program introducing DJ Hapa, as well as Shinkendo. He starred as Johnny Cage in the Kevin Tancharoen directed short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth.[6]
Filmography
editFilms
edit- Wentworth (2005) – Waiter
- Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon (2007) – Eddie
- Blood and Bone (2009) – Pretty Boy Price
- Freshmyn (2010) – Zach Markey
- Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010) – Johnny Cage
- Alpha Must Die (2012) – Blue
- The Wrath of Vajra (2013) – K-23/Bill
- Resident Evil: Vengeance (2013) – Chris Redfield
- Divergent (2014) – Fighter on Ring
- White Tiger (2015) – Michael Turner
Stunt work
edit- Ted Bundy (2002) – as Michael Reilly Burke's stunt double
- No Rules (2005) – as brotherhood fighter
- Severed (2009) – as fight choreographer
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) – as fight coordinator
- Masterless (2015) – as stunt coordinator
- Defenders (2017) – as stunt coordinator
- Luke Cage season 2 (2018) – as fight coordinator
Video games
edit- Area 51 (1995) – Voice
- Resident Evil (2002) – Face model for Chris Redfield
- Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus (2003) – Voice
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004) – Voice
- Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles – Face model for Chris Redfield
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) – Motion capture for Nathan Drake
- Resident Evil 5 (2009) – Face model for Chris Redfield
- Resident Evil 6 (2012) – Face model for Chris Redfield
Television
edit- America's Got Talent (2007) – Himself – Performer
- Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2008–2009) – Len / Kamen Rider Wing Knight (Main Role)
- Misadventures in Matchmaking (2009) – Cobin in The Love Portal
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011) – Johnny Cage
- Team Unicorn (2011) – Beach Stud in Alien Beach Crashers
- Kickin' It (2012) – Trent Darby in It Takes Two To Tangle
- Métal Hurlant Chronicles (2012) – Julian in King's Crown
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) – Centipede Soldier in The Magical Place
Director
edit- The Johnnies – 5 episodes
Producer
edit- Resident Evil: Vengeance (2013)
- The Johnnies – 5 episodes
References
edit- ^ "Matt Mullins: The New KAMEN RIDER". Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ "Extreme Knight". Otaku USA. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
- ^ "Extreme martial arts on the verge of mainstream invasion". College News. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ Budomate. "Extreme martial arts on the verge of mainstream invasion". Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Elyachar, Jacob (May 30, 2012). "Jacob Interviews...Sideswipe's Matt Mullins". Jake's Take. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "New Mortal Kombat Promotional Featurette Delivers the Goods". DreadCentral.com. September 28, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2015.