Ray Park

Ray Park is a Scottish actor, stuntman and martial artist, best known for playing Darth Maul in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace," Toad in "X-Men," Snake Eyes in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" and "Edgar on Heroes."

Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was brought up in Govan, Glasgow, and eventually moved with his family to London. Park was introduced to martial arts by his father, who was a fan of Bruce Lee, and began training in the traditional Chinese Northern Shaolin Kung Fu when he was 7 years old. He added kickboxing and wushu to his hobbies by age 14. When he was 16, Park won Great Britain's Martial Arts National Championship for his class and then went to Malaysia to try to improve his skills. He went on to compete in martial arts tournaments around the world and brought home awards before turning his attention to acting in the late 1990s.

He began working in films as a stunt double for the film "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation," doing the stunts for both Robin Shou and James Remar. Park also did some cameos as monsters, including Baraka. All of these were non-speaking roles.

In 1999, Park appeared in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace," as the Sith Apprentice Darth Maul. While the character had a few lines, Park's voice was dubbed over with that of actor Peter Serafinowicz. From his work on "Star Wars," Park was cast in a cameo role in "Fanboys" as a Skywalker Ranch security guard who says, "Time for you to get mauled, boy," as he pulls out two nightsticks. In addition to this acting work, he has also been Christopher Walken's fight stunt double for the film "Sleepy Hollow." Park appeared in the scene where Walken's character, the "Headless Horseman," murders the Killian family and Brom Bones, among others.

Park had his first real speaking part in "X-Men" as Toad. In December 2007, Park was confirmed for the role of Snake Eyes in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," involving a variation of the international G.I. Joe force who fought the minions of Cobra in the comics.

He worked with comic book creator-turned-filmmaker Kevin VanHook in the film "Slayer," starring in the dual roles of acrobatic twin vampires. This film also saw him appearing again with "Sleepy Hollow" co-star Casper Van Dien.