Tony Jaa
Actor and stunt performer
Thai actor who made Muay Boran famous by filming without wires or effects.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth2/5/1976
Country of OriginThailand
Biography
He grew up in Isan and trained from childhood under Panna Rittikrai, who guided him in both Muay Boran and stunt work. He insisted on shooting without wires, doubles or CGI, resetting the bar for Asian action cinema.
Associated Martial Arts
Muay BoranNotable figure→
The collective name for Thai boxing before the sporting reform of the 1920s and 1930s. Hands were bound with hemp rope; there was no ring, no rounds, no weight classes.
Muay ThaiNotable figure→Thai boxing, the art of eight limbs — fists, elbows, knees and shins, complemented by clinch work. It moved into the ring in the early twentieth century.
Filmography
A screen role does not mean the person actually practises the art — that is listed above.