Daniel Bernhardt (born 31 August 1965) is a Swiss actor, stuntman, martial artist, and former model. He is known for his work on various action films. He made his acting debut in the leading role in the martial arts film Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite (1996), and appeared in two of its sequels, Bloodsport III (1997) and Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite (1999). Also known for playing villainous characters, he appeared opposite Chuck Norris in The Cutter(2005), Jean-Claude Van Damme in Kill 'Em All (2017), Sylvester Stallone in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019), and Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and John Wick (2014). He also starred as Siro in the television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998–1999). As a stunt performer and fight choreographer, he has worked on Creed II (2018) and Nobody (2021). Bernhardt is a black belt in Taekwondo under Black Belt Hall of Fame member Hee-il Cho (the two also starred together in Bloodsport II). He also studied Kyokushin karate under South Korean master Mas Oyama. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Bernhardt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026Man of War — Stanismir Koniev
• 2026Matchbox the Movie — Falko
• 2026Sundown — Victor
• 2025Afterburn — Gorynych
• 2025Ballerina — Scarred Eye Assassin
• 2025Deathstalker — Deathstalker
• 2025Nobody 2 — Kartoush
• 2025The Last GunFight — The Reverend
• 2024Chief of Station — Kharon
• 2024The Killer's Game — Max
• 2024Utopia
• 2024Wish Me Luck — Dude with Gloves, Executive Producer, Action Director
• 2023Extraction 2 — Konstantine
• 2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — Stunts
• 2022Lou — Tony, Fight Choreographer
• 2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special — Gobot, Stunts
• 2021Hell Hath No Fury — Von Bruckner
• 2021Nobody — Bus Goon, Fight Choreographer
• 2021Red Notice — Drago Grande
• The Equalizer — Cobra
• 2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) — Sionis' Chauffeur
• 2020Skylines — Owens
• 2019Alita: Battle Angel — Stunts
• 2019Escape Plan: The Extractors — Silva
• 2019Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw — Henchman (uncredited), Stunts
• 2019John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — Stunts
• Altered Carbon — Jaeger
• Barry — Ronny Proxin
• 2018Blood, Sweat and Terrors — Director
• 2018Creed II — Fight Choreographer
• 2018Deadpool 2 — Stunts
• 2017Atomic Blonde — Soldier, Stunts
• 2017John Wick: Chapter 2 — Stunts
• 2017Kill 'em All — Radovan Brokowski, Stunts
• 2017Logan — Bone Breaker
• 2016Captain America: Civil War — Utility Stunts
• 2016Officer Downe — Fight Choreographer
• 2016Precious Cargo — Simon
• 2016Term Life — Detective, Stunts
• 2015Brothers — Max Potter, Utility Stunts
• 2015The Vatican Tapes — Stunts
• 2014John Wick — Kirill
• 2014Knock 'em Dead — Victor
• Legends — The Hitman
• 2014Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Stunts
• 2013A Good Day to Die Hard — Stunts
• 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues — Stunts
• 2013Parker — Kroll
• 2013The Hunger Games: Catching Fire — Disctrict 9 Male Tribute
• 2013Zombeo & Juliécula — Vladimir
• 2012Dead Hearts — James
• 2012Foodfight! — Additional Voices (voice)
• 2012Santa's Summer House — Bryan Raglan
• 2011Creature — Lockjaw / Grimley
• 2011Elephant White — Producer
• 2010Supreme Champion — Lucien Gallows
• Castle — Additional Henchman
• 2007Fetch — Fighter (uncredited), Executive Producer, Writer, Director
• 2007The Killing Grounds — Murat
• Desire
• 2005Confessions of an Action Star — Jason Everstrong
• Criminal Minds — Addict
• 2005Nature Unleashed: Tornado — Josh
• 2005The Cutter — Dirk
• 2004The Librarians — Toshko
• 2003The Matrix Reloaded — Agent Johnson
• 2003クリスタナ・ローケン T-X
• 2002Global Effect — Marcus Poynt
• 2001Mortal Kombat: Final Battle — Siro
• 1999Bloodsport: The Dark Kumite — John Keller
• 1999G-2 — Steven Conlin
• 1999Mortal Kombat: Kreeya — Siro
• 1999Mortal Kombat: Scorpion vs. Sub-Zero — Siro
• Mortal Kombat: Conquest — Siro
• 1998Mortal Kombat: Queen — Siro
• 1998Mortal Kombat: Terminator — Siro
• 1997Future War — The Runaway, Choreographer
• 1997Perfect Target — David Benson
• 1997True Vengeance — Allen Griffin
• 1996Black Sea Raid — Fight Choreographer
• 1996Bloodsport II — Alex Cardo
• 1996Bloodsport III — Alex Cardo
• Painter

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2025Wick Is Pain — Self
• The Art of Action — Self
• 2015John Wick: The Red Circle — Himself
• Germany's Next Topmodel — Self - Guest Judge