Daniel Bernhardt

Swiss actor

丹尼尔·伯哈特 · ダニエル・バーンハード

Born

31 August 1965, Ittigen

Citizenship

Switzerland

Sport

taekwondo

Occupation

actor, martial artist, model, film actor, film producer

Height

189 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

85 kg (187 lb)

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), John Wick (2014) and Ballerina (2025). He also starred as Siro in the television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998–1999). As a stunt performer and fight choreographer, his work includes 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.

Films

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q115932 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.