Christian Howard (born 4 May 1984) is a British actor, model, martial artist, and filmmaker. He is best known for his performance as
Ken Masters
is a character in Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' fighting game series. The character was first introduced in the 1987 title ''Street Fighter'' as an alternate fighter to Ryu. While Ken and Ryu are devoted to testing their power, Ken instead focuses ...
Sunderland
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, near Newcastle, in the
United Kingdom
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on 4 May 1984. At the age of 13, Howard began his training in martial arts in
Essex
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. Howard began his training in
Kung Fu
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, but later trained in
Karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...
,
Taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
and
Capoeira
Capoeira () is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, capoeira music, music, and spirituality.
It likely originated from enslaved Mbundu people, of the Kingdom of Ndongo, in present-day Angola. The ...
. He notes
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Hong Kong martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from ...
and
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (, ; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (, ), is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Born and raised in Brussels, his father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate schoo ...
indie film
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''Love Struck'' and worked primarily in television movies and short films. In 2010, he played the role of Ken Masters in the short film '' Street Fighter: Legacy'' opposite
Jon Foo
Jon Foo (born 30 October 1982) is a British actor of Irish Singaporean descent. He is known for his work on the CBS drama/sitcom ''Rush Hour (American TV series), Rush Hour'' and the cyber/apocalyptic action film ''Tekken (2009 film), Tekken''. ...
as Ryu. In addition to playing Ken, Howard also co-wrote the screenplay and assisted with fight choreography with director
Joey Ansah
Joey Ansah (born 24 November 1982) is an English actor, martial artist, stuntman and director best known for his roles in '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007), '' Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist'' (2014) and '' The Old Guard'' (2020).Ross Boyask's sword and sorcery homage ''Warrioress'' opposite Cecily Fay, who met Howard while he worked as a stuntman. Howard worked as a fight choreographer on films such as ''Dragon Crusaders'' and the Bollywood film ''
Force
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'' and doubled for lead actor
John Abraham
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. Howard had worked as assistant fight choreographer and doubled for idol Jean-Claude Van Damme on '' U.F.O''.
In 2013, Howard co-starred as Wedge and served as assistant fight choreographer on '' Green Street 3: Never Back Down''.
The overwhelming success of the 2010 short film '' Street Fighter: Legacy'' led to Capcom and
Machinima
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Ken Masters
is a character in Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' fighting game series. The character was first introduced in the 1987 title ''Street Fighter'' as an alternate fighter to Ryu. While Ken and Ryu are devoted to testing their power, Ken instead focuses ...
, but since Jon Foo was unavailable, Mike Moh replaced Foo as Ryu. The series was also co-written by Howard and again, Howard assisted with the series' fight choreography alongside co-star and series director
Joey Ansah
Joey Ansah (born 24 November 1982) is an English actor, martial artist, stuntman and director best known for his roles in '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007), '' Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist'' (2014) and '' The Old Guard'' (2020).Street Fighter: Resurrection'' alongside Mike Moh returning as Ryu and features
Alain Moussi
Alain Moussi is a Canadian actor, stuntman, and martial artist trained in jujitsu, kickboxing, and karate. He plays the lead role of Kurt Sloane in the reboot of the '' Kickboxer series'', '' Kickboxer: Vengeance'' (2016) and '' Kickboxer: Reta ...
as Charlie Nash.
He has also expressed interest in playing the lead role of
He-Man
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in Mattel's rumored ''
Masters of the Universe
''Masters of the Universe'' (sometimes referred to as the ''He-Man'' or ''She-Ra'' series) is a sword and planet-themed media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between He-Man (the alter ego of Prince A ...
'' film.
Filmography
* ''Stay Out'' (2023) - Paul Anthony
* ''The Royal Bake Off'' (2023) - James
* ''A Lifeguard's Obsession'' (2023) - Blake Hopkins
* ''Stepping Into Love'' (2023) -Devon
* ''Perspectives'' (Short) (2022) - Sam
* ''Love Off the Page'' (2022) - Adam
* ''Jack & Blue'' (Short) (2022) - Jack/Oliver
* ''Infinity System'' (Short) (2022) - Wayne
* ''When the Mist Clears'' (2022) - Matt
* ''
Lucifer
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He appeared in the King James Version of the Bible in Isaiah and before that in the Vulgate (the late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bib ...
'' (2021) - Sandwich Goon in "Partners 'Til the End"
* ''Immortal 65'' (Short) (2021) - Orson Randall/Iron Fist / Writer
* ''Thicker'' (2021) - Barnes
* ''The Cocktail Party'' (Short) (2021) - Thief Guy
* ''Born a Champion'' (2021) - Parking Lot Drunk Guy #2
* ''Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves'' (Short) (2021) - Terry Bogard/Producer/Fight Choreography
* ''Oddjob'' (Short) (2020) - James Bond
* ''Ripper'' (2017) - Ricochet
* ''Thirst of the Ancients'' (2017) - Dario
* ''Dead.Gay.Fictional'' (Short) (2016) - James Bond
* ''Jack'' (2016) - Jack
* ''Option Zero'' (2016) - Nate
* '' Street Fighter: Resurrection'' (2016) - Ken Masters
* ''Impossible'' (Short) (2015) - Fitzgerald Grant
* '' Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist'' (2014) - Ken Masters
* ''Control'' (Short) (2014) - The Henchman
* '' Green Street 3: Never Back Down'' (2013) - Wedge/assistant fight choreographer
* ''The Making of a Cold'' (Short) (2012) - Sebastian Buck/Roger
* ''
U.F.O.
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'' (2012) - Bartholomew/assistant fight choreographer/stunt double
* ''Brother'' (Short) (2012) - Prince Lucius
* ''Awake'' (Short) (2012) - C
* ''Bound'' (Short) (2012) - Captain Stevens
* ''
Force
In physics, a force is an influence that can cause an Physical object, object to change its velocity unless counterbalanced by other forces. In mechanics, force makes ideas like 'pushing' or 'pulling' mathematically precise. Because the Magnitu ...
'' (2011) - fight choreographer/stunt double
* ''10 Minutes'' (Short) (2011) - Mike
* ''Dragon Crusaders'' (2011) - Calvain/fight choreographer
* ''Warrioress'' (2011) - Finvarrah/Raider
* ''Love of Brian'' (Short) (2010) - George
* ''The Seer'' (Short) (2010) - Kano
* '' Street Fighter: Legacy'' (Short) (2010) - Ken Masters/assistant fight choreographer
* ''Am I Digital?'' (Short) (2009) - Assassin
* ''Game'' (Short) (2008) - Eddie
* ''Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen'' (2007) - Chris
* ''Love Struck'' (2005) - Door Evictee #1