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 ''

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'' and the cyber/apocalyptic action film ''

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''.

Early life

British Actor Jon Foo is of Irish Singaporean descent. He is known for his work on the CBS drama/sitcom ''

'' and the cyber/apocalyptic action film ''

''. Jon began his career working as an acrobat for a variety of circus acts, shows and idents. He then moved to Hong Kong and Thailand where he booked some of his first movie roles in a crash course on action cinema. Credits include '' House of Fury'', ''

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'', ''Rebirth'', ''Extraction'', ''

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'', '' Universal Soldier: Regeneration'', the ''Rush Hour'' television series, '' Weaponized'', and '' Last Resort''.

Career

Being a practitioner of

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, Foo has starred in ''

'' (US title: ''The Protector''), ''

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'', '' House of Fury'', '' Left for Dead'', and ''Life'' (''Shi cha qi xiao shi''). He also performs stunts for other actors. He is perhaps best known for playing the role of

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in the 2009 live-action film ''

''. He also played Ryu in the short film '' Street Fighter: Legacy''. He also starred in '' Universal Soldier: Regeneration'' (2010) as one of the first-generation soldiers. He is set to appear in a Thai martial arts basketball film, ''Fireball Begins'', which is a prequel to the first film, '' Fireball''. Foo's films were his second lead role in ''Bangkok Revenge''; he appears with

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in ''

'' and

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in ''Extraction'' and stars as Detective Lee in the television adaptation of ''

'' (the role played by

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in the film series).

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foo, Jon 1982 births Living people Male actors from London English male film actors English male television actors British stunt performers British wushu practitioners English people of Chinese descent English people of Irish descent English people of Singaporean descent Singaporean people of Chinese descent British expatriate male actors in the United States 21st-century English male actors