Ray Park - wikipedia Ray Park Ray Park Park in June 2011 Raymond Park ( 1974 - 08 - 23 ) 23 August 1974 ( age 43 ) Glasgow, Scotland, UK Nationality British Occupation Actor, martial artist, author Years active 1997 -- present Website raypark.com Raymond `` Ray '' Park ( born 23 August 1974 ) is a Scottish actor, author and martial artist. He is best known for playing Darth Maul in Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace, Toad in X-Men, Snake - Eyes in G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe : Retaliation, and Edgar on Heroes. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Early life Ray Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland. At the age of seven, he moved with his family to London, England. Park was introduced to martial arts by his father, who was a fan of Bruce Lee, and began training in the traditional Chinese Northern Shaolin Kung Fu when he was seven years old. He added kickboxing, taekwondo and wushu to his hobbies by age 14. When he was 16, Park won Great Britain 's Martial Arts National Championship for his class and then went to Malaysia to try to improve his skills. He went on to compete in martial arts tournaments around the world and won awards before turning his attention to acting in the late 1990s. Career Park began working in films as a stunt double for the film Mortal Kombat : Annihilation, doing the stunts for both Robin Shou and James Remar. Park also did some cameos as monsters, including Baraka. All of these were non-speaking roles. In 1999, Park appeared in Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace, as the Sith Lord Darth Maul. While the character had few lines, Park 's voice was dubbed over with that of actor Peter Serafinowicz. From his work on Star Wars, Park was cast in a cameo role in Fanboys as a Skywalker Ranch security guard who says, `` Time for you to get mauled, boy, '' as he pulls out two nightsticks. In addition to this acting work, he has also been Christopher Walken 's fight stunt double for the film Sleepy Hollow. Park appeared in the scene where Walken 's character, the Headless Horseman, murders the Killian family and Brom Bones, among others. Park posing with Vincent Pastore at the 2013 Wizard World New York Experience Park had his first real speaking part in X-Men as Toad. In December 2007, Park was confirmed for the role of Snake - Eyes in G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe : Retaliation involving a variation of the international G.I. Joe force who fought the minions of Cobra in the comics. He worked with comic book creator - turned - filmmaker Kevin VanHook in the film Slayer, starring in the dual roles of acrobatic twin vampires. This film also saw him appearing again with Sleepy Hollow co-star Casper Van Dien. ComiCon 2007 saw the premiere of the teaser trailer for Descendants, another comic book adaptation based on an independent comic by writer Joey Andrade. Park appeared as Edgar in the fourth season of the television series Heroes. Park was also included in the motion capture team of the 2008 James Bond video game adaptation of Quantum of Solace. In the comic book - styled film Hellbinders, he plays a soulless mercenary who, along with an elite assassin ( Johnny Yong Bosch ) and the last remaining member of the long dead Knights Templar, Esteban Cueto, must overcome their innate mistrust of each other and join forces to defeat Legion before it opens the gates of hell itself and overruns the entire world. Park narrated on 26 February 2010 the introduction of The FireBreather, a car from Classic Design Concepts in Detroit Autorama 2010, which appears in Park 's supernatural thriller Jinn. In 2011, Park guest starred in the TV series Nikita as the London Guardian, Brendan. Filmography Year Title Role Notes Mortal Kombat : Annihilation Raptor # 3 / Tarkatan ( Baraka ) # 2 Also stunt double for Robin Shou and James Remar 1999 Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace Darth Maul Nominated -- MTV Movie Award for Best Fight ( shared with Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor ) Nominated -- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman ( apart from Christopher Walken scenes ) 2000 X-Men Toad / Mortimer Toynbee 2002 Ballistic : Ecks vs. Sever A.J. Ross 2005 Potheads : The Movie Mr. D 2006 Slayer Acrobatic Vampire Twins 2007 What We Do Is Secret Brendan Mullen The Legend of Bruce Lee Chuck Norris 2009 Fanboys THX Security Guard # 2 G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra Snake - Eyes Heroes Edgar Season four, recurring role Hellbinders Max Lindermann 2009 Spartacus : Motion Comic Arkadios Narrator The King of Fighters Rugal Bernstein 2011 Nikita London Guardian, Brendan Episode : `` Into the Dark '' 2011 Supah Ninjas Harry Episode : `` Kickbutt '' 2013 G.I. Joe : Retaliation Snake - Eyes 2014 Jinn Gabriel 2015 Mortal Kombat X : Generations Erron Black 2016 Mortal Kombat : Legacy Erron Black TBA R.A.M. Damien Maxwell Pre-production TBA Future Fighters Henry `` Hank '' Liddell Pre-production References Jump up ^ `` GI JOE -- YO JOE, The Snake Has Returned ''. Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2010. Jump up ^ `` Interview : Ray Park on the Set of G.I. Joe ''. IESB. Retrieved 10 June 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ray Park : Unmasked on HEROES ''. Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2010. Jump up ^ `` Biography ''. Official Ray Park Website. Retrieved November 29, 2015. Jump up ^ The Ray Park Picture Pages. Superior Pics. Retrieved November 29, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ray Park and Martial Arts : Part 1 ''. Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ray Park and Martial Arts : Part 2 ''. Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2010. Jump up ^ Butler, Blair ( July 26, 2007 ). `` g4tv. com - video17177 : ' The Descendants ' ''. G4TV. Jump up ^ `` Ray Park to Breathe Fire in Jinn ; Meet Him This Friday in Michigan ''. Dread Central. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ray Park. Star Wars portal Scotland portal Official website Ray Park on IMDb Ray Park at the TCM Movie Database Ray Park at AllMovie VIAF : 107431118 LCCN : no2010025880 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ray_Park&oldid=804404810 '' Categories : 1974 births Male actors from Glasgow Male actors from London British wushu practitioners Living people People from Govan English people of Scottish descent English male film actors English stunt performers 20th - century English male actors 21st - century English male actors Scottish male film actors Scottish stunt performers 20th - century Scottish male actors 21st - century Scottish male actors Hidden categories : Use British English from January 2011 Use dmy dates from January 2011 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2010 All articles lacking reliable references Articles lacking reliable references from June 2010 Articles with unsourced statements from November 2015 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Italiano Latina Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 8 October 2017, at 20 : 07. 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Question: who played darth maul in the star wars movie
Answer: Raymond "Ray" Park