# J. J. Perry

Jordan Andrew "J. J." Perry is an American action director, martial artist, actor, and stuntman.

## Career

Perry began practicing martial arts training in 1975, at the age of eight. Because his mother was not able to afford her son's lessons, he cleaned a martial arts school, and received lessons in trade. He began performing stunt work in the late 1980s after leaving the military.
Perry was a fourth-degree black belt in taekwondo by 1993.
He began his acting career when he did stunt work for the character of Johnny Cage in the first Mortal Kombat film. He then played Scorpion, Cyrax, and Noob Saibot in Mortal Kombat Annihilation (Chris Casamassa was supposed to reprise as Scorpion but was working on the film Batman & Robin, though he would return in Conquest), and appeared in the MK: Conquest TV series, this time as Scorpion's main rival Sub-Zero, in addition to doing stuntwork for the main character of Kung Lao. In addition to the Mortal Kombat series, Perry has done stuntwork for various television shows and movies such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Scorpion King, 24, Beowulf and The Town as FBI Swat 2. He was a member of the cast of the 2004 movie Sunland Heat, and part of the stunt team for the 2006 fighting movie Ultraviolet.
Perry shared in the Male Stuntman of the Year Award at the 2004 World Stunt Awards for his work in the 2003 action comedy film The Rundown. He was also voted 2012 Stunt Coordinator of the Year at the short-lived (2010-2012) ActionFest action movie festival (founded by Chuck Norris's stunt double, director, and younger brother Aaron Norris).
In 2022, Perry directed his first feature-length film, Day Shift. In May 2023, Perry was announced to direct a film adaptation of Jay Bonansinga's novel The Killer's Game.

## Filmography
### Film

Director
* Day Shift (2022)
* The Killer's Game (2024)
* Afterburn (TBA)
Stunt double
| Year | Title | Director | Artist |
| 2005 | Be Cool | F. Gary Gray | John Travolta |
| 2005 | XXX: State of the Union | Lee Tamahori | Barry Sigismondi |
| 2005 | Serenity | Joss Whedon | Nathan Fillion |
| 2005 | Today You Die | Don E. FauntLeRoy | Jamie McShane |
| 2006 | The Hard Easy | Ari Ryan | David Boreanaz |
| 2013 | Homefront | Gary Fleder | Clancy Brown |
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Full Impact | Louis's Street Fighter | |
| 1996 | Bloodsport III | J. J. Tucker | |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat Annihilation | Cyrax / Scorpion / Noob Saibot / Tarkatan (Baraka) | |
| 1998 | Deadly Ransom | Tony | |
| 1998 | Enter the Eagles | Ben | |
| 2001 | The Rage Within | Jay | |
| 2001 | The Silent Force | Rookie | |
| 2003 | Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | Officer | |
| 2004 | Spartan | Bodyguard | |
| 2004 | Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon | Boxing referee | |
| 2004 | Sunland Heat | Matthews | |
| 2005 | Today You Die | Thug | |
| 2007 | Adventures of Johnny Tao | Lido | |
| 2008 | The Shepherd: Border Patrol | Illegal immigrant | |
| 2009 | Tea and Remembrance | Bar patron | Short film |
| 2009 | The Tournament | Montoya | |
| 2011 | Haywire | Max | |
| 2012 | Get the Gringo | Reginald T. Barnes | |
Other credits
| Year | Title | Director | Role |
| 2008 | Beyond the Ring | Gerson Sanginttio | Fight director |
| 2009 | Blood and Bone | Ben Ramsey | Martial arts director |
| 2010 | The Experiment | Paul T. Scheuring | Action coordinator |
| 2011 | Warrior | Gavin O'Connor | Walla group |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Quentin Tarantino | Stunt performer |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Antoine Fuqua | Fight performer |
| 2014 | John Wick | Chad Stahelski and David Leitch | Stunt player |

### Television
#### TV movies

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son I | Stunts |
| 1994 | CyberTracker | Stunts |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son II | Stunts |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son III | Stunts |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son IV | Stunts |
| 2005 | The Poseidon Adventure | Stunt performer |
| 2005 | Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire | Stunts |
| 2007 | Sharpshooter | Stunt performer |
| 2007 | All I Want for Christmas | Livestock trainer |
| 2017 | The Saint | Stunt coordinator |

#### TV series

Stunts
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | 100 episodes |
| 1995 | WMAC Masters | Stunt ninja |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | |
| 1998 | Charmed | |
| 1998–99 | Mortal Kombat: Conquest | Stunt actor and double for Alexander Walters (2 episodes) |
| 1999 | Angel | |
| 1999 | V.I.P. | Episode "The Quick and the Dead" |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | |
| 2002 | V.I.P. | Episode "48½ Hours" |
| 2002 | She Spies | |
| 2002 | Firefly | |
| 2002 | Birds of Prey | |
| 2002 | The Chang Family Saves the World | Unaired pilot |
| 2006 | Fallen | Miniseries |
| 2014 | True Blood | Episode "Jesus Gonna Be Here" |
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Duckman | Ninja | Episode "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W." |
| 1998–99 | Mortal Kombat: Conquest | Sub-Zero | |
| 2001 | Fear Factor | Himself | |
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Keith Gale | Episode "Heroes" |
Other credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | American Misfits | Fight coordinator | |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. | Stunt coordinator | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2019 | Stumptown | Stunt coordinator | Episode "Forget It Dex, It's Stumptown" |
| 2021 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Stunt performer | Episode "The Star-Spangled Man" |
| 2021 | Shadow and Bone | Stunt coordinator, stunt director: second unit and second unit director | Episode "A Searing Burst of Light" |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Mortal Kombat: Federation of Martial Arts | Sub-Zero | 9 episodes |
| 2009 | Angel of Death | — | Stunts |