actor , and director [2]  best known for his  martial arts   action films . [3]  The most successful of these films include Bloodsport  (1988),  Kickboxer  (1989),  Universal Soldier  (1992),  Hard Target  (1993),  Timecop  (1994),  Sudden Death  (1995) and  JCVD (2008). [4] After studying martial arts intensively from the age of