Yoshio Iizuka

Yoshio Iizuka is a stuntman and stunt actor who played MACO V. Brown in the third and fourth season episodes and . He also portrayed in the fourth season episodes and . He received no on-screen credit for his appearances. His mirror universe costume was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. 
Iizuka is specialized in martial arts and also practices wire work seen in the 2003 comic adaptation Daredevil, choreographed and coordinated by Jeff Imada. He has doubled for as Fat Bastard in the 2002 sequel Austin Powers in Goldmember and doubled Star Trek actor George Takei in the 2007 comedy Ninja Cheerleaders alongside fellow stunt performers Edward Conna and Bridgett Riley.
Iizuka was one of the few members of the Japan Action Club and is a Samurai expert and member of Japan's Kenyukai Sword Team. Iizuka has started his career in several Power Rangers television series (1997-2001) and has performed in series such as Special Unit 2, (2001, with Michael Papajohn and Darlene Williams, and coordinated by Jeff Cadiente), (alongside Spice Williams and Elle Alexander), (starring Dina Meyer and Ian Abercrombie), J.J. Abrams' (2004 and 2005, both alongside Shauna Duggins), (2007, with Zachary Quinto, Cristine Rose, Bart McCarthy, George Takei, Malcolm McDowell, Dan Warner, stunts by Gary Wayton, and coordinated by Ian Quinn), and (2007, two episodes with Roger Cross, Megan Gallagher, Tzi Ma, Raphael Sbarge, D.C. Douglas, James Cromwell, and Bob Gunton).
Iizuka has also performed in several feature films such as (2001, with Steve Rankin, Tucker Smallwood, Denney Pierce, Scott L. Schwartz, and stunts by Greg Barnett, Jophery C. Brown, Mark Chadwick, Ken Clark, Tom Huff, Rusty McClennon, Lin Oeding, Alex Chansky, and Brennan Dyson), (2002, with Ted Rooney, Mike Smith, Erik Stabenau, and stunts by Andy Gill, Mark Ginther, Hubie Kerns, Jr., and Marty Murray), (2002), (2002), (2003), written by John Logan, J.J. Abrams' (2006), written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, (2006), (2007, with Tzi Ma), (2006) and (2007), (2008, with Chien Funan and Steve Rizzo), (2008, with stunts by Michael Hugghins, Lin Oeding, and Tim Rigby), and the comedy Disaster Movie (2008) in which he portrayed Kung Fu Panda.
More recently Iizuka performed stunts in (2010, with Thom Williams, Mike Gunther, Jennifer Caputo, and Sala Baker), (2010), (2010, with Ron Perlman and stunts by Chien Funan), and the drama Clean Sweep (2010). In addition, Iizuka is doubling actor Jay Chou in (2011, under fight coordinator Jeff Imada).
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