Mortal Kombat
by filmspectrum | created - 07 Oct 2011 | updated - 17 Jun 2014 | PublicA re imagining of the first tournament.
1. Ian Anthony Dale
Actor | The Walking Dead
Ian Anthony Dale was born on July 3, 1978 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Walking Dead (2010), The Resident (2018) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010). He has been married to Nicole Garippo since October 8, 2016. They have two children.
Scorpion
2. John Cho
Actor | Star Trek
John Yohan Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to Los Angeles, California as a child. His father was a Christian minister. Cho was educated at Herbert Hoover High School at Glendale, before moving on to the University of California at Berkeley, where he studied English literature. Upon ...
Liu Kang
3. Tony Jaa
Actor | Ong-bak 3
Japanom Yeerum was born on February 5, 1976, in the northeastern province of Surin, Thailand. His parents were elephant herders. Jaa watched martial arts films as a young kid and began to emulate some of his idols, from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to Jet Li. Jaa studied martial arts at the local ...
Kung Lao
4. Kevan Ohtsji
Actor | The Man in the High Castle
Born and raised in a suburb of Vancouver, Kevan discovered his love for performing from an eighth grade drama class. Known for his diversity, his talent emerged as an adolescent. " I suppose I'm the ham in my family. I figured someone had to be," jokes a jubilant Ohtsji.
Idolizing film greats such ...
Sub-Zero
5. Beatrice King
Actress | X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Beatrice King is a talented young actress who has quickly become one of Canada's rising stars.
Working with Hugh Jackman on X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Glee Star Cory Monteith on Sisters & Brothers and Joseph Gordon- Levitt on 50/50, Beatrice has launched onto the big screen with a bang. Some of her ...
Queen Sindel
6. Kal Penn
Actor | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Kal Penn was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey, to Asmita, a fragrance evaluator, and Suresh Modi, an engineer. His parents are Gujarati immigrants to America from India. He attended the Freehold Regional High School District's Performing Arts High School where he participated in the ...
Ermac
7. Richard Dorton
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Richard Dorton is known for Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Alien Planet (2023) and Anger Management (2003).
Reptile
8. Jordana Brewster
Actress | Fast & Furious 7
Raven-haired beauty Jordana Brewster was born on April 26, 1980 in Panama City, Panama. Her mother, Maria João Leal de Sousa, is a Brazilian-born model who appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1978. Her father, Alden Brewster, is an American-born investment banker, who has English, ...
Princess Kitana / Mileena
9. Matt Mullins
Stunts | Divergent
From his humble beginnings of watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Matt Mullins has risen to become world renown in martial arts, and as a star in the CW4Kids show "Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight".
With 5 martial art world titles in hand, Matt moved from Naperville, IL to Hollywood and quickly began ...
Johnny Cage
10. Tanit Phoenix
Actress | Gallowwalkers
Tanit Phoenix was born on September 24, 1980 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Gallowwalkers (2012), Death Race 2 (2010) and Hardcore Henry (2015). She has been married to Sharlto Copley since February 15, 2016. They have one child.
Jade
11. Jason David Frank
Actor | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Jason David Frank is well-known for his role of Tommy Oliver in the long-running family television show Power Rangers. He is the voice of Emissary in Transformers: Titans Returns and brings Bloodshot to life in the highly-anticipated project Ninjak vs.the Valiant Universe. Always one looking for ...
Nightwolf
12. Ron Killings
Actor | The Wrestler
Ron Killings was born on January 19, 1972 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for The Wrestler (2008), WWE Smackdown! (1999) and WWE Saturday Morning Slam (2012). He has been married to Pamela Killings since April 7, 2011. They have one child.
Cyrax
13. Mike Moh
Actor | Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
Mike grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was inspired by one of his heroes, Jackie Chan, while working as a stuntman in Hong Kong on the film "Robin-B-Hood" to pursue a career in acting. Mike relocated to Los Angeles and landed roles in numerous commercials, TV shows, and films like "Street Fighter:...
Noob Saibot
14. Ray Park
Actor | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Ray Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He moved with his parents, younger brother and sister to London, UK, at the age of seven. Ray always wanted to be in the movies, and be like their heroes. He also began to nurture a love for martial arts from the age of seven, when his father's fondness ...
Smoke
15. Rudy Reyes
Actor | Generation Kill
At the age of 17, Rudy Reyes emancipated himself, left an orphanage with his two brothers and raised them in Kansas City, MO. He excelled at Martial Arts and MMA, and as a champion he was able to provide for his family. At the age of 26, he was seeking a higher calling and joined the United States ...
Sektor
16. Jeri Ryan
Actress | Star Trek: Voyager
Jeri Ryan was born Jeri Lynn Zimmerman on February 22, 1968 in Munich, West Germany, to Gerhard Florian Zimmerman, a Master Sergeant in the United States Army, and his wife Sharon, a social worker. She and her older brother Mark grew up on several military bases, including Kansas, Maryland, Hawaii,...
Sonya Blade
17. Michael Jai White
Actor | Black Dynamite
Michael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. White ...
Jackson Briggs / Jax
18. Darren Shahlavi
Actor | I Spy
Darren Shahlavi was seven years old when he started training in martial arts in an old drama theatre in Manchester, England. Inspired by Bruce Lees films and other action movies such as Star Wars, he dreamed of being a movie actor and would show up to his Judo class at the drama hall early to watch...
Kano
19. Ron Perlman
Actor | Hand of God
Ron Perlman is a classically-trained actor who has appeared in countless stage plays, feature films and television productions.
Ronald N. Perlman was born April 13, 1950 in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York. His mother, Dorothy (Rosen), is retired from the City Clerk's Office. His father, ...
Kurtis "Kurt" Stryker
20. Ken Watanabe
Actor | The Last Samurai
Ken Watanabe was born on October 21, 1959 in Uonuma, Japan. Both of his parents were teachers: his mother taught general education and his dad taught calligraphy. He became interested in acting at the age of 24, when a director of England's National Theater Company, where he was studying, told him ...
Shang Tsung
21. Vin Diesel
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
Vin Diesel was born Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, California, along with his fraternal twin brother, Paul Vincent. He was raised by his astrologer/psychologist mother, Delora Sherleen (Sinclair), and adoptive father, Irving H. Vincent, an acting instructor and theatre manager, in an artists' ...
Baraka
22. Jon Foo
Actor | Tekken
Jon Foo was born October 30th, 1982 in London England. He is known for his roles in The Protector (2005) Tekken (2010) WEAPONiZED (2016) and Rush Hour (2016) . Inspired by His fathers karate and mothers Judo He began training Kung Fu and now trains mixed styles. He went from performing at festivals...
Kabal
23. Adrian Rayment
Actor | The Matrix Reloaded
Adrian Rayment was born on May 14, 1970 in Minster, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Matrix Reloaded (2003), Enter the Matrix (2003) and Intergalactic Combat (2007).
Raiden
24. Neil Rayment
Actor | The Matrix Reloaded
Neil Rayment was born on May 14, 1970 in Minster, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Matrix Reloaded (2003), Enter the Matrix (2003) and Intergalactic Combat (2007).
Dark (Armageddon) Raiden
25. Arnold Vosloo
Actor | The Mummy
Arnold Vosloo was born in Pretoria, South Africa, to stage actor parents, Johanna Petronella Vorster and Johannes J. Daniel Vosloo. He is an Afrikaaner (of mostly Dutch, as well as German, Swiss-German, Danish, and French, descent).
Vosloo quickly established a fine reputation as an actor in his ...
Quan Chi
26. Eric Edwards
Actor | Blade
Eric Edwards has gained recognition on the big screen and on television, in live theater, and on the stand-up comedy circuit, working non-stop in all four mediums. In fact, in one year, Eric co-starred in two feature films, one television movie, and an original one-man show, all while ...
Goro
27. Clancy Brown
Actor | The Shawshank Redemption
A tall, wavy-haired US actor with a deep, resonant voice, Clancy Brown has proven himself a versatile performer with first-class contributions to theatre, feature films, television series and even animation.
Clarence J. Brown III was born in 1959 in Urbana, Ohio, to Joyce Helen (Eldridge), a concert...
Shao Khan
28. Glenn Jacobs
Actor | See No Evil
Glenn Thomas Jacobs better known by the ring name Kane, is an American politician, actor, and professional wrestler. He has been the Republican Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee since 2018. He is signed to WWE.
He began his professional wrestling career on the independent circuit in 1992, wrestling in...
Kratos
29. Dan Forden
Soundtrack | Keanu
Dan Forden has been a professional sound designer for over 15 years. He has made tunes for Midway and William games, like Artic Thunder, Mortal Kombat, Tao Feng and The Grid.
Dan Forden graduated from TIMARA University of Chicago, Illinois in 1985 with degree in music/studio operation. From there, ...
Shadow Priest at the Portal
30. Robert Englund
Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street
Veteran character actor Robert Englund was born in Glendale, California, to Janis (MacDonald) and John Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer. Since 1973, Robert has appeared in over 75 feature films and starred in four TV series. He has starred alongside Oscar-winners Henry Fonda, Susan Sarandon ...
Spectator during the tournament
31. Steve Ritchie
Actor | Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Steve Ritchie was born on February 13, 1950 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005), Robotron: 2084 (1982) and Mortal Kombat 3 (1995).
Tournament Announcer
32. Antonio Banderas
Actor | The Mask of Zorro
Antonio Banderas, one of Spain's most famous faces, was a soccer player until breaking his foot at the age of fourteen; he is now an international movie star known for playing Zorro in the eponymous movie series.
He was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas on August 10, 1960, in Málaga, Andalusia, ...
Argus
33. Catherine Zeta-Jones
Actress | Chicago
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born September 25, 1969 in Swansea, Wales (and raised in the nearby town of Mumbles), the only daughter of Patricia (nee Fair) and David James "Dai" Jones, who formerly owned a sweet factory. She attended Dumbarton House School (Swansea). Her father (the son of Bertram (...
Deilia
34. Álex González
Actor | X: First Class
Álex González was born on August 13, 1980 in Madrid, Spain. He is an actor, known for X: First Class (2011), Scorpion in Love (2013) and The Good Boy (2005).
Taven
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