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. In 2024, Perry was announced to direct a film adaptation of the Red 5 Comics graphic novel Afterburn.
Filmography Film Director Day Shift (2022) The Killer's Game (2024) Afterburn (2025)
Stunt double YearTitleDirectorArtist1995 Mortal Kombat Paul W.S. Anderson Linden Ashby2005 Be Cool F. Gary Gray John Travolta XXX: State of the Union Lee Tamahori Barry Sigismondi Serenity Joss Whedon Nathan Fillion Today You Die Don E. FauntLeRoy Jamie McShane 2006 The Hard Easy Ari Ryan David Boreanaz 2013 Homefront Gary Fleder Clancy Brown
Acting roles YearTitleRoleNotes 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 Enter the Eagles Ben 2001 The Rage Within Jay The Silent Force Rookie 2003 Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision Officer 2004 Spartan Bodyguard Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon Boxing referee 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 The Tournament Montoya 2011 Haywire Max 2012 Get the Gringo Reginald T. Barnes
Other credits YearTitleDirectorRole 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 player2026ToxicGeetu MohandasAction sequences choreographer
Television TV movies YearTitleRole1994 Vanishing Son I Stunts CyberTracker Vanishing Son II Vanishing Son III Vanishing Son IV2005 The Poseidon Adventure Stunt performer Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire Stunts2007 All I Want for Christmas Livestock trainer Sharpshooter Stunt performer 2017 The Saint Stunt coordinator
TV series Stunts YearTitleNotes 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 V.I.P. Episode "The Quick and the Dead" 2001 Crossing Jordan 2002 V.I.P. Episode "48½ Hours" She Spies Firefly Birds of Prey The Chang Family Saves the World Unaired pilot 2006 Fallen Miniseries 2014 True Blood Episode "Jesus Gonna Be Here"
Acting roles YearTitleRoleNotes 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 YearTitleRoleNotes 2006 American Misfits Fight coordinator 2017 S.W.A.T.Stunt coordinator Episode "Pilot" 2019 Stumptown Episode "Forget It Dex, It's Stumptown"2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Stunt performer Episode "The Star-Spangled Man" Shadow and Bone Stunt coordinator, stunt director:second unit and second unit director Episode "A Searing Burst of Light"
Web series YearTitleRoleNotes 2000 Mortal Kombat: Federation of Martial Arts Sub-Zero 9 episodes 2009 Angel of Death Stunts
References
External links
"J.J. Perry Interview"