William Charles Jeffreys III (born July 23, 1958) is an American actor, martial artist, stuntman, and fight choreographer.
Early life Jeffreys is originally from Washington, D.C.. He grew up in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland.The Washington Post, Friday, June 8, 2007 - Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean KellyThe Washington Post, October 27, 1991 - KICKING WITH KARATE MAN by Dana Thomas He has been studying martial arts since around the age of 7 or 8.The Washington Post, Friday, June 8, 2007 - Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly As a martial artist, he has studied Northern Shaolin Kung Fu and wushu under Sifu Willy Lin.Afro Asia: Revolutionary Political and Cultural Connections Between African Americans and Asian Americans, Edited by Fred Ho, Bill V. Mullen - Page 292
Career Actor As an actor he has appeared in more than 24 films and television shows. He had supporting roles in Aftershock, Lockdown, Superfights and The Substitute 2: School's Out and co-starred in the 1997 film Bloodmoon. He is also the Fire Warlord in the Digital Pictures full-motion video action game Supreme Warrior.
Some of the martial arts films he has acted in include Hawkeye and Fight to Win. Both films also starred George Chung.Black Belt, April 1991 - Page 8 Master Series-3 Martial Arts Movies He co-starred as Detective Chuck Baker in the film Bloodmoon that starred Darren Shahlavi.EasternKicks, Thursday, 24 February 2011 - Darren Shahlavi interviewed: Ip Man 2 – a dream come true! - Andrew HeskinsRotten Tomatoes - Bloodmoon (1997, Cast He had a major supporting role in the film Zong heng tian xia aka Honor and Glory which starred Cynthia Rothrock, which was released in 1993.Rotten Tomatoes - Zong heng tian xia (Honor and Glory) (2012), CastImpact Online, 30 Apr 2014 - Archive: Inside Cynthia Rothrock Part 3 - John Mosby
It has been said that he has a resemblance to Eddie Murphy.Impact Online, 30 Apr 2014 - Archive: Inside Cynthia Rothrock Part 3 - John Mosby In the late 1980s he joined the cast of the WJLA Saturday show "Pick Up The Beat". He also filled in for Erik King as the shows host.The Washington Post, June 19, 1988 - WILL THE REAL EDDIE MURPHY PLEASE SIT DOWN? By Martie Zad
Stunts From the late 1980s to 2016 he had worked on more than 60 films and television shows in various stunt roles. He was the fight coordinator for the 2015 television series The Player.
As a choreographer he has worked with Jessica Biel, Willem Dafoe, Tobey Maguire, Ryan Reynolds and Wesley Snipes.The Washington Post, Friday, June 8, 2007 - Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight By Sean Kelly He did stunt work for the film 12 Monkeys which was released in 1995.WP film - 12 małp - Najnowsze informacje, Obsada Jeffreys was also responsible for getting Darren Shahlavi the stunt work on Blade: Trinity.Eastrern Kicks, Thursday, 24 February 2011 - Darren Shahlavi interviewed: Ip Man 2 – a dream come true! - Andrew Heskins Jeffreys did work on 21 Jump Street, released in 2012.WP film - 21 Jump Street - Najnowsze informacje, Obsada He was one of the stunt coordinators for the 2015 films Black Mass, which was a film about the career of infamous American mobster James "Whitey" Bulger,Variety, September 4, 2015 - Film Review: ‘Black Mass’, Crew - Scott Foundas and Miles Ahead, which was a film about jazz musician Miles Davis.Variety, October 10, 2015 - Film Review: ‘Miles Ahead’, Crew - Nick Schager
Partial filmography + Actor Title Role Director Year Notes # Dangerous Passages aka Fight to Win Michael Leo Fong 1987 Hawkeye Charles Wilson George Chung 1988 Blood Street 'Bones' Leo Fong 1988 Aftershock Danny Girrard Frank Harris 1990 Lockdown Mac Maguire Frank Harris 1992 Flodder in Amerika! Annoying Negro #2 Dick Maas 1992 Zong heng tian xia Jake Armstrong Godfrey Ho 1993 Rage 'I-Ron' Anthony Maharaj 1994 The Addiction Bartender Abel Ferrara 1995 12 Monkeys Thug #2 Terry Gilliam 1995 The Ultimate Warrior Fire Warlord Guy Norris 1995
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Put Up a Fight -- Without a Fight by Sean Kelly