Cecep Arif Rahman

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Cecep Arif Rahman
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Cecep Arif Rahman

(1972-08-18) August 18, 1972 (age 51)
Garut, West Java, Indonesia
Occupation(s)Actor, athlete, martial artist (pencak silat)
Years active2001 – present
ChildrenFaris Fadjar Munggaran
Qorina Rahma Aulia
Muhammad Albarra
Surawisesa

Cecep Arif Rahman (August 18, 1972) is an actor, athlete, and martial artist from Indonesia. Cecep is a martial arts practitioner from the Silat Panglipur school. [1] His career in pencak silat brought him to the Bercy Festival des Arts Martiaux in France from 2005 to 2008. [2] His early acting career began with the movie The Raid 2 . [3]

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Early life

Cecep Arif Rahman grew up in the area near Mount Galunggung, Garut. [3] Inspired by his grandfather, who was a silat figure, he started learning silat at Panglipur Galih school in Garut in 1986. [2] [4] He started teaching silat in 1991 after completing his teacher education. He went to Bandung to learn silat from R. Enni Rukmini Sekarningrat. While in Bandung, he also got acquainted with several other silat teachers. [3]

Cecep won the first-place trophy in an international pencak silat championship in Thailand in the mid-1990s. He regularly attended the Bercy martial arts festival in Paris and was often invited to conduct silat workshops in France, Italy, England, the Netherlands, and the United States. [3] [ specify ]

In 2001, Cecep began working as a teacher. He taught English at SD Tegalpanjang 3, Tegalpanjang, Sucinaraja, Garut and managed school administration. [1] [2]

Film career

Cecep became acquainted with Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian at the Bercy festival in 2006. In 2008, Cecep was contacted by the two of them to assist in the making of his first film Merantau but at that time he had just been appointed a civil servant and turned it down. [2]

Cecep was again contacted by Iko to take part in the film The Raid 2 in 2013 because the film needed an actor experienced with the karambit. [2] [4] His role as "The Assassin" in The Raid 2 led him to star in other films, such as the Indonesian movie 3: Alif Lam Mim, as a martial arts teacher and also a fight choregraph. [5] In 2015, Cecep, Yayan Ruhian and Iko Uwais were also involved in starring in Star Wars: The Force Awakens . [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 The Raid 2 The Assassin
20153: Alif Lam MimMasterAlso as a fight choregraph
SkakmatBos tanah tinggi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Crokind ShandCameo
2016IsengJohn no. 1
JuaraKobar
The GateRafaelShort film, also as a fight choregraph
O: The OrganizationCecepShort film
2018212 WarriorBajak Laut Bagaspati
2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Shinobi No. 1
Gundala Swara Batin Sang PenariAlso as a fight choregraph
KL VampiresRudi HikayatMalaysian Film
2021Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay CashKi Jempes
2022Satria Dewa: GatotkacaPandega
Mendarat DaruratBerandal
Qodrat Kyai RochimAlso as a martial arts coordinator
TBAPatriot: Selamatkan IndonesiaMr. HasanShort film
Blood RushSonnyPost-production

Serial television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2019 Strike Back: Revolution Jericho Cinemax 1 episode

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