Cyril Raffaelli | |
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 Raffaelli at the premiere of District 13 | |
| Born | 1 April 1974 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | Parkour, Stunt, Martial arts |
Cyril Raffaelli (born 1 April 1974), sometimes credited as Cyril Xavier Cuenel Raffaelli and Cyril Quenel-Raffaelli, is a French traceur, martial artist and stuntman.
Utilizing shotokan karate and wushu, Raffaelli has been a regular in films with Luc Besson and David Belle, the latter being a friend of his.
Raffaelli is uncredited in some of his films - here is a partial list:
| S No | Film | Year | Role |
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| 1 | Double Team | 1997 | |
| 2 | Ronin | 1998 | |
| 3 | RPM | 1998 | |
| 4 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | 1999 | Stunts |
| 5 | Taxi 2 | 2000 | |
| 6 | Mortal Transfer | 2001 | |
| 7 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | 2001 | |
| 8 | Kiss of the Dragon | 2001 | One of the twins |
| 9 | Wasabi | 2001 | |
| 10 | Yamakasi | 2001 | |
| 11 | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | 2002 | |
| 12 | The Transporter | 2002 | |
| 13 | Michel Vaillant | 2003 | |
| 14 | District 13 | 2004 | Damien Tomaso |
| 15 | Live Free or Die Hard | 2007 | Rand on Thomas Gabriel's team |
| 16 | The Incredible Hulk | 2008 | Parkour coordinator |
| 17 | District 13: Ultimatum | 2009 | Damien Tomaso |
| 18 | Tekken | 2009 | Fight choreographer |
| 19 | Djinns | 2010 | Louvier |
| 20 | Baby | 2015 | Fight choreographer |
| 21 | A Gentleman | 2017 | Fight choreographer/played a thug |
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