Jerry Trimble

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Jerry Trimble
Occupation(s)Actor, stuntman, youth motivational speaker, former world kickboxing champion
Years active1987—present
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(m. 2002)

Jerry Trimble is an American martial artist, actor, stuntman, youth motivational speaker and former world kickboxing champion. Trimble played Detective Schwartz in the 1995 film Heat and Jonny in the 1989 film The Master .

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Career

Trimble is a two-time World Kickboxing champion who fought under the nickname "Golden Boy". [1]

Trimble played Jonny in the 1989 film The Master alongside Jet Li. Trimble has been in over sixty feature films and TV shows, in half of which he played lead. The list includes Green Hornet as well as Heat (playing alongside Al Pacino and Robert De Niro) and Charlie's Angels (where he was nominated for the Taurus Award in the category of best fight). He was in Mission: Impossible III where he had a one on one fight scene with Tom Cruise. Jerry stated that Tom exhibited excellent fighting skills for a non-professional fighter.[ citation needed ] Some of Jerry's most recent work can be seen in The Butcher with Eric Roberts, TV shows Dark Blue and Eleventh Hour . He is in the American TV show Supernatural as Ramiel, Prince of Hell.

Personal life

Trimble is married to actress Ami Dolenz, daughter of The Monkees' Micky Dolenz. As of April 2015, the couple resided in Vancouver.

Filmography

Films

  • 1992 The Master as Jonny
  • 1990 The King of the Kickboxers as Drug Dealer
  • 1991 Breathing Fire as Michael Moore
  • 1992 Zhan long zai ye (Invincible)
  • 1993 Full Contact as Luke Powers
  • 1993 Live by the Fist as John Merrill
  • 1993 Loving Lulu as Police Officer
  • 1993 Terminator Woman as Sergeant Jay Handlin
  • 1994 One Man Army as Jerry Pelt
  • 1994 Stranglehold as Ryan Cooper
  • 1995 Heat as Detective Danny Schwartz
  • 1997 Executive Power as 'Shadow'
  • 1997 Starquest II as Trit
  • 1998 The Man in the Iron Mask as Lead Soldier
  • 1999 Shogun Cop as Shad
  • 2000 Charlie's Angels as Knox Thug
  • 2001 All You Need as Hank Sabistan
  • 2003 In the Name of Justice as DEA Agent John Campbell
  • 2005 Today You Die as Garret's Gang #1
  • 2005 War of the Worlds
  • 2006 Mission: Impossible III
  • 2007 The Butcher as Eddie Hellstrom
  • 2007 The Last Sentinel as Last Human Cop
  • 2009 90201
  • 2009 Charlie Valentine as Mickey
  • 2009 Green Street Hooligans 2
  • 2009 Eleventh Hour
  • 2011 The Green Hornet as Chudnofsky's Gang
  • 2011 Hunt for the I-5 Killer as Charlie
  • 2012 The Package as Carl
  • 2012 Duke as George
  • 2013 Bailout: The Age of Greed as Andy
  • 2013 She Made Them Do It as Jackson Pender
  • 2014 Tied as David
  • 2014 When Sparks Fly as Lew
  • 2015 Pretty Little Addict as Dr. Lee
  • 2015 Mother of All Lies as Carl
  • 2018 Rabbit as Denny
  • 2019 "The Lost Boys" Justin
  • 2020 The Color Rose as Coroner Earnest Feldman
  • 2021 "Resurrection Factor" Damian
  • 2021 "Kung Fu" Barclay

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