T.J. Storm

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T. J. Storm
Born
Juan Ricardo Ojeda

Occupations
  • Actor
  • stuntman
  • dancer
  • martial artist
Years active1991–present
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Juan Ricardo Ojeda, better known as T. J. Storm, is an American actor, stuntman, dancer, and martial artist. He is best known for his role as Bayu in Conan the Adventurer and for his motion capture performances in Tron: Legacy , Captain America: Civil War , Deadpool , and as Godzilla in the Monsterverse franchise.

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Early life

Storm was born Juan Ricardo Ojeda, the son of a Puerto Rican mother and African-American father in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was put up for adoption and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a Caucasian mother of Native American descent and Mexican-American father. As a child, his adoptive mother wanted to keep him occupied, so he took up dancing and martial arts as a way to balance himself. He went on to study Arashi-Ryu Karate, Taekwondo, Ninjutsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Northern Shaolin, and mastered forms of hip hop dancing and breakdancing. [1] The surname "Storm" supposedly originated from a nickname and is related to one of the karate styles he trained in.

Career

Storm has starred in several major projects including Conan the Adventurer , Punisher: War Zone , Green Lantern , Avatar , Jack the Giant Slayer , and The Martial Arts Kid . He has also provided voice acting and motion capture for a variety of video games. [2]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Breathing Fire Mickey
1994La quebraditaMalo #2
1995Dragon FuryFullock
Mortal Kombat Guest FighterUncredited
Enter the Blood RingFighter
1997 Once Upon a Time in China and America Rival Tribe Indian Brave
Kick of DeathAbdul Sabbah
1999 Urban Menace KingDirect-to-video
Corrupt Cinque
2000 The Wrecking Crew Josef
Guido Takes a HikeGangsterShort film
DoomsdayerPettigrew Montgomery
Epoch of LotusOfficer
2001 A Month of Sundays Jamaican Taxi Driver
The Ultimate GameRickFight choreographer
The OrganizationJ.C.
Big ShotsRepo Man
2003Law of the FistJaxShort film
RedemptionMeliqueShort film
2004 Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls Officer DenceDirect-to-video
2005 Soldier of God Muslim Champion
BloodRayne Strongman/Kagan Vampire Guard #3
Death to the Supermodels NinjaDirect-to-video
2006VagabondSepuko
2007Book of SwordsTao Sing (voice)
The TidesShort film, Fight choreographer
2008 Punisher: War Zone Maginty
2009 Star Trek Klingon AgitatorUncredited
Avatar Colonel Quaritch's Mech SuitUncredited
2010 Tron: Legacy Various (mo-cap)Uncredited
2011 Detention Fight choreographer
Green Lantern Parallax (mo-cap)Uncredited
2012Black CobraSizwe BikoDirect-to-video
BandShort film, Stunt choreographer
Berserk: Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey Boscone (voice)
2014 Godzilla Godzilla (mo-cap) [3] [4] Uncredited
2015 The Martial Arts Kid Coach Laurent Kaine
2016Power PlayArmstrongShort film
Deadpool Colossus (mo-cap)
Kickboxer: Vengeance Storm
Captain America: Civil War Iron Man (mo-cap)
Taken OverJudah
2017Boone: The Bounty HunterBenicio Cardoza
Artificial LoyaltyAlphaAlso flight coordinator
2018Bullets Blades and BloodWill
Tales of FrankensteinMogambo
The Predator Predator (mo-cap)
2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Godzilla (mo-cap) [5]
Boris and the BombWallace
2020N'EverestHiram ThunderclapShort film
Werewolf IslandIndian Chief Strong Wolf
2022 Under Wraps 2 SobekTV Movie
2023 Knights of the Zodiac Docractes
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995–1996 VR Troopers Doom MasterRecurring
1997–1998 Conan the Adventurer BayuMain
2000 Martial Law LenkoffEpisode: "In the Dark"
2006FBI GuysShort, Stunt coordinator
2009 Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight The MasterEpisode: "Kamen Rider Camo"
2011 The Bold and the Beautiful Manasa3 episodes
2015 Banshee Episode: "The Fire Trials", Stunt coordinator
2017Monster School AnimationKid Running / Fireman / Police Officers (voice)Episode: "Welcome to Monster School"
Hot Flash: The Chronicles of Lara Tate Menopausal SuperheroJitsuEpisode: "Training Day"
Lastman Cooper (voice) [6] 4 episodes
2018 Critical Role Lucius LoreleiEpisode: "The Song of the Lorelei"
Video Game Roles
YearVideogameRoleNotesSource
2006 Dead Rising Brad GarrisonMo-cap [6]
2008 Devil May Cry 4 Agnus [6]
2009 Resident Evil 5 Josh StoneMo-cap [6]
2010 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction Additional Voices
2011 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Additional Voices
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Strider Hiryu
2012 UFC Undisputed 3 Quinton Rampage Jackson
Street Fighter X Tekken Craig Marduk [6]
Soulcalibur V Edge Master [7]
Resident Evil 6 Mo-cap
2013 Tomb Raider Mo-cap
Dead Space 3 Additional Voices
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel Mason
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Additional Voices
2015 The Order: 1886 Mo-cap
Evolve Mo-cap
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Queequeg [6]
Battlefield Hardline Remy Neltz [6]
2016 Street Fighter V Birdie / Shadaloo Soldier [6]
2017 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Strider Hiryu [6]
Knack II KnackMo-cap
Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare Pavium
2019 Daemon X Machina Painkiller [6]
2020 Legends of Runeterra Lucian
The Last of Us: Part II Additional Voices
2024 Teppen Strider Hiryu [8]

References

  1. "T.J. Storm Actor, Dancer, Martial Artists". Martial Arts Entertainment. 15 November 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. Blakey, Bobby (April 24, 2014). "Interview with The Martial Arts Kid star and martial artist TJ Storm". AXS. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  3. Arce, Sergio (May 29, 2014). "Conozca al actor que da vida a Godzilla, quien habló con crhoy.com". crhoy.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  4. Pockross, Adam (February 28, 2019). "Genre MVP: The Motion Capture Actor Who's Played Groot, Godzilla, and Iron Man". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  5. "Godzilla: King of the Monsters Final Credits". SciFi Japan. May 23, 2019. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "TJ Storm (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information).
  7. "Yes sir! Hey, did you work on Mass effect!? Do you do voice or mocap or both?". Twitter. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  8. "Credit | Teppen -Official Site-". teppenthegame.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.