Cyril Raffaelli

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Cyril Raffaelli
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Raffaelli at the premiere of District 13
Born (1974-04-01) 1 April 1974 (age 49)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–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.

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Biography

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.

Acting career

Raffaelli starred last in the war-horror film Djinns . [1]

Championships and accomplishments

Filmography

Raffaelli is uncredited in some of his films - here is a partial list:

S NoFilmYearRole
1 Double Team 1997
2 Ronin 1998
3 RPM 1998
4 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 1999Stunts
5 Taxi 2 2000
6 Mortal Transfer 2001
7 Brotherhood of the Wolf 2001
8 Kiss of the Dragon 2001One 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 2004Damien Tomaso
15 Live Free or Die Hard 2007Rand on Thomas Gabriel's team
16 The Incredible Hulk 2008Parkour coordinator
17 District 13: Ultimatum 2009Damien Tomaso
18 Tekken 2009Fight choreographer
19 Djinns 2010Louvier
20 Baby 2015Fight choreographer
21 A Gentleman 2017Fight choreographer/played a thug

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References

  1. "New French promo artwork for horror: DJINNS (aka Stranded)". Archived from the original on 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2019-07-13.