The Indonesian-native has gained notoriety for his proficiency as a martial artist. Yayan is believed to be worth $1 million as of 2019.
He is counted as one of the people at the forefront of introducing Indonesian martial art style to the wider public, along with director Gareth Evans and the crew responsible for The Raid and its sequel, The Raid 2.
Yayan is a respected martial artist, not just in his home country, but also in the rest of the world. He also played an antagonistic shinobi in the third installment of the Keanu Reeves-led action drama film series, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. The movie is the seventh in the nine-part space-opera saga that makes up the highly popular and critically acclaimed Star Wars franchise. Yayan Ruhian as Tasu Leech in Star Wars: The Force Awakens SOURCE: IMDb He became a household name in the United States and the rest of the world as part of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. His next role came in the Japanese action-fantasy movie, Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of The Underworld. Īpart from starring in the movies, Yayan was also the choreographer and the stunt co-ordinator in both movies with his co-star, and the main protagonist of both movies, Iko Uwais. This time, he played Prakoso, an assassin and enforcer of a mafia kingpin, Bangun. His performance was singled out by such publications as The New York Times.Įvans again cast Yayan in the 2014 sequel to The Raid, called The Raid 2. He played Mad Dog, the ruthless martial-artist bouncer of an Indonesian drug overlord. He later garnered a worldwide audience for his performance in Gareth Evans' 2011 Indonesian action movie, The Raid. His mastery in martial arts made him so much of a sensation that people asked him to train them personally. When the Welsh director Gareth Evans recruited Yayan to help choreograph the stunt work for his movie, Merantau, Evans was so impressed that he offered Yayan a role in his movie. He quickly peaked as a protegee and soon became a master, teaching the discipline in countries all over the world, including Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. By age 13, he had learned the native martial art, Pencak Silat. His father was a karate instructor who inspired him to learn martial arts himself. Yayan Ruhian was born on 19 October 1968 in Tasikmalaya , West Java, Indonesia. Yayan Ruhian Is A Master Of Indonesian Martial Art Discipline, Pencak Silat He also played Tasu Leech in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He came into the spotlight for playing the villainous killer Mad Dog in the 2011 Indonesian action film, The Raid and its 2014 sequel The Raid 2. Yayan Ruhian is an Indonesian actor and martial artist.