Mickey Hardt
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Born | (1969-03-27) March 27, 1969 (age 55) Switzerland |
Nationality | Luxembourg[1] |
Occupation(s) | model actor, martial artist |
Known for | Josh Engel (The Puma) |
Mickey Hardt (born March 27, 1969) is a Swiss-born Luxembourgish-residing German actor, model and martial artist.[2] He is best known for his role in the German television series Codename: Puma [it]. Hardt is skilled in Taekwondo and Savate.[3]
Life and career
Hardt's interest in martial arts began at the age of 8.[2] He started training in Taekwondo in Luxembourg from 1984 and received his 1st dan three years later.[3]
His career however, started with modeling and then he took acting classes.[2] He was discovered by Hong Kong-based martial artist Donnie Yen, who was working on the choreography of a German action series called Codename: Puma [it].[2] Hardt also trained with Yen's stunt team[1] and appeared in the Hong Kong movie The Twins Effect.[2]
He starred as the titular hero in Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004) alongside David Carradine and in its sequel, Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006).
Hardt received his 2nd dan in Taekwondo in 2011.[4]
Selected filmography
- Codename: Puma [it] (1999–2000, TV series)
- The Twins Effect (2003)
- Sabine (2004–2005, TV series)
- Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004)
- Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006)
- Evet, I Do! [de] (2008)
- Alisa – Folge deinem Herzen (2010, TV series)
- Alles was zählt (2011, TV series)
- Allein gegen die Zeit (2012, TV series)
- Blind Spot (2012)
- Guardians (2012)
- Air Force One Is Down (2012, TV film)
- Beauty and the Beast (2014)
- Gooische Vrouwen 2 (2014)
- Verbotene Liebe (2014–2015, TV series)
- Souvenir (2016)
- Rote Rosen (2016–2017, TV series)
References
- ^ a b "Vita" (in German). Mickey Hardt Official website. Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ a b c d e "Mickey Hardt". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ a b "Training session with actor Mickey Hardt". Luxembourg Taekwondo Association. 2011-03-18. Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Meet Mickey Hardt". Luxembourg Taekwondo Association. 2011-07-02. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
External links
- Mickey Hardt Official Website
- Mickey Hardt at IMDb