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Daniel Bernhardt was born on the 31st August 1965 and raised in his hometown of Warblaufen, Bern in Switzerland. After finishing high school, he studied architectural design for four years and got his degree in Bern. At the same time he opened a martial arts school and became a very dedicated martial artist.

After completing his studies, Daniel moved to Paris and started his career as a model. He worked for designers such as Montana, Mugler, Boss, Ferre, Bogner, Cerruti, Versace, Jaene Barnes and was published in the magazines Vogue, Elle, GQ, Max, Interview, Cosmopolitan and established himself as a international Top Model.

Bernhardt moved to New York where he was cast to co-star next to Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bruce Weber’s TV spot "Looking for Kicks" for Gianni Versace.

Marc Di Salle who launched Van Damme’s carrier with Bloodsport, Kickboxer and Death Warrant was looking for a new action star. After years of searching Di Salle discovered Daniel Bernhardt and cast him to star in the sequel Bloodsport II.

Grand Master Hee Il Cho, a ninth degree black belt in Tae-kwon-do and a member of the hall of fame took Bernhardt under his wings and prepared him for Bloodsport II.
(Excerpt from his website bio)

Wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Bernhardt

Swiss actor and martial arts expert who has appeared in a number of films and shows featuring martial arts action sequences, including little-known films like Future War (1997), series films like Bloodsport 2, 3, and 4 (in which he replaced actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme, star of the original film), and game-inspired television show Mortal Kombat: Conquest. He had a supporting role in the box office hit The Matrix Reloaded, the second of the Matrix trilogy, as Agent Johnson, one of three newly upgraded agents.