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1	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raypark.jpg]]
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3	Raymond "Ray" Park (born 23 August 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a UsefulNotes/{{Scot\|land}}tish actor, martial artist and stuntman.
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5	He is trained in Northern Shaolin kung fu, UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}, UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}} and wushu, and he is best known for playing Darth Maul in ''Franchise/StarWars'', Toad in ''Film/XMen1'', Snake-Eyes in the ''[[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra G.I. Joe]]'' [[Film/GIJoeRetaliation movies]] and Edgar on ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.
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7	!!Filmography:
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9	* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
10	** ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (1997) as Baraka and Raptor #3, plus stunt work for Robin Shou and Creator/JamesRemar
11	** ''Mortal Kombat X: Generations'' (2015) as Erron Black
12	** ''WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy'' (2016) as Erron Black
13	* ''Franchise/StarWars'' as [[Characters/StarWarsDarthMaul Darth Maul]]
14	** ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999)
15	** ''[[Film/{{Solo}} Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' (2018)
16	** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' (2020, motion capture for the seventh season)
17	* ''[[Film/SleepyHollow1999 Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999) as the Headless Horseman (stunt work for Creator/ChristopherWalken)
18	* ''Film/XMen1'' (2000) as Mortimer Toynbee/Toad
19	** ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine'' (2024)
20	* ''Film/BallisticEcksVsSever'' (2002) as A.J. Ross
21	* ''Potheads: The Movie'' (2005) as Mr. D
22	* ''Slayer'' (2006) as Acrobatic Vampire Twins
23	* ''Film/WhatWeDoIsSecret'' (2007) as Brendan Muller
24	* ''Series/TheLegendOfBruceLee'' (2007) as Creator/ChuckNorris
25	* ''Film/{{Fanboys}}'' (2009) as THX Security Guard #2
26	* ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' (2009) as Snake-Eyes.
27	** ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation'' (2013)
28	* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' (2009) as Edgar
29	* ''Film/{{The King of Fighters\|2010}}'' (2010) as Rugal Bernstein.
30	* ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' (2010) as Brendan and London Guardian
31	* ''Series/SupahNinjas'' (2011) as Harry
32	* ''Jinn'' (2014) as Gabriel
33	* ''Film/AccidentMan'' (2018) as Mac
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35	!!Tropes in his works:
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37	* [[invoked]]CastTheExpert: He is a martial artist and often gets full acting credits for playing characters that are always proficient with martial arts.
38	* MartialArtsMovie: He's a prominent actor and stuntman in Western-made martial art movies.
39	* TheMentor: Owing to his most famous role as Darth Maul in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, every time May 4th (known as Star Wars day amongst the fans) commences. Ray Park (dressed in full Jedi garb, no less) hosts his own Jedi school in New York City for lucky young kids to train them up in the art of lightsaber combat, which he does every year in Times Square to train up newer generation of fans.

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