David Ismalone

Dave fell in love with martial arts after watching Bruce Lee movies. He started boxing at the age of 14 and had his first Thai Boxing match also at the age of 14, and turned pro when he was 18. In 1997 he came to Thailand and continued training and fighting there. In total, he had 68 fights before retiring at the age of 24. He keeps training, speaks Thai and is married to a Thai actress. Opportunity knocked on his door when he got asked for a role in the famous Ong Bak, because they needed someone who can take punches. Since then he has worked on the best movies as an actor or stunt crew, with the likes of Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa.