Troy N. Ashford

Troy Nikolo Ashford is an American filmmaker, producer, director, actor, stuntman and martial artist. He is a mix of Native American and African American heritage raised near Wauwatosa Wisconsin. His childhood heroes and inspiration were Bruce Lee and Sonny Chiba and at the age of three his father enrolled him in martial arts programs where after many years of intense training, he obtained a 11th Degree Grand Master Red Belt and two 9th Degree Black Belt Grand Master ranks. Ashford has also earned honorary Master Degrees in thirteen other systems of Martial Arts. He has over four decades of marital arts experience and is an expert in the art of Ki Gon (mind over matter technique). His achievements also include being a Black Belt Hall of Fame nominee, USA Martial Arts and World Martial Arts Organization Hall of Fame Nominee. Ashford has coached and created 21 World Champions in numerous national karate circuits and organizations, and received an array of awards throughout His staggering martial arts career. Ashford's film career began in 1999 in the Bollywood action drama "International Khiladi" where he played the henchman assassin. Then in 2001, on a shoe-string budget of just 100k, he wrote/produced/directed and starred in his first independent action film, "Razor Sharpe" which grossed over a $1.5 million. A year later he began working on his second film, but due to unforeseen complications with his elder sisters health and her need for a liver transplant, the film was put on hold. Unable to complete the film he continued her care for the next 9 years. In 2005, he attended the African World Festival, German Festival, Polish Festival and Mari-Time Festival in Milwaukee Wisconsin where he performed live martial art stunts such as; catching arrows, breaking hundreds of pounds of ice blocks with his head, bending spears with his eye and a host of other dangerous stunts. Ashford also appeared on the Steve Harvey show where he unofficially set the World Record for breaking 7 ½ inch boards with his unprotected groin area. In 2008, he set another record as the first man in the world to catch a bullet in his hand using a 32 hollow point bullet shot from a modified 22 caliber rifle. In 2009, Ashford was invited to Beijing to perform on the Chinese version of, The Guinness Book World Record Show, where he set a record for catching the fastest arrow by hand in the shortest distance. He also appeared on Madrid's version of, The Guinness World Record Show, where he set a record for breaking 34 bricks with the back of his head within 60 seconds. Ashford's film production company, Action Silver Entertainment produces clean action/martial arts oriented films that are focused on bringing beauty and power of martial arts to the mainstream audience. He is the main actor in all of the action films with a big name supporting cast and he's doing it from the heart.