Mickey Hardt | |
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Born | |
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 . Hardt is skilled in Taekwondo and Savate.[3]
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 .[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]