He is also known for his supporting role as Bryan Fury in the 2009 live-action film "Tekken", and its 2014 , based upon the popular fighting game series. Daniels acted in the action leading man ensemble film alongside Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Steve Austin, and Randy Couture in the Sylvester Stallone film "The Expendables." Daniels played Lawrence "The Brit" Sparks, one of the strongmen defending the main villains. Daniels appeared in "La Linea" , an action-crime film with an ensemble cast that includes Ray Liotta, Andy García, Armand Assante, etc. Next was "" alongside Aidan Quinn, Andy García for the second time, Mario Van Peebles, etc. Other efforts among many includes David DeCocteau's "The Wrong Child" with Vivica A. Fox, the Wesley Snipes action vehicle "Game of Death", Steve Austin's action vehicle "Hunt to Kill," Stu Bennett's thriller "I am Vengeance," etc. Some of the lead roles Daniels took are the martial arts fighting films "Forced to Fight" with Peter Weller, and "Rumble." He was also the lead actor in the thriller "Misfire," where he plays seasoned DEA agent, who descends into the underworld of Tijuana, and the jaded former hitman in "Skin Traffik" going against a gangster played by Mickey Rourke, with an ensemble cast including Daryl Hannah, Eric Roberts, Michael Madsen, Jeff Fahey, Dominique Swain, and Alan Ford. Gary Daniels was born in London, England, on 9 May 1963. Inspired by the Bruce Lee film "Enter the Dragon", Daniels began training in martial arts at the age of 8 at a local school where he learned a hybrid martial art known as "Mongolian Kung Fu" that combined wing chun, boxing, Mongolian Wrestling and Wushu, that was founded in the late 1960s. He then took up taekwondo at 12 years old and received his black belt after 3 years. At 16, he became a 2nd dan and began competing in ITF taekwondo tournaments. His aggressive style did not sit well with British officials, however, and he lost 3 fights by disqualification. Daniels also trains kickboxing, muay thai and kung fu. Daniels began kickboxing at the age of seventeen under the tutelage of former British Army boxing champion Mickey Byrne.