A lifelong martial artist, Ron Smoorenburg has had a remarkable career, punctuated by numerous opportunities to collaborate with some of the biggest names in martial arts cinema. One of the most notable instances of this was when he was given the chance to audition for Jackie Chan's 1998 film "Who Am I?", ultimately taking on Chan himself in the final fight at the end of the movie. The film's action was subsequently nominated for Best Fight Choreography & Action Design at both the Hong Kong Film Awards and Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards that same year.
Throughout his career, Ron has had the privilege of working alongside a veritable who's who of martial arts cinema talent, including Jackie Chan, Tony Jaa, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen, Iko Uwais, Michael Jai-White, Gary Daniels, Marko Zaror, Steven Seagal, Kane Kosugi, and Scott Adkins, to name just a few.
Since relocating to Thailand in 2005, Ron has become a familiar face on Thai television, as well as in films like "Tom Yum Goong/The Protector" (2005) and "Triple Threat", where he once again clashed with Tony Jaa.
Among his other notable roles, Ron has appeared in the German TV series "Der Puma", which was choreographed by Donnie Yen and his team, as well as Akshay Kumar's "Brothers" (2016),"The Avenging Fist", "Crazy Alien", "Lost in Thailand", "Warriors Gate", and "Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear". In the latter, he played the character "Dutch" and also served as the fight choreographer for the independent movie "English Dogs".
