Early life

Reyes was born in San Jose, California to actor/stuntman Ernie Reyes, Sr., and is the grandson of Filipino immigrants. He has three brothers and two sisters, one of whom, Lee Reyes, is a boxer and another, Santino Ramos, is a filmmaker/artist. By the age of 6, Reyes had joined his father's group, the "West Coast Demo Team".

Career

Reyes, Jr. is probably best known for his film debut at age 13 in the 1985 film The Last Dragon. The same year he shared the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen in Red Sonja. During this time, he also had his own television series, Sidekicks, a spin-off of the original Walt Disney one-time special The Last Electric Knight, alongside Gil Gerard presented by Michael Eisner. He also appeared in an episode of the hit television series MacGyver in 1988. Reyes had starring roles in Surf Ninjas and the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film The Secret of the Ooze as Keno, the pizza delivery boy. He also served as the martial arts stunt double for Donatello in the first Ninja Turtles film. He later appeared in films such as Rush Hour 2 playing Zing and in The Rundown alongside WWE wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Reyes guest starred in the TV series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues alongside David Carradine.

In 2006, Ernie Reyes, Jr. hosted the MTV martial arts reality show Final Fu.

Ernie Reyes, Jr. has a professional fight record of 3-0 in Strikeforce which was a large mixed martial arts organization but started out as a Muay Thai and kickboxing organization. Ernie fought Anthony Elkaim the WKA ISKA Champion. Reyes knocked out the champion in the 3rd round. His next two fights would be won by decision, including a unanimous decision over Veasna Thach which aired on ESPN. Ernie Reyes Jr.'s fight against the champion Anthony Elkaim also aired on ESPN.

Ernie Reyes, Jr. has done motion capture stunts for blockbuster films such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland. Most recently, Reyes guest starred on NCIS: Los Angeles "The Frozen Lake" playing "Jay Thapa", a Nepalese soldier who is an expert in knife-fighting.

Personal life

In June 2015, it was reported that Reyes is currently suffering from kidney failure and is in need of a transplant. According to his sister, Reyes undergoes dialysis three times per week for four hours each day. His family set up a GoFundMe campaign to help raise $75,000 for his medical expenses.

Filmography

As actor

Title	Year	Role	Notes
The Last Dragon	1985	Tai (Karate Student)
Red Sonja	1985	Prince Tarn
Sidekicks (TV series)	1986	Ernie Lee
Ernie and Master Kim	1989	Ernie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1990	Donatello (Martial Arts Stunt Double)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II	1991	Keno
Surf Ninjas	1993	Johnny	Also Associate Producer
White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild	1995	Steve
Paper Dragons	1996
Small Time	1996	Marty
The Process	1998	Jesse	Also Director
Rush Hour 2	2001	Zing
Poolhall Junkies	2002	Tang
The Rundown	2003	Manito
Redline	2007	Ernie
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	2008	Cemetery Warrior
The Red Canvas a.k.a The Art of Submission	2009	Johnny Sanchez	Also Executive Producer
NCIS: Los Angeles	2013	Jay Thapa	episode: "The Frozen Lake"
NCIS: Los Angeles	2015	Jay Thapa	episode: "Expiration Date"

As stunt performer

Title	Year	Role
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1990	Fight/Stunt Double: Donatello
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II	1991	Fight Performer: Keno
Avatar	2009	Utility Stunts
Alice in Wonderland	2010	Stunt Double: Tweedledee
Act of Valor	2011	Stunts

Mixed martial arts record

Kickboxing record
3 Wins (1 KO), 0 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2005-10-00 Win Ryan Fotheringham Strikeforce San Jose, California, USA Decision 5 3:00 3-0 1999-00-00 Win Veasna Thach Strikeforce San Jose, California, USA Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 2-0 1998-00-00 Win Anthony Elkaim Strikeforce Milan, Italy KO 3 1-0 Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

[ Source: Wikipedia ]