Yayan Ruhian

Life and career Yayan Ruhian was born in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia on 19 October 1968. By the age of 13, hoping to "show his masculinity", he began studying the traditional martial art pencak silat; his father had practiced karate. Yayan Ruhian trained with what later became Pencak Silat Tenaga Dasar, eventually becoming a trainer and referee, although he later learned that this disqualified him from participating in tournaments. He also worked as a hand-to-hand instructor for the Indonesian National Police.

In 2008, Yayan Ruhian was asked by Gareth Evans to help with the choreography for his film Merantau. He also auditioned for the role of Eric, later stating that he did not care if he was cast, so long as he did his best. He received the part, and Merantau was released in 2009. Afterwards, he had several people approach him and ask to study silat, although some called him Eric. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times described the character as the film's stand-out, "a commanding physical presence".

After this performance, Yayan Ruhian's likeness and the term gereget (used by his character) became a memetic image macro on the internet. In a 2014 interview, Yayan Ruhian stated that he did not mind the memes, as the individuals posting them could not create such macros if they had not seen the film.

Gareth Evans' 2014 release, The Raid 2, cast Yayan Ruhian as Prakoso, an assassin and confidant of mafia kingpin Bangun (Tio Pakusadewo). Recognising that Yayan Ruhian had already been identified with Mad Dog, Gareth Evans emphasized that Prakoso was a new character: a failed father and husband, aged sixty, who is nevertheless a faithful employee. As with the earlier film, Yayan worked with Iko Uwais on choreography.

In mid-2014, it was announced that Yayan Ruhian would appear in Takashi Miike's Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld, playing alongside Hayato Ichihara as Kyoken. In this film, penned by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, a Yakuza member is caught in international intrigue after discovering that his boss is a vampire.

In December 2014 it was reported Yayan Ruhian would appear in the Indonesian heist action sequel Comic 8: Casino Kings

He appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Tasu Leech, alongside his co-stars from The Raid and The Raid 2 Iko Uwais and Cecep Arif Rahman.

In 2017, he appeared in the alien invasion movie Beyond Skyline where he played a police chief in Laos credited only as the Chief in the movie. In 2020, he reprised this role in Skylines where his character was given the name Huana.

In 2019, he appeared in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum as Shinobi #2, one of Zero's students, alongside Cecep Arif Rahman as Shinobi #1. He also appeared in the 2019 Malaysian film Wira as Ifrit.

In 2022, he starred in the Malaysian film Mat Kilau as one of the villains Toga, who helps the British conquer Malaya and leads them in the fight against the Pahang villagers in the Pahang Uprising.

In 2022, he appeared in the Indonesian film "Ben and Jody". A film which touches on deforestation, removal of Indigenous peoples from villages and the activism against it.

Personal life Yayan Ruhian speaks fluent Sundanese and Indonesian. He also speaks a little conversational English. , Yayan Ruhian has three children, who live with his wife in Tasikmalaya. Yayan Ruhian, because of his work, must live in Jakarta. He is also a teacher of inner breathing techniques developed in the Perguruan Silat Tenaga Dasar Indonesia. Si Paling Aktor Himself Lone Samurai Witch

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Awards and nominations Year Organisation Award Work Result 2010 Indonesian Movie Awards Best Newcomer Actor Merantau Indonesian Movie Awards Favorite Newcomer Actor Merantau 2016 Infotainment Awards Indonesian Celebrity of World Achievement Yayan Ruhian 2016 Berlin International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Film Iseng