Matthias Hues

Matthias Hues (born 14 February 1959) is a German-born, naturalized American actor and martial artist. He was born in Waltrop, Germany, to Dr. Josef Hues and Maria Humperdinck Hues who still resides in Germany. Maria is the niece of Engelbert Humperdinck, composer of the opera Hansel and Gretel.

Matthias Hues
Otabek Mahkamov and Matthias Hues in 2011
Born (1959-02-14) February 14, 1959
Waltrop, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Websitehttp://www.matthiashues.com/

After graduating from school, Hues moved to Paris to enter hotel management. Once there he joined a health club in Paris, which had just been bombarded with the new Jane Fonda aerobic exercise program from the United States. Hues recognized an opportunity and after returning to Germany opened two health clubs, flying in aerobic teachers from the USA. During this time he became obsessed with the American way of life, and subsequently sold his clubs - boarding a plane to Los Angeles.

He immediately joined Gold's Gym in Venice, California, the mecca of bodybuilding and entertainment personalities. Derek Barton, a former Hollywood stuntman and formerly one of Gold's managing directors, received a call from a producer who had just lost Jean-Claude Van Damme for his movie and needed a replacement. Barton sent Hues to test for the role, and he managed to convince the producers to give him the part despite having no prior acting experience. The movie, No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (1987), was a moderate success, and opened the door for Hues to make more films.

His most commercially successful movie to date is Dark Angel (1990) and he has played a variety of roles in his films, from a gladiator turned private investigator in Age of Treason (1993) to an aging hit-man in Finding Interest (1994) to a bumbling idiot trying to kidnap a rich kid in Alone in the Woods (1996) to a dancing lion tamer in Big Top Pee-wee (1988). He also played a Klingon general in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). Hues is one of the few foreign actors who has lost his accent to the extent that many people in his own country are unaware he is from Germany.

Filmography
  • No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1988) - Yuri
  • Big Top Pee-wee (1988) - Oscar the Liontamer
  • Fist Fighter (1989) - Rhino
  • Cage (1989) - Italian Fighter
  • Dark Angel - aka I come In Peace(1990) - Bad Alien - Talec
  • Aftershock (1990) - Cassidy
  • Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991) - Neil Vargas
  • Diplomatic Immunity (1991) - Gephardt
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) - Second Klingon general
  • I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore (1992) - Eric, Personal Trainer
  • Blackbelt (1992) - John Sweet
  • Mission of Justice (1992) - Titus Larkin
  • Talons of the Eagle (1992) - Khan
  • Bounty Tracker (1993) - Erik Gauss
  • TC 2000 (1993) - Bigalow
  • Fist Fighter 2 (1993) - C.J.Thunderbird
  • Death Match (1994) - Mark Vanik
  • Finding Interest (1994) - The Hitman
  • Fists of Iron (1995) - Victor 'The Destroyer' Bragg
  • Digital Man (1995) - Digital Man
  • Droid Gunner (1995) - Hawks
  • Tiger Heart (1996) - Hank (uncredited)
  • Lone Tiger (1996) - Dark Tiger
  • Starcrypt (1996) - Galleon
  • Safety Zone (1996) - Marcos
  • Alone in the Woods (1996) - Kurt
  • Bloodsuckers (1997) - Reporter
  • Executive Target (1997) - Vic
  • Cyber Vengeance (1997) - Thor
  • Conan the Adventurer (1997, TV series) - Savann
  • The Protector (1998) - Gunther
  • Hostile Environment (1999) - Mike Erikson
  • Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy (1999, TV series) - Guardian
  • The King's Guard (2000) - Angus
  • Legion of the Dead (2001) - Togaio - Blond Man
  • The Silent Force (2001) - (uncredited)
  • Beyond the Limits (2003) - Big Blond knight (uncredited)
  • The Librarians (2003) - Ciro
  • D-War (2007) - Bounty Hunter #1
  • I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell (2008) - Carl
  • CarPirates (2008)
  • 1066 (2008)
  • Immortally Yours (2009) - Marshall Pope
  • Charlie Valentine (2009) - Victor
  • Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground (2009) - Soccer Player
  • Ved verdens ende (2009) - Aribert
  • The Rogue (2009)
  • Goy (2011) - Martin Teinmann
  • Little Klaus Big World (2011)
  • Money Fight (2012) - Matt
  • The Sleeper, Deadly Recall (2012)
  • Black Rose (2014) - Black Mask Killer
  • Showdown in Manila (2016) - Dorn
  • Beyond the Game (2016)
  • Maximum Impact (2017) - Ian
  • Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018) - Strommelson
  • Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance (2018) - Carl
  • Goy (2018) - Martin Teinmann
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