Rick Yune
| Rick Yune | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 22, 1971 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, producer, former model |
Rick Yune (born August 22, 1971) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, martial artist and former model. His most notable roles have been in the movies Snow Falling on Cedars, the first Fast and Furious film The Fast and the Furious, and in the James Bond movie Die Another Day. He was part of the main cast of the Netflix original series Marco Polo until the series was cancelled on December 12th, 2016.
Yune was born in Washington D.C. He is of Mongolian, Korean, Chinese descent. His younger brother is actor Karl Yune.
Yune was educated at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Silver Spring, Maryland) and St. John's College High School. In 1994, he received his degree in finance from the Wharton School of Business. Yune was one of the original hedge fund traders for SAC Capital but left to pursue entrepreneurial ventures.
Yune practices many forms of martial arts, having reached Olympic standard in Taekwondo and being a serious contender for the US team when he was 19. He changed the spelling of his last name from "Yun" to "Yune" for Screen Actors Guild (SAG) purposes.
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