Chris Casamassa : biography
Chris Casamassa (born January 17, 1965) is an American martial artist of Italian origin, actor and stuntman who is best known for his role as Scorpion in the movie Mortal Kombat, which was based on the popular fighting-game series. He was unavailable for the second movie, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, due to scheduling conflicts with Batman & Robin (where he doubled for George Clooney), but he was able to return as Scorpion in the TV show, Mortal Kombat: Konquest. He is the son of martial arts guru and Red Dragon Karate founder Louis D. Casamassa. They appeared together in the film ‘Sword of Heaven’ in 1985.
Filmography
Year | Film/television | Role | Notes |
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1984 | The Karate Kid | Tournament guest | uncredited |
1985 | Sword of Heaven | Martial Arts trainee | |
1988 | Black Eagle | Car stuntman | scenes deleted |
1988 | A Mission to Kill (aka The Phoenix Report) | Young Hank | uncredited |
1991 | China O’Brien 2 | Picnic punk #2 / Stunt fighter | as Chris Casamasa |
1992 | Shootfighter: Fight to the Death | Ring lord #1 / Creon (Shootfighter) | as Chris Kasamasa |
1995 | Mortal Kombat | Scorpion | |
Mortal Kombat: Behind the Scenes | Himself / Scorpion | archive footage | |
1995–96 | WMAC Masters | Himself (his ki-symbol was "Red Dragon") | |
1997 | Batman & Robin | Batman stunt double | |
1998 | Mortal Kombat: Konquest | Takeda / Scorpion | 4 episodes |
Blade | Stunt vampire | ||
VIP | Stuntman | (1 episode) | |
1999 | Martial Law | Stunt henchman | (episode 2.6) |
2000 | Mortal Kombat: Federation of Martial Arts | Scorpion / Black Dragon Ninja | online |
Walker: Texas Ranger | Assassin | unknown episodes | |
Vendetta Brothers | Bryce | cancelled | |
2001 | Seance | Tony | Alt. title: Killer in the Dark |
A Real Job | Bill | ||
The Hunted | Zack | 1 episode | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Templar knight | ||
2003 | How to be an Action Star | Himself / Host | |
Across the Borderline | Vinnie | Cancelled, lack of funding | |
Element 2100 | Leader of the Wind family | Cancelled | |
2004 | Sci-Fi Fighter | The Karate Master | Alt. title: X-Treme Fighter |
2008 | The Red Canvas | Ring announcer | Alt. title: Art of Submission |
Chronicles of Foreverman | Cancelled | ||
2010 | Foodfight! | motion capture for ‘Dex Dogtective’ | Awaiting release |
2013 | It’s Dark Here | Sensei Will | In post production |
Karate
Casamassa is also the President of the successful Red Dragon Karate Schools, which were founded by his father. As a national competitor on the North American Karate Association circuit (N.A.S.K.A) Casamassa was the #1 forms competitor in the country for four consecutive years.