- Vincent Klyn
Infobox actor
name = Vincent Klyn
location =New Zealand Vincent Klyn is a
New Zealand bornactor who has appeared in a number of 1980s and 90s era motion pictures. His most notable role was the 1989 film "Cyborg" directed byAlbert Pyun .Early life
Klyn was born in New Zealand according to IMDB. His family relocated to
Honolulu , Hawaii, where he learned to surf. He went on to compete on the pro surfing circuit at only 13 years of age. Klyn was a competitor of theWorld Wide Surf tour, and was allegedly one of the top five surfers worldwide during that time.Film career
His first and probably most remembered film appearance was his film
debut in the 1989science fiction action film "Cyborg", as the main villain Fender Tremelo, playing oppositeJean-Claude Van Damme as the hero, Gibson Rickenbacker.According to the audio commentary on the DVD for "Urban Menace ", directorAlbert Pyun found Klyn when he saw him surfing one day, and immediately thought he would be an excellent choice to play a villain, as he had an astounding physique and intense look.He went on to appear in minor roles in other surfer-films, like "
Red Surf " (teaming up withGeorge Clooney ) in 1990, and "Point Break " (going up againstPatrick Swayze andKeanu Reeves in 1991, but with the exception of "Gangland " from 2000, he still got the bulk of his major roles in movies directed byAlbert Pyun , like "Bloodmatch ", "Kickboxer 2 ", "Dollman ", "Nemesis", "Knights", "Blast", "The Wrecking Crew ", "Corrupt", "Urban Menace ", and "" from 2004.Other roles that Klyn appeared in were mostly noted as on-screen personalities on the "
Baywatch " television series throughout the 1990s and the 2000s.External links
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