| Chuck Jeffreys | |
| Birth Name: | William Charles Jeffreys III |
| Birth Date: | 1958 7, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation: | Actor, stuntman |
Chuck Jeffreys is an American actor, stuntman, stunt coordinator, fight choreographer and martial artist. As an actor he has appeared in more than 24 films and television shows. He had supporting roles in Aftershock, Lockdown, Superfights and and co-starred in the 1997 film Bloodmoon. He is also the Fire Warlord in the Digital Pictures full-motion video action game Supreme Warrior. From the late 1980s to 2016 he had worked on more than 60 films and television shows in various stunt roles. He was the fight coordinator for the 2015 television series The Player.
Jeffreys is originally from Washington. He grew up in Hillcrest Heights in Prince George's County.[1] [2] He has been studying martial arts since around the age of 7 or 8.[3] As a martial artist he has studied under Sifu Willy Lin.[4]
It has been said that he has a resemblance to Eddie Murphy.[5] In the late 1980s he joined the cast of the WJLA Saturday show "Pick Up The Beat". He also filled in for Erik King as the shows host.[6]
Some of the martial arts films he has acted in include Hawkeye and Fight to Win. Both films also starred George Chung.[7] He co-starred as Detective Chuck Baker in the film Bloodmoon that starred Darren Shahlavi.[8] [9] He had a major supporting role in the film Zong heng tian xia aka Honor and Glory which starred Cynthia Rothrock, which was released in 1993.[10] [11]
As a choreographer he has worked with Jessica Biel, Willem Dafoe, Tobey Maguire, Ryan Reynolds and Wesley Snipes.[12] He did stunt work for the film 12 Monkeys which was released in 1995.[13] Jeffreys was also responsible for getting Darren Shahlavi the stunt work on .[14] Jeffreys did work on Jump Street, released in 2012.[15] He was one of the stunt coordinators for the 2015 films Black Mass, which was a film about the career of infamous American mobster James "Whitey" Bulger,[16] and Miles Ahead, which was a film about jazz musician Miles Davis.[17]
| Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dangerous Passages aka Fight to Win | Michael | 1987 | ||
| Hawkeye | Charles Wilson | 1988 | ||
| Blood Street | 'Bones' | Leo Fong | 1988 | |
| Aftershock | Danny Girrard | Frank Harris | 1990 | |
| Lockdown | Mac Maguire | Frank Harris | 1992 | |
| Flodder in Amerika! | Annoying Negro #2 | 1992 | ||
| Zong heng tian xia | Jake Armstrong | 1993 | ||
| Rage | 'I-Ron' | Anthony Maharaj | 1994 | |
| The Addiction | Bartender | 1995 | ||
| 12 Monkeys | Thug #2 | 1995 | ||
| The Ultimate Warrior | Fire Warlord | Guy Norris | 1995 | |