Personal details
- Birth Date: 1974-04-30
- Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Birth Location: Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Children: (1 child) Joyce Polfliet
- Professions: Actor, Talent Agent, Director
Ron Smoorenburg’s story is basically the dream of every kid who watched kung fu flicks on VHS and tried to roundhouse kick their bedroom wall. Dude’s been in the game for ages—he landed his big break squaring off with Jackie Chan in ‘Who Am I?’ back in ’98. Not exactly a bad way to get your foot in the door, huh? That final fight? Yeah, it got nominations for Best Fight Choreography at a couple major Asian film awards. No small potatoes. Since then, Ron’s career has been like a martial arts cinema buffet. He’s thrown down with legends—Jackie Chan, Tony Jaa, Van Damme, Donnie Yen, Iko Uwais, Michael Jai White, Gary Daniels, Marko Zaror, Steven Seagal, Kane Kosugi, Scott Adkins. Basically, if you’ve watched a fight scene in the last twenty years, odds are Ron’s been somewhere in the mix. He’s been living and working out of Thailand since 2005, popping up all over TV and getting in more scraps with Tony Jaa—‘Tom Yum Goong’ and ‘Triple Threat’ both have them clashing again. He doesn’t just stick to the usual tough guy roles either. You’ll catch him showing a bit of comedic flair in ‘Lost in Thailand’—yep, that’s him in the scene with the ladyboy. There’s ‘Der Puma’ in Germany (Donnie Yen and his crew handled the choreography on that one), Bollywood with ‘Brothers’, wild sci-fi in ‘The Avenging Fist’, and even some Luc Besson madness in ‘Warriors Gate’. The guy’s range is wild. Oh, and he played Dutch and choreographed fights in the indie flick ‘English Dogs’. Busy dude.
In the wild world of martial arts cinema, there’s this jaw-dropping record—a jump kick that hit 11 feet. Yeah, 11. That’s not just impressive, that’s straight-up superhuman. You see this in those classic action flicks where gravity apparently takes a lunch break. The stunt itself, man, it’s pure adrenaline. Martial arts stars train for years, busting their butts just to nail these moves, and then someone comes along and kicks higher than most people can even reach. This record’s basically the holy grail for anyone obsessed with fight choreography. Directors love tossing these high-flying kicks into movies because, let’s be real, nothing gets an audience going like an impossible stunt. It’s not just about showing off, either. These moments become legendary, replayed in fan edits and watched on loop by kids dreaming of their own action hero moment. It’s one of those movie facts that makes you wonder how anyone pulled it off without wires or CGI.
Always give more than you take and you’ll work forever. That’s the whole vibe of this story. The main character basically lives by that rule—constantly hustling, putting in the hours, looking out for others even when it’s tough. There’s this constant back-and-forth between what they’re sacrificing and what they’re getting in return, but honestly, it’s never really about the reward. It’s about showing up, doing more, being better, and not letting the system—or the people in it—grind you down. Sometimes it feels like everyone else is just taking, grabbing what they can, but our protagonist? Nah, they just keep on giving, sometimes to a fault. The message hits hard: you wanna stick around, make a real impact, don’t wait for recognition. Just keep giving, keep working, and something lasting will come out of it—even if nobody’s clapping for you. That’s real work ethic, not just some motivational fluff.
April 30, 1974
6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands
Yes, Joyce Polfliet
51 years old