Ernie Reyes, Jr.

Ernest E. Reyes, Jr. (born January 15, 1972) is an American actor and martial artist. Reyes was born in San Jose, California, the grandson of Filipino immigrants. He has three brothers and two sisters, one of whom, Lee Reyes, is an actor and another, Santino Ramos, is a filmmaker/animator. By 1983, Reyes had joined his father's group, the "West Coast Demo Team". Through his father's connections, Reyes met such martial artist and movie stars as To... more

Ernest E. Reyes, Jr. (born January 15, 1972) is an American actor and martial artist. Reyes was born in San Jose, California, the grandson of Filipino immigrants. He has three brothers and two sisters, one of whom, Lee Reyes, is an actor and another, Santino Ramos, is a filmmaker/animator. By 1983, Reyes had joined his father's group, the "West Coast Demo Team". Through his father's connections, Reyes met such martial artist and movie stars as Tony Thompson and Cynthia Rothrock. When he was twelve, he turned his attention to acting. Having met with Berry Gordy, he was given a part in the feature film The Last Dragon. The part was brief, but quite memorable. Reyes, Jr. played a prince in the 1985 production, Red Sonja. In that movie, he shared the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen. During this time, he also had his own television series Sidekicks, a spin-off of the original Walt Disney one-time special, The Last Electric Knight, alongside Gil Gerard. Reyes had... less