---
name: "Martyn Ford"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/martyn-ford"
fi1m_id: "martyn-ford"
imdb_id: "nm7455038"
tmdb_id: 1510237
wikidata_id: "Q65589666"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 May 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-22T21:35:03.693267+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Martyn Ford

## Identity

Martyn Ford

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/martyn-ford
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** martyn-ford
- **IMDb ID:** nm7455038
- **TMDB ID:** 1510237
- **Wikidata ID:** Q65589666
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn_Ford_(bodybuilder), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65589666, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7455038/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1510237

Actor. Born 26 May 1982 in Birmingham, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 May 1982, Birmingham, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn_Ford_(bodybuilder), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65589666, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7455038/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1510237

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Mortal Kombat II*](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md) (50)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Martyn Ford is a British actor, bodybuilder and social media personality. Born on 26 May 1982 in Minworth, Birmingham, he is 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) tall and is known by the nickname "The Nightmare".

Ford began acting in 2016 with the role of Koshmar in *Boyka: Undisputed*. Subsequent film credits include *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017), *Accident Man* (2018), *Final Score* (2018), *Redcon-1* (2018) and *F9* (2021). Television work includes appearances in *The Nevers* (2021–2023) as Nicholas Perbal "Odium", *The Sandman* (2022) as Squatterbloat and *House of David* (2025) as Goliath. He plays Shao Kahn in *Mortal Kombat II* (2026).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mortal Kombat II* (2026), Fi1m 50, as Shao Kahn — [page](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mortal Kombat II* (2026), as Shao Kahn — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md)
- *Red Sonja* (2025), as General Karlak
- *House of David* (2025), series, as Goliath
- *The Machine* (2023), as Sponge
- *The Sandman* (2022), series, as Squatterbloat
- *F9* (2021), as Lieutenant Sue
- *The Nevers* (2021), series, as Nicolas Perbal 'Odium'
- *The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud* (2020), as Musculor
- *Robin Hood: The Rebellion* (2018), as Brimstone
- *Kill Ben Lyk* (2018), as Bale
- *The Marine 6: Close Quarters* (2018), as Oscar Hayes
- *Final Score* (2018), as Vlad
- *Redcon-1* (2018), as Corporal Jacob Gallagher
- *Viking Destiny* (2018), as Torstein/Steiner
- *Accident Man* (2018), as Masseuse
- *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017), as Glastonbury Guard
- *Blood Drive* (2017), series, Actor
- *Boyka: Undisputed IV* (2016), as Koshmar
- *Benidorm* (2007), series, as Hercules

## Gallery

- ![Martyn Ford](https://film.one/media/person/1293965/gallery-adeb17de8a62.jpg) Martyn Ford — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Martyn_Ford_at_the_2025_NYCC_Mortal_Kombat_II_Panel.jpg/1280px-Martyn_Ford_at_the_2025_NYCC_Mortal_Kombat_II_Panel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Martyn Ford](https://film.one/media/person/1293965/gallery-284e7d228323.jpg) Martyn Ford — Image via TMDB

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/martyn-ford