Biography
Terry O'Neill is a British actor and martial artist. He was born on 27 February 1948 in Liverpool, England.
O'Neill trained in Shotokan karate from an early age and competed successfully, winning multiple KUGB titles and captaining the British All-Styles Squad to victory at the 1975 World Championships. A knee injury ended his competitive career in 1982. He founded the martial arts magazine Fighting Arts International in 1972.
His acting credits include Quinn in Entrapment (1999), Ishmael in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), Redbeard in DragonHeart (1996), and roles in Gangs of New York (2002), Quills (2000) and Kull the Conqueror (1997). He has also appeared in British television series such as Civvies (1992) and worked as a martial arts consultant on films.
