Lateef Crowder dos Santos

Lateef Crowder dos Santos (born November 23, 1977) is a Brazilian American actor, stuntman, and martial artist. As a member of the ZeroGravity stunt team since 2000, he has been featured in multiple internet short videos and demo reels, such as Inmate 451. An experienced capoeira practitioner, he started training in martial arts when he was 6 years old.[1]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Crowder and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Lateef Crowder dos Santos
Born (1977-11-23) November 23, 1977
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Actor
  • stuntman
  • martial artist
Years active2000–present
Partner(s)Andressa Vallotti (2009-2013)
Children3

Biography

Born in Salvador, Bahia. He moved to San Jose, California, at the age of four. With great experience and training in Capoeira, taught by his father and gymnasts, he became an international competitor and became a member of the Zero Gravity Stunt Team. Today he is an inactive member. Lateef has since been working on his own acting career.

Career

Santos is best known for his appearance in Tom-Yum-Goong (known in North America as The Protector), using Capoeira in a fight scene with Tony Jaa. Due to an injury to his achilles tendon, the scene was cut short, but he has since recovered, and was featured in the martial arts feature, Duel of Legends, released in 2007.

Due to his Capoeira skills and resemblance to the character, Lateef Crowder played the role of Eddy Gordo in the Tekken feature film.[2] He has also featured in Undisputed 3 which stars Scott Adkins and Mykel Jenkins. Directed by Isaac Florentine and also stars in the Kevin Tancharoen directed short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth.[3]. Another memorable work of Lateef was in Fight Science when he represented his style in tests to show the effectiveness of his kicks.

In 2019, he appeared in eight episodes of the Disney+ original series, the Mandalorian, as the stunt double for Din Djarin / the Mandalorian.[4]

Personal life

In 2009, Lateef dated Brazilian model Andressa Vallotti, the couple had 3 children and separated in 2013.

Filmography
YearMovieRoleNotes
2005Tom-Yum-GoongCapoeira Fighter
2008Yeah Sure OkayYellow
TwilightSantiago
Beyond the RingTaekwondo student #1
Ninja CheerleadersKarate Bully
2009Never SurrenderMarco
Red VelvetManiac
TekkenEddy Gordo
The Twilight Saga: New MoonSantiago
Once FallenSantos Lobos
Duel of LegendsFighter
2010Fading of the CriesSylathus
The Book of EliHighjacker #3Stunts
Slums 13Judge
Undisputed 3Andrago Silva (The Brazilian Fighter)
The Twilight Saga: EclipseSantiago
Mortal Kombat: RebirthAlan Zane/Baraka
2011 Supah NinjasBass (The Rhymer's Henchman)Episode: Pilot/Stunts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Stunts, motion captureVideo Game/Stunts
Sucker PunchStuntsStunts
The Girl from the Naked EyeMaximillion, StuntsStunts
Double TapStuntsStunts
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2Santiago
2014 Falcon RisingCarlo Bororo
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeKGBeast goon
2017 Boone: The Bounty HunterJuan Cardoza
2018 Mile 22LiamAlso Stunts
2019 The MandalorianDouble - The Mandalorian

References
  1. YouTube - Inmate 451
  2. "Eddy Gordo". Tekkenpedia. MediaWiki. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. Barton, Steve (8 June 2010). "New Mortal Kombat Promotional Featurette Delivers the Goods". Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. "Lateef Crowder". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
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