Rick Yune (born August 22, 1971) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and martial artist of Korean descent. His most notable roles have been in the movies Snow Falling on Cedars, the first Fast and Furious film The Fast and the Furious, the James Bond movie Die Another Day, and Olympus Has Fallen. He was part of the main cast of the Netflix original series Marco Polo.
Early life
Yune was born in Washington D.C. to mother Park Wonhui and father Yun Taeho, who were both Korean. His younger brother is actor Karl Yune.
Yune was educated at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Silver Spring, Maryland) and St. John's College High School. In 1994, he received his degree in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Yune was one of the original hedge fund traders for SAC Capital but left to pursue entrepreneurial ventures.
Yune practices many forms of martial arts, but the two main martial arts in which he excels are Taekwondo (he is an Olympic-level Taekwondo black belt) and Boxing (he is a former Golden Gloves boxer). He changed the spelling of his last name from "Yun" to "Yune" for Screen Actors Guild (SAG) purposes.