Rory Markham
while he was still in the midst of his fighting career in promotions like the UFC, Rory Markham was also taking acting lessons, and that began to pay off for him as he started landing minor roles in movies.
For example, in 2010’s, The Experiment starring Adrien Brody and Forest Whittaker, he featured both as an extra and a stuntman, while he had a named part in the Alex Cross movie in 2012.
At the time Markham saw it as a potentially lucrative avenue for him outside of his fighting career, which by that time was all but over.
“If you were to do one stunt on X-Men, you’re first residual check would be around $100,000 for the first X-Men they did 10 years ago,” Markham told MMAJunkie at the time. “My friend who did X-Men 10 years ago is still receiving roughly $20,000 quarterly from movies.”
In addition to other work, another duel role as an actor / stuntman on Bumblebee came Markham’s way in 2018, while this year he features as Booker Grassie in Bad Boys For Life.
