Shero Rauf

Shero Rauf is an Iraqi actor and stuntman. He was born in Baghdad, Iraq on 15 May, 1979. After a year the family came back to his homeland Sulaimaniya. He can speak Arabic, Kurdish, English and Bulgarian fluently.

After 20 years living and learning in Sulaimaniya and Arbil he left Iraq to try and pursue his career. His first step was in 2002 when he met Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal in which he later featured in his first movie role Epoch: Evolution (2003) with David Keith and Billy Dee Williams.

In the same year he had been chosen as a stunt actor for the movie Troy, as a Trojan Archer facing Brad Pitt, in Mexico.

From 2004 he began to work like a Digital Effects Artist [Animation ,Particles ,Dynamic ,Modeling] for several movies.

In 2006 he had the chance to work like a 3D Digital Artist in the movie 88 Minutes (2007) with his favorite actor Al Pacino.

In 2007 Jean-Claude Van Damme introduced him to J.J. Perry (fight choreographer) and (stunt coordinator), and he had his first real training to become a stuntman , later he had the chance to be face to face in the same scene with Jean-Claude Van Damme in the movie The Shepherd.

Filmography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:

1. The Tournament (film) (2008) Assistant Director

Stunts:

1. Troy (film) (2004)
2. Warriors - Attila the Hun (2007) - BBC (T.V)

Visual Effects:

1. The Gene Generation (2007)
2. Finding Rin Tin Tin (2007)
3. 88 Minutes (2007)
4. Gryphon (film) (2007) (TV)
5. Home of the Brave (2006 film) (2006)
6. A.I. Assault (2006) (TV)
7. The Black Hole (2006) (TV)
8. Lonely Hearts (2006)
9. Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
10. The Mechanik (2005)
11. Edison (film) (2005)
12. Today You Die (2005) (V)
13. Zerkalnie voyni: Otrazhenie pervoye (2005)
14. Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy (2005) (TV)
15. Raging Sharks (2005) (V) (digital artist)

Actor :

1. Warriors - Attila the Hun (2007) - BBC (T.V)
2. Hero Wanted(2008) ... Razor Room Dancer
3. The Shepherd (film) (2008) ... Guard for the Chief of Federales
4. "Dalida" (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Dalida's Bodyguard
5. Alien Siege (2005) (TV) .... Striker
6. Boa vs. Python (2004) (V) .... Dancer
7. Troy (film)(2004) ... Trojan Archer
8. Epoch: Evolution (2003) (TV) .... TV Reporter
9. Soraya (2003) (TV) .... Guard
10. Out for a Kill (2003) (V) .... Prisoner

Health

• At the time of shooting a Vehicle stunt scene for the movie The Tournament (film) (2008) , an accident happened that broke both of his legs ... and as the Doctors said : he will need near by six months until he can walk again ...

Trivia

• Son of Rauf Hassan ,One of the most famous writers in Kurdistan - Iraq .

• He has a brother , Zana Rauf .

• In May 2006 he became a visual effects lead artist for the biggest movie that had been done in WWFX company The Gene Generation.

• He is the first Kurdish Iraqi Actor, Stuntman , 3D Visual Effects Animator - Lead Artist And A.D Assistant Director who worked in Hollywood movies .

• He is good friends with Pearry Teo , Darren Shahlavi , J.J. Perry , Scott Adkins.

• He had a contract with the company Double Negative to begin working as an Animator ..but he couldn't begin working ... because he couldn't get the work permit to work in the UK.

• In August 2007 after one month test period he became an A.D "Assistant Director" for the movie The Tournament (2008) working with J.J. Perry , Scott Adkins Ving Rhames , Robert Carlyle , Ian Somerhalder and Kelly Hu .

External links

• Shero Rauf at The Internet Movie Database
• Shero Rauf biography
• Shero Rauf Blog at Myspace
• Shero Rauf 3D work at CGsociety
• Shero Rauf photography at Flickr
• Shero Rauf Video at youtube
• Shero Rauf at alivenotdead
• Shero Rauf his Official Site