Lateef Crowder dos Santos

Lateef Crowder dos Santos (born November 23, 1977) is a Brazilian American actor, martial artist, and stuntman. 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]

In this Portuguese name, 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
Occupations
  • Actor
  • stuntman
  • martial artist
Years active2000–present

Biography

He was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, but 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, appearing in movies such as The Protector 2005 starring Tony Jaa. He also worked with Scott Adkins in Undisputed 3 where he played the character Adriago Silva.

Career

dos 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 gymnast with 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.

Since 2019, he appeared in the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian as the stunt double for Din Djarin / The Mandalorian,[4] for which he won a Primetime Emmy Creative Arts Award for Outstanding Stunt Performance in 2022.[5]

Filmography
YearMovieRoleNotes
2005Tom-Yum-GoongCapoeira Fighter
2008Yeah Sure OkayYellow
Beyond the RingTaekwondo student #1
Ninja CheerleadersKarate Bully
2009Never SurrenderMarco
Red VelvetManiac
TekkenEddy Gordo
Once FallenSantos Lobos
Duel of LegendsFighter
2010Fading of the CriesSylathus
The Book of EliHighjacker #3Stunts
Slums 13Judge
Undisputed 3Rodrigo Silva, Brazilian Fighter
Mortal Kombat: RebirthAlan Zane / Baraka
2011 Supah NinjasBass, Rhymer's HenchmanEpisode: 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
2019–23 The MandalorianDouble, Din Djarin / The Mandalorian

References
  1. YouTube - Inmate 451
  2. "Eddy Gordo". Tekkenpedia. MediaWiki. July 5, 2017. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. Barton, Steve (June 8, 2010). "New Mortal Kombat Promotional Featurette Delivers the Goods". Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. Nedd, Alexis (May 8, 2020). "Pedro Pascal shouts out the stuntmen who helped create his Mandalorian". Mashable. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 17, 2021.


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