Actor and stunt coordinator Robert Kun’s path in cinema started with martial arts and led to blockbuster stunts. Now he’s bringing the lessons from Hollywood back home to develop Kazakhstan’s film industry.
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In this episode of Voices from Central Asia, we meet Robert Kun, an actor and stunt coordinator from Kazakhstan whose journey from sports to Hollywood blockbusters is as remarkable as it is inspiring.
He shares how he began as a teenage stuntman on Timur Bekmambetov’s Day Watch and honed his skills alongside Igor Tsay at Kun Do studio.
With over 20 years of experience, his career took him to global sets with 20th Century Fox, Universal, and Disney, working on high-profile projects like Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Ben-Hur, and Major Grom: The Game.
Yet for Kun, true success lies not in the credits but in the family values and multicultural roots that shape every project he brings to life. After years abroad, he has returned home to Kazakhstan to bring this experience back to local cinema and help make the country’s first action movie for global audiences.
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