Ashley Beck

"It was awesome playing a "Knights of Ren" in the new StarWars: The Rise of Skywalker! Massive thanks to @badmonk_uk and @eunicehuv for the amazing opportunity!"

- Ashley Beck on Twitter

Ashley Beck is a British an actor, stunt performer, martial artist and motion capture artist who portrayed the Knight of Ren Ushar in the 2019 film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. He also served as a stunt double for the 2018 anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Beck is a professional stunt perfomer who has trained all his life in different martial arts styles and acrobatics. He is a three times World Champion in forms and weapons, and an experienced motion capture artist. Between 2003 and 2011, he served as a motion capture artist 30 movies and video games, such as James Bond 007: Blood Stone, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Iron Man 2 and Angels & Demons.

In 2011, he qualified for the British Stunt Register and he has since served as the stunt double for Édgar Ramírez in the 2011 fantasy adventure film Wrath of the Titans, Danila Kozlovsky in the 2014 fantasy film Vampire Academy, Luke Evans in the 2014 action horror film Dracula Untold, and Michael Fassbender in the 2016 action film Assassin's Creed. His other stunt credits include the TV series Game of Thrones and Black Mirror, and Hollywood movies such as Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Justice League, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Kick-Ass 2, The Legend of Tarzan and Snow White and the Huntsman. He lives in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England.