Khan Bonfils
Kan Bonfils was an actor based in London, England.
Early life
Bonfils was adopted when he was 5 years old by Knud Erik Bonfils. He was raised in Denmark.He relocated to London to fulfil his dream. He trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He was a trained martial artist and studied Wing Chun Kung Fu from Austin Goh. He has also been a practitioner of Yin Style Ba Gua Zhang in London since 2008.
Career
Bonfils had a brief modelling career before starting acting. He was a model for Michiko Kochino, Hermes, Oswald Boateng, among others.Bonfils' film credits include Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as Jedi Master Saesee Tiin, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Body Armour and Traveller.
His other film credits include Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Batman Begins, and the James Bond films Tomorrow Never Dies as Isagura and Skyfall.
Bonfils performed on stage as well. He acted in the West End: Miss Saigon at Drury Lane, Theatre Royal London and The King & I at London Palladium where he performed the lead with Elaine Paige.
Death
On 5 January 2015, Bonfils was rehearsing for an upcoming stage production of Dante's Inferno when he collapsed. Although CPR was performed, he could not be resuscitated; he was pronounced dead by paramedics. He was 42 years old.Filmography
His film credits include:- Tomorrow Never Dies - Satoshi Isagura
- Shadow Run - Baz
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace - Saesee Tiin
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - Reiss' Guard
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - Creepy
- Batman Begins - League of Shadows Warrior #3
- Body Armour - Ozu
- Tribe - Tolui
- Skyfall - Silva's henchman
- Traveller - Tolui
- Razors: The Return of Jack the Ripper - JK