- "If anyone was to be a Jedi, it's Liang. He is insane."
- ―Daisy Ridley
Liang Yang is a Chinese stunt performer and actor, best known for portraying FN-2199 in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[2]
Outside of the Star Wars universe, Yang has performed stunt work for other notable titles, including Skyfall, where he also made an appearance as a bodyguard, and Game of Thrones, where he served as Pedro Pascal's (Oberyn Martell) stunt double. He won Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture for the former and Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series for the latter at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2013 and 2015, respectively.[3][4]
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Star Wars John Boyega & Daisy Ridley Interview with Eric Nam on the Pikicast피키캐스트 YouTube channel (backup link)
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Meet FN-2199, A.K.A. TR-8R: The Stormtrooper Behind the Meme on StarWars.com (backup link)
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'Skyfall,' 'Game of Thrones' Receive Stunt Honors at SAG Awards by Gregg Kilday on The Hollywood Reporter (January 27, 2013) (backup link archived on February 1, 2013)
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Stunt Performers from "Unbroken" and "Game of Thrones" are Honored by SAG-AFTRA for Outstanding Action Performances by Film and Television Stunt Ensembles on SAG-AFTRA (January 25, 2015) (backup link archived on February 9, 2021)
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