Ian Whyte

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−	'''Ian Whyte''' (born 17 September 1971 in Bangor, Wales, UK) is a British actor, stuntman and professional basketball player. After showing promise at school, Whyte studied and played the game in the United States, at Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, and at Clarion University in Pennsylvania. He returned to the UK in 1994 and attracted the eye of the England coach. He played 80 times for England across nine years, also playing club games in Belgium, France, Portugal and Greece before ending his career at the Newcastle Eagles. He is 7 ft 1" in height.	+	'''Ian Whyte''' (born 17 September 1971 in Bangor, Wales, UK) is a British actor, stuntman and professional basketball player. After showing promise at school, Whyte studied and played the game in the United States, at Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, and at Clarion University in Pennsylvania. He returned to the UK in 1994 and attracted the eye of the England coach. He played 80 times for England across nine years, also playing club games in Belgium, France, Portugal and Greece before ending his career at the Newcastle Eagles. He is 2.16m (7 ft 1") in height.
	In 2003 Whyte began a new career as an actor and stunt player when he was cast as a [[wikipedia:Predator (alien)|Predator]] in the movie ''[[wikipedia:Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'', a role he later reprised in the sequel. He then doubled for actress [[wikipedia:Frances de la Tour|Frances de la Tour]] in the role of the giant Madame Maxine in the movie ''[[wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''. He has gone on to play roles in ''[[wikipedia:Dragonball Evolution|Dragonball Evolution]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Solomon Kane (film)|Solomon Kane]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]''. In [[wikipedia:Ridley Scott|Ridley Scott]]'s film ''[[wikipedia:Prometheus (film)|Prometheus]]'' he plays the important role of the "Last Engineer".		In 2003 Whyte began a new career as an actor and stunt player when he was cast as a [[wikipedia:Predator (alien)|Predator]] in the movie ''[[wikipedia:Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'', a role he later reprised in the sequel. He then doubled for actress [[wikipedia:Frances de la Tour|Frances de la Tour]] in the role of the giant Madame Maxine in the movie ''[[wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''. He has gone on to play roles in ''[[wikipedia:Dragonball Evolution|Dragonball Evolution]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Solomon Kane (film)|Solomon Kane]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]''. In [[wikipedia:Ridley Scott|Ridley Scott]]'s film ''[[wikipedia:Prometheus (film)|Prometheus]]'' he plays the important role of the "Last Engineer".