Manel Soler

Manel Soler

Born: January 17, 1981
in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Manel Soler is an actor, martial artist and writer from Barcelona, Spain. A first-dan black belt in Hapkido and TaeKwonDo with a specialty in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts, Manel has been an aspiring martial artist since the age of 11.

For ten years of his life, Manel's training eventually led him in the company of some very important people, working various types of jobs protecting people, from bouncer to personal bodyguard, until one day he decided it was no longer for him. Eventually, he sold his car and flew to Thailand to pursue a career in competitive fighting, where his career would have remained lucrative until a near-deadly incident with a greedy, machete-wielding cab driver nearly took his life in 2009. And although Manel prevailed, his injuries cost him his fighting career.

As time passed with recovery, Manel had the good fortune of bumping into Jaika Stunts founder, veteran stunt performer and stunt coordinator Kaecha Kampakdee, whose most notable stunt and choreography credits include Daniel Bernhardt's acting debut - Bloodsport 2, Tony Jaa's sequelized epic thriller, Ong Bak 2 and Bollywood actor Allu Arjun's Iddaramayilatho. And upon his crossing of paths with Kampakdee, the rest would soon fall into place, with Manel working on a number of films doing stunt work and other small acting roles, including Iddaramayilatho and the comedic Hollywood hit, The Hangover 2 directed by Todd Philips, to name a few.

As of 2015, Manel is currently working on what he hopes to be his first-ever feature lead role based on the previously-shot shortfilm, Portrait Of An Angry Man, shot by cinematographer Kimbo Kim and Italian writer/director Joe Petrosino. Filmed about four years ago, Manel strongly considers Portrait Of An Angry Man, a "lovely experience" that fully embedded him as an actor. "Without a doubt, I can say that this is the project that made me fall in love with acting and film making as I was involved all the way from the start to finish."he says. "It is what made me realize how beautiful it really is to make a movie, or shortfilm in this case." Manel Soler will also be seen in the upcoming film, A Man Will Rise, which is still pending release. In addition, Manel Soler has worked with stunt coordinator Brett Chan on actor Nicholas Cage's 12th century romantic war epic, Outcast, with co-stars Hayden Christensen (Star Wars Episode 2 & 3, Jumper) and Crystial Liu (The Forbidden Kingdom, The Four) under veteran stunt coordinator Nick Powell (The Last Samurai, The Three Musketeers) making his directorial debut. Manel has also worked with Tony Jaa (Ong Bak Trilogy, Fast & Furious 7) and veteran actors and martial artist Dolph Lundgren (Expendables trilogy, Universal Soldier, Rocky IV), Michel Jai White (The Dark Knight, Spawn, Blood and Bone) and Golden Globe winer Ron Perlman (Hellboy 1,2, Drive) in the 2015 action thriller, Skin Trade.

On another, more personal note, Manel Soler has expressed his own fortitude, looking back on his life with resolve with the philosophy that everything that happened, from body-guarding and security, to an incident that nearly cost him his life, has happened for a reason.  Written By: Lee B Golden

Movies for Manel Soler...

Beauty has an address
Title: Beauty has an address
Released: May 19, 2016
Type: Movie
A Journey Through Dreamy Deserts and Mesmerizing Cities of Oman.
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Skin Trade
Title: Skin Trade
Character: Kuzman's Bodyguard
Released: November 7, 2014
Type: Movie
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
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Outcast
Title: Outcast
Character: Crusader
Released: September 26, 2014
Type: Movie
A mysterious warrior teams up with the daughter and son of a deposed Chinese Emperor to defeat their cruel brother, who seeks their deaths.
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Bhai
Title: Bhai
Character: Mercenary
Released: October 25, 2013
Type: Movie
David, a don, sends Bhai, a hitman, to Hyderabad to kill a policeman who is disrupting mafia operations. However, when Bhai learns that the officer is his own brother, he decides to protect him.
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Iddarammayilatho
Title: Iddarammayilatho
Character: Gangster fighter
Released: May 31, 2013
Type: Movie
A young woman becomes embroiled in a financial and political conspiracy while studying in Spain, as she meets a young musician with a somewhat dark past unfolded through the pages of his lover's diary.
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Shadow
Title: Shadow
Character: Gangster
Released: April 26, 2013
Type: Movie
Raghurman infiltrates Nana Bhai's criminal organisation to find evidence of his wrongdoings. When Nana learns of his plans, he massacres Raghurman's family and only his son Rajaram escapes. When he grows up, Rajaram sets out to destroy Nana Bhai.
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Baadshah
Title: Baadshah
Character: Hitman
Released: April 5, 2013
Type: Movie
Rama Rao fails to get a job with the police force due to his father's connections with a gangster. But when his brother is killed by the gangster, Rama Rao becomes Baadshah to oppose him.
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Ameerin Aadhi Bhagavan
Title: Ameerin Aadhi Bhagavan
Character: Manel
Released: February 22, 2013
Type: Movie
Aadhi, a smart and suave smuggler in Bangkok, falls in love with a waitress. However, he finds himself in trouble when she frames him for all the crimes committed by his look-alike, Bhagavan.
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Devudu Chesina Manushulu
Title: Devudu Chesina Manushulu
Character: Mafia Hitman
Released: August 15, 2012
Type: Movie
The movie opens with Lord Vishnu (Bramhanandam) trying to pacify Lakshmi Devi (Kovai Sarala), who is quite disappointed after listening to words of Narada that Lord Vishnu didn't gave any present to Lakshmi Devi on the eve of her Birthday (Akshaya Tritiya). Lord Vishnu shows a love story between 2 orphans Ravi Teja (Ravi Teja), a settlement broker in Hyderabad and Ileana (Ileana D'Cruz), a taxi driver living in Bangkok.
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Rascals
Title: Rascals
Character: Bodyguard
Released: October 6, 2011
Type: Movie
Two rival con-men attempt to outdo each other to woo a wealthy woman.
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Bangkok Assassins
Title: Bangkok Assassins
Character: Hitman
Released: September 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Five kids fled from a mafia who abused them as beggars. They ended up meeting the great kung fu master who adopted them and taught them how to fight. Now, the kids are grownups and become the magnificent five kung fu fighters who have only one mission: to avenge the mafia who destroyed their lives.
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Dhada
Title: Dhada
Character: Gangster
Released: August 11, 2011
Type: Movie
A carefree man inadvertently frees a group of kidnapped young women from a criminal gang of traffickers and earns their wrath. His girlfriend's wealthy father arranges her wedding with an equally wealthy, but psychotic man. Will the man succeed in defeating his enemies and protect his girlfriend?
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The Hangover Part II
Title: The Hangover Part II
Character: Kingsley Guy #2 (uncredited)
Released: May 25, 2011
Type: Movie
The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the disaster of a bachelor party in Las Vegas last year, Stu is playing it safe with a mellow pre-wedding brunch. However, nothing goes as planned and Bangkok is the perfect setting for another adventure with the rowdy group.
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Nenu Naa Rakshasi
Title: Nenu Naa Rakshasi
Character: Fighter Gangster
Released: April 29, 2011
Type: Movie
Abhi (RaNa) is a sharp shooter and a professional killer, who murders for money. Meenakshi (Ileana) who works in a coffee shop, has a dark side to her. She shoots the final moments of people wishing to end their lives and uploads those videos on the Internet.
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Oba: The Last Samurai
Title: Oba: The Last Samurai
Character: US. Soldier
Released: February 11, 2011
Type: Movie
In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military's surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Fox". Soon, even the American commander who's charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.
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Saleem
Title: Saleem
Character: Mafia Boss
Released: December 12, 2009
Type: Movie
Satyavati (Ileana) is the daughter of a rich and idealistic landlord/factionist in Rayalaseema. She is brought up in Europe for the past 15 years. She visits her home town after a long gap and she is attacked by the rival factionist. Munna (Vishnu Manchu) comes from nowhere and rescues her. Then he settles in her house as a worker and earns the love and trust of all Satyavati’s family members. He loves Satyavati. But Satyavati’s father wants to marry off to another guy. Just about when the marriage is going to happen, it is revealed that Satyavati has a lover (Venkat) from Europe and she uses Munna to help her escape to Europe. Just when Satyavati goes to Europe, it is revealed that Munna is none but a mafia kingpin from Bangkok called Saleem and Satyavati lover’s brother is none but a dreaded European don called OJo a.k.a. Ogiraja Jogayya (Mohan Babu). The rest of the story is all about how Saleem wins Satyavati over with his one-side love and his encounters with OJo.