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Dwight Sora

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Dwight Sora is half-Japanese (father) and half-Korean (mother).

Grew up in the Chicago suburb of River Forest.

Has studied the Japanese martial art of aikido since 1993 and holds a rank of sandan (third degree black belt). Started while an exchange student attending Waseda University in Tokyo.

Graduated from the University of Chicago in 1995 with a B.A. in East Asian Languages & Civilizations.

Attended Oak Park River Forest High School, 1987-1991. Fellow students during that time included actor/writer Tom Lennon ('88), actress Kate Norby ('94), award-winning stage composer/sound designer Ben Sussman ('90) and astronomer Chad Trujillo ('91).

Understudied for actors Andrew Pang and Keong Sim during the Chicago run of "After the Quake" at Steppenwolf Theatre.

Provided voiceover for a 2008 industry launch video for the Nintendo E3 Animal Crossing City Folk game.

Wife Czerina Salud is featured singing in a 2009 commercial for the Dove/Walmart Real Beauty campaign.

Is a big fan of British science fiction shows. Avidly watches both the old and new versions of Doctor Who.

Part of a 2010 Chicago production of "Twelve Angry Men" staged by the Raven Theatre. Show won the 2011 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award (Jeff Award) for Best Ensemble.
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Demonstrating use of the jo (quarterstaff) in Aikido
Dwight Sora
Cast and crew of Family Devotions (Halcyon Theatre, Chicago, 2011) with playwright David Henry Hwang (center)
Dwight Sora, Sandan (3rd degree black belt), Aikido
Red Dawn (2012)
Red Dawn (2012)
Red Dawn (2012)
Dwight Sora
On the set of Real Steel (2011)
As Professor Simon Shimizu in Jadoo: An Indian Magic Show, December 28, 2012 at Magic Inc. in Chicago, Illinois.
Scene from The Three Musketeers, May 31-July 21, 2013 at Lifeline Theatre, Chicago (http://www.lifelinetheatre.com/)
Publicity photo for The Three Musketeers, May 31-July 21, 2013 at Lifeline Theatre, Chicago (http://www.lifelinetheatre.com/)

Known for

Josh Peck, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, and Adrianne Palicki in Red Dawn (2012)
Red Dawn
5.3
  • Drunk Officer
  • 2012
Searching for Yoo
Searching for Yoo
  • Uncle Sam-Cho
    The Good Fight (2015)
    The Good Fight
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Alley Thug
    Yarning for Love
    Short
    • Man
    • 2009

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    • Searching for Yoo
      • Uncle Sam-Cho
      • Completed
    • Yellow Dress (2020)
      Yellow Dress
      • Father
      • Short
      • 2020
    • The Good Fight (2015)
      The Good Fight
      • Alley Thug
      • TV Series
      • 2017
    • Spirit of '68 (2013)
      Spirit of '68
      • NVA Soldier
      • Short
      • 2013
    • Josh Peck, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, and Adrianne Palicki in Red Dawn (2012)
      Red Dawn
      • Drunk Officer
      • 2012
    • Hugh Jackman in Real Steel (2011)
      Real Steel
      • Japanese Reporter #2 (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Yarning for Love
      • Man
      • Short
      • 2009
    • LowDown Blues
      • Video
      • 2009
    • Sundowner
      • Ziwon
      • Short
      • 2008
    • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cillian Murphy, and Chin Han in The Dark Knight (2008)
      The Dark Knight
      • Mob Lawyer (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Death of a President (2006)
      Death of a President
      • Police Officer (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Nicolas Cage in The Weather Man (2005)
      The Weather Man
      • Extra (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • All This Murky Green
      • The Viper
      • Short
      • 2005

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    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Spouse
      • Czerina SaludAugust 28, 2010 - present

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      • Male
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      • Straight
    • Race / Ethnicity
      • Asian
    • Nationality / Religious or Ethnic identity
      • Buddhist, Christian, Japanese, South Korean

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