R. Marcos Taylor is an American martial artist, actor, stuntman, and fight choreographer. He is known for Straight Outta Compton (2015), The Martial Arts Kid (2015), Life of Crime (2013), Dead Man Down (2013)

At five years old, R. Marcos Taylor wanted to be Superman. When he realized that this couldn’t happen, he decided that learning karate was the next best thing. Marcos went on to earn a black belt in Karate, and along the way he developed a love for many different martial arts. In addition to karate, Marcos has trained intensively in Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Capoeira, and Hapkido, and he has more than twenty years of training in these arts. Marcos holds the rank of Kru in Muay Thai. Marcos also trains in several other martial arts including Kung Fu, Boxing, Judo, Ninjitsu, and Gracie Jui Jitsu. He has fought in tournaments and won titles including the New Jersey State Taekwondo Champion 1994, YB Choi Taekwondo Invitational Champion 1995, and the Muay Thai Warriors Cup Super-Heavy Weight Champion 2010.

R. Marcos Taylor has worked as a certified personal trainer, gym owner, professional fighter, and bodyguard, and has taught martial arts and self-defense locally and internationally for the last twenty-four years.

R. Marcos also works as an actor and stuntman. His strongest areas are fight scenes, stunt doubling, choreography, and stunt falls.