Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren belongs to a generation of film stars who epitomise the action hero stereotype, i.e. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Sylvester Stallone. His movie accolades include starring roles in big-budget films like The Expendables (2010), Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009), Direct Contact (2008) & In the Name of the King: Two Worlds (2011) & One in the Chamber (2012).

Lundgren will re-join Stallone and his other Expendable cast mates in the actioner's 2012 sequel, titled The Expendables 2.