Vincent Klyn Movies and Career Information

Vincent Klyn is a New Zealand born actor who has appeared in a number of 1980s and 90s era motion pictures. His most notable role was the 1989 film Cyborg directed by Albert Pyun. Klyn(Klijn) was born in New Zealand according to IMDB. His family relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii, attended and graduated from Aiea High School. Living in Hawaii was where he learned to surf. He went on to compete on the pro surfing circuit at only 13 years of age. Klyn was a competitor of the World Wide Surf tour, and was allegedly one of the top five surfers worldwide during that time. His first and probably most remembered film appearance was his film debut in the 1989 science fiction action film Cyborg, as the main villain Fender Tremelo, playing opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme as the hero, Gibson Rickenbacker. According to the audio commentary on the DVD for Urban Menace, director Albert Pyun found Klyn when he saw him surfing one day, and immediately thought he would be an excellent choice to play a villain, as he had an outstanding physique and intense look. He went on to appear in minor roles in other surfer-films, like Red Surf (teaming up with George Clooney) in 1990, and Point Break (going up