Biography
Anton Kasabov, an actor and martial arts champion, was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. As a child, he participated in various sports, but at age eight, after watching Bruce Lee's film "The Big Boss," he decided to devote his life to martial arts and filmmaking. Anton began training in Taekwon-do under a top North Korean master living in Bulgaria. He joined the Bulgarian National team and secured numerous National and European Championship titles. At 21, he relocated to the United States, where he excelled in martial arts tournaments in New York, becoming a US National Champion, a member of the US National Taekwondo team, and a three-time World Champion. Later, Anton moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting while teaching under two of the greatest Korean masters in the US, Master Hee IL Cho and Master Jun Chong. He honed his acting skills at prestigious studios, including those of Larry Moss, Michelle Danner, Ivana Chubbuck, Warner Laughlin, Joanne Barron/D.W. Brown, Diana Castle, Julie Ariola, and Jeremiah Comey. Anton has appeared in numerous national and international commercials for brands such as Gatorade, American Express, Asics, Guess, Chevrolet, and IHave Russia. In 2014, he was invited to compete on Bulgaria's Dancing With The Stars, reaching the finals. His acting and stunt work includes a fight scene with Jackie Chan in Rush Hour 3 and portraying Sergei Dragunov in the remake of the popular martial arts video game "Tekken." His recent projects include starring in the biggest Bollywood action film of 2022 and the 2023 US/Bulgarian co-production "Scent of Linden.
