Erik Betts

Helped train Christian Bale for Batman Begins (2005)

Was one of director Sam Raimi's choices for doubling actor 'Tobey Maquire' for Spider-Man (2002), but was told by the costume designer that his shoulders were too large for the costume

On March 14, 1996, Erik broke his right hip and thigh during a taping of a kids TV show, landing him in the intensive care unit for almost two weeks. It took five surgeries and almost three years of rehab five days a week to get him back in the loop again.

Now a full-fledged stunt actor Erik then stunned television audiences as the suavely vicious "Panther" in "WMAC Masters" (1994).

Erik got his film start in an ultra-low budget movie called, "Shootfighter" (1992). Long before television and moviegoers knew his face, children were watching Betts as the "Red and Green Rangers" on the unprecedently popular FOX TV series "The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. " Prior to that, Betts had small parts in a wide array of television, commercial and movie roles for a few years.

Since 1989, has trained and consulted countless actors, dancers, gymnasts, martial artists, cheerleaders, and stunt people in Acrobatics and Film Fighting techniques he calls "Hollywood Kung Fu", in southern California.

Born 22 November, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, Erik Betts is a self taught gymnast and martial artist since the age of 11. His fascination with movement and the arts was inspired by his favorite comic book hero, Spiderman. Insecure and very shy, Betts could relate to the problems experienced by Spiderman's alter ego Peter Parker. Erik was raised by his mother and grandmother, aunts and uncle.