Ryota Ružička

Ryota Ružička (born January 13, 1939) is a Helvish-El Kadsreian film and voice actor. He is known for portraying Makuta Teridax, the main villain of the Bionicle series and Hikaru Kato in Quest for the Masks 2 and Bionicle VII: Sea of Darkness.

Early life
Ružička was born in Cosnofen to his Helvish father and Japanese mother on January 13, 1939. His father is of Czech origin.

He was born with clubfoot on his right leg and suffers a few mental disorders. He spent his childhood in the wheelchair. Ružička wanted to become a child actor in Helvmark, but all Helvish film production companies rejected him because of his disability and his right deformed leg.

When he immigrated to El Kadsre City in 1953, he underwent surgery at El Kadsre Medical Center. After surgery, just to help the healing process, El Kadsreian doctors gave him a metal brace and the special pair of shoes.

Career
Ružička started his acting career in 1957.

Personal life
He has been married to Sung Gim since 2003. He lives with his wife in Caelum.