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Nathan Ingram is an American martial arts instructor, bouncer, and actor.

Karate
Ingram began training in karate at the age of 11. Ingram trained with numerous individuals including Taimak. He did some work for various individuals as a bodyguard including drug lord Nicky Barnes. He operated a karate school in Manhattan, New York. He was called a real life Bruce Leroy, a character derived from the movie The Last Dragon whose name was derived from Bruce Lee. His school is the first and one of the few black kung fu schools in Chinatown. He appeared in three films, The Deadly Art of Survival (1979),Wild Style (1982) (a Charlie Ahearn film) and Boulevard Warriors (2015) He has publically stated that martial arts fighter and UFC competitor Ron Van Clief did not want to fight him.

Bank robbery
In 1981, Ingram utilized his karate skills to foil a bank robber in New York City, at the European American Bank. For this he received a medal from former New York City Mayor Ed Koch.

Personal life
His son, Jacob Ingram is a 2011 Golden Gloves fighter.