Already having a black belt in kenpō, and experienced in mixed martial arts fights, he started studying how to become a stuntman.

[4] Three months after moving to Los Angeles, Principe was working in a music store and noticed a film production crew across the street.

After years of friendship, the pair met again at a screening of Wrong Turn 2, where Hall offered Principe the role.

The film co-stars Jason Trost, Lee Valmassy, Caitlyn Folley, Art Hsu, Dov Tiefenbach, and James DeBello.

[12] He later played Damien in Madison County,[13] Sledgesaw in Vs, also directed by Jason Trost and co-starring Valmassy,[14] and Lori in The Summer of Massacre.