Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen is a martial-arts master and one of the top leading men in the new style of Hong Kong action cinema. Born in China, Yen moved with his family to Boston, where his mother, a tai-chi practitioner, opened a martial arts studio. When he dropped out of high school to pursue martial arts full-time, his parents sent him back to China to study the wushu style of fighting with the Beijing Wushu Team. After completing his training he traveled to Hong Kong to meet Yuen Woo-ping, who choreographed Jackie Chan's early films as well as "The Matrix" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Shortly after, Yen started working as a stuntman and made his way up the ladder to better roles. He got his break appearing with Jet Li in "Once Upon a Time in China II," which included an epic battle between the two actors in the movie's final scene. With movie-star looks and an undeniable mastery of many fighting styles, there seemed no limit to Yen's possibilities. He teamed up with Jackie Chan in Shanghai Knights in 2003 and began choreographing movies for other directors, including Wilson Yip on "Flash Point," which brought an award for Best Choreography at the Hong Kong Film Awards. By 2008 Yen seemed on top of the world, that year starring in "Ip Man," the top-grossing film of all-time in Hong Kong and China.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Prosecutor |
Unknown (Character), Director, Producer |
- | 2024 |
65% |
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Sakra |
Qiao Feng (Character), Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2023 |
94% |
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John Wick: Chapter 4 | Caine (Character) | $187.1M | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Polar Rescue |
Unknown (Character), Producer |
- | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Monkey King: The Legend Begins | Sun Wukong (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 | Zhang Sanfeng (Character) | - | 2022 |
90% |
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Raging Fire |
Bong (Character), Producer |
$368.3K | 2021 |
100% | No Score Yet | Wuhan Wuhan | Executive Producer | - | 2020 |
72% |
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Mulan | Commander Tung (Character) | - | 2020 |
64% |
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Enter the Fat Dragon |
Unknown (Character), Producer |
$46.9K | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kung Fu Stuntmen | Unknown (Character) | - | 2020 |
85% |
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Ip Man 4: The Finale |
Ip Man (Character), Producer |
$4.0M | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ip Man 4 | Ip Man (Character) | - | 2019 |
92% |
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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | Producer | $188.7K | 2018 |
0% |
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Iceman: The Time Traveller |
Ho Ying (Character), Producer |
- | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Big Brother |
Henry Chen Xia/ Executive Producer |
$84.6K | 2018 |
63% |
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Chasing the Dragon |
Crippled Ho (Character), Producer |
$456.9K | 2017 |
46% |
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xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Xiang (Character) | $44.9M | 2017 |
23% |
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny |
Meng Sizhao/ |
- | 2016 |
84% |
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Chirrut Îmwe (Character) | $533.2M | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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An Inspector Calls | Band Member (Character) | - | 2015 |
77% |
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Ip Man 3 | Yip Man (Character) | $2.5M | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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The Monkey King |
Sun Wukong/ |
- | 2014 |
74% |
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Kung Fu Jungle | Hahou Mo (Character) | $129.1K | 2014 |
17% |
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Iceman |
Ho Ying (Character), Producer |
$7.7K | 2014 |
56% |
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Special ID |
Dragon Chan (Character), Producer |
- | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Together | Cool Sir (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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All's Well Ends Well 2012 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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All's Well, Ends Well | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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All's Well, Ends Well 2011 | Arnold Cheng (Character) | - | 2011 |
84% |
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Wu Xia | Liu Jin-Xi (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Dragon | Liu Jin-xi (Character) | $11.1K | 2011 |
67% |
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14 Blades | Green Dragon (Character) | - | 2010 |
47% |
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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | Chen Zhen (Character) | $48.4K | 2010 |
97% |
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Ip Man 2 | Ip Man (Character) | $204.4K | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fighter | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
50% |
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Bodyguards and Assassins | Sum Chung-yang (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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The Founding of a Republic | Tian Han (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Painted Skin | Pang Yong (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | An Empress and the Warriors | Muyong Xuehu (Character) | - | 2008 |
86% |
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Ip Man | Ip Man (Character) | $2.7M | 2008 |
43% |
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Flashpoint | Det. Sgt. Ma Jun (Character) | $3.3K | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Dragon Tiger Gate | Dragon Wong (Character) | - | 2006 |
25% |
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Seven Swords | Chu Zhaonan (Character) | - | 2005 |
80% |
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SPL | Ma (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Twins Effect II | General Lone (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Blade of Kings | General Lone (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Love on the Rocks | Victor Tsui (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Protégé de la Rose Noire | Director | - | 2004 |
66% |
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Shanghai Knights | Wu Chan (Character) | $60.5M | 2003 |
94% |
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Hero | Sky (Character) | $53.6M | 2002 |
57% |
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Blade II | Snowman (Character) | $81.6M | 2002 |
11% |
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Highlander: Endgame | Jin Ke (Character) | $12.8M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | City of Darkness | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Ballistic Kiss |
Cat Lee (Character), Director, Producer |
- | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Shanghai Affairs |
Tong Shan (Character), Director |
- | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Legend of the Wolf |
Fung Man-hin (Character), Director, Producer |
- | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Black Rose II | Boxing School Owner (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Iron Monkey 2 | Iron Monkey (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Satan Returns | Mo Ti Nam (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | High Voltage | Chiang Ho-Wa (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Wing Chun |
Leun Pok To (Character), Original Music |
- | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Circus Kid | Danton Lee (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Heroes Among Heroes | So Chan (Character) | - | 1993 |
91% |
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Iron Monkey |
Wong Kei-Ying (Character), Martial Arts Choreographer |
$14.7M | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Butterfly and Sword | Yip Cheung (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Dragon Inn | Tsao Siu Yan (Character) | - | 1992 |
93% |
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Once Upon a Time in China II | Lan (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Revenge of the Cheetah |
Ronnie/ |
- | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crystal Hunt | Chin Chi Leung (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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Tiger Cage 2 | Dragon Yau (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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In the Line of Duty 4 | Officer Donny Yan (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Conflict | Dick Kwan (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mismatched Couples | Unknown (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Drunken Tai Chi | Chan Chuen Chung (Character) | - | 1984 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2016 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2016 |