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Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou, China. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, was a kung fu master and his father, Kylster Yen, a newspaper editor and amateur musician. When Donnie was just two years old, the family moved to Hong Kong and then, when he was 11, to Boston, Massachusetts. There, Master Bow-sim Mark became a pioneer for Chinese martial arts in ...
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Actor (76 credits)
Actor (76 credits)
2014
Nature Is Speaking
(TV Series short)
Shanhu Jiao / Saan Wu Ziu
Shanhu Jiao / Saan Wu Ziu
- Coral Reef
(2014)
... Shanhu Jiao / Saan Wu Ziu (Mandarin, Cantonese version, voice)
1995
Fist of Fury
(TV Series)
Chen Zhen
Chen Zhen
- The Lion Dance
(1995)
... Chen Zhen
- The Finale
(1995)
... Chen Zhen
- The Beginning
(1995)
... Chen Zhen
- Death of a Sister
(1995)
... Chen Zhen
- Deal Gone Wrong
(1995)
... Chen Zhen
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Stunts (54 credits)
Stunts (54 credits)
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Producer (14 credits)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (3 credits)
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Director (5 credits)
Director (5 credits)
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Soundtrack (3 credits)
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Writer (2 credits)
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Self (29 credits)
Self (29 credits)
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Bullet Films ProductionsAlternate Names:
Donnie Yen Ji Dan | Yan Che Dan | Yen Ji Dan | Yin Sze Dan | Donnie Yen Chi Tan | Yen Chi Tan | Chi-Tan Yen | Ji-Dan Yen | Zidan Zhen | Zhen ZidanHeight:
5' 8" (1.73 m)
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(On accepting Hollywood offers) Well, it depends, first of all, on whether the subject matter and the character interest me. Then it depends on my schedule, since I want to make more Hong Kong films from now on. I've always been a Hong Kong filmmaker; I've never left. Hong Kong is my home; my children live here. Now that I have a little bit of influence and pull, I'd like to use that to make more... See more »Trivia:
Started collaborating with director Wilson Yip on various film projects as leading actor and action director in the mid 2000s after meeting each other in the late 1990s. Yen was asked a favor by Yip to help out Daniel Lee with coordinating action scenes for Moonlight Express (1999). Their collaborations have led to some of the finest Hong Kong action films made in last half of that decade. See more »Trademark:
Likes to kick away objects either off ground or in the air during his fight scenes See more »Nickname:
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