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Donnie Yen is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Action Director, Original Music Composer and Choreographer Chinois born on 27 july 1963 at Guangzhou (Chine)

Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen
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Nationality Chine
Birth 27 july 1963 (60 years) at Guangzhou (Chine)

Donnie Yen (born 27 July 1963), also known as Yen Ji-dan (甄子丹), is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director and producer, action choreographer, and multiple-time world wushu tournament champion.

Yen is credited by many for contributing to the popularization of the traditional martial arts style known as Wing Chun. He played Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the 2008 film Ip Man, which was a box office success. This has led to an increase in the number of people taking up Wing Chun, leading to hundreds of new Wing Chun schools to be opened up in mainland China and other parts of Asia. Ip Chun, the eldest son of Ip Man, even mentioned that he is grateful to Yen for making his family art popular and allowing his father's legacy to be remembered.

Yen is considered to be Hong Kong's top action star; director Peter Chan mentioned that he "is the 'it' action person right now" and "has built himself into a bona fide leading man, who happens to be an action star." Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into the mainstream of Chinese culture, by choreographing MMA in many of his recent films. Yen has displayed notable skills in a wide variety of martial arts, being well-versed in boxing, kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Hapkido, taekwondo, Muay Thai, wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wing Chun, and Wushu. Seen as one of the most popular film stars in Asia in recent years, Yen was one of the highest paid actors in Asia in 2009. Yen has earned 220 million HKD (28.4 million USD) from four films and six advertisements in 2013.

Biography

Issu d’une famille d’experts en arts martiaux, Donnie Yen a lui-même pratiqué cette discipline dès son plus jeune âge. Sa mère commence à lui apprendre l’art du tai-chi alors qu’il n’a que 4 ans et, au fil des années, il s’essaie à divers arts martiaux, comme le taekwondo. Invité à poursuivre son apprentissage à Pékin à l’âge de 18 ans, il y fait la connaissance de son mentor, le chorégraphe de combats Yuen Woo-ping, qui l’initie au cinéma de Hong Kong.

En 1984, alors qu’il n’a que 21 ans, il décroche son premier rôle au cinéma dans Drunken Tai-Chi de Yuen Woo-ping, puis s’impose grâce à son interprétation du général Lan dans Il était une fois en Chine 2 : la secte du lotus blanc de Tsui Hark. Il fait ses débuts de réalisateur avec Legend of Wolf, ce qui lui ouvre de nouvelles perspectives. En 2000, Donnie Yen tourne son premier film américain, en incarnant le personnage immortel de Jin Ke dans Highlander: Endgame (2001). On l’a également vu dans Shanghai Kid 2 (Shanghai Knights) (2002) aux côtés de Jackie Chan.

Donnie Yen a joué dans Blade II (2002) dont il a également réglé les scènes de combats. Il a partagé l’affiche de Hero (Ying Xiong) (2002) de Zhang Yimou.

Le retrait de Jet Li du monde du cinéma martial à partir de 2006 permet enfin à Donnie Yen d'exploser à Hong Kong. Il devient en effet la star numéro un des films d'arts martiaux enchaînant succès sur succès notamment en collaborant avec Wilson Yip (SPL : Sha po lang, Flashpoint, Dragon Tiger Gate).

C'est surtout en 2008 que la carrière de Donnie Yen va être à son apogée. En effet il interprète Ip Man, le célèbre maître de Wing Chun, dans un film de Wilson Yip. Le film est aujourd'hui considéré comme l'un des meilleurs films d'arts martiaux. Un second opus, Ip Man 2, a vu le jour en 2010, suivi par un troisième opus, Ip Man 3, en 2015.

En 2016, il joue le rôle de Chirrut Îmwe dans le film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story de Gareth Edwards, puis en 2017 celui de Xiang dans XXX: Reactivated.

Best films

Hero (2002)
(Actor)
Blade II (2002)
(Martial Arts Choreographer)

Usually with

Yuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping
(15 films)
Wong Jing
Wong Jing
(4 films)
Bey Logan
Bey Logan
(6 films)
Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Donnie Yen (64 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2020MulanActorCommander Tung
2019Ip Man 4: The FinaleActorIp Man
2018Master Z: Ip Man LegacyProducer
2017Chasing the DragonActor, ProducerCrippled Ho
2017xXx: Return of Xander CageActor, Fight ChoreographerXiang
2017Chasing the DragonActor, ProducerCrippled Ho
2016Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of DestinyActorSilent Wolf
2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryActorChirrut Imwe
2016Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of DestinyActorSilent Wolf
2015Ip Man 3ActorIp Man
2015An Inspector CallsActorPop Quadruplet
2014The Monkey KingActorSun Wukong / Monkey King
2014IcemanActor, Director, ProducerYing
2014Kung Fu JungleActor, Action DirectorHahou Mo
2014Golden ChickensssActorYip Man
2013Special IDActor, ProducerDragon Chan
2012All's Well, Ends WellActorCarl Tam
2011The Lost BladesmanActor, ChoreographerGeneral Guan Yunchang
2011All's Well, Ends Well 2011ActorCheng Yu-keung / Arnold Cheng
2011DragonActor, Action DirectorLiu Jin-xi
201014 BladesActorGreen Dragon
2010Ip Man 2ActorIp Man
2010Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen ZhenActor, Martial Arts ChoreographerChen Zhen
2009All's Well, Ends Well 2009ActorA wedding guest
2009Bodyguards and AssassinsActorSum Chung-Yang
2009The Founding of a RepublicActorTian Han
2008Ip ManActorYip Man
2008An Empress and the WarriorsActorGeneral Muyong Xuehu
2008Painted SkinActorPang Yong
2007Flash PointActor, Producer, Fight ChoreographerDet. Sgt. Ma Jun
2006StormbreakerAction Director
2006Dragon Tiger GateActor, ProducerDragon Wong
2005Seven SwordsActorChu Zhaonan
2005SPL: Kill ZoneActor, Martial Arts ChoreographerInspector Ma Kwun
2004Love on the RocksActorVictor Tsui
2004The Twins Effect IIActor, Stunt CoordinatorGeneral Lone
2003Shanghai KnightsActorWu Chow
2003The Twins EffectDirector, Action Director
2002Blade IIActor, Martial Arts ChoreographerSnowman
2002HeroActorSky
2001The Princess BladeAction Director
2000Highlander: EndgameActorJin Ke
1999Moonlight ExpressAction Director
1998Shanghai AffairsActor, DirectorTong Shan
1998Ballistic KissActor, Director, Writer, Producer, Martial Arts ChoreographerCat Lee
1997Legend of the WolfActor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Martial Arts ChoreographerFung Man-hin
1996Iron Monkey 2ActorIron Monkey
1996Satan ReturnsActorNam
1995The Saint of GamblersActorLone Seven
1994Wing ChunActor, Action Director, Original Music Composer, Martial Arts ChoreographerLeung Pok To
1994Circus KidsActorDanton Lee
1993Iron MonkeyActorWong Kei-ying
1993Heroes Among HeroesActorSo Chan
1993Butterfly and SwordActorYip Cheung
1992Dragon InnActor, Stunt DoubleEunuch Tsao Siu Yan
1992Once Upon a Time in China IIActorCommander Lan
1990Tiger Cage IIActor, Martial Arts ChoreographerDragon Yau
1989In the Line of Duty 4ActorCaptain Donnie Yan
1988Tiger CageActor, Martial Arts ChoreographerTerry
1988The Last ConflictActorDickson Kwan
1985Mismatched CouplesActorEddie
1984Drunken Tai ChiActorChan Chuen Chung
1983Shaolin DrunkardActor
1982The Miracle FightersStunt Double