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Philippe Joly is a Actor French born on 2 january 1976

Philippe Joly

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Nationality France
Birth 2 january 1976 (48 years)

Philippe Joly (born 2 January 1976) is a French actor and screenwriter, born in Moscow, Russia. Joly is best known for his role as Zoltan in the 2015 film Pound of Flesh with Jean-Claude Van Damme and his role as General Paullus in Jackie Chan’s film Dragon Blade directed by Daniel Lee, in which he appears alongside American actors John Cusack and Adrien Brody, and French singer/actress Lorie Pester.


Joly regularly plays the villain in Action films in Asia, and appeared with Chow Yun Fat as one of the foreign gangsters in From Vegas to Macau. As well as acting, Joly has also written many screenplays, and produced and directed a couple of Independent films in Hong Kong.


Joly speaks several languages (French, Russian, Italian and English), is an avid practitioner of close-up magic and card manipulation, and has trained in various Martial Arts since the age of 5. While not a stuntman, Joly often has to perform stunts as required by the Action film genre and the type of characters he plays. In the film Lust & Found, he choreographed the fight scene sequence.

Usually with

Wong Jing
Wong Jing
(4 films)
Andy Lau
Andy Lau
(3 films)
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen
(2 films)
Choi Siwon
Choi Siwon
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Philippe Joly (9 films)

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Chasing the Dragon
Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Action, Historical, Crime
Actors Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Felix Wong, Philip Wan-Lung Ng, Niki Chow, Philippe Joly
Roles Chief Commissioner of Police
Rating67% 3.350643.350643.350643.350643.35064
Illegal immigrant Howard (Cheung) arrives in Hong Kong and joins the underground world - the intersection between the Triads and the corrupt elements of the police force.
Chasing the Dragon, 2h8
Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Mob film, Action, Historical, Crime
Actors Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Felix Wong, Bryan Larkin, Niki Chow, Philip Wan-Lung Ng
Roles Chief Commissioner of Police
Rating67% 3.350643.350643.350643.350643.35064
En 1963, un immigrant clandestin chinois (Donnie Yen) arrive dans la colonie britannique corrompue de Hong Kong. Sous le nom de « Ho l’estropié », il devient petit à petit un puissant baron de la drogue grâce à sa ruse et sa cruauté. Il est aidé dans son ascension par Lee Rock (Andy Lau), un inspecteur de police corrompu, pour affronter les gangs rivaux.
Ghost in the Shell, 1h46
Directed by Rupert Sanders
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Anticipation, Robot films
Actors Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Michael Pitt, Takeshi Kitano, Rila Fukushima, Juliette Binoche
Roles Section 6 soldier
Rating62% 3.1466853.1466853.1466853.1466853.146685
Dans un futur proche. Le Major Mira Killian est unique en son genre. En effet, il y a un an, cette jeune femme a été sauvée d'un terrible accident en transférant son cerveau dans un corps synthétique aux capacités cybernétiques. À la suite de l'opération, elle a tout oublié de son passé. Elle a ensuite rejoint une unité d'élite anti-terroriste, la section 9, pour lutter aux côtés de Batou contre les plus dangereux criminels. Lorsque sévit une menace d'un nouveau genre, capable de pirater et de contrôler les esprits, le Major s'avère être la seule à pouvoir la combattre. Alors qu'elle s'apprête à affronter ce nouvel ennemi, elle découvre qu'on lui a menti ; sa vie n'a pas été sauvée, mais on la lui a volée. Rien ne l'arrêtera pour découvrir son véritable passé, trouver les responsables et les empêcher de recommencer avec d'autres cobayes.
Mission Milano, 1h42
Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Andy Lau, Huang Xiaoming, Sammi Cheng, Philippe Joly, Ken Lo, Dion Lam
Roles killer
Rating39% 1.9782051.9782051.9782051.9782051.978205
L'agent d'Interpol Sampan Hung (Andy Lau) s'allie à un jeune milliardaire (Huang Xiaoming) pour protéger une nouvelle invention appelée « Les Graines de Dieu » d'un groupe terroriste.
Helios
Helios (2015)
, 1h59
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism
Actors Jacky Cheung, Nick Cheung, Shawn Yue Man Lok, Wang Xueqi, Ji Jin-hee, Choi Siwon
Roles Younger Mr. BIG's Thug
Rating54% 2.747932.747932.747932.747932.74793
South Korea's top most wanted criminal, nicknamed "Helios" (Chang Chen), and his assistant, nicknamed "Messenger" (Janice Man), have successfully stolen a mass destruction weapon secretly developed by the South Korean military, the portable nuclear explosive device DC8 along with sixteen raw material spheres. The police forces of Hong Kong, China and South Korea were informed that "Helios" will hold an underground trading in Hong Kong.
Dragon Blade, 2h7
Directed by Daniel Lee
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, War, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Historical, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Jackie Chan, Adrien Brody, John Cusack, Lin Peng, Vanness Wu, Alfred Hsing
Roles Lucius' deputy Paullus
Rating59% 2.956132.956132.956132.956132.95613
In western China, 48 BC, a security company under China's current government called the Silk Road Protection Squad is committed towards stopping battles and promoting the idea of peace. Huo An (Chan), the captain, successfully averts a battle between the Indians and Huns. The group returns to their unnamed home city, where Huo An's wife serves as a schoolteacher for orphans. However, the government uncovers evidence that someone in the group is corrupt, causing the entire group to be sentenced to construction work at Goose Gate, a ruined fortress. Once they arrive, the group pays respects at the shrine of a fallen Chinese general, since they originally were child-slaves of Hun descent, but later the general had rescued them.
Pound of Flesh, 1h44
Directed by Ernie Barbarash
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Jean-Claude Van Damme, Darren Shahlavi, Kristopher Van Varenberg, John Ralston, Philippe Joly, Aki Aleong
Roles Zoltan
Rating51% 2.55852.55852.55852.55852.5585
In Manila, Philippines to donate his kidney to his dying niece, Deacon, a former black-ops agent, awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city - brothels, fight clubs, back-alley black markets, and elite billionaire estates. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood; Deacon with the help of his former underworld connections and his civilian brother will journey through society's seedy underbelly, proving to anyone who crosses their path, nothing means more to a man than his flesh and blood.
Little Big Master, 1h52
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education
Actors Miriam Yeung (杨千嬅), Louis Koo, Stanley Fung, Gregory Charles Rivers, Philippe Joly
Roles Director of French Museum
Rating71% 3.592823.592823.592823.592823.59282
Lui Wai-hung (Miriam Yeung) is a headmistress of an international kindergarten. Feeling disillusioned with the education system, she quits her high-paying job as a principal and plans to travel around the world with her her husband Tse Wing-tung (Louis Koo). However, she puts her travel plans on hold when she sees a news report on television where Yuen Tin Kindergarten, located in Yuen Long, was on the verge of closure with only five students left. Also, due to financial difficulties, the school can only use HK$4,500 to hire a headmaster and staff. Rekindling her passion for teaching, Lui applies for the job and hopes to help the five children transfer to another school. When Headmistress Lui assumes office, she discovers that these five children have different family problems. Student Ka-ka's father (Philip Keung) was crippled during an accident and is often threatened by property developers with eviction; Mei-chu's parents were killed in a traffic accident, with Auntie Han (Anna Ng), a restaurant employee, as her only guardian; Siu-suet's mother was not approved for Hong Kong residency and lives with her elderly father Mr. Ho (Richard Ng), who sells metal scraps for a living; Pakistani sisters Kitty and Jennie's father does not see a need for girls to study, so when school bus prices increased, he simply did not allow his daughters to go to school anymore.
From Vegas to Macau, 1h33
Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Chow Yun-fat, Nicholas Tse, Chapman To, Hui Shiu-hung, Annie Wu Chen Chun, Philip Wan-Lung Ng
Roles Delegate
Rating49% 2.45682.45682.45682.45682.4568
Benz, his son "Cool" and nephew Ngau-Ngau are part of a team of vigilantes who rob gangsters at night and distribute the loot to the needy. However, his wife is suffering from cancer and knows nothing of their activities. Unbeknownst to all of them, Benz's stepson Lionel, a police officer, is on a deep undercover assignment as an employee of a multinational company called DOA. It is later revealed that DOA is merely the corporate front of a large criminal syndicate and is run by the ruthless Mr. Ko. Lionel, who had a camera surgically implanted onto a contact lens which he wore so the police could track the syndicate's activities and eventually nab them.