Donnie Yen

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-07-27 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Donnie Yen

Biography

Donnie Yen Chi-tan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. He is the recipient of various accolades, including three Golden Horse Awards and five Hong Kong Film Awards. He is best known for portraying Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the Ip Man film series, namely Ip Man (2008), Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), and Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019). He also served as co-producer for the spin-off Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). Born in Guangdong, Yen developed an interest in martial arts at a young age, and began experimenting with various styles, including tai chi and other traditional Chinese martial arts. At age 18,...

Acting

2002

Hero

as Sky

2004

The Twins Effect II

as General Lone

1992

2005

Seven Swords

as Chu Zhaonan

2009

Bodyguards and Assassins

as Sum Chung-Yang

2003

2000

1984

Drunken Tai Chi

as Chan Chuen Chung

1994

Wing Chun

as Leung Pok To

1997

Legend of the Wolf

as Fung Man-hin

2010

14 Blades

as Qinglong

2005

SPL: Kill Zone

as Inspector Ma Kwun

1993

Butterfly and Sword

as Yip Cheung

1992

Dragon Inn

as Eunuch Tso Siu Yan

2007

Flash Point

as Det. Sgt. Ma Jun

2002

Blade II

as Snowman

2008

An Empress and the Warriors

as General Muyong Xuehu

2008

Ip Man

as Yip Man

2010

Ip Man 2

as Ip Man

2006

Dragon Tiger Gate

as Tiger Wong

1993

2011

The Lost Bladesman

as General Guan Yunchang

1996

Iron Monkey 2

as Iron Monkey

1992

1989

In the Line of Duty 4

as Captain Donnie Yan

2008

Painted Skin

as Pang Yong

2011

Dragon

as Liu Jinxi / Tang Long

2022

New Kung Fu Cult Master

as Zhang Sanfeng

-

Ip Man 5

as Ip Man

-

Flash Point: Resurgence

as Det. Sgt. Ma Jun

2024

The Prosecutor

as Fok Chi-ho

1996

2011

All's Well, Ends Well 2011

as Cheng Yu-keung / Arnold Cheng

2022

2012

1988

Tiger Cage

as Terry

1990

Tiger Cage II

as Dragon Yau

1998

Ballistic Kiss

as Cat Lee

1985

1995

High Voltage

as Chiang Ho-Wa

2014

The Monkey King

as Sun Wukong / Monkey King

2013

Together

as Chan Kwok-Wah

2022

1997

Black Rose II

as Boxing School Owner

2013

Special ID

as Dragon Chan

1994

Circus Kids

as Danton Lee

1999

1998

Shanghai Affairs

as Tong Shan

1992

Crystal Hunt

as Leung / Brett Chan

1988

The Last Conflict

as Dickson Kwan

2014

2023

Sakra

as Qiao Feng / Xiao Feng

2014

Iceman

as Ying

1994

1993

Iron Monkey

as Wong Kei-ying

2014

Kung Fu Jungle

as Hahou Mo

2016

2015

Ip Man 3

as Ip Man

1995

2009

2017

Chasing the Dragon

as Crippled Ho

1994

Cinema of Vengeance

as Self (uncredited)

2002

Fist of Fury

as Chen-Jun

2017

2020

2018

Big Brother

as Henry Chen Xia / Chan Hak

2021

Raging Fire

as Cheung Sung-bong

2020

Mulan

as Commander Tung

2004

Love on the Rocks

as Victor Tsui

2015

An Inspector Calls

as Band Members

2002

The Kung Fu Master

as Hung Hei-Kwun

2025

Wick Is Pain

as (archive footage)

Production

2007

Flash Point

as Producer

1997

2011

The Lost Bladesman

as Choreographer

2022

Come Back Home

as Producer

2003

The Twins Effect

as Co-Director

1998

Shanghai Affairs

as Director

2001

The Princess Blade

as Action Director

1997

Legend of the Wolf

as Screenplay

1997

Legend of the Wolf

as Martial Arts Choreographer

1997

1998

Ballistic Kiss

as Martial Arts Choreographer

1998

Ballistic Kiss

as Director

1998

Ballistic Kiss

as Producer

2021

Wuhan Wuhan

as Executive Producer

2014

Iceman

as Producer

1998

2001

Fist of Fury - Sworn Revenge

as Martial Arts Choreographer

2005

SPL: Kill Zone

as Martial Arts Choreographer

1994

Wing Chun

as Martial Arts Choreographer

2017

2023

Sakra

as Director

2023

Sakra

as Producer

1982

The Miracle Fighters

as Stunt Double

2006

Stormbreaker

as Action Director

1999

Moonlight Express

as Action Director

2010

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

as Martial Arts Choreographer

2007

Flash Point

as Fight Choreographer

1992

Dragon Inn

as Stunt Double

2021

Raging Fire

as Action Director

2011

Dragon

as Action Director

1994

Wing Chun

as Action Director

1988

Tiger Cage

as Martial Arts Choreographer

2024

The Prosecutor

as Director

1990

Tiger Cage II

as Martial Arts Choreographer

2020

2018

Big Brother

as Producer

2021

Raging Fire

as Producer

2014

Kung Fu Jungle

as Action Director

2002

Blade II

as Martial Arts Choreographer

2018

Big Brother

as Action Director

2003

The Twins Effect

as Action Director

2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

as Fight Choreographer

2004

The Twins Effect II

as Stunt Coordinator

1999

Moonlight Express

as Choreographer

2024

The Prosecutor

as Producer

2001

2006

Stormbreaker

as Stunts

2006

Dragon Tiger Gate

as Action Director

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