Donnie Yen (born 27 July 1963) Yen was born in Guangzhou, China. also known as Yen Ji-dan, is a Hong Kong actor, Chinese martial artist. Films 1983 Shaolin Drunkard 1984 Drunken Tai Chi 1985 Mismatched Couples 1988 Tiger Cage 1989 In the Line of Duty 4: Witness 1990 Tiger Cage 2 1991 Holy Virgin vs. the Evil Dead Crystal Hunt 1992 Cheetah on Fire Once Upon a Time in China II New Dragon Gate Inn 1993 Iron Monkey Butterfly and Sword Hero Among Heroes 1994 Wing Chun Circus Kid 1995 Iron Monkey 2 The Saint of Gamblers 1996 Satan Returns 1997 Legend of the Wolf High Voltage Black Rose 2 1998 Ballistic Kiss Shanghai Affairs 1999 City of Darkness Moonlight Express 2000 Highlander: Endgame 2001 The Princess Blade 2002 Blade II Hero 2003 Shanghai Knights The Twins Effect 2004 The Twins Effect II Protege de la Rose Noire Love on the Rocks 2005 SPL: Sha Po Lang Seven Swords 2006 Stormbreaker Dragon Tiger Gate 2007 Flash Point 2008 An Empress and the Warriors Painted Skin Ip Man 2009 All’s Well, Ends Well 2009 The Founding of a Republic Bodyguards and Assassins 2010 14 Blades Ip Man 2 Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen 2011 All’s Well, Ends Well 2011 The Lost Bladesman Wu Xia 2012 All’s Well, Ends Well 2012 2013 Together Special ID 2014 Golden Chicken 3 The Monkey King Iceman Kung Fu Jungle 2015 An Inspector Calls Ip Man 3 2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny Iceman II Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2017 XXX: Return of Xander Cage Chasing the Dragon American Revenge Yen is credited by many for contributing to the popularization of the traditional martial arts style known as Wing Chun. Yen’s mother, Bow-sim Mark, is a Fu Style Wudangquan and Tai Chi grandmaster, while his father, Klyster Yen, is a newspaper editor. When he was two years old, his family moved to Hong Kong, and then to Boston when he was 11. His younger sister, Chris Yen. Yen developed an interest in martial arts and began experimenting with various styles, including t’ai chi and other traditional Chinese martial arts. Yen then started karate when he was nine. Yen focused on practicing wushu seriously at the age of fourteen after dropping out of school. He to Beijing on a two-year training program with the Beijing Wushu Team. Yen finally started taekwondo at around the age of sixteen. (y) #donnieyen #donnie #yen