Donnie Yen is an actor, film director, producer and martial artist from Hong Kong. He has appeared in films such as Ip Man , Rogue One: A Star Wars Story , xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Drunken Tai Chi and Tiger Cage, Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen , Fist of Rage , Shanghai Knights , Seven Including swords. Donnie has also choreographed the action sequence in films such as Highlander: Endgame , Shanghai Knights , Flashpoint , Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen , The Twin Effect, SPL: Sha Po Lang ,bodyguards and assassins , among others. He is an expert in wrestling, wing chun, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, tai chi, boxing and other martial arts. Yen has been involved in a number of philanthropic works Go.Asia he founded with his wife, donations to refugees, Yen’s Honor Protection Fund among others.

Born name

Donnie Yen Ji-dan

nickname

Donnie

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

nationality

training

Donnie Yen has attended Wu Shu Academy .

occupation

Actor, film director, producer, martial artist

family

• Father – Klyster Yen (newspaper editor)
• Mother – Bow-sim Mark (Martial Artist, Tai Chi Grandmaster)
• Siblings – Chris Yen (Sister) (Martial Artist, Actress)

Manager

Donnie Yen is managed by –

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (Talentagentur), Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA
• Bullet Films Productions (Manager), Aberdeen, Hongkong
• Rogers & Cowan (Publishers), Los Angeles, California, USA
• Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman (Legal Representative), Beverly Hills, California, USA

To build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 8 inches or 173 cm

weight

75 kg or 165.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Donnie Yen dated –

1. Joey Meng – Yen and Joey, a Hong Kong actress who started in the late 90s, but there is not much information about the relationship.
2. Leung Zing Ci (1993-1994) – Yen and Leung met in 1990. However, the couple secretly married after being married for just three months in November 1993, but the marriage didn’t last long, ending in less than a year. They have 1 child together, a son Jeff born in 1995.
3. Cissy Wang (2003-Present) – Yen and model Cissy Wang married in 2003. They have two children, Jasmine and James.

race/ethnicity

Asian

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Athletic

brand promotion

Donnie Yen has endorsed –

• Jacob & Co
• Spirit of Hong Kong Awards
• Resorts Welt Sentosa

Known for

• Appearances in film and TV roles such as Ip Man , Rogue One: A Star Wars Story , xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Drunken Tai Chi and Tiger Cage, Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen , Fist of Rage , Shanghai -Knight , Seven Swords among others
• Choreographing the action sequences in films such as Highlander: Endgame , Shanghai Knights , Flashpoint , Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen , The Twin Effect, SPL: Sha Po Lang , Bodyguard and Assassin among others
• Directed films such as Wolf Legend and Ballistic Kiss
• As a martial arts expert in disciplines such as Wrestling, Wing Chun, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Tai Chi, Boxing, among others

first movie

Donnie Yen made his big screen debut in the 1984 film Drunk Tai Chi .

First TV show

He made his TV show debut as Dickson Kwan on the TV show File Noir in 1989.

Personal trainer

Donnie Yen is extremely fit, as evidenced by his mastery of so many martial arts disciplines. He performs various martial arts routines, stunts and exercises which can be seen on his Instagram posts. This all contributed to his extremely tough figure.

Donnie Yen favorite things

• Actor – Bruce Lee
• Martial Arts Actor – Jet Li

Donnie Yen facts

1. He and his family moved to Hong Kong when he was just 2 years old.
2. The family then moved to Boston Massachusetts when he was 11 years old.
3. His mother was instrumental in his learning martial arts because of her pioneering work in America.
4. He can play the piano at a high level.
5. His love for music comes from his parents.
6. He is a fan of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).
7. As a teenager, he displayed rebellious tendencies such as lingering in the infamous Battle Zone.
8. His parents sent him to Beijing to get him off the streets because of the crowds.
9. He trained martial arts in China at Wushu Academy .
10. Yen is not a martial artist, but a skilled street dancer, as the film reveals in Mismatched Couples .
11. Jackie Chan actually requested that Yen be included in the film Shanghai Knights as his nemesis.
12. The film Hero propelled him to “action’s biggest star” and it remains, in fact, one of the top-grossing foreign language films released in the United States.
13. His performance in the film An Empress and Her Warriors was very impressive and received very good reviews from him.
14. His trademark are his kicking techniques, which lead to very realistic fight scenes.
15. He tends to work with artists who actually practice martial arts in real life in his films.
16. He is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin and speaks a little bit of Korean and Shanghainese.
17. His sister Chris Yen is also an actress.
18. Donnie’s wife was the former “Miss Chinese Toronto” in 2000, who she also attended the Miss Chinese International Pageant in 2001.
19. His wife Cissy is 18 years his junior.
20. He has a shoulder injury from the movie Mismatched Couples which affects him to this day.
21. He’s a big fan of Bruce Lee.
22. Donnie was a stunt member in the Yuen Clan group.
23. As an adult, he had a reputation as a street fighter and was part of the Chinatown Gang.
24. He has no problem working abroad, but he is selective about which films he makes.
25. He has turned down a slew of roles in a number of Hollywood films, including Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life , Tie Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , The Expendables, The Man With Iron Fists , Rush Hour, among others.
26. In the mid-1990s his film career hit a slump as roles dwindled and he began playing TV roles.
27. In 2000 he started working abroad as a director and actor to learn how other markets work.
28. The 2008 film Ip Man was the break he needed as he started getting bigger roles as a director and producer in China and the US.
29. He has won a number of awards including Best Action Choreography in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 at the Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards as well as Golden Bauhinia Awards . He also won the 2008 Taurus World Stunt Award for “Best Action in a Foreign Language Film”
30. Donnie also has a list of nominations in various awards such as Hong Kong Film Awards and Hundred Flowers Awards .
31. Follow him on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.