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Actor
Donnie Yen
Famoose for
Portraying Ip Man and developing a distinctive screen-fighting style.
SPL · Ip Man
- Born
- 27 July 1963
- Birthplace
- Guangzhou, China
More people
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist whose work combines performance with action choreography.
Early life
Training
Learned martial arts from his mother and other teachers.
Boston
Spent formative years in the United States.
Career
- 1980s
Hong Kong films
Began working in action cinema.
- 1990s–2000s
Action development
Expanded into choreography and directing.
- 2008 onward
International recognition
Led the Ip Man series and joined global productions.
Selected films
SPL
Helped shape the film’s action sequences.
Ip Man
Played the Wing Chun teacher.
Rogue One
Played Chirrut Îmwe.
Beyond work
Training range
Has studied several martial disciplines.
Production
Works behind the camera as well as on screen.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Will629. CC0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
