Donnie Yen is a well-known Chinese
martial arts master and choreographer. He was born in
Canton, China and moved to Boston at age 11. His mother,Bow Sim-Mark, trained him in traditonal Chinese
wu-shu and
tai chi. Because he got into trouble as a teenager, his mother sent him back to China where he trained with the
Beijing Wu-shu Team. He also trained under the same
sifu (master) as
Jet Li. He began making movies in the late 1980's, and continues to direct and act today. You may be most familiar with his recently-released-in-the-US movie
Iron Monkey. His fans consider the "Tiger Cage" series of movies to be his best work.
Influences:
Kung-fu greats Fu Sheng, Ti Lung, Bruce Lee, and Jackie Chan.
Fighting Styles: Traditional Chinese Wu-shu and kung-fu, kickboxing, tae kwon do, and "feral fighting". (Seen in Tiger Cage!)
Known Filmography:
- Miracle Fighters 2
- Drunken Tai Chi
- Mismatched Couples
- Tiger Cage - 1, 2, and 3
- Flying Tiger Swat Team
- In the Line of Duty 4
- Crime File
- Holy Virgin vs. Evil Dead
- Crystal Hunt
- Once Upon a Time in China II
- Dragon Inn
- New Dragon Gate Inn
- Cheetah on Fire
- Butterfly and Sword
- Hero Among Heroes
- Iron Monkey 1 and 2 (Yup, there's a 2nd one.)
- Cinema of Vengeance
- Wing Chun
- Kung Fu Master
- Circus Kids
- Saint of Gamblers 1 and 2
- Asian Cop - High Voltage
- Fist of Fury (TV series)
- Satan Returns
- Legend of the Wolf
- The Black Rose 1 and 2
- Shanghai Affairs
- Ballistic Kiss (also directed)
- Bodyguards of Last Governor
- Royal Warriors
- City of Darkness
- Moonlight Express
- Codename Puma
- Highlander: Endgame
- Blade 2: Bloodhunt 2002
- Shurayuki-Hime (lit: "Bloody Snow Princess", released 2002)