Donnie Yen
Hong Kong actor, film director and martial artist (born 1963)
甄子丹 · ドニー・イェン · 견자단
- Born
- 27 July 1963, Guangzhou
- Citizenship
- People's Republic of China, United States, British Hong Kong
- Sport
- Wing Chun, taekwondo, kung fu, kickboxing
- Occupation
- actor, film producer, film director, choreographer, martial artist
- Height
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Donnie Yen Chi-tan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. His accolades include 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 a co-producer of 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, he auditioned for action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping in Hong Kong. He landed his first starring role in the 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action film Drunken Tai Chi. He made his breakthrough role as the antagonist General Nap-lan in Once Upon a Time in China II (1992), opposite Jet Li's character. He appeared in several other Hong Kong kung fu films, including Iron Monkey (1993) and Wing Chun (1994). In 1997, he starred in his directorial debut film Legend of the Wolf.
Awards and honours
- Golden Horse Award for Best Action Choreography 2003
- Hong Kong Film Awards 2004
- Hong Kong Film Awards 2006
- Golden Bauhinia Awards 2007
- Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong 2021
- Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong 2022
Films
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q311723 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.