Donnie Yen Movies and Career Information

Donnie Yen (born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, action choreographer and film producer. Apart from being a well-known film and television actor in Hong Kong, Yen has also gained international recognition for appearing in many films together with other prominent and internationally-known actors such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh. He is considered to be Hong Kong's top action star; director Peter Chan mentioned that he "is the 'it' action person right now" and "has built himself into a bona fide leading man, who happens to be an action star." Yen's mother, Bow-sim Mark, is a Wudangquan (internal martial arts) grandmaster, while his father, Klyster Yen, is a newspaper editor. When Yen was two years old, he moved to Hong Kong with his family and they shifted to Boston, Massachusetts, United States when he was 11. His younger sister, Chris Yen, is also a martial artist and actress, who appeared in the 2007 film Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon. At a young age, under influence from his mother, Yen developed an interest in martial arts and began experimenting with various styles, ranging from tai-chi to wushu. Yen focused on