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Philippe Joly
Actor

Philippe Joly

2 Jan 1976Born
50Age
29Credits
Moscow, USSRBirthplace

Biography

Philippe Joly (Chinese: 狼森; pinyin: Lángsēn) is a french actor born in Moscow, Russia. Joly regularly plays the villain in Action films in Asia, and appeared alongside major actors in the region including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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In his role as Decimus in Jackie Chan’s film Dragon Blade, he shared the screen with American actors John Cusack and Adrien Brody, and French singer/actress Lorie Pester.

Recent projects include Juno Mak's latest film "Sons of the Neon Night" (Chinese: 風林火山), The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords (Chinese: 扫毒2天地对决), and the Chinese Sci-fi action film Ultimate Code (Chinese: 终极代码) in which Joly plays a lead role as the main villain alongside a Chinese cast and fellow french actor and Parkour founder David Belle.

Aside from acting, Joly is a supporter of independent filmmaking, and regularly writes screenplays, and directs short films in Hong Kong. He speaks several languages (French, Russian, Italian and English), is an avid practitioner of close-up magic and card manipulation, and has trained in various Martial Arts since the age of 5. While not a stuntman, Joly often has to perform stunts as required by the Action film genre and the type of characters he plays.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBANew HorizonFilm: Director
  2. 2026Tip of the IcebergFilm: Blackjack
  3. 2025VariantFilm: Joey
  4. 2025Sons of the Neon NightFilm: Enzo
  5. 2025Homeland GuardianSeries: Louis (24 episodes)
  6. 2023The GoldfingerFilm: Head of KGB
  7. 2023The ModelizerFilm: Vadim Petrenkov
  8. 2023C'est Juste Un NombreFilm: Director, Screenplay
  9. 2021Flying Tiger IIISeries: 伊萬 (30 episodes)
  10. 2021Ultimate CodeFilm: Mick
  11. 2020Bonus for the BullseyeFilm: The Snake, Screenplay, Director
  12. 2020Battle of Defense 2Film: General
  13. 2020Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River)Film: Mr. Mallick, Screenplay, Director
  14. 2019CapturedFilm: Jean-Pierre Bonnet
  15. 2019The White Storm 2: Drug LordsFilm: Jozsef
  16. 2019Change of GangsterFilm
  17. 2019AbductionFilm: Mogilov
  18. 2018Agent Mr. ChanFilm: French Chef
  19. 2017Chasing the DragonFilm: Chief Commissioner of Police
  20. 2017OCTBSeries: Jay (Georges' henchman) (30 episodes)
  21. 2017Ghost in the ShellFilm: Section Six Soldier (uncredited)
  22. 2016Mission MilanoFilm: Killer
  23. 2016HackerFilm: Colombian Hitman
  24. 2015Lust and FoundFilm: Kimchi
  25. 2015Pound of FleshFilm: Zoltan
  26. 2015HeliosFilm: Younger Mr. BIG's Thug
  27. 2015Little Big MasterFilm: Director of French Museum
  28. 2015Dragon BladeFilm: Lucius' deputy Paullus
  29. 2014From Vegas to MacauFilm: Delegate

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