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Donnie Yen

1963 - Today

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Donnie Yen Chi-tan (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. He is the recipient of various accolades, including 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donnie Yen has received more than 15,242,601 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Donnie Yen is the 470th most popular actor (down from 419th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from China (down from 192nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Actor.

Donnie Yen is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, producer, and action choreographer. He is best known for his roles in the films "Ip Man", "Flash Point", "SPL", "Bodyguards and Assassins", "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers", "Curse of the Golden Flower", "Warcraft: The Beginning", and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story".

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  • 15M

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  • 63.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Donnie Yen ranks 470 out of 13,578. Before him are Don Johnson, Linda Hunt, Mark Margolis, Peter Stormare, Lex Barker, and Morgan Fairchild. After him are Powers Boothe, Alida Valli, Stéphane Audran, Joan Collins, Errol Flynn, and Joaquin Phoenix.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Donnie Yen ranks 20. Before him are Ronald Koeman, Peter Schmeichel, Eros Ramazzotti, Geert Wilders, Rick Rubin, and Thomas Anders. After him are James Hetfield, Jean-Pierre Papin, Rafael Correa, Tori Amos, Yair Lapid, and James May.

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In China

Among people born in China, Donnie Yen ranks 210 out of 1,610. Before him are Cao Xueqin (1724), Liu Xiaobo (1955), Wang Anshi (1021), Zhang Liang (-290), Wang Yangming (1472), and Xu Fu (-255). After him are Emperor Yingzong of Song (1032), Empress Xiaoyichun (1727), Chien-Shiung Wu (1912), Liu Bian (176), Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150), and Zhang Jue (200).

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Donnie Yen ranks 4. Before him are Toshiro Mifune (1920), Jet Li (1963), and Bolo Yeung (1946). After him are Gong Li (1965), Yoshiko Yamaguchi (1920), Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), Yuen Biao (1957), Run Run Shaw (1907), Shih Kien (1913), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), and Ti Lung (1946).

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Television and Movie Roles

xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Xiang
Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Chirrut Imwe
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Dec 14o 20167.493 / 10
Ip Man
Yip Man
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
Dec 12o 20087.761 / 10