Philippe Joly

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

27

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-01-02 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Moscow, USSR

Philippe Joly

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. 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

  • Ghost in the Shell

    Ghost in the Shell

  • Sons of the Neon Night

    Sons of the Neon Night

  • Dragon Blade

    Dragon Blade

  • The Goldfinger

    The Goldfinger

  • Abduction

    Abduction

  • Homeland Guardian

    Homeland Guardian

  • Flying Tiger III

    Flying Tiger III

  • OCTB

    OCTB

  • Helios

    Helios

  • Chasing the Dragon

    Chasing the Dragon

  • From Vegas to Macau

    From Vegas to Macau

  • The Modelizer

    The Modelizer

  • Little Big Master

    Little Big Master

  • The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

    The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

  • War 1840

    War 1840

  • Agent Mr. Chan

    Agent Mr. Chan

  • Mission Milano

    Mission Milano

  • Battle of Defense 2

    Battle of Defense 2

  • Change of Gangster

    Change of Gangster

  • Ultimate Code

    Ultimate Code

  • Pound of Flesh

    Pound of Flesh

  • Hacker

    Hacker

  • Variant

    Variant

  • Lust and Found

    Lust and Found

  • Captured

    Captured

  • Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River)

    Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River)

  • Bonus for the Bullseye

    Bonus for the Bullseye