Ron Yuan
| Ron Yuan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ronald Winston Yuan February 20, 1973 New York City, New York, US |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | www.alivenotdead.com/RonYuan |
Ronald Winston "Ron" Yuan[1] (born February 20, 1973) is an American actor, voice actor, martial artist, action director, director and stunt choreographer.
Early life
Yuan was born in New York City, New York, the son of Theresa and Joseph Yuan, and the brother of actor Roger Yuan.[1]
Career
Acting
Film
Yuan has also recently appeared in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, playing Yeong, the main weapons engineer. Before that, Yuan appeared in the film The Accountant (directed by Gavin O'Connor), with Ben Affleck, J. K. Simmons and Anna Kendrick, playing a reluctant Silat master. Yuan had a cameo in Martin Scorsese's Revenge of the Green Dragons, directed by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs) and Andrew Loo, playing the feared leader of the notorious BTK. Yuan also joined Francesca Eastwood and Annie Q in Cardinal X, produced by Richard Bosner (Fruitvale Station) and Cassian Elwes in a semi-autobiographical film from first time director Angie Wang based on a college freshman in the 1980s who becomes an expert manufacturer and dealer of ecstasy.
Yuan also had memorable turns on hit films Art of War, Fast and Furious, Cradle 2 the Grave, Blood and Bone, and Red Dawn.
TV
Yuan is currently a series regular on the Netflix hit, the Weinstein Company's "Marco Polo" created by John Fusco. Yuan plays Prince Nayan, a fiery eyed descendant of Genghis Khan. Nayan is a converted Christian that rules all of Manchuria and whose closely watched actions will affect Kublai's control of Asia.
Yuan has also appeared on Jon Bokenkamp's hit show "The Blacklist" as mysterious Blacklister Quon Zhang. Yuan was also seen in the final season of "Sons of Anarchy" as the intense and unpredictable Ryu Tom. Yuan played hard-nosed Lt. Peter Kang in the short lived CBS series "Golden Boy" from Nicholas Wootton and Greg Berlanti. Yuan also had recent cameo special guest appearances on the TV shows "Castle" and "Justified". Yuan also played the iconic Japanese character Scorpion for Warner Bros' secret Mortal Kombat X "Generations".
In the past, Yuan was cast in a leading role on HBO pilot "All Signs of Death" opposite Ben Whishaw, directed by Alan Ball (True Blood). Yuan recently had character arcs on FOX's "Touch" opposite Keifer Sutherland created by Tim Kring (Heroes), NBC's "Awake" opposite Jason Isaacs and FOX pilot "Exit Strategy" with Ethan Hawke directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day).
Yuan also had memorable turns on other hit series Prison Break, CSI:NY, 24, Burn Notice, NCIS:LA, Pushing Daisies, and Entourage.
Video game voicework
Yuan has also been the voice behind major video or computer games such as Call of Duty-Black Ops 2, Halo, Star War's Old Republic, Resident Evil, World of Warcraft, Medal of Honor, Army of Two, Guild Wars 2, Deus Ex, Drake's Uncharted, and many more.
Action directing and choreography
Yuan designed the fight sequences as well as going behind camera as Action Director for Steve Chasman/ Jason Statham's "Wild Card" scripted by William Goldman and directed by Simon West. Yuan just finished designing and directing the action on the popular Taiwanese/ Chinese/ International action franchise "PiZi Ying Xiong 2"(Black&White 2) shot entirely in Taiwan.
Directing and writing
In November of 2016, it was announced that Yuan would be directing Step Up 6, an installment of Lionsgate's popular Step Up franchise, which would also be featuring an all-Chinese cast.[2]
He has directed and written several short films so far, including Lollipops (2009), Three Bullets (2009) (starring Michael Jai White) and Tea and Remembrance (2009), starring himself and Marie Matiko. He is currently working on a feature project entitled "Unspoken" starring Russell Wong, Brian Tee, Will Yun Lee, and Ian Anthony Dale.
Career roles
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Ring of Fire | Li | |
| 1992 | Street Crimes | Jimmy | credited as Ron Winston Yuan |
| 1993 | Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel | Han Lo | Video |
| To Be the Best | Han Lo | ||
| 1994 | Bloodfist V: Human Target | Sam | |
| Vanishing Son III | Pink Knight #1 | TV Movie | |
| Vanishing Son IV | Pink Knight #2 | ||
| Double Dragon | Ninja Wrath | ||
| Deadly Target | Lucky |
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| 1995 | The Adventurers | Paul | |
| Jade | Technician | ||
| 1996 | White Tiger | Severin | credited as "Ron Winston Yuan" |
| Night Hunter | Hashimoto | ||
| Tiger Heart | Johnny | ||
| 1997 | Drive | Razor Scarred | |
| Faking' Da Funk | Chinese Waiter | ||
| 1999 | Godzilla 2000 | Gatagiri | voice only |
| 2000 | Deep Core | Chin Li | |
| The Art of War | Ming | ||
| 2001 | Golden Dreams | The Chinese Man | Short film |
| Shaolin Soccer | Referee | Voice only | |
| Three Blind Mice | Vietnamese Man #3 | TV Movie | |
| Longshot | Friend #4 | ||
| 2002 | Kung Pow: Enter the First | Gang Fighter #2 | |
| 2003 | Cradle 2 the Grave | Laser Tech | |
| Timecop: The Berlin Decision | Ling | video | |
| Ella Enchanted | Red Guard | uncredited | |
| 2005 | Color Blind | Drug Dealer | |
| Forbidden Warrior | Lank | ||
| 2006 | Fifty Pills | The Seoul Man | |
| Undoing | Chang | ||
| 2007 | Baby | Tommy | |
| Adventures of Johnny Tao | Lee Chang | ||
| 2008 | American Crude | The Guard | |
| Mask of the Ninja | Kunio | TV Movie | |
| 6th and Santa Fe | Actor | Short Film | |
| 2009 | Fast and Furious | David Park | |
| From Mexico With Love | Joe Scar | Cameo | |
| Tea and Remembrance | The Lone Man | ||
| Blood and Bone | Teddy D | ||
| 2010 | The Godmother | Danny Wu | short film |
| Cinder | |||
| The New Adventures of Johnny Karate and Golden Delicious | Narrator | ||
| All Signs of Death | Po Sin | ||
| 2011 | Shanghai Hotel | Sharkman | |
| 2012 | The Girl from the Naked Eye | Simon | |
| Mission Chinese | Master Gangster | short film | |
| Red Dawn | The Clerk | uncredited | |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Undercover Commando | |
| 2014 | Mall | Cop | |
| Revenge of the Green Dragons | Born to Kill Dai Lo | ||
| 2015 | Underdog Kids | M arck Zuko | |
| Cardinal X | Michael | ||
| 2016 | Black Salt | Mamori Shiga | completed |
| Black Thread | Masanori Ozeki | post production | |
| Birth of the Dragon | Tony yu | filming | |
| The Accountant | Pencak Silat Master | ||
| Independence Day: Resurgence | Yeong |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Episode - Role - Note |
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| 1995 | Vanishing Son | Crazy Boy 6 |
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| 1997 | The Pretender | Ken Watanabe |
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| Walker, Texas Ranger | Jiang Chu |
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| Penscola: Wings of Gold | Phan Van Tung |
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| 1998 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Mr. Zou |
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| 1999 | Martial Law | Dreads | Episode
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| L.A. Heat | Marco |
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| 1998-1999 | Nash Bridges | various roles | Episodes and roles
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| 2000 | JAG | Lee Kun-Tae | Episode
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| Son of the Beach | Johnny Tree | Episode
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| The Fearing Mind | Frank Wong | Episode
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| 1998-2001 | V.I.P. | various roles | Episodes and roles
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| 2002 | Family Law | Officer Fox |
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| Alias | Haz Mat Guy |
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| Robbery Homicide Division | Vinh |
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| 2003 | The Agency | Reza Ghani/gunart Everwood |
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| Black Sash | Jing Li/Billy | Episodes and Roles
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| 2004 | Boston Legal | Zhang Wu |
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| 2005 | Monk | Tommy Winn |
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| Entourage | Chaing Chung |
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| CSI:NY | Dr. Evan Zao | Episodes
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| Sleeper Cell | Cornrow | Episode
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| 2007 | 24 | Zhou's Team Member #1 | Episodes
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| Cold Case | Shinji Nakamura |
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| 2008 | Pushing Daises | ShrimpBoy |
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| Prison Break | Feng Huan | Episodes
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| 2010 | Burn Notice | Lee | Episode
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| NCIS: Los Angeles | Yosh | Episodes
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| Touch | Wember Hsu | Episode
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| Awake | Solomon Kang | Episode
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| 2012 | Tron: Uprising | voice-only | Episode
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| 2013 | Golden Boy | Lt. Peter Kang | Episodes
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| 2014 | Justified | Simon Lee | Episode
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| Castle | Michio Saito | Episode
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| Hawaii Five-0 | Al Mokuau | Episode
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| 2015 | Mortal Kombat X: Generations | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | Episode
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| We are Fathers | Qing Zhuo | Episodes
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| 2016 | Marco Polo | Prince Nayan | Episodes
Season 2
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Video games
| Year | Video Game | Role | Note |
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| 2004 | Wrath Unleashed | Voice | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher bay | Matthies/Monster/Wpminer | ||
| GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | |||
| 2005 | Narc | Fat Henchman/Civilian/Asian Cop | |
| S.W.A.T. 4 | Male Suspect #1, Lian Niu, Simon Gowan | ||
| 50 Cent: Bulletproof | Triad | ||
| 2006 | SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate | Male Suspect 1/Andrew Norman | |
| Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers | Sgt. Williams | ||
| 2007 | Def Jam:Icon | Narrator | |
| Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | Dr Takeda | ||
| Spider Man 3 | Dragon Tail Thug / Additional Voices | ||
| Guild Wars: Eye of the North | Captain | ||
| Timeshift | Police 3 Commander | ||
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Kakoii Teppodama | |
| Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Crown Prince Tatsu | ||
| 2009 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising | Crown Prince Tatsu | |
| Prototype | Commander | ||
| Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings | Tong Thug | ||
| Wet | Ratboy/Dr. Afro | ||
| 2010 | Army of Two: The 40th Day | Wu | |
| Socom U.S. Navy Seals: Fireteam Bravo 3 | |||
| Alpha Protocol | Omen Deng / Triads | ||
| Medal of Honor | Bagram N.C.O. / SPC. Song | ||
| Fallout: New Vegas | Ignacio / Tommy Torini ? Paladain Ramos / others | ||
| 2011 | Spider Man - Edge of Time | Additional Voices | |
| Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Multiplayer Characters | ||
| Saints Row: The Third | Pedestrian and Character Voices | ||
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | Sergeant Rusk | ||
| 2012 | Sleeping Dogs | Mr. Chow / Ponytail / Mr. Tong / Additional Voices | |
| Guild Wars 2 | PC Charr Male | ||
| Resident Evil 6 | BSAA | ||
| Nightmare in North Point | Dogeyes | ||
| Halo 4 | various voices | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Chinese commando | ||
| 2013 | Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel | Sergeant Rusk | |
| Saints Row IV | The Voices of Virtual Steepport | ||
| Battlefield 4 | various voices | ||
| 2014 | Elder Scrolls Online | ||
| World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor | various voices | ||
| Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan | Sergeant Rusk | ||
| 2015 | Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns | PC Charr Male |
References
- 1 2 http://www.filmreference.com/film/16/Ron-Yuan.html
- ↑ Nancy Tartiglione, ‘Step Up 6’: Lionsgate & Chinese Partners Mounting Local-Language Franchise Sequel, Deadline http://deadline.com/2016/11/step-up-china-local-language-sequel-lionsgate-1201857938/