Philippe Joly

Born: 1976-01-02

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.


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Ghost in the Shell

as Section 6 soldier
Released: 2017-03-29

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then...

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Dragon Blade

as Lucius' deputy Paullus
Released: 2015-02-19

Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces...

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The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

as Jozsef
Released: 2019-07-04

A financial tycoon, once a triad member, tries to eradicate the drug market while an old...

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Hacker

as Colombian Hitmen
Released: 2016-09-15

Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal...

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Pound of Flesh

as Zoltan
Released: 2015-05-07

In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon awakes the day...

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The Goldfinger

as uncredited
Released: 2023-12-30

In 1970s Hong Kong, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was formed to bring...

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Chasing the Dragon

as Chief Commissioner of Police
Released: 2017-09-28

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in...

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Abduction

as Mogilov
Released: 2019-03-20

A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or...

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From Vegas to Macau

as Delegate
Released: 2014-01-30

The world renowned “Invincible Hand” Ken could identify not only mahjong tiles, but also cards...

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Helios

as Younger Mr. BIG's Thug
Released: 2015-04-30

Wanted criminal "Helios" and his assistant stole a quantity of uranium and plan to produce...

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Little Big Master

as Director of French Museum
Released: 2015-03-19

The story of a hopeful headmaster who perseveres in running a kindergarten for underprivileged...

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Agent Mr Chan

as French Chef
Released: 2018-02-15

Top agent Mr. Chan (Dayo Wong) suddenly finds himself removed from duties after his partner...

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Sons of the Neon Night

as Enzo
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A detective goes against the successor to a drug-trafficking crime syndicate, who aspires for a...

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The Modelizer

as Vadim Petrenkov
Released: 2023-07-14

A Hong Kong tycoon bachelor who only dates models meets his match when he stumbles across a...

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Change of Gangster

as uncredited
Released: 2019-04-19

Change of Gangster’ (转型团伙) is a Chinese gangster comedy directed by Francis Ng. The film centres...

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Mission Milano

as killer
Released: 2016-09-29

Interpol partners with a wealthy entrepreneur to protect a new invention dubbed The Seed of God.

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Lust and Found

as Kimchi
Released: 2015-05-25

One fatal decision leads to a cascade of errors and misjudgments that send the story of “Lust...

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Ultimate Code

as Mick
Released: 2021-07-16

A former assassin, Xiao Yu, is forced to accept a mission to recover three pieces of source code...

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Captured

as Jean-Pierre Bonnet
Released: 2019-09-20

Mystery surrounds a psychiatrist turned artistic photographer when he takes an abused woman on...

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Bonus for the Bullseye

as The Snake
Released: 2020-09-19

The big boss Fetu has a hit on his head. It's not the first time, but this time it's more...

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Variant

as Joey
Released: 2023-11-17

In 2050, the Dishi Biotechnology Company hires the spaceship Thunder God to search for an alien...

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Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River)

as Mr. Mallick
Released: 2020-07-14

A man's loyalty to protect his best friend is pushed to its limits when it becomes clear that...

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Flying Tiger III

as uncredited
First aired: 2021-12-16

The terrorist organization "Waganbu" infiltrated Hong Kong and set off a battle for chemical...

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OCTB

as Jay (Georges' henchman)
First aired: 2017-09-23

Undercover detective Chen Feng Xiang in a crack after a large group of cadres transferred to...

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