Donnie Yen

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Summary

Donnie Yen is a Hong Kong actor, director, and martial artist known for action films including Once Upon a Time in China II, the Ip Man series, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and John Wick: Chapter 4. His screen work is known for martial arts choreography and action roles. Yen has publicly described the 2019 Hong Kong protests as a riot, expressed pride in China, and criticized Western media coverage of the country; in 2023 he joined the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. He is also a longtime charity ambassador and co-founded the Go.Asia charity platform. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or social-justice activism are on record.