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Philippe Joly

Actor

Philippe Joly

Born January 2, 1976 in Moscow, USSR24 films

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.

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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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Chasing the Dragon posterFirst watchChasing the Dragon20177.0as Chief Commissioner of PoliceAn illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.View film

Essential films

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Filmography

24 films as actor
  1. 2026Tip of the IcebergBlackjack
  2. 2025VariantJoey
  3. 2025Sons of the Neon NightEnzo
  4. 2023The GoldfingerHead of KGB
  5. 2023The ModelizerVadim Petrenkov
  6. 2021Ultimate CodeMick
  7. 2020Bonus for the BullseyeThe Snake
  8. 2020Battle of Defense 2General
  9. 2020Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River)Mr. Mallick
  10. 2019CapturedJean-Pierre Bonnet
  11. 2019The White Storm 2: Drug LordsJozsef
  12. 2019Change of Gangster
  13. 2019AbductionMogilov
  14. 2018Agent Mr. ChanFrench Chef
  15. 2017Chasing the DragonChief Commissioner of Police
  16. 2017Ghost in the ShellSection Six Soldier (uncredited)
  17. 2016Mission MilanoKiller
  18. 2016HackerColombian Hitman
  19. 2015Lust and FoundKimchi
  20. 2015Pound of FleshZoltan
  21. 2015HeliosYounger Mr. BIG's Thug
  22. 2015Little Big MasterDirector of French Museum
  23. 2015Dragon BladeLucius' deputy Paullus
  24. 2014From Vegas to MacauDelegate