Max Huang (born September 22, 1988) is a German actor,

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, songwriter and singer. He is known for his role of

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in the 2021 ''

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'' reboot, and for being a member of the

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Personal life

Max was born in Germany of

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father and German mother. He started in the movie industry as a member of the

, as stunt performer and coordinator; he has worked in films like ''

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'', '' The Foreigner'' and

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's '' Kingsman: The Secret Service''. He has practiced Wushu under Shanghai Wushu Team member Wang Peng Cheng and won Gold at The German Wushu Nationals in 2009. In 2021, he was part of the main cast in ''

'' in the role of

. The film is a reboot of the video game franchise of the same name. In April 2021, he debuted as singer releasing his first single

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. The song was composed and written by Huang, and produced by Vincent Lee. Huang also directed and starred the song's music video, released on April 22.

Filmography

Film

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Max Chinese male film actors Living people 1988 births Chinese male television actors 21st-century Chinese male actors