Johnny Trí Nguyễn (

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Nguyễn Chánh Minh Trí, born January 16, 1974) is a

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– American martial artist, actor, action choreographer and stuntman who is mainly active in the Vietnamese film industry. Born in Bình Dương and raised in Trung An,

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, Nguyễn and his family immigrated to the United States of America when he was 9. He competed as a martial artist on the U.S. national team and then transitioned into a career as a stuntman in Hollywood, working on films such as ''

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'' and '' Jarhead''. Nguyễn later returned to Vietnam and starred in '' The Rebel'', a period martial arts film released in 2007 and directed by his brother

Charlie Nguyễn Charlie Nguyen, Vietnamese name is Nguyen Chanh Truc (born September 25, 1968), is Vietnamese–American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is the older brother of actor Johnny Tri Nguyen, he and Johnny with comedian Van Son are nephew ...

. It was a massive success in Vietnam, garnering unprecedented attention for a locally made film. Vietnamese film draws record crowds
VNS, March 5, 2007 Nguyễn followed ''The Rebel'' by starring in a steady stream of hit films, many of which were directed by his brother, including '' Clash'' in 2009, ''Để Mai tính'' in 2010 and ''Tèo Em'' in 2013, all of which broke box office records at the time of release. In a controversial decision, Vietnamese censors banned Nguyễn's 2013 action film ''Bui Doi Cho Lon'' for its violent content. Besides his work in Vietnamese films, Nguyễn has had supporting roles in major films from

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Tony Jaa Tatchakorn Yeerum (born 1976) (, , ; formerly Phanom Yeerum (, )), better known internationally as Tony Jaa and in Thailand as Jaa Phanom (, , ), is a Thai martial artist, actor, action choreographer, stuntman, and director. Known for his expl ...

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Tom-Yum-Goong ''Tom-Yum-Goong'' ( Thai: ต้มยำกุ้ง, ) is a 2005 Thai martial arts film directed by Prachya Pinkaew and stars Tony Jaa in the lead role. Pinkaew also directed Jaa's prior breakout film '' Ong-Bak''. As with ''Ong-Bak'', the fig ...

'') and India ('' 7 Aum Arivu''Times of Indi
Suriya is a great actor: Johnny
V Lakshmi, The Times of India, April 18, 2011 and '' Irumbu Kuthirai)''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Johnny Tri Living people 21st-century Vietnamese male actors Vietnamese male film actors American male film actors People from Ho Chi Minh City Male actors from Ho Chi Minh City People from Bình Dương province American actors of Vietnamese descent 1974 births