Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen (born 27 July 1963), also known as Yen Ji-dan (甄子丹), is a Chinese-born Hong Kong actor, martial artist, movie director, producer and action choreographer. He is also a wushu world champion many times. He is best known for his role as Ip Man in the Ip Man (2008–2015) trilogy movies. He also appeared in Shanghai Knights (2003), Flash Point (2007) and Rogue One (2016).

Donnie Yen
甄子丹
Yen attending the Hong Kong Derby 2024 raceday as the "BMW Hong Kong Derby Ambassador" at the Sha Tin Racecourse
Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2023
Personal details
Born	(1963-07-27) 27 July 1963 (age 61) Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Citizenship	Hong Kong (1963–1974, 2009–present) United States (1974–2010)[1][2]
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3]
Spouse(s)	Leung Zing-ci ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 1994)​ Cissy Wang ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	3
Mother	Bow-sim Mark
Father	Klyster Yen
Occupation	Actor martial artist action director and choreographer film director producer
Awards	Full list

Yen was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong. When he was two years old, his family moved to Hong Kong. They later moved to Boston, Massachusetts, United States when he was 11. He has been married twice and has three children.^[4]