Johnny Tri Nguyen
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 Johnny at a press conference for The Rebel at the 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival. |
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| Born | February 16, 1974  Binh Duong Province, Vietnam |
| Occupation | Actor, stunt double, martial artist |
Johnny Tri Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Chánh Minh Trí, born February 16, 1974 in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American film and television actor, stunt double, and martial artist. He left Vietnam at the age of 8 with his mother, father, elder brother, and elder sister and moved to Los Angeles, California.
Johnny Nguyen comes from a family involved in the Vietnamese entertainment industry. His uncle is Nguyen Chanh Tin, a Vietnamese actor, and his older brother is Charlie Nguyen, who directed The Rebel.
His acting roles include the martial arts films Tom-Yum-Goong and Cradle 2 the Grave. His work as a stunt double includes the role of Spider-Man in Spider-Man 2 and as the Green Goblin in the first feature film. He practices lien feng kwon (which was founded by his grandfather), wushu, tae kwon do, t'ai chi, aikido, and vovinam.
Johnny has been working in the Vietnamese film industry to produce The Rebel, a period action drama set in 1920s French-colonial Vietnam, which he also co-directed, co-wrote and stars in.
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[edit] Personal life
He has two daughters from a former marriage. [1] He was also a singer for Van Son Entertainment.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Actor
- 7aum Arivu (Seventh Sense)[Tamil/Telugu] (2011)
- Clash/Bay Rong (2010)
- Monk on Fire (2009)
- Power Kids (2009)
- Nu Hon Than Chet (2008)
- Saigon Eclipse (2007)
- The Rebel (2007)
- Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon (2006)
- Hon Truong Ba Da Hang Thit (2006)
- House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim (2005)
- Tom-Yum-Goong (2005), released as The Protector in (2006)
- Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
[edit] Stunt performances
- The Perfect Sleep (2005)
- Jarhead (2005)
- Serenity (2005)
- Color Blind (2005)
- Ella Enchanted (2004)
- Collateral (2004)
- Starship Troopers 2 (2004)
- Nudity Required (2002)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- We Were Soldiers (2002)
- Angel (1999)
- Charmed (1998)
- Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer1 (1996)
[edit] References
- ^ "Diễn Đàn MẪU TÂM :: Xem chủ đề - VIỆT THY: Tôi Quá Nuông chiều JOHNNY TRÍ [updated]". Mautam.net. 2008-06-05. http://www.mautam.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26451. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
