About
Philippe Joly
Overview
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.
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.
Known for
Acting |
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2023 | The Goldfinger | Actor | Mafia Capo | 59 Average |
2023 | Variant | Actor | Joey | N/A N/A |
2023 | Variant | Actor | Joey | N/A N/A |
2023 | The Modelizer | Actor | Vadim Petrenkov | 58 Average |
2021 | Flying Tiger III | Actor | 69 Fair |
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2021 | Ultimate Code | Actor | Mick | 59 Average |
2020 | Bonus for the Bullseye | Actor | The Snake | N/A N/A |
2020 | Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) | Actor | Mr. Mallick | N/A N/A |
2019 | Captured | Actor | Jean-Pierre Bonnet | 58 Average |
2019 | The White Storm 2: Drug Lords | Actor | Jozsef | 59 Average |
2019 | Change of Gangster | Actor | 58 Average |
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2019 | Abduction | Actor | Mogilov | 58 Average |
2018 | Agent Mr Chan | Actor | French Chef | 58 Average |
2017 | Chasing the Dragon | Actor | Chief Commissioner of Police | 60 Fair |
2017 | OCTB | Actor | Jay (Georges' henchman) | 72 Good |
2017 | Ghost in the Shell | Actor | Section 6 soldier | 60 Fair |
2016 | Mission Milano | Actor | killer | 58 Average |
2016 | Hacker | Actor | Colombian Hitmen | 60 Fair |
2015 | Lust and Found | Actor | Kimchi | 58 Average |
2015 | Pound of Flesh | Actor | Zoltan | 57 Average |
2015 | Helios | Actor | Younger Mr. BIG's Thug | 58 Average |
2015 | Little Big Master | Actor | Director of French Museum | 59 Average |
2015 | Dragon Blade | Actor | Lucius' deputy Paullus | 61 Fair |
2014 | From Vegas to Macau | Actor | Delegate | 57 Average |
Sons of the Neon Night | Actor | Enzo | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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2023 | C'est Juste Un Nombre | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2020 | Bonus for the Bullseye | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2020 | Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
New Horizon | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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2023 | C'est Juste Un Nombre | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
2020 | Bonus for the Bullseye | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
2020 | Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
Production |
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2020 | Bonus for the Bullseye | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
2020 | Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
New Horizon | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Crew |
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New Horizon | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
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Editing |
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2023 | C'est Juste Un Nombre | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
2020 | Bonus for the Bullseye | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
2020 | Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
New Horizon | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |