Personal info
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 2/16/1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
- Gender
- Male
- Also known as
- Johnny Nguyen
Biography
Johnny Tri Nguyen (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 family, mother, father, older brother, and older sister and moved to Los Angeles, CA. He is half Vietnamese and half Chinese, with his mother being Chinese. 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 and he well known for his portrayal as the antagonist, Dong Lee in 7 Aum Arivu (7th Sense) in India. 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, tai 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.
12 titles

We Were Soldiers
2002
Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited)

Ella Enchanted
2004
Red Knight (uncredited)

Da 5 Bloods
2020
Vinh Tran

Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
Ling's Hitman

The Protector
2005
Johnny

The Shield
2002TV
Charlie Kim(uncredited)

Alias
2001TV
Chinese Guard (uncredited)

The Master of Disguise
2002
Ninja

House of the Dead 2
2006
Braxton

Martial Law
1998TV
Street Thug

7Aum Arivu
2011
Dong Lee

The Rebel
2007
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