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. 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.
Personal Life
He has two daughters from a former marriage. His current relationship is co-star, lead actress of...
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