Liang Yang

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Liang Yang
Born (1980-03-26) March 26, 1980 (age 44)
Harbin, China
NationalityChinese
Occupations
  • Actor
  • stuntman
  • martial artist
Years active2007–present
Known for
Awards
  • SAG award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture (shared)
  • SAG award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series (shared)

Liang Yang (born March 26, 1980) is a Chinese actor, stuntman and martial artist. He is known for his work in the Hollywood film industry in movies such as Skyfall, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Mission Impossible: Fallout.

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Work

Yang first appeared as a stunt performer in 2007 with the action movie Underground. [1] In 2011, he debuted in Hollywood with the movies Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and X-Men: First Class. [1] [2] In 2012, he played a brief role in the James Bond movie, Skyfall, opposite Daniel Craig. [1] At 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Yang, along with the rest of the stunt team of Skyfall, received the SAG award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture. [3] Yang was the stunt double for Emily Blunt in the 2014 movie Edge of Tomorrow. [4]

For the 2015 movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Yang played the role of a stormtrooper, engaged in a battle against Finn, portrayed by John Boyega. [1] [5] He was ultimately shot by Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the movie. Yang also helped train Daisy Ridley for her role as Rey in the installment. [6] [7] Yang was also seen as Pedro Pascal's (who played Oberyn Martell) stunt double in the HBO series The Game of Thrones, [8] for which he, along with his team, won the SAG award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series.

Yang trained Felicity Jones for her character, Jyn Erso, and Donnie Yen who played Chirrut Imwe, in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the 2016 prequel to the Star Wars original trilogy. [9] [10]

In 2018, he made his most notable appearance in the action movie, Mission Impossible: Fallout, in a bathroom fight scene against Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill where he briefly played the role of a decoy villain. [11] His character was eventually shot by Rebecca Ferguson. The scene was reportedly shot over a month, with Henry Cavill calling the shoot "uncomfortably long" and stating afterwards that he was "shattered". [12] Cavill went on to praise Yang as a "true champion of ability and especially character." [13]

Liang Yang was chosen as fight coordinator for the 2022 Marvel movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, [14] and 2023 movie, The Marvels. [15]

Filmography

YearMovie/ TV showNotes
2007Underground [1] First appearance
2008Phoo Action
2008Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides [2] Hollywood debut
2011 X-Men: First Class [2]
2011 Johnny English Reborn
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman
2012 Skyfall [1] [3] Cast as a bodyguard
2013 World War Z
2013 Rush [1]
2014 Edge of Tomorrow [4] Emily Blunt's stunt double
2014 Game of Thrones [8] Appeared in 1 episode; Pedro Pascal's (Oberyn Martell) stunt double
2014 Dracula Untold
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service
2015 Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
2015 The Martian Appears in second movie directed by Ridley Scott
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens [7] Plays the role of a stormtrooper, FN-2199, engaged in a battle against Finn, portrayed by John Boyega. Yells out "Traitor!", the voice of which is provided by David Acord.
2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story [9] Fight coordinator.
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2018 Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018 Mission Impossible: Fallout [12] Briefly played the role of a decoy John Lark (villain), in a bathroom fight scene against Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill. His character was finally defeated by Rebecca Ferguson.
2019 Shanghai Fortress
2020 Wonder Woman 1984 [16] Fight coordinator
2022 Morbius
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness [14] Fight coordinator
2022 Jurassic World Dominion
2023 American Born Chinese [17] Fight coordinator; 1 episode
2023 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023 The Equalizer 3
2023 The Marvels [15] Stunt coordinator

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