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Born | Ronald Yuan New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 1991–present |
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Ronald Yuan is an American actor,martial artist,director,and stunt choreographer. He is best known for his roles on Sons of Anarchy , Prison Break , Golden Boy ,and CSI:NY . He has acted in numerous films,including an ensemble lead as Sgt. Qiang in Disney's live-action adaptation Mulan . He also voiced Sgt. Fideltin Rusk in the video game series Star Wars:The Old Republic ,and Scorpion in Mortal Kombat 11.
Yuan was born in New York City,New York,the son of Theresa and Joseph Yuan,and the brother of actor Roger Yuan.[ citation needed ]
Yuan appeared in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day sequel, Independence Day:Resurgence ,playing Yeong,the main weapons engineer. Before that,Yuan appeared in the film The Accountant (directed by Gavin O'Connor),with Ben Affleck,J. K. Simmons and Anna Kendrick,playing a reluctant Silat master. Yuan had a cameo in Martin Scorsese's Revenge of the Green Dragons ,directed by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs) and Andrew Loo,playing the feared leader of the notorious BTK. Yuan also joined Francesca Eastwood and Annie Q. in Cardinal X,produced by Richard Bosner (Fruitvale Station) and Cassian Elwes in a semi-autobiographical film from first time director Angie Wang based on a college freshman in the 1980s who becomes an expert manufacturer and dealer of ecstasy.
Yuan also had memorable turns on hit films The Art of War , Fast &Furious , Cradle 2 the Grave , Blood and Bone ,and Red Dawn .
Yuan was a series regular on the Netflix show,the Weinstein Company's Marco Polo created by John Fusco. Yuan plays Prince Nayan,a fiery eyed descendant of Genghis Khan. Nayan is a converted Christian that rules all of Manchuria and whose closely watched actions will affect Kublai's control of Asia.
Yuan has also appeared on Jon Bokenkamp's hit show The Blacklist as mysterious Blacklister Quon Zhang. Yuan was also seen in the final season of Sons of Anarchy as the intense and unpredictable Ryu Tom. Yuan played hard-nosed Lt. Peter Kang in the short lived CBS series Golden Boy from Nicholas Wootton and Greg Berlanti. Yuan also had recent cameo special guest appearances on the TV shows Castle and Justified . Yuan also played the iconic Japanese character Scorpion for Warner Bros' secret Mortal Kombat X "Generations".
In the past,Yuan was cast in a leading role on HBO pilot All Signs of Death opposite Ben Whishaw,directed by Alan Ball (True Blood). Yuan recently had character arcs on FOX's Touch opposite Kiefer Sutherland created by Tim Kring (Heroes),NBC's Awake opposite Jason Isaacs and FOX pilot "Exit Strategy" with Ethan Hawke directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day).
Yuan also had memorable turns on other hit series Prison Break , CSI:NY , 24 , Burn Notice , NCIS:Los Angeles , Pushing Daisies ,and Entourage .
Yuan has also been the voice behind major video or computer games such as Call of Duty-Black Ops 2,Halo,Star War's Old Republic,Resident Evil,World of Warcraft,Medal of Honor,Army of Two,Guild Wars 2,Deus Ex,Drake's Uncharted,Red Alert 3 and many more.
Yuan designed the fight sequences as well as going behind camera as Action Director for Steve Chasman/ Jason Statham's "Wild Card" scripted by William Goldman and directed by Simon West. Yuan just finished designing and directing the action on the popular Taiwanese/ Chinese/ International action franchise "PiZi Ying Xiong 2"(Black&White 2) shot entirely in Taiwan.
He has directed and written several short films so far,including Lollipops (2009),Three Bullets (2009) (starring Michael Jai White) and Tea and Remembrance (2009),starring himself and Marie Matiko. He is currently working on a feature project entitled "Unspoken" starring Russell Wong,Brian Tee,Will Yun Lee,and Ian Anthony Dale.
Yuan later directed Step Up:Year of the Dance,a Chinese dance film of the Step Up franchise.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Ring of Fire | Li | |
1992 | Street Crimes | Jimmy | credited as Ron Winston Yuan |
1993 | Ring of Fire II:Blood and Steel | Han Lo | Video |
To Be the Best | Han Lo | ||
1994 | Bloodfist V:Human Target | Sam | |
Vanishing Son III | Pink Knight #1 | TV movie | |
Vanishing Son IV | Pink Knight #2 | ||
Double Dragon | Ninja Wrath | ||
Deadly Target | Lucky | ||
1995 | The Adventurers | Paul | |
Jade | Technician | ||
1996 | White Tiger | Severin | credited as "Ron Winston Yuan" |
Night Hunter | Hashimoto | ||
Tiger Heart | Johnny | ||
1997 | Drive | Razor Scarred | |
Fakin' Da Funk | Chinese Waiter | ||
1999 | Godzilla 2000 | Katagiri | voice only |
2000 | Deep Core | Chin Li | |
The Art of War | Ming | ||
2001 | Golden Dreams | The Chinese Man | Short film |
Shaolin Soccer | Referee | Voice only | |
Three Blind Mice | Vietnamese Man #3 | TV movie | |
Longshot | Friend #4 | ||
2002 | Kung Pow! Enter the Fist | Gang Fighter #2 | |
2003 | Cradle 2 the Grave | Laser Tech | |
Timecop 2:The Berlin Decision | Ling | video | |
Ella Enchanted | Red Guard | uncredited | |
2005 | Color Blind | Drug Dealer | |
Forbidden Warrior | Lank | ||
2006 | Fifty Pills | The Seoul Man | |
Undoing | Chang | ||
2007 | Baby | Tommy | |
Adventures of Johnny Tao | Lee Chang | ||
2008 | Chandani Chowk To China | Inspector Chiang | Bollywood |
American Crude | The Guard | ||
Mask of the Ninja | Kunio | TV movie | |
6th and Santa Fe | Actor | Short Film | |
2009 | Fast &Furious | David Park | |
From Mexico With Love | Joe Scar | Cameo | |
Tea and Remembrance | The Lone Man | ||
Blood and Bone | Teddy D | ||
2010 | The Godmother | Danny Wu | short film |
Cinder | |||
The New Adventures of Johnny Karate and Golden Delicious | Narrator | ||
All Signs of Death | Po Sin | ||
2011 | Shanghai Hotel | Sharkman | |
2012 | The Girl from the Naked Eye | Simon | |
Mission Chinese | Master Gangster | short film | |
Red Dawn | The Clerk | uncredited | |
2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Undercover Commando | |
2014 | Mall | Cop | |
Revenge of the Green Dragons | Born to Kill Dai Lo | ||
2015 | Underdog Kids | Marc Zuko | |
Cardinal X | Michael | ||
2016 | Black Salt | Mamori Shiga | |
Black Thread | Masanori Ozeki | ||
Birth of the Dragon | Tony Yu | ||
The Accountant | Pencak Silat Master | ||
Independence Day:Resurgence | Yeong | ||
2020 | Mulan | Sergeant Qiang | |
The Paper Tigers | Hing | ||
2022 | Catwoman:Hunted | Doctor Tzin | Voice role,Direct-to-video |
Mortal Kombat Legends:Snow Blind | Sub-Zero | Voice role,Direct-to-video [1] | |
2023 | The Monkey King | Babbo | Voice role |
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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1995 | Vanishing Son | Crazy Boy 6 | Episode:"Single Flame" (uncredited) |
1997 | The Pretender | Ken Watanabe | Episode:"Jaroldo!";credited as Ron Winston Yuan |
Walker,Texas Ranger | Jiang Chu | Episode:"Heart of the Dragon";credited as Ron Winston Yuan | |
Pensacola:Wings of Gold | Phan Van Tung | Episode:"Past Sins";credited as Ron Winston Yuan | |
1998 | Dr. Quinn,Medicine Woman | Mr. Zou | Episode:"Life in the Balance" |
1998-1999 | Nash Bridges | Darrell Chang,Drug Dealer / Elliott Wong / Henchman #1 | Episodes:"Crosstalk Drug Dealer","Goodbye Kiss","Special Delivery" |
1998-2001 | V.I.P. | The Actor / Hirata The Black / 'Lucky' / Kazuo | Episodes:"Crouching Tiger,Hidden Val" (uncredited),"Magnificent Val","Mao Better Blues" (uncredited),"Vallery of the Dolls" |
1999 | Martial Law | 'Dreads' | Episode:"How Sammo Got His Groove Back" (uncredited) |
L.A. Heat | Marco | Episode:"Little Saigon" | |
2000 | JAG | Lee Kun-Tae | Episode:"The Bridge at Kang So Ri" |
Son of the Beach | Johnny Tree | Episode:"With Sex You Get Eggroll" | |
The Fearing Mind | Frank Wong | Episode:"The Fortunate One" | |
2002 | Family Law | Officer Fox | Episode:"Children of a Lesser Dad" |
Alias | Haz Mat Guy | Episode:"The Enemy Walks In" | |
Robbery Homicide Division | Vinh | Episode:"Life is Dust" | |
2003 | The Agency | Reza Ghani / Gunart Everwood | Episode:"Debbie Does Djkarta" |
Black Sash | Jing Li / Billy | Episodes:"The Prodigal Son","Pilot" | |
2004 | Boston Legal | Zhang Wu | Episode:"Questionable characters" |
2005 | Monk | Tommy Winn | Episode:"Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever" (uncredited) |
Entourage | Chaing Chung | Episode:"Chinatown" | |
CSI:NY | Dr. Evan Zao | Episodes:"Corporate Warriors","Zoo york","Grand Murder at Central Station","Summer in the City" | |
Sleeper Cell | 'Cornrow' | Episode:"Family" (uncredited) | |
2007 | 24 | Zhou's Team Member #1 | Episodes:"Day 6:2:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m.","Day 6 3:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m." |
Cold Case | Shinji Nakamura | Episode:"Family 8108" | |
2008 | Pushing Daises | 'Shrimp Boy' | Episode:"Dim Some Lose Some" |
Prison Break | Feng Huan | Episodes:"Deal or No Deal","Selfless","Quiet Riot","The Price","Safe and Sound","Eagles and Angels" | |
2010 | Burn Notice | Lee | Episode:"Fast Friends" |
NCIS:Los Angeles | Yosh | Episode:"Honor" | |
Touch | Wember Hsu | Episode:"Entanglement" | |
Awake | Solomon Kang | Episode:"Game Day" | |
2012 | Tron:Uprising | Episode:"Scars,Part 1" | |
2013 | Golden Boy | Lieutenant Peter Kang | Episodes:"Next Question","Beast of Burden","Longshot","Sacrifice","Atonement","Scapegoat","McKenzie on Fire","Just Say No","Vicious Cycle" "Role Models","Young Guns" "The Price of Revenge","Pilot" |
2014 | Justified | Simon Lee | Episode:"A Murder of Crowes" |
Castle | Michio Saito | Episode:"The Way of the Ninja" | |
Hawaii Five-0 | Al Mokuau | Episode:"Ke Kono Mamao Aku" | |
2015 | Mortal Kombat X:Generations | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | Episode:"The Cursed Words" |
We Are Fathers | Qing Zhuo | Episodes:"End of Jin","Enter the Tiger Den" | |
2016 | Marco Polo | Prince Nayan | Episodes 1,2,4,7,8,10 (season 2) |
2018-2019 | Siren | Agent Aldon Decker | |
2021 | Pacific Rim:The Black | Shiro Ito | |
2022 | Blood &Treasure | Batu/The Great Khan | Recurring role |
Ark:The Animated Series | Han Li | [2] | |
2024 | The Brothers Sun | Frank Ma | Episodes 6,7,8 |
Year | Video Game | Role | Note |
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2004 | Wrath Unleashed | Epothos | [3] |
The Chronicles of Riddick:Escape from Butcher bay | Matthies / Monster / Wpminer | ||
GoldenEye:Rogue Agent | Additional voices | ||
2005 | S.W.A.T. 4 | Male Suspect #1 / Lian Niu / Simon Gowan | [3] |
50 Cent:Bulletproof | Triad | ||
2006 | SWAT 4:The Stetchkov Syndicate | Male Suspect 1 / Andrew Norman | |
Full Spectrum Warrior:Ten Hammers | Sergeant Williams | ||
2007 | Def Jam:Icon | Narrator | |
Command and Conquer 3:Tiberium Wars | Dr. Takeda | ||
Spider-Man 3 | Dragon Tail Thug / Additional voices | ||
Guild Wars:Eye of the North | Captain | ||
Timeshift | Police 3 Commander | ||
2008 | Speed Racer | Kakoii Teppodama | [3] |
Command and Conquer:Red Alert 3 | Crown Prince Tatsu | ||
2009 | Command &Conquer:Red Alert 3 - Uprising | Crown Prince Tatsu | |
Prototype | Commander | ||
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings | Tong Thug | [3] | |
Wet | Ratboy / Dr. Afro | ||
2010 | Army of Two:The 40th Day | Wu | |
Socom U.S. Navy Seals:Fireteam Bravo 3 | Additional voices | ||
Alpha Protocol | Omen Deng / Triads | [3] | |
Medal of Honor | Bagram N.C.O. / SPC. Song | ||
Fallout:New Vegas | Ignacio / Tommy Torini / Paladain Ramos / Additional voices | ||
2011 | Spider-Man:Edge of Time | Additional voices | |
Uncharted 3:Drake's Deception | Multiplayer Characters | [3] | |
Saints Row:The Third | Pedestrian / Additional Voices | ||
Star Wars:The Old Republic | Sergeant Rusk / Additional voices | [3] | |
2012 | Sleeping Dogs | Mr. Chow / Ponytail / Mr. Tong / Additional voices | |
Guild Wars 2 | PC Charr Male | ||
Resident Evil 6 | BSAA | [3] | |
Nightmare in North Point | Dogeyes | ||
Halo 4 | Additional voices | ||
Call of Duty:Black Ops II | Chinese Commando | ||
2013 | Star Wars:The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel | Sergeant Rusk | |
Saints Row IV | The Voices of Virtual Steepport | ||
Battlefield 4 | Various voices | ||
2014 | Elder Scrolls Online | ||
World of Warcraft:Warlords of Draenor | |||
Star Wars:The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan | Sergeant Rusk | ||
2015 | Guild Wars 2:Heart of Thorns | PC Charr Male | |
Call of Duty:Black Ops III | Additional voices | ||
Star Wars:The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire | Fideltin Rusk | ||
2016 | Star Wars:The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne | Additional voices | |
2019 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Scorpion | [4] |
2020 | Yakuza:Like a Dragon | Taiga Saejima | [5] |
2023 | Mortal Kombat:Onslaught | Scorpion | [6] |
Like a Dragon Gaiden:The Man Who Erased His Name | Taiga Saejima | [3] | |
2024 | Like a Dragon:Infinite Wealth |
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