Stephen Oyoung

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Stephen Oyoung
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Stephen Oyoung promoting Spider-Man at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Stephen Oyoung is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Martin Li / Mister Negative in the 2018 video game Spider-Man and its 2023 sequel.

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Biography

Oyoung became interested in acting at the age of seven and began appearing in school plays. His father taught him Wushu, becoming adept in it. Before acting in films and television, Stephen was a stunt performer and fight coordinator.

He worked in films such as Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning , Twisters , Olympus Has Fallen and Sicario . He trained actors Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington and Adam Driver for the films 47 Ronin , The Equalizer and Star Wars: The Force Awakens , respectively. He appeared on television in major shows such as HBO’s Insecure , NCIS , Apple TV’s For All Mankind , CSI: Las Vegas , and Netflix's Jupiter's Legacy . In video games, he portrayed a Jedi Master in Star Wars: The Old Republic , [1] and gained more recognition as Martin Li / Mister Negative in the 2018 video game Spider-Man , a role he reprised in the 2023 sequel, Spider-Man 2 .


Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Safe Triad Laptop Soldier
2012 Red Dawn Stunt performer
2013 Olympus Has Fallen Stunt performer
2013 47 Ronin Fight choreographer
2014 The Equalizer Fight choreographer
2015 Sicario Delta Driver
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sword trainer
2016 Deadpool Stunt performer
2016 Independence Day: Resurgence Young Man
2016 Rogue One Stunt performer
2018 Peppermint Fight Coordinator
2019 Paddleton Chien
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate Tech Curtis
2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 Triad
2024 Twisters Mike
2025 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning TBAPost-production
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Castle GuardEpisode: "The Wrong Stuff"
2016 Scandal Agent MillerEpisode: "The Fish Rots from the Head"
2016 NCIS Navy Captain Andrew HubbardEpisode: "Homefront"
2016 The Last Ship Lau HuRecurring (Season 3)
2016 Legends of Tomorrow Tokugawa Iemitsu Episode: "Shogun"
2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Agent Tom Simmons2 episodes
2017 Hawaii Five-0 Paul LazioEpisode: "Na La 'Ilio"
2017 NCIS: Los Angeles Navy Commander James MiyazakiEpisode: "Assets"
2018 How to Get Away with Murder E.R. DoctorEpisode: "He's Dead"
2018 Counterpart ChangEpisode: "No Man's Land – Part Two"
2018 Marvel's Runaways Mitch2 episodes
2019 For All Mankind Harrison Liu2 episodes
2020 Insecure VictorEpisode: "Lowkey Trippin'"
2021 Jupiter's Legacy Barry Bishop / Tectonic2 episodes
2021 Good Trouble Ken SungRecurring role
2022 The Book of Boba Fett Dokk Strassi (physical performance)Episode: "Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land"
2024 Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Boat Captain2 episodes
2024–2025 Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Brutus (physical performance)Recurring role
Video game roles
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2018 Spider-Man Martin Li / Mister Negative Also provided mo-cap and likeness
2020 Fallout 76: Steel Dawn Pierce
2021 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Additional Voices
2021 No More Heroes III Gold Joe / Sniping Lee / Takashi Miike
2022 Ghostwire: Tokyo KK [2]
2022 Gotham Knights Jason Todd / Red Hood
2023 Spider-Man 2 Martin Li / Mister NegativeAlso provided mo-cap and likeness
2023 Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Additional voices [3]

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References

  1. "Martial Artist Stephen Oyoung is ALL Action". Martial Arts & Action Entertainment. July 11, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. Tango Gameworks. Ghostwire: Tokyo. Bethesda Softworks. Scene: Ending credits, 7:37 in, ENGLISH CAST.
  3. "Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (2023 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actor. Retrieved February 7, 2024.