Ron Yuan

Actor, Director, Producer

Birthdate: Feb 20, 1973

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Ron Yuan just wrapped as one of the ensemble leads in Disney's live adaptation Mulan (2020), directed by Niki Caro. Yuan plays battle hardened "Master Sgt. Qiang", 2nd in command of the Imperial Regiment.

Yuan signed on as series regular, Prince Nayan, on Netflix's Marco Polo (2014), created by John Fusco. Yuan filmed Roland Emmerich's Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) playing "Yeong", the main weapons engineer. Before that, he was in The Accountant (2016), directed by Gavin O'Connor, playing a reluctant Silat Master. He appeared on Jon Bokenkamp's The Blacklist (2013) as Quon Zhang. He was seen in the final season of Sons of Anarchy (2008) as the intense and unpredictable "Ryu Tom". Yuan played hard-nosed "Lt. Peter Kang" in the short-lived CBS series Golden Boy (2013), and had small roles in episodes of Justified (2010) and Castle (2009). Yuan joined Francesca Eastwood and Annie Q. Riegel in MDMA (2017).

In Mortal Kombat 11 (2019), he voiced "Scorpion". His made his directorial debut with Step Up China (2019). In the ABC/Freeform series Siren (2018), Yuan played "Aldon Decker", a military marine biologist who unwittingly falls in love with a predator mermaid. His obsession spirals out of control as he tries to bring her back to his research facility. Yuan designed the fight sequences as well as going behind camera as Action Director for Wild Card (2015), scripted by William Goldman and directed by Simon West. Yuan completed designing and directing the action on the popular action franchise Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014). He played character in story arcs on FOX's Touch (2012) (opposite Kiefer Sutherland) and NBC's Awake (2012) (opposite Jason Isaacs).

He was the voice behind major gaming campaigns (Call of Duty-Black Ops 2, Halo, Star Wars' Old Republic, Resident Evil, World of Warcraft, Medal of Honor, Army of Two, Guild Wars 2, Deus Ex, Drake's Uncharted, and many more). Yuan's MiniFlix Films with Sony Television (SPE) co-produced three films (Three Bullets, Tea and Remembrance, Lollipops) in which Yuan wrote, produced and directed. Yuan's award winning work in short film and features has premiered in more than 30 film festivals worldwide, including Toronto, Sundance (Park City, Utah), Tribeca (Manhattan), Athens, Cairo, Seattle, Kansas City (Missouri), Austin (Texas), and Beijing & Macau (China), and Los Angeles, Newport Beach & Comic Con (all California).

Known For

Mulan
Mulan

(2020)

Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin

(2022)

The Brothers Sun
The Brothers Sun

(2024)

All Signs of Death
All Signs of Death

(2010)

Ron Yuan Movies

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Previous (21)

  • 2024 |
    Rule of Thirdsas Doctor Yi
  • 2023 |
    The Monkey Kingas Babbo
  • 2022 |
    Blade of the 47 Ronin
  • 2022 |
    The Wind & the Reckoningas Lee
  • 2021 |

    The Paper Tigers

    asHing
  • 2019 |
    Step Up China
  • 2017 |
    MDMAas Michael
  • 2017 |
    Unspoken: Diary of an Assassin
  • 2017 |

    The Adventurers

    asPaul
  • 2014 |
    Mallas Cop
  • 2012 |
    The Girl from the Naked Eyeas Simon
  • 2011 |
    Shanghai Hotelas Sharkman
  • 2011 |

    Drive

    asRazor Scarred
  • 2009 |
    Blood and Boneas Teddy D
  • 2009 |

    Fast & Furious

    asDavid Park
  • 2000 |
    Deep Coreas Chin Li
  • 2000 |
    The Art of War
  • 1997 |
    Brotherhood
  • 1996 |
    Night Hunteras Hashimoto
  • 1994 |
    Deadly Targetas Lucky
  • 1993 |
    Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steelas Li