Jon Foo
Jon Foo (born 30 October 1982) is a British actor and martial artist of Irish Singaporean descent. He is known for his work on the CBS drama/sitcom Rush Hour and the cyber/apocalyptic action film Tekken.
Also recorded as Jonathan Patrick Foo
Jon Foo
- Name
- Jon Foo
- Birth Name
- Jonathan Patrick Foo
- Born
- 30 October 1982
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Jon Foo (born 30 October 1982) is a British actor and martial artist of Irish Singaporean descent. He is known for his work on the CBS drama/sitcom Rush Hour and the cyber/apocalyptic action film Tekken.
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• Name — Jon Foo • Birth Name — Jonathan Patrick Foo • Born — 30 October 1982 • Birthplace — London, England • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2004–present
Early life
Early life
British Actor Jon Foo is of Irish Singaporean descent. He is known for his work on the CBS drama/sitcom Rush Hour and the cyber/apocalyptic action film Tekken. Jon began his career working as an acrobat for a variety of circus acts, shows and idents. He then moved to Hong Kong and Thailand where he booked some of his first movie roles in a crash course on action cinema. Credits include House of Fury, Tom-Yum-Goong, Rebirth, Extraction, Vikingdom, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, the Rush Hour television series, Weaponized, and Last Resort.
Career
Career
Being a practitioner of wushu, Foo has starred in Tom-Yum-Goong (American title: The Protector), Batman Begins, House of Fury, Left for Dead, and Life (Shi cha qi xiao shi). He also performs stunts for other actors. He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Jin Kazama in the 2009 live-action film Tekken. He also played Ryu in the short film Street Fighter: Legacy. He also starred in Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2010) as one of the first-generation soldiers. He is set to appear in a Thai martial arts basketball film, Fireball Begins, which is a prequel to the first film, Fireball. Foo's films were his second lead role in Bangkok Revenge; he appears with Dominic Purcell in Vikingdom and Danny Glover in Extraction and stars as Detective Lee in the television adaptation of Rush Hour (the role played by Jackie Chan in the film series).
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref • 2004 — Life, Translated — Brian • 10,000 Cigarettes — Himself — Documentary • 2005 — Left for Dead — Street Fighter No.3 • Tom-Yum-Goong — Wushu Fighter (as Jonathan Patrick Foo) / stunt performer • Batman Begins — League of Shadows member (uncredited) / stunt performer • House of Fury — John (as Jonathan Foo) / stunt performer (uncredited) • The Myth — Extra (uncredited) / stunt performer (uncredited) • 2009 — Jagoan Bouginville — Yosia Si Reman Marsud • Tekken — Jin Kazama / stunt performer • Fireball • 2010 — Universal Soldier: Regeneration — Vladimir • Street Fighter: Legacy — Ryu • Fireball Begins • 2012 — Bangkok Revenge — Manit • 2013 — Olympus Has Fallen — Stunt performer • Vikingdom — Yang • The Chrysanthemum Throne — Taki • Extraction — Mercy Callo • 2014 — Duality — Danny • 2016 — WEAPONiZED — Victor • Rush Hour — Detective Jonathan Lee — TV series – main cast • 2019 — The Outsider — Jing Phang • 2023 — Last Resort — Michael • TBA — Awakened Dreams — Dagar — Post production
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Works and production
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Jon Foo was born in London.
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