Philippe Joly

Biography

Philippe Joly (Chinese: 狼森; pinyin: Lángsēn) is a french actor born in Moscow, Russia. Joly regularly plays the villain in Action films in Asia, and appeared alongside major actors in the region including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. In his role as Decimus in Jackie Chan’s film Dragon Blade, he shared the screen with American actors John Cusack and Adrien Brody, and French singer/actress Lorie Pester. Recent projects include Juno Mak's latest film "Sons of the Neon Night" (Chinese: 風林火山), The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords (Chinese: 扫毒2天地对决), and the Chinese Sci-fi action film Ultimate Code (Chinese: 终极代码) in which Joly plays a lead role as the main villain alongside a Chinese cast and fellow french actor and Parkour founder David Belle. Aside from acting, Joly is a supporter of independent filmmaking, and regularly writes screenplays, and directs short films in Hong Kong. He speaks several languages (French, Russian, Italian and English), is an avid practitioner of close-up magic and card manipulation, and has trained in various Martial Arts since the age of 5. While not a stuntman, Joly often has to perform stunts as required b…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Ghost in the Shell (2017) — Section Six Soldier (uncredited)
2. Dragon Blade (2015) — Lucius' deputy Paullus
3. Hacker (2016) — Colombian Hitman
4. Pound of Flesh (2015) — Zoltan
5. Chasing the Dragon (2017) — Chief Commissioner of Police
6. Abduction (2019) — Mogilov
7. From Vegas to Macau (2014) — Delegate
8. The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019) — Jozsef
9. Helios (2015) — Younger Mr. BIG's Thug
10. The Goldfinger (2023) — Head of KGB
11. Sons of the Neon Night (2025) — Enzo
12. Little Big Master (2015) — Director of French Museum
13. Agent Mr. Chan (2018) — French Chef
14. Mission Milano (2016) — Killer
15. OCTB (2017) — Jay (Georges' henchman)
16. The Modelizer (2023) — Vadim Petrenkov
17. Lust and Found (2015) — Kimchi
18. Variant (2025) — Joey
19. Change of Gangster (2019)
20. Captured (2019) — Jean-Pierre Bonnet
21. Ultimate Code (2021) — Mick
22. Homeland Guardian (2025) — Louis
23. Battle of Defense 2 (2020) — General
24. Flying Tiger III (2021) — 伊萬
25. Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) (2020) — Mr. Mallick
26. Bonus for the Bullseye (2020) — The Snake
27. Tip of the Iceberg (2026) — Blackjack

Directed

1. New Horizon — Director
2. C'est Juste Un Nombre (2023) — Director
3. Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) (2020) — Director
4. Bonus for the Bullseye (2020) — Director