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Birth of the Dragon

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ActionDrama
5.7/10(293 ratings)

Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.

08-25-2017
1h 43m
Birth of the Dragon
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Main Cast

Philip Ng

Philip Ng

Philip Ng (伍允龍) is a Hong Kong actor who is also a master in the martial arts. Trained in Ving Tsun Kung Fu under the late Sifu Wong Shun-Leung. Philip is also a 6th generation disciple of Choy Li Fut Kung Fu, training from his father, Sam Ng. Philip is also a trained expert in Hung Gar Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Jiujitsu, and Escrima. He is also an accomplished fight choreographer, having worked some films in addition to acting.

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Billy Magnussen

Billy Magnussen

William Gregory Magnussen (born April 20, 1985) is an American actor and comedian of stage, television, and film. He is best known for roles in Into the Woods (2014), Birth of the Dragon (2016), Game Night (2018), and Aladdin (2019). He has starred in Broadway and off-Broadway theater productions, including 2013's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

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Ron Yuan

Ron Yuan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ronald Winston 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 supplied the voice of Sgt. Fideltin Rusk in the video game series Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Scorpion in Mortal Kombat 11. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Yuan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Vanessa Ross

Vanessa Ross

Vanessa Ross is a seasoned and well-trained SAG and AFTRA actress, with over ten years experience. She has captured the film and television industry with leads and supporting roles. She has worked both dramatic and comedic projects, in all mediums. Having worked with with Jeremy Piven, Lindsay Lohan, Ving Rhames, Mindy Robinson, Isaac C. Singleton, Patrick Durham, Derek Zemrak, Demetrius Navarro, Robert Miano, Romane Simon, Steve Crest and many more. She trains at A.C.T. (Actors Certified Training), Hollywood; advanced courses at Santa Monica College; workshops at Network Studio; and private coaches in San Francisco, her native area. A second career is modeling, which did jump start her acting career. At age five, she began modeling for major department stores. This evolved to print, runway, video/film and promotional work. What other artistic skills does Vanessa maintain? A jazz dancer with a ballet foundation since age eight, then picking up a little hip hop, compliments her acting and modeling careers. Music training includes voice, violin, guitar and piano. She draws, preferring illustrative (pencil, chalk) and acrylics/oil projects. She has advanced art courses from Diablo Valley College and Santa Monica College; even computer-art courses.

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Terry Chen

Terry Chen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Terry Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian movie and television actor. Chen was born to ethnic Chinese parents originating from China and Taiwan in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. After an education at schools in his hometown and in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he attended college in Calgary and studied at the University of Calgary. He traveled for two years, first to the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, and then returned to Vancouver in order to pursue acting. He currently lives in the city and periodically resides in Los Angeles in California, for additional film and television work. Chen was cast as real-life Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres in the 2000 Cameron Crowe film, Almost Famous, and it became his breakout role. He has since appeared in Steven Spielberg's Emmy Award-winning science fiction TV miniseries Taken and in the films I, Robot, The Chronicles of Riddick, and Snakes on a Plane along with several television shows. He was coached and trained by the award-winning acting coach, Kirsten Clarkson at Screen Acting School, who helped him achieve an incredible career. https://www.screenactingschool.com/ Chen's most recently-screened movie is a horror/thriller called They Wait, which was inspired by a real-life story. The movie casts him in the leading role alongside Jaime King as his wife, and ten year old child actor Regan Oey as their son. Since then, he has appeared in several TV series, and is due to appear in the US movie Rock Slyde, on which filming was completed in early 2009.

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Wu Yue

Wu Yue

Wu Yue (Chinese: 吴樾, born 25 April 1976) is a Chinese actor best known for playing heroes in various films and television series. Some of his more notable roles in television include: Chen Zhen in Huo Yuanjia and Jingwu Yingxiong Chen Zhen (2001); Di Yun in Lian Cheng Jue (2004); Yan Qing in Langzi Yan Qing (2004); Zhang San in Zuixia Zhang San (2006); Xia Shijie in Fankang Zhi Zhenxin Yingxiong (2008); Sun Wukong in Journey to the West (2011); Ariq Böke in The Legend of Kublai Khan (2013). Wu was enrolled in the Central Academy of Drama in 1997 and graduated in 2001. Apart from acting, he practises martial arts and holds a National Martial Arts Championship grade in wushu. He is currently a member of the National Theatre Company of China. He also wrote lyrics and performed songs for some of the films and television series he acted in.

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Jeff Mosley

Jeff Mosley

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Jeff Mosley is an actor and stuntman of movies and series, he worked in almost 100 movies and series as stuntman, Precision Driver,stunt performer and stunt coordinator

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Qu Jingjing

Qu Jingjing

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Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
George Nolfi
Production:
Groundswell Productions, Kylin Pictures, WWE Studios, Good Universe, BH Tilt
Revenue:
$7,125,027
Budget:
$31,000,000

Key Crew

Screenplay:
Christopher Wilkinson
Screenplay:
Stephen J. Rivele
Editor:
Joel Viertel
Executive Producer:
Jason Blum
Associate Producer:
Drew James

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
CN; US
Languages:
en