Last updated on: February 4, 2024

Donnie Yen Ji-dan was born in Guangzhou, China, on July 27, 1963. He is a martial artist, actor, and action director from Hong Kong. Yen is regarded as one of Hong Kong’s top action stars. He has choreographed MMA fights in many of his films since the early 2000s, which is how MMA became popular in mainstream Asian cinema.

Bow-sim Mark, Yen’s mother, was a kung fu master, and Kylster Yen, his father, was a newspaper editor and amateur musician. Yen’s family relocated to Hong Kong when he was two years old. When he was 11, his family relocated to Boston, Massachusetts.

Yen has appeared in numerous films and television shows, but his roles in “Ip Man” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” are his most well-known. In addition, he presented awards at the 95th Academy Awards.

Yen is a martial arts expert as well as an actor. He has studied Wushu, Taekwondo, Muay Thai, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, among other martial arts. He also works as a choreographer and director. In several films in which he has acted, he has directed and choreographed action scenes.

As of November 2024, Donnie Yen is 61 years and 3 months old, his estimated net worth is $45 million, and he stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm or 1.33 m) tall.

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name

Donnie Yen Ji-dan

Nickname

Donnie

Profession

Actor, Film Director, Producer, Martial Artist

Career

Debut

Film – Drunken Tai Chi (1984)

TV Show – File Nair (1989)

Best Known for

Ip Man movie series.

Awards

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography

Personal Profile and Background Details

Date of Birth

July 27, 1963

Donnie Yen Age

As of today, he is 61 years, 3 months, and 10 days old.

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Zodiac sign

Leo

Signature

Nationality

Hong Kong

Birth Place

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Residence

Boston

School / College / University

Wu Shu Academy

Religion

Christianity

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Chinese).

Food Habits

Non-vegan.

Hobbies

Listening to music.

Physical Attributes and Measurements

Height

• In feet – 5′ 8″
• In Centimeters – 173 cm
• In meters – 1.73 m

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Weight

• In kilograms – 75 kg
• In Pounds – 165.5 lbs

Body Measurements

• Chest Size: 43 inches
• Biceps Size: 16 inches
• Waist Size: 33 inches

Shoe size

11 (US)

Eye color

Dark Brown

Hair Color

Black

Family

Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China on July 27, 1963, to Bow-sim Mark, a Fu Style Wudangquan (internal martial arts) and Tai Chi grandmaster, and Klyster Yen, a newspaper editor. When he was two years old, his family moved to Hong Kong, and then to the United States, settling in Boston when he was 11 years old.

Donnie Yen is married to Cissy Wang, a famous Hong Kong model. The couple tied the knot in 2003 and have two children together named Jasmine and James. Donnie Yen also has an older son named Jeff, from a previous relationship with a woman who is not in the entertainment industry. Yen is famously private about his family life and rarely shares information or photos of his children.

Wife

Cissy Wang (2003–Present)

Leung Zing-Ci (1994–1995)

Father

Klyster Yen (Newspaper Editor)

Mother

Bow-Sim Mark (Martial Arts, Tai Chi Grand Master)

Siblings

Chris Yen (Sister) (Martial Artist, Actress)

Children

Jeff Yen (Son) (Born in 1995)

Jasmine Yen (Daughter)

James Yen (Son)

Relationship & More

Marital Status

Married to Cissy Wang

Marriage Date

Leung ZingCi – In 1994

Cissy Wang – In 2003

Girlfriend and Dating History

Joey Meng (1990)

Leung Zing Ci (1993–1994)

Donnie Yen was in a relationship with advertising executive Leung Zing Ci. The exact timeline of their relationship is unknown, but according to some reports, they met in 1990 and began dating in 1993. They married in front of their relatives, friends, and family members in November 1993. Their marriage, however, lasted less than a year, and they divorced in 1995.

Zing Ci discovered she was pregnant with their son, Jeff, after their divorce. She was granted custody of Jeff, and according to reports, co-parenting was difficult because she allegedly prevented Donnie from seeing Jeff despite a prior visitation agreement. After the divorce, Donnie allegedly purchased a luxury home for Zing Ci and Jeff and gave her a monthly living allowance of HKD 50,000.

Cissy Wang (2003–Present)

Donnie Yen and Cissy Wang have been married for nearly two decades and have two children. Cissy Wang, a former beauty pageant winner, and current model and entrepreneur met Donnie Yen in 2003 after she was crowned Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant winner in the year 2000.

They only dated for three weeks before marrying in August 2003. Donnie Yen flew to Toronto after only two weeks of dating to meet Cissy’s parents and ask for her hand in marriage.

The couple is known for their loving relationship, and during photo shoots and interviews, they appear to be very close and intuitive together. Despite their 18-year age difference, the couple is stronger than ever and still deeply in love.

Favorite Things

Favorite Actor – Bruce Lee

Martial Arts Actor – Jet Li

Net worth 2024

$45 million.

As of November 2024, Donnie Yen’s estimated net worth is $45 million. Most of Yen’s money comes from his successful career as an actor. In 2013, he made HK$220 million (US$28.4 million) from just four movies and six ads. He is well known for helping to make Wing Chun more popular in China.

Donnie Yen has been in the news lately because he will play an assassin named Caine in the upcoming movie John Wick: Chapter 4. Strangely, Yen fought for changes to the script, which had Asian stereotypes in it at first.

Net worth in 2023	$40 million
Net worth in 2022	$38 million
Net worth in 2021	$35 million
Net worth in 2020	$32 million
Net worth in 2019	$30 million
Net worth in 2018	$28 million

 

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Donnie Yen Facts

1. He was born in Guangzhou, China, on July 27, 1963.
2. He is a Chinese actor, wushu champion, martial artist, film director, producer, action choreographer, and more.
3. When Yen was two years old, his family moved to Hong Kong.
4. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, is a martial artist, and his father, Klyster Yen, is an editor at a newspaper.
5. Yen’s mother taught him martial arts when he was four years old.
6. He has a black belt in both taekwondo and judo.
7. Yen also learned Chinese martial art of wushu, which has both old and new ways of doing it.
8. “Drunken Tai Chi,” which came out in 1983, was his first movie.
9. Yen is known for his parts in “Ip Man,” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2.”
10. He has also directed a number of movies, including “Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen” and “Dragon Tiger Gate.”
11. Yen has won several awards for his acting and martial arts skills, such as Best Action Choreography at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Actor at the Golden Horse Awards.
12. He is also a good pianist who has been playing since he was a child.
13. Cissy Wang, who used to be Miss Chinese Toronto, is now married to Yen.
14. Together, they have two children.
15. Yen has a net worth of $40 million and is one of the best-paid actors in Asia.
16. He is thought to have helped make Wing Chun, a style of kung fu, well-known in China.
17. In the upcoming movie “John Wick: Chapter 4,” Yen will play a killer named Caine.
18. He will also be in the martial arts movie “Sakra,” which he directed and produced.
19. Yen speaks English, Cantonese, and Mandarin very well.
20. He uses social media often and has more than 2 million Instagram followers.

Donnie Yen Movies and TV Shows

All Movies List

Year	Movie Name	Role
1983	Shaolin Drunkard
1984	Drunken Tai Chi	Ching Do
1985	Mismatched Couples	Eddie
1988	Tiger Cage	Terry
1989	In the Line of Duty 4: Witness	Captain Donnie Yan
1990	Tiger Cage 2	Dragon Yau
1991	Holy Virgin vs. the Evil Dead	Shiang Chin-fei
	Crystal Hunt	Leung / Brett Chan
1992	Cheetah on Fire	Ronald / Ronnie / Roano
	Once Upon a Time in China II	Commander Lan
	New Dragon Gate Inn	Eunuch Tsao
1993	Iron Monkey	Wong Kei-ying
	Butterfly and Sword	Yip Cheung
	Hero Among Heroes	Beggar So Chan
1994	Wing Chun	Leung Pok-to
	Circus Kid	Danton Lee
1995	Iron Monkey 2	The Iron Monkey
	The Saint of Gamblers	Lone Seven
1996	Satan Returns	Nam
1997	Legend of the Wolf	Fung Man-hin
	High Voltage	Chiang Ho-wa
	Black Rose II	Boxing School Owner
1998	Ballistic Kiss	Cat
	Shanghai Affairs	Tong Shan
1999	City of Darkness	Ozone
	Moonlight Express
2000	Highlander: Endgame	Jin Ke
2001	The Princess Blade
2002	Blade II	Snowman
	Hero	Long Sky
2003	Shanghai Knights	Wu Chow
	The Twins Effect
2004	The Twins Effect II	General Lone
	Protégé de la Rose Noire
	Love on the Rocks	Victor Tsui
2005	SPL: Sha Po Lang	Inspector Ma Kwan
	Seven Swords	Chu Zhaonan
2006	Stormbreaker
	Dragon Tiger Gate	Wong Siu-lung, a.k.a. “Dragon Wong”
2007	Flash Point	Inspector Ma Jun
2008	An Empress and the Warriors	Murong Xuehu
	Painted Skin	Pang Yong
	Ip Man	Ip Man
2009	All’s Well, Ends Well 2009	Wedding Guest
	The Founding of a Republic	Tian Han
	Bodyguards and Assassins	Shen Chongyang
2010	14 Blades	Qinglong
	Ip Man 2	Ip Man
	Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen	Chen Zhen
2011	All’s Well, Ends Well 2011	Arnold Cheng
	The Lost Bladesman	Guan Yu
	Dragon	Liu Jinxi / Tang Long
2012	All’s Well, Ends Well 2012	Carl Tam
2013	Together	Mr. Cool
	Special ID	Dragon Chan
2014	Golden Chicken 3	Master Yip
	The Monkey King	Sun Wukong
	Iceman	Ho Ying
	Kung Fu Jungle	Ha Hou-mou
2015	An Inspector Calls	Pop Quadruplet
	Ip Man 3	Ip Man
2016	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny	Silent Wolf
	Rogue One	Chirrut Îmwe
2017	XXX: Return of Xander Cage	Xiang
	Chasing the Dragon
	Gong Shou Dao	Master Yen
2018	Big Brother	Henry Chen Xia / Chan Hak
	Iceman: The Time Traveller	Ho Ying
	Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2019	Ip Man 4: The Finale	Ip Man
2020	Enter the Fat Dragon	Fallon Zhu
	Mulan	Commander Tung
2021	Raging Fire	Cheung Sung-bong
2022	New Kung Fu Cult Master 1	Cheung Sam-fung
	Come Back Home	De
2023	Sakra	Qiao Feng
	John Wick: Chapter 4	Caine
The release date has not been announced yet.	Sleeping Dogs	Wei Shen

All TV shows list

Year	TV Show name	Role
1988	The Last Conflict	Dickson Kwan
1989	Fei Fu Kwan Ying	Cheung Ho-nam
	Mo Min Kap Sin Fung	Tse Kwok-tung
1991	A New Life	Chong Ka-chun
	Crime File	Dan, a.k.a. “Bomb”
1994	The Kung Fu Master	Hung Hei-gun
1995	Fist of Fury	Chen Zhen
1999	Codename: The Puma	Action Director

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