Johnny Tri Nguyen

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name = Johnny Tri Nguyen

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Johnny Tri Nguyen (Vietnamese: "Nguyễn Chánh Minh Trí", born February 16, 1974 in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American film and television actor, stunt double, and martial artist. He left Vietnam at the age of 8 with his family, mother, father, older brother, and older sister and moved to Los Angeles, CA. He is half Vietnamese and half Chinese, with his mother being Chinese. [He personally discusses his ethnicity in [http://www.tony-jaa.org/download/teesib_thaishow0805.wmv a video interview for "Tom-Yum-Goong"] (WMV file)] .

Johnny Nguyen comes from a family with deep roots in the Vietnamese entertainment industry. His uncle is Nguyen Chanh Tin, a legendary Vietnamese actor, while his older brother is Charlie Nguyen, who directs the widely popular Van Son Entertainment videos.

His acting roles include the martial arts films "Tom-Yum-Goong" and "Cradle 2 the Grave". His work as a stunt double includes the role of Spider-Man in "Spider-Man 2" and as the Green Goblin in "the first feature film." He practices kung fu, wushu, tae kwon do, tai chi, aikido, and vovinam.

Johnny has been working in the Vietnamese film industry to produce "The Rebel", a period action drama set in 1920s French-colonial Vietnam, which he also co-directed, co-wrote and stars in.

He is said to be divorced from his first wife Cathy Viet Thi, whom he has two daughters with, and is now said to be dating the The Rebel's lead actress Ngo Thanh Van. Here's a Vietnamese article on Cathy Viet Thi being interviewed on the breakup. http://www.mautam.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26451

Filmography

Actor

* "Nu Hon Than Chet" (2008)
* "Saigon Eclipse" (2007)
* "The Rebel" (2006)"
* "" (2006)
* "Hon Truong Ba Da Hang Thit" (2006)
* "House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim" (2005)
* "Tom-Yum-Goong" (2005, released as "The Protector" in 2006)
* "Demon Hunter" (2005)
* "House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim" (2005)
* "Color Blind" (2005)
* "Sledge: The Untold Story" (2005)
* "Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon" (2004)
* "First Morning" (2004)
* "Ella Enchanted" (2004)
* "XMA" (2004)
* "The Shield" (2004)
* "Alias (2003)
* "Cradle 2 the Grave" (2003)
* "The Master of Disguise" (2002)
* "Martial Law" (1998)

tunt performer

* "The Perfect Sleep" (2005)
* "Jarhead" (2005)
* "Serenity" (2005)
* "Color Blind" (2005)
* "Ella Enchanted" (2004)
* "Spider-Man 2" (2004)
* "Collateral (2004)
* "Starship Troopers 2" (2004)
* "Nudity Required" (2002)
* "Spider-Man" (2002)
* "We Were Soldiers" (2002)
* "Angel" (1999)
* "Charmed" (1998)
* "" (1998)
* "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=1248798|name=Johnny Nguyen
* [http://www.geocities.com/john_ace_77/NguyenJ.html World of Action profile]