Donnie Yen: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 65
- on screen
- 1984–2025
- box office
- $2.41B
- nomination
- 1
- average score
- 60
- Born
- July 27, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Full name
- Donnie Yen Chi-tan
- Citizenship
- Hong Kong (1963–1974, 2009–present), United States (1974–2010)
- Occupations
- Actor,martial artist,action director and choreographer,film director,producer
- Years active
- 1984-present
- Spouses
- Leung Zing-ci, Cissy Wang
- Children
- 3
The Best Donnie Yen Movies
The highest-rated films Donnie Yen is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) scores highest, at 77. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 77 John Wick: Chapter 4 2023 · Caine -
Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Chasing the Dragon 2017 · Crippled Ho -
Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Ip Man 4: The Finale 2019 · Ip Man -
Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Raging Fire 2021 · Cheung Sung-Bong -
Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Prosecutor 2025 · Fok Zi Hou -
Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Sakra 2023 · Kiu Fung
Donnie Yen's Career in Numbers
Donnie Yen's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Donnie Yen works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Drunken Tai Chi (1984) to The Prosecutor (2025), and the 1990s were the busiest decade.
Donnie Yen Movies by Decade
- 1980s 6
- 1990s 16
- 2000s 15
- 2010s 13
- 2020s 11
The 1990s were Donnie Yen's busiest decade, with 16 films.
Donnie Yen Movies by Genre
- Action 35
- Comedy 5
- Crime 5
- Adventure 4
- Drama 4
- Fantasy 2
- Documentary 1
- History 1
- Romance 1
- Thriller 1
Action is the genre Donnie Yen has worked in most, with 35 films, ahead of comedy (5).
Donnie Yen Career Milestones
- First film
- Drunken Tai Chi 1984
- Biggest box office hit
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story $1.06B worldwide
- Best-rated film
- John Wick: Chapter 4 Movie Echo Score 77
- Newest film
- The Prosecutor 2025
Donnie Yen Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Donnie Yen is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 60. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Donnie Yen Movies as an Actor
61- 2025 The Prosecutor as Fok Zi Hou · Action Worldwide box office: $4.08M Movie Echo Score: 70
- 2024
Polar Rescue as De · Adventure - 2023 Sakra as Kiu Fung · Action Worldwide box office: $729K Movie Echo Score: 61
- 2023 John Wick: Chapter 4 as Caine · Action Worldwide box office: $447M Movie Echo Score: 77
- 2022
Come Back Home as A De · Adventure Worldwide box office: $369K - 2022
New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 as Zhang Sanfeng · Drama - 2022
New Kung Fu Cult Master as Zhang Sanfeng · Fantasy - 2021 Raging Fire as Cheung Sung-Bong · Action Worldwide box office: $206M Movie Echo Score: 70
- 2020
Kung Fu Stuntmen Documentary - 2020
Mulan as Commander Tung · Action Worldwide box office: $70M Movie Echo Score: 50 - 2020
Enter the Fat Dragon as Fallon Zhu · Action Worldwide box office: $46.9K Movie Echo Score: 57 - 2019 Ip Man 4: The Finale as Ip Man · Action Worldwide box office: $176M Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2018
Iceman: The Time Traveler as Ying · Action Worldwide box office: $4.96M Movie Echo Score: 38 - 2018
Big Brother as Henry Chen · Action Worldwide box office: $22M Movie Echo Score: 23 - 2017
Guardians of Martial Arts as Master Yen · Action - 2017 Chasing the Dragon as Crippled Ho · Action Worldwide box office: $88M Movie Echo Score: 77
- 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Action Worldwide box office: $1.06B - 2016
Ip Man 3 Action Worldwide box office: $157M - 2015
An Inspector Calls as Band Members · Comedy - 2014
Kung Fu Jungle as Hahou Mo · Adventure Worldwide box office: $24.1M - 2014
Golden Chickensss as Yip Man · Comedy Worldwide box office: $6.87M - 2012
Dragon Action Worldwide box office: $29.3M - 2011
The Lost Bladesman as General Guan Yunchang · Action Worldwide box office: $5.4M - 2010
Ip Man Action Worldwide box office: $15.1M - 2009
Bodyguards and Assassins as Sum Chung-Yang · Action Worldwide box office: $6.6M - 2009
The Founding of a Republic as Tian Han · History Worldwide box office: $1.04M - 2009
All’s Well, Ends Well 2009 as Wedding Guest · Comedy Worldwide box office: $9.91M - 2008
Ip Man as Yip Man · Drama - 2008
Painted Skin as Pang Yong · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $37.6M - 2008
City with No Mercy Action - 2008
An Empress and the Warriors as General Muyong Xuehu · Adventure Worldwide box office: $9.32M - 2006
Dragon Tiger Gate as Tiger Wong · Action Worldwide box office: $8.83M - 2005
SPL: Kill Zone as Inspector Ma Kwun · Crime - 2005
Seven Swords as Chu Zhaonan · Action Worldwide box office: $3.47M - 2004
Hero Action - 2004
The Twins Effect II as General Lone · Action Worldwide box office: $2.48M - 2004
Love on the Rocks as Victor Tsui · Romance Worldwide box office: $1.9M - 2002
The Kung Fu Master as Hung Hei-Kwun - 2001
Iron Monkey Action - 1999
City of Darkness as Ozone · Action - 1998
Shanghai Affairs as Tong Shan · Drama - 1998
Ballistic Kiss as Cat Lee · Action - 1997
Black Rose II as Boxing School Owner · Comedy - 1996
Iron Monkey 2 as Iron Monkey · Action - 1995
The Saint of Gamblers as Lung Chat · Action - 1995
High Voltage as Chiang Ho-Wa · Crime - 1994
Circus Kids as Danton Lee · Action - 1994
Wing Chun as Leung Pok To · Drama - 1993
Heroes Among Heroes as So Chan · Action - 1993
Iron Monkey as Wong Kei-ying · Action Worldwide box office: $14.7M - 1993
Butterfly and Sword as Yip Cheung · Action - 1992
Dragon Inn as Eunuch Tso Siu Yan · Thriller - 1992
Crystal Hunt as Leung / Brett Chan · Action - 1992
Cheetah on Fire as Ronnie · Crime - 1991
The Holy Virgin Versus the Evil Dead as Shiang Chin-Fei · Horror - 1989
In the Line of Duty 4 as Captain Donnie Yan · Action - 1989
In the Line of Duty 4 as Captain Donnie Yan · Action - 1988
Tiger Cage as Terry · Crime - 1988
The Last Conflict as Dickson Kwan · Crime - 1985
Mismatched Couples as Eddie · Action - 1984
Drunken Tai Chi as Chan Chuen Chung · Comedy
Donnie Yen in Documentaries & Specials
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Donnie Yen: Awards & Nominations
1 nomination across 1 award body. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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46th Saturn Awards- Donnie Yen: Nominated Best Supporting Actor in a Film Mulan
Who Is Donnie Yen?
Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China in 1963 and is 63 years old. Credited on films since 1984, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Donnie Yen Chi-tan (Chinese: 甄子丹) is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. Born on July 27, 1963, in Guangdong, Yen developed an interest in martial arts at a young age. He auditioned for action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping in Hong Kong, landing his first starring role in the 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action film Drunken Tai Chi. He's known for portraying Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the Ip Man film series, and also co-producing the spin-off Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). Yen made his American debut in Highlander: Endgame (2000), and continued to be active in Hong Kong cinema in the 2000s, appearing in highly acclaimed films, including Hero (2002), opposite Jackie Chan in Shanghai Knights (2003), and in popular American films Rogue One (2016), XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), Mulan (2020), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). Yen has been credited by many for contributing to the popularisation of Wing Chun in China. In 2019, he was inducted into the Martial Arts History Museum Hall of Fame.
In television, he starred as Chen Zhen in the television series Fist of Fury (1995), and later reprised the role in the 2010 film Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen. Yen exemplifies remarkable aptitude in a variety of combat and martial arts disciplines, including tai chi, Boxing, Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, and Mixed martial arts, among many others. Today, he stands out as one of the premiere action choreographers in the world.
Who Donnie Yen Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Donnie Yen shares the most films with. Simon Yam comes first, with 8 films together, followed by Louis Koo (8).
Donnie Yen: Questions & Answers
How many movies Donnie Yen has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Donnie Yen been in?
Donnie Yen is credited on 65 films, from 1984 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Donnie Yen's highest-grossing movie?
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) is Donnie Yen's biggest box office hit, with $1.06B worldwide, ahead of John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) ($447M). Across every film with box office figures, Donnie Yen's movies have made $2.41B.
Donnie Yen's biggest hits What is the best Donnie Yen movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Donnie Yen's best-rated film is John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) with a score of 77, followed by Chasing the Dragon (2017) (77).
Best Donnie Yen movies, ranked Has Donnie Yen won an Oscar?
Donnie Yen has not been nominated for an Oscar. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Donnie Yen has 0 wins from 1 nomination.
How old is Donnie Yen?
Donnie Yen is 63 years old, born on July 27, 1963 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
What is Donnie Yen's newest movie?
The most recent film on Donnie Yen's filmography is The Prosecutor (2025), in the role of Fok Zi Hou.
Who does Donnie Yen work with most often?
Donnie Yen shares the most films with Simon Yam (8 films), Louis Koo (8 films) and Tony Leung Ka Fai (5 films).
The Best Donnie Yen Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 65 credits.
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