Philippe Joly (Chinese: 狼森; pinyin: Lángsēn)(born 2 January 1976) is a French actor and screenwriter, born in Moscow, Russia. Joly is best known for his role as Zoltan in the 2015 film Pound of Flesh with Jean-Claude Van Damme and his role as Decimus in Jackie Chan’s film Dragon Blade directed by Daniel Lee, in which he appears alongside American actors John Cusack and Adrien Brody, and French singer/actress Lorie Pester.
Joly regularly plays the villain in Action films in Asia, and appeared alongside many Hong Kong actors including Chow Yun Fat as a foreign gangster in From Vegas to Macau, he also played a killer disguised as a maid in Andy Lau's film Mission Milano, and worked with Francis Ng in the mob comedy titled "Change Of Gangster".
As well as acting, Joly has also written many screenplays, and produced and directed a couple of Independent films in Hong Kong.
Joly 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 by the Action film genre and the type of characters he plays. In the film Lust & Found, he choreographed the fight scene sequence.
Philippe occasionally works as a model for brands and advertising campaigns including:
Tai Pan Row - luxury tailor in Hong Kong
3D Robotics - 3DR Drone mini series
Hong Kong SAR 20th Anniversary - TV commercial "Together, Progress, Opportunity" .
Before becoming an actor and getting involved in the film industry, Philippe Joly was an entrepreneur and digital marketing expert . He founded a number of technology start-ups in Ireland, Italy and Hong Kong, including:
Safebox - Award-winning application that pioneered the field of mobile privacy in pre-smartphone Era
clickSUMO - Leading A2P messaging platform
Yeloworld - Mobile VoIP application aquired by talk360
SIMchronise - Mobile data synchronisation company that was part of the High Potential Start-Ups unit of Enterprise Ireland
He is also the author of a book on start-ups and entrepreneurship called "Potemkin, Inc." .
Philippe first got into films as a screenwriter. His first screenplay was "No Tomorrow", which he co-wrote with his friend Paolo Rizzardini.
Actor
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Sons of the Neon Night (post-production) as
Enzo
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Tip of the Iceberg (post-production) as
Blackjack
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Bet Dead Casino (completed) as
Fast Track
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Rancour (Short) (completed) as
Janik
2023
The Goldfinger as
KGB Officer
2023
The Modelizer as
Vadim Petrenkov
2022
A Child with the Mind of Red (Short) as
Joey
2021
Trigger Happy (Short) as
Sam
2021
Xingji bianzhong as
Joey (as Langsen)
2021
Ultimate Code as
Mick (Mr M)
2020
Meet the New Parents (TV Series) as
Mr. Sharpe-Payne
2020
Bonus for the Bullseye (Short) as
The Snake
2020
Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) (Short) as
Mr. Mallick
2020
Denial (Video short) as
Dad
2020
Family Business (Video short) as
Dad
2020
Captured as
Jean-Pierre Bonnet
2020
Fake News (TV Series) as
Homeless Philippe (2017)
2019
Flying Tiger (TV Series) - Episode #2.1 (2019)
2019
The White Storm 2: Drug Lords as
Josef
2019
Change of Gangster as
Foreign criminal
2018
50 Worst Dates (TV Series) as
Mr. Meaner
2018
The Job Interview (TV Series) as
Mr. Meaner
2017
Chasing the Dragon as
Chief Commissioner
2017
OCTB (TV Series) as
George's henchman (2018)
2017
Ghost in the Shell as
Section Six Soldier (uncredited)
2016
Hacker as
Colombian Hitman
2015
My Name Is Tanyusha as
Vernon
2015
Vor (Short) as
Alexander Orlov
2015
Helios as
Mr. Big's bodyguard
2015
Little Big Master as
Deputation for French Museum
2014
The Man from Macau as
Delegate America
2007
The Time of Love (TV Movie)
Writer
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Paid in Full (Short) (post-production)
2023
C'est Juste Un Nombre (Short)
2021
Trigger Happy (Short) (screenplay by)
2020
Bonus for the Bullseye (Short)
2020
Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) (Short) (screenplay by)
2020
Denial (Video short) (screenplay by)
2020
Family Business (Video short)
2018
50 Worst Dates (TV Series)
2018
The Job Interview (TV Series)
Director
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Paid in Full (Short) (post-production)
2023
New Horizon (Documentary)
2023
C'est Juste Un Nombre (Short)
2021
Trigger Happy (Short)
2020
Bonus for the Bullseye (Short)
2020
Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) (Short)
2020
Family Business (Video short)
Editor
2023
New Horizon (Documentary)
2023
C'est Juste Un Nombre (Short)
2020
Bonus for the Bullseye (Short)
2020
Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) (Short)
Producer
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Paid in Full (Short) (producer) (post-production)
2023
New Horizon (Documentary) (producer)
2023
C'est Juste Un Nombre (Short) (producer)
2021
Trigger Happy (Short) (executive producer)
2015
My Name Is Tanyusha (producer)
2015
Vor (Short) (executive producer)
Cinematographer
2020
Family Business (Video short)
Stunts
2017
The Angel (Short) (action coordinator)
2015
Lust and Found (fight choreographer)
Self
2020
Mental Ideas Podcast (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest / Self - Guest Host
- Why Psychpaths Make Great Business Leaders (2020) - Self - Guest
- Internet Trolls (2020) - Self - Guest Host
- Suffering Heights (2020) - Self - Guest
- The Power of Failure (2020) - Self - Guest
- A Narcissistic Love Story (2020) - Self - Guest Host
- The Depressed Comedian (2020) - Self - Guest
2019
As Bad As It Gets (TV Movie documentary) as
Bouncer
2015
Miss Adventure (TV Series) as
Self - guest
- Miss Adventure: Friend to the Stars (2015) - Self - guest
2013
Not Good Night (TV Series) as
Self (2013)
2011
Les Anges (TV Series) as
Self
