Byron Mann

Mann was born in Hong Kong to a Chinese-American mother and a Chinese father. He was raised bilingual in English and Cantonese and grew up in Kowloon.^[4] Mann attended the Diocesan Boys' School,^[4] an all-boys secondary school in Hong Kong.

Mann attended a Christian college in Chicago, Illinois. After his first year, he transferred to UCLA in Los Angeles, California, where he majored in philosophy.^[1][2] After graduation, Mann attended USC Law School.^[5] During law school, he decided to pursue acting and took a sabbatical to explore opportunities in Hong Kong.^[4][5] Mann later returned to finish law school and passed the California bar exam.^[1][2]

He changed his last name from Chan to Mann.^[1][2]

Mann made his film debut in the 1990 TV movie, Last Flight Out. He acted in the film while on a sabbatical at USC Law School.^[4][5]

Mann starred in films such as Red Corner and The Corruptor, and in the television show Dark Angel, and has also co-starred in Catwoman and Invincible.^{[citation needed]} He is best known as Ryu in Street Fighter^{[citation needed]} and Koh in the manga-based movie Crying Freeman.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, Mann starred in The Man with the Iron Fists, directed by RZA. In 2015, Mann appeared in The Big Short, a Paramount Pictures feature film directed by Adam McKay. He also was a series regular on AMC's Hell on Wheels, playing the powerful railroad mercenary Chang.^[1][2][5]

In 2018, Mann was a recurring character on Netflix's Altered Carbon.^[6] In June 2018, it was announced that Mann was cast in the series regular role of Uncle Six on the Netflix series, Wu Assassins.^[7][8]

In 2016, Mann was nominated for the Golden Maple Award for Best Actor in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. for his role on Hell on Wheels.^[9]

Prior to his acting career, Mann was a top-ranked tennis player, under 16 division, in Hong Kong.^[4]