Liang Yang
Chinese actor, stuntman, martial artist (born 1980)
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Liang Yang (Chinese: 杨亮; pinyin: Yáng Liàng; born March 26, 1980) is a Chinese actor, stuntman and martial artist. He is known for his work in the Hollywood film industry in movies such as Skyfall, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
- Actor
- stuntman
- martial artist
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| Born | March 26, 1980 |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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Work
Yang first appeared as a stunt performer in 2007 with the action movie Underground.[1] In 2011, he debuted in Hollywood with the movies Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and X-Men: First Class.[1][2] In 2012, he played a brief role in the James Bond movie, Skyfall, opposite Daniel Craig.[1] At 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Yang, along with the rest of the stunt team of Skyfall, received the SAG award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.[3] Yang was the stunt double for Emily Blunt in the 2014 movie Edge of Tomorrow.[4]
For the 2015 movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Yang played the role of a stormtrooper, engaged in a battle against Finn, portrayed by John Boyega.[1][5] He was ultimately shot by Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the movie. Yang also helped train Daisy Ridley for her role as Rey in the installment.[6][7] Yang was also seen as Pedro Pascal's (who played Oberyn Martell) stunt double in the HBO series Game of Thrones,[8] for which he, along with his team, won the SAG award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series.
Yang trained Felicity Jones for her character, Jyn Erso, and Donnie Yen who played Chirrut Imwe, in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the 2016 prequel to the Star Wars original trilogy.[9][10]
In 2018, he made his most notable appearance in the action movie, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, in a bathroom fight scene against Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill where he briefly played the role of a decoy villain.[11] His character was eventually shot by Rebecca Ferguson. The scene was reportedly shot over a month, with Henry Cavill calling the shoot "uncomfortably long" and stating afterwards that he was "shattered".[12] Cavill went on to praise Yang as a "true champion of ability and especially character."[13]
Liang Yang was chosen as fight coordinator for the 2022 Marvel movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,[2] and 2023 movie, The Marvels.[14]