Philippe Joly
Biography
Philippe Joly is a French actor and screenwriter who was born in Moscow and came to filmmaking through writing scripts; his first screenplay, No Tomorrow, was a collaboration with Paolo Rizzardini. His best-known part is Zoltan in Pound of Flesh (2015), opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme, and he played Decimus in Jackie Chan's Dragon Blade, directed by Daniel Lee, with John Cusack, Adrien Brody and Lorie Pester. In Asian action movies he often takes villain roles, appearing with Hong Kong actors Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau. Later work includes Juno Mak's Sons of the Neon Night (2025) and the Chinese science fiction action film Ultimate Code, where he is the main villain alongside David Belle. Besides acting, he has written several screenplays and has produced and directed independent movies in Hong Kong. He choreographed the fight sequence in Lust and Found (2015).
50years old
Turns 51 on January 2in 79 days
- Born Moscow
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 10 years2015 to 2025
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First role
Philippe Joly first entered the film industry as a screenwriter, co-writing his first screenplay, No Tomorrow, with his friend Paolo Rizzardini.
A change of course
Philippe Joly worked as an entrepreneur and digital marketing expert before he became an actor. He started technology companies in Ireland, Italy and Hong Kong, among them Safebox, an award-winning app for mobile privacy.
Own stunts
Joly has trained in various martial arts since he was 5 years old, and although he is not a stuntman he often performs stunts required by the action films and villain roles he plays.
Behind the camera
Joly has worked as a writer in addition to acting, penning many screenplays. He has also produced and directed several independent films in Hong Kong.
Philippe Joly movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ernie Barbarash directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Ernie BarbarashDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2019
All films by Ernie Barbarash
Also two films together1 more actor
- Temur MamisashviliAbduction (2019) and Pound of Flesh (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.