Acting credits
54
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Woo
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 111Series: 7Crew credits: 78
TMDB ID: 11401
IMDb ID: nm0000247
Known for: Directing
Born: September 22, 1946
Age: 79
Place of birth: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2024
Years active: 63
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q55432
Also known as
Wu Yu-Sheng • Wu Yu-Shen • Wu Yao-Shen • John Y. S. Woo • John Y. Woo • Ng Yue-Sum • 吳宇森 • John Woo
Other jobs
Director (38)Producer (21)Assistant Director (7)Executive Producer (6)Screenplay (2)Creator (1)Original Film Writer (1)Second Unit (1)
Biography
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled and Red Cliff. His Hollywood films include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2. He also created the comic series Seven Brothers, published by Virgin Comics. Woo was described by Dave Kehr in The Observer in 2002 as "arguably the most influential director making movies today". Woo cites his three favorite films as David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.
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Movie credits linked with John Woo.
6.3
The Killer
Director
2024 Movie
6.2
Silent Night
Producer
2023 Movie
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
2022 Movie
8.7
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self
2022 Movie
Life in 24 Frames a Second
as Self
2021 Movie
5.6
Manhunt
Director
2017 Movie
7.3
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017 Movie
6.0
Ken San
as Self
2016 Movie
5.3
The Crossing II
Director
2015 Movie
5.5
The Crossing I
Director
2014 Movie
5.0
Breaking the Waves
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
8.0
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Producer
2012 Movie
8.0
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
Producer
2011 Movie
7.3
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
Producer
2011 Movie
4.6
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Lin Sen
2011 Movie
5.8
Kurosawa's Way
as Self
2011 Movie
6.3
Color Me Love
Producer
2010 Movie
6.1
A Better Tomorrow
Executive Producer
2010 Movie
6.9
Reign of Assassins
Producer
2010 Movie
4.8
My Fair Gentleman
Producer
2009 Movie
5.2
The Founding of a Republic
as Liu Wenhui
2009 Movie
8.0
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
2009 Movie
7.3
Red Cliff II
Screenplay
2009 Movie
7.1
Red Cliff
Director
2008 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Woo.
