Joe Taslim

Johannes Joe Taslim born on June 23 1981 in Palembang South Sumatra is an Indonesian actor and martial artist of Chinese descent A member of the Indonesia Judo national team from 1997 to 2009 Taslim is best known for his breakthrough role as Jaka in the critically acclaimed The Raid 2011 Later going on to play Jah in Fast Furious 6 2013 which marked his first role in a film outside Indonesia From a young age he studied various martial arts such as wushu taekwondo pencak silat and judo eventually choosing to focus on judo Taslim was a member of Indonesias national judo team from 1997 to 2009 achieving numerous accolades including a gold medal at the 2008 National Sports Week and a silver medal at the 2007 SEA Games After retiring from judo Taslim transitioned to acting and gained international recognition through his role as Sergeant Jaka in the film The Raid 2011 This success led to roles in Hollywood films such as Fast Furious 6 2013 as Jah Star Trek Beyond 2016 as Manas and Mortal Kombat 2021 as SubZero He also starred in the television series Warrior as Li Yong With his strong martial arts background and impressive acting skills Joe Taslim has become one of the few Indonesian actors to successfully break into the international film industry