Mann Byron is an American actor of Chinese descent. He was a student of Bruce Fontaine, a Canadian martial artist. That is why most of the roles he received in action movies, including “Die first” (2003), “Iron Fist” (2012), “The Formation of a Legend” (2014), “Arrow” (2012 - n.d.), etc. About The filmography of the actor will be discussed in more detail in the article.
Mann Byron: biography
Mann was born in 1967 in Hong Kong. There he attended the diocesan school for boys, where he was a member of the theater community, which was listed as a writer and actor. After graduation, he moved to the United States to enter the University of California at the Department of Philosophy.
After graduating, the guy carried documents to a law school in Southern California, where he completed his studies successfully. True, after the first year he had to take an academic leave to fly home and play a small role in the Chinese drama Larry Ilikenna's “Last Flight” (1990).
Carier start
In 1993, the actor appeared in the episode of the Diane English comedy series Murphy Brown (1988-1998). A year later, he played in the action movie of Charles Driver “Deadly Target” (1994). Got a supporting role in the US-Japanese sci-fi action movie Street Fighter (1994). And together with Mark Dacascos starred in the crime action movie Christoph Hans "The Crying Killer" (1995).
Two years later, Mann Byron tried on the image of one of the main characters of the crime thriller John Evenett “Red Corner” (1997) with Richard Gere in the title role. Then he took part in the filming of the action movie Ralph Hemecker "American Dragons" (1998), got a small role in the crime thriller James Fowley "Corruption" (1999).
In 2001, the actor played one of the main characters in the fantasy action movie Jeffrey Levy “Invincible”. Appeared in the role of detective Matt Pell in eight episodes of James Cameron's science fiction series The Dark Angel (2000-2002). Joined the cast of Russell Malkay’s action movie “To Die First” (2003). And he became part of the fantasy action movie directed by Jean-Christophe "Pitof" Komar "Catwoman" (2004).
Shanghai Kiss in Durham
In 2006, Mann Byron starred in the fallen adventure movie by Michaela Salomon. He was Jai Lee in the melodrama of Kern Convizer and David Wren's “Shanghai Kiss” (2007). He played Mr. Wong in the comedy Blonde and Blonde (2007) with Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards in the lead roles. The first role was received in the Sino-Italian horror film Carlo Gudice The Counting House (2007). And he appeared in three episodes of the multi-part Canadian thriller “Welcome to Durham” (2007-n.).
In 2010, he played the role of Chen, the main character in the mini-series Bloodletting and Miraculous Healings. Then he played in one episode of the multi-part action movie Black Mark (2007–2013). Appeared in the first season of the crime action movie "Crossroads of Death" (2010-n.) With Steven Seagal in the title role, as well as in one episode of the multi-part drama "Arctic Air" (2012- …).
In 2012, Mann Byron played Chan Bin in the Cold War, a Chinese action movie by Lok Man Lung. The role of agent Lee Bai he got in the episode of the spy drama Craig Silverstein's "Nikita" (2010-2013). In the role of "Silver Lion" he performed in the action movie "Iron Fist", filmed by hip-hop artist RZA.
Hell in paradise
In 2013, the actor took part in the filming of the thriller Jay Bocchia's “Alien in Paradise”. Got a role in the biographical action movie Xian-Yang Chow "The Formation of a Legend" (2014) on the path of the warrior of the famous martial artist Huang Feihong. Again, shared the set with Stephen Seagal in the crime thriller Kioni Waxman's “Mercenary: Absolution” (2015). He played one of the main roles in the thriller Dax Phelan "Jasmine" (2015).
He also played Mr. Chao in Adam Mackay’s biographical drama “The Short Game” (2015). He played the role of one of the characters in the fifth season of the Western "Hell on Wheels" (2011–2016). And in the period from 2012 to 2017, he appeared as Yao Fei, the mentor of Oliver Queen, in the fantastic action movie Strela, created based on the DC Comics universe.
