Liang Yang (; 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.
Work Yang first appeared as a stunt performer in 2007 with the action movie Underground. In 2011, he debuted in Hollywood with the movies Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and X-Men: First Class. In 2012, he played a brief role in the James Bond movie, Skyfall, opposite Daniel Craig. 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. Yang was the stunt double for Emily Blunt in the 2014 movie Edge of Tomorrow.
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. 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. Yang was also seen as Pedro Pascal's (who played Oberyn Martell) stunt double in the HBO series Game of Thrones, 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.
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. 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". Cavill went on to praise Yang as a "true champion of ability and especially character."
Liang Yang was chosen as fight coordinator for the 2022 Marvel movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and 2023 movie, The Marvels.
Filmography +YearMovie/ TV showNotes2007UndergroundFirst appearance2008Phoo Action2008Bodyguard: A New Beginning2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesHollywood debut2011X-Men: First Class2011Ra.OneHindi debut, Tom Wu stunt double2011Johnny English Reborn2012Snow White and the Huntsman2012SkyfallCast as a bodyguard2013World War Z2013Rush201347 Ronin2014Edge of TomorrowEmily Blunt's stunt double2014Game of ThronesAppeared in 1 episode; Pedro Pascal's (Oberyn Martell) stunt double 2014Dracula Untold2014Exodus: Gods and Kings2014Kingsman: The Secret Service2015Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation2015The MartianAppears in second movie directed by Ridley Scott2015Pan2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensPlays the role of a stormtrooper, FN-2199, engaged in a battle against Finn, portrayed by John Boyega. Yells out "Traitor!", the voice of which is provided by David Acord.2016The Huntsman: Winter's War2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryFight coordinator2017Star Wars: The Last Jedi2018Pacific Rim Uprising2018Solo: A Star Wars Story2018Mission: Impossible – FalloutBriefly played the role of a decoy John Lark (villain), in a bathroom fight scene against Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill. His character was finally defeated by Rebecca Ferguson.2019Shanghai Fortress2020Wonder Woman 1984Fight coordinator2021Infinite2021The King's Man2022Morbius2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessFight coordinator2022Jurassic World Dominion2023American Born ChineseFight coordinator; 1 episode2023Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One2023The Equalizer 32023The MarvelsStunt coordinator2024Argylle2024Deadpool & Wolverine2024Kraven the HunterAdditional photography2025The Gorge2025The Forbidden City2025Fuze2026Masters of the Universe2027Star Wars: Starfighter
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