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Jon Foo

Jon Foo

Actor · Born October 30, 1982 (43) · London, England

Jonathan Patrick Foo (was born in 30 October 1982) is an English actor, martial artist and stuntman of mixed Chinese and Irish descent He was born in London to a Chinese father from Singapore, and an Irish mother from England, which is also where he grew up. His siblings include a little sister and two half-sisters from his father's side. His family constantly relocated as he grew up. His father practices karate and his mother practices judo. He started learning kung fu when he was eight years old but he began serious training for wushu when he was 15. He currently lives in Los Angeles Being a practitioner of Wushu, he has starred in Tom-Yum-Goong (US title: The Protector), Batman Begins, House of Fury, Left for Dead, and Life (Shi cha qi xiao shi). He also does stunts for other actors. He is best known for recently playing the role of Jin Kazama in the 2010 live action movie movie Tekken released in 2010. He also received a role as Ryu in the short film Street Fighter: Legacy. He also starred in Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2010) as one of the first generation soldiers. He is also set to appear in a Thai martial arts-basketball film Fireball Begins, which is a prequel to the first film, Fireball.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 30, 1982 (43)
From
London, England
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 6% in 30 days

What are Jon Foo's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Survival
29%
Bonds
20%
Power
12%
Self
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
6
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Triumphant
1

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jon Foo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Foo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Last Resort(2023)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Outsider(2019)

    as Jing Phang

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Rush Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · as Detective Lee

  • WEAPONiZED(2016)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • 4Got10(2015)

    as Officer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Duality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Danny

  • Vikingdom(2013)

    as Yang

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Extraction(2013)

    as Mercy

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Bangkok Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Manit

  • Tekken(2010)

    as Jin Kazama

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier: Regeneration(2009)

    as Unisol 2

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Left for Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Street Fighter #3

  • The Protector(2005)

    as Wushu Fighter

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Batman Begins(2005)

    as League of Shadows Warrior (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • House of Fury(2005)

    as Sam Shan

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 2005 to 2023; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

The Protector (2005)

$27M worldwide

Highest rated

The Protector (2005)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Tekken (2010)

Film career

20052023

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2005Screen debut· House of Fury
  • 2010First top-billed film· Tekken

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score17th

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 33% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jon Foo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Outsider (2019)

85th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Batman Begins (2005)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 33/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jon Foo's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jon Foo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Foo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Timothy Woodward Jr. shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Mixed roles