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Philippe Joly

Philippe Joly

Actor · Born January 2, 1976 (50) · Moscow, USSR

Philippe Joly (Chinese: 狼森; pinyin: Lángsēn) is a french actor born in Moscow, Russia. Joly regularly plays the villain in Action films in Asia, and appeared alongside major actors in the region including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. In his role as Decimus in Jackie Chan’s film Dragon Blade, he shared the screen with American actors John Cusack and Adrien Brody, and French singer/actress Lorie Pester. Recent projects include Juno Mak's latest film "Sons of the Neon Night" (Chinese: 風林火山), The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords (Chinese: 扫毒2天地对决), and the Chinese Sci-fi action film Ultimate Code (Chinese: 终极代码) in which Joly plays a lead role as the main villain alongside a Chinese cast and fellow french actor and Parkour founder David Belle. Aside from acting, Joly is a supporter of independent filmmaking, and regularly writes screenplays, and directs short films in Hong Kong. He speaks several languages (French, Russian, Italian and English), is an avid practitioner of close-up magic and card manipulation, and has trained in various Martial Arts since the age of 5. While not a stuntman, Joly often has to perform stunts as required by the Action film genre and the type of characters he plays.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 2, 1976 (50)
From
Moscow, USSR
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 29 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Philippe Joly's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Bonds
22%
Self
21%
Ideas
12%
Survival
9%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Dread
3
Romantic
1
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Philippe Joly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Philippe Joly'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

29 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tip of the Iceberg(2026)

    as Blackjack

  • Variant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Joey

  • Sons of the Neon Night(2025)

    as Enzo

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Homeland Guardian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 24 episodes · as Louis

  • The Goldfinger(2023)

    as Head of KGB

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Modelizer(2023)

    as Vadim Petrenkov

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • C'est Juste Un Nombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Flying Tiger III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 30 episodes · as 伊萬

  • Ultimate Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mick

  • Bonus for the Bullseye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as The Snake

  • Battle of Defense 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as General

  • Chapter: The Legacy (Bloody River) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Mr. Mallick

  • Captured(2020)

    as Jean-Pierre Bonnet

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The White Storm 2: Drug Lords(2019)

    as Jozsef

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Change of Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Abduction(2019)

    as Mogilov

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Agent Mr. Chan(2018)

    as French Chef

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Chasing the Dragon(2017)

    as Chief Commissioner of Police

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • OCTB (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 30 episodes · as Jay (Georges' henchman)

  • Ghost in the Shell(2017)

    as Section Six Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mission Milano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Killer

  • Hacker(2016)

    as Colombian Hitman

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Lust and Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kimchi

  • Pound of Flesh(2015)

    as Zoltan

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Helios(2015)

    as Younger Mr. BIG's Thug

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Little Big Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Director of French Museum

  • Dragon Blade(2015)

    as Lucius' deputy Paullus

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • From Vegas to Macau(2014)

    as Delegate

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • New Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 2014 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Pound of Flesh (2015)

$163K worldwide

Highest rated

Abduction (2019)

Midcredits 24th

Film career

20142026

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 2014Screen debut· From Vegas to Macau

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 29: 25 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thDirecting4 of 29: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 29: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing3 of 29: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography1 of 29: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing4 of 29: 0 only editing, 4 with another role

29 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s16 · acting2020s12 · 11 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% 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 Philippe Joly's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of the 14 of 15 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Modelizer (2023)

88th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Chasing the Dragon (2017)

Midcredits 72nd · 64% liked

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.

Who does Philippe Joly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philippe Joly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Ng shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers