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Rick Yune (born Richard Yun; August 22, 1971) is a Korean American actor, screenwriter, producer, and martial artist. He is the older brother of actor Karl Yune. His best known roles are as Master Clive Lee in Alita: Battle Angel, Kaidu Khan in Netflix's series Marco Polo, Kang in Olympus Has Fallen, Zen Yi the X-Blade in The Man with the Iron Fists, Zao in the James Bond movie Die Another Day, and Johnny Tran in The Fast and the Furious. He practices many forms of martial arts, having reached Olympic standard in Taekwondo and being a serious contender for the US team when he was 19. He changed the spelling of his last name from "Yun" to "Yune" for Screen Actors Guild (SAG) purposes. He was voted one of People magazine's Sexiest Men in 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia Rick Yune, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Rick Yune is a Korean-American actor, screenwriter, and producer who gained recognition as an early model for major luxury brands before establishing himself in Hollywood action cinema.
He is best known for his roles as Johnny Tran in The Fast and the Furious, the antagonist Zao in the James Bond film Die Another Day, and Kang in Olympus Has Fallen.
He primarily performs in action, crime, and thriller genres, often leveraging his background as a skilled martial artist to execute intense physical roles.