Johannes “Joe” Taslim born 23 June 1981 is an Indonesian actor and martial artist of mixed Palembangese and Chinese descent. He was also member of the Indonesia judo national team from 1997 to 2009.
Acting career
Taslim is active as a model and actor, appearing in magazines, TV commercials and several Indonesian feature films. In 2010, he won the role of Jaka, a sergeant in a special police squad, in the award-winning The Raid, after a series of impressive fight auditions and reading. Following The Raid, Taslim took part in HBO Asia’s first action horror film, Dead Mine, which had a theatrical release in selected Asian territories in September 2012, followed by exclusive television premieres across the HBO Asia network.
Taslim appeared in the feature film Fast & Furious 6 (2013), as the villainous Jah, a mercenary who uses his martial arts to fight two of the film’s protagonists, Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and Han Seoul-Oh (Sung Kang).
In May 2013, it was reported that Taslim would star in the action thriller The Night Comes for Us. In September 2014, pre-production on the film was halted and the script was instead adapted as a graphic novel. The film was eventually released by Netflix on 19 October 2018.
In 2016, he played an antagonist character, Manas, a former first officer of Captain Balthazar Edison (played by Idris Elba), Anderson Le, turned into an alien in Star Trek Beyond.
In 2017, Taslim was cast in the role of Li Yong in the Cinemax action series, Warrior. He played Li Yong, a Long Zii enforcer and secretly Mai Ling’s lover. He’s also Ah Sahm’s rival in Warrior. The series premiered on 5 April 2019.
In July 2019, Taslim was cast as Sub-Zero in the Mortal Kombat reboot.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Karma | Armand Guan | ||
| 2009 | Rasa (Feeling) |
Allivan | ||
| 2011 | The Raid | Sergeant Jaka | ||
| 2012 | Dead Mine | Joko | ||
| 2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | Jah | ||
| 2013 | La Tahzan (Don’t be Sad) |
Yamada | ||
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Manas/Anderson Le | ||
| 2017 | Surat Kecil untuk Tuhan (A Small Letter to God) |
Martin | ||
| 2018 | The Night Comes for Us | Ito | ||
| 2019 | Hit & Run | Tegar | ||
| 2020 | The Swordsman | Gurutai | ||
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat | Bi-Han / Sub-Zero | Post-production | |
| TBA | Mandala Golok Setan (Mandala The Devil’s Sword) |
Mandala | Pre-Production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–present | Warrior | Li Yong | Cinemax |
Sport achievements
| Year | Event | Sport | Division | Result | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Southeast Asia Judo Championships Singapore | Judo | Men Free Class |  |
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| 2007 | Southeast Asian Games | Judo | Men –81 kg |  |
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| 2008 | Indonesia National Games XVII | Judo | Men –81 kg | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organisation | Award | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Maya Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | La Tahzan | Nominated | |
| Indonesian Film Festival | Citra Award for Best Leading Actor | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Indonesian Movie Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Favorite Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Indonesia Kids’ Choice Awards | Favorite Actor | Joe Taslim | Won | |
| 2016 | APAN Star Awards | Best APAN Star Award | Joe Taslim | Won | |
| 2016 | Infotainment Awards | Indonesian Celebrity of World Achievement | Joe Taslim | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Style Awards | Actor of the Year | Joe Taslim | Won |