Age: 45
male
Johannes "Joe" Taslim (born on June 23, 1981, in Palembang, South Sumatra), is an Indonesian actor and martial artist of Chinese descent. A member of the Indonesia Judo national team from 1997 to 2009, Taslim is best known for his breakthrough role as "Jaka" in the critically acclaimed The Raid (2011). Later going on to play "Jah" in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), which marked his first role in a film outside Indonesia. From a young age, he studied various martial arts such as wushu, taekwondo, pencak silat, and judo, eventually choosing to focus on judo. Taslim was a member of Indonesia's national judo team from 1997 to 2009, achieving numerous accolades, including a gold medal at the 2008 National Sports Week and a silver medal at the 2007 SEA Games. After retiring from judo, Taslim transitioned to acting and gained international recognition through his role as Sergeant Jaka in the film The Raid (2011). This success led to roles in Hollywood films such as Fast & Furious 6 (2013) as Jah, Star Trek Beyond (2016) as Manas, and Mortal Kombat (2021) as Sub-Zero. He also starred in the television series Warrior as Li Yong. With his strong martial arts background and impressive acting skills, Joe Taslim has become one of the few Indonesian actors to successfully break into the international film industry.
Joe Taslim
Ming the Merciless
for Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon and the Renegade Dominion Planet
Suggested by joshuahuerta
It is the contemporary time and the rogue planet of Mongo - capital of the dreaded Cosmo Dominion - is careening through the galaxies for Earth. Launching a missile into our atmosphere, its gases begin seeding the clouds to create storms that strike lightning to reanimated the dead as a potential army. Having feared such a day would come, Dr. Hans Zarkov of NASA launches himself along with passengers Flash Gordon and Dale Arden in an interplanetary rocket towards Mongo to stop the carnage. Sentenced to die by the hand of Emperor Ming the Merciless, they are rescued by his daughter Princess Aura who helps them escape. In order to overthrow the evil Ming, they will need the help of other planets Ming's tyrannical Dominion has conquered to save Earth. Flash, Dale, Aura and Zarkov travel to rally several planets and their rulers together for a revolution against Ming's forces. Among the most prominent allies are Queens Desira, Fria and Undina along with the Princes Barin, Kala, Thun and Vultan. Planets like Arboria, Frigia, Leonia and Tropica will be crucial to driving Ming from power and saving Earth.
