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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.
Once every generation, there is an ancient tournament known as Mortal Kombat, which was designed for the main purpose to save the Realm of Earth from the dark forces of Outworld. If the forces of Outworld win the tournament ten consecutive times, the demonic Emperor, Shao Kahn, will be able to invade and conquer the Realm of Earth and enslave Mankind. Thus far, Outworld has won nine straight victories, making the upcoming tournament the tenth, and possibly final one, for the Realm of Earth. The ex-Shaolin monk Liu Kang and his comrades, Hollywood action star Johnny Cage and Special Forces agent Lieutenant Sonya Blade, must risk their lives and overcome their powerful adversaries in order to win the tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, or condemn the planet Earth to eternal damnation.
