Byron Mann

Who Is Byron Mann?

Byron Mann AKA Wén Fēng is one of the most common action figures we have seen in Hollywood. He is notable for his work as Ryu in Street Fighter which is the first ever game to be featured in the movies.

Hongkong born American film and television actor recently was seen in Green Arrows as Yao Fei after its first season. Additionally, he played Uncle Six who is also the fire WU in Netflix supernatural action series The WU Assassins. 

Why Is Byron Mann Famous?

Byron Mann is famous for playing various action figures in Hollywood and Chinese movies. Some of roles Mann's famous roles include Ryu in Street Fighter alongside Van Damn, Wing Chau in The Big Short.

He also played the role of Chang in Hell on Wheels. Additionally, he played the famous Silver Lion in Hollywood production The Man with the Iron Fists, Admiral Nguyen in The Expanse.

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He also was seen as Yao Fei in the first season of Arrow and was recently cast as the fire WU in the Netflix series Wu Assassins alongside actor Iko Uwais, and Katheryn Winnick.

Byron Mann's Early Life & Career Highlights

Byron Mann was born in Hong Kong to a dentist father and a Chinese-American mother on 13 August 1967. 

Mann grew up in a bilingual family speaking English and Cantonese and attended the Diocesan Boys' School, in Hong Kong. During his school days, he was actively involved in a community theatre as an actor and writer. Additionally, sports, particularly tennis and golf, are of interest to Mann.

He also was a high-class tennis player back in Hong Kong, and played in Hong Kong under 16 tennis team. He also studies wushu, and has showcased his skills in movies like Invincible, and Street Fighter.

After graduating, Mann moved to California. He was a philosophy major in Hong Kong and as per Byron, he then continued to study philosophy at UCLA in Los Angeles, California and graduated in philosophy.

As per the actor, he had a girlfriend while attended USC Law School, in Los Angeles, who suggested him to quit Law.

Surprisingly, Byron took a sabbatical after the first year and went back to Hong Kong, and did a role in the NBC Movie TV movie Last Flight Out.

Following that, he returned to USC and passed the California bar exam, but he pursued acting full-time after graduating the Law degree.

Mann began his acting career in 1990. Mann played the lead in films like Red Corner and The Corruptor. He also starred in a TV show Dark Angel, and also played an important role in Catwoman and Invincible. 

He is best known to appear alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme as Ryu in Street Fighter. 

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He also played Koh in Crying Freeman, a manga-based film. 

Mann appeared in The Man with the Iron Fists, a Quentin Tarantino featuring Russell Crowe, and Lucy Liu.

In 2015 Mann starred alongside Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell in "The Big Short," directed by Adam McKay. 

He also played the role of a powerful railway agent Chang on AMC show Hell on Wheels. During 2018, Mann had a recurring role in a Netflix action series Altered Carbon.

Mann was revealed in June 2018 in the daily Uncle Six episodes of Wu Assassins, the Netflix series.

Byron Mann's Net Worth

Byron Mann so far has appeared in 25 movies and 39 TV series. Hence, Byron Mann has a net worth of $6 million as of 2019. Reportedly, he received around $200 thousand per episode of his recent Netflix series WU Assassins released in 2019. 

Currently, the Hong Kong born American actor was seen in the latest episode of Arrows alongside Stephen Amell as his teacher who was seen in the first episode of CW series.

As of now, Byron lives in L.A in his $800 thousand worth home and is busy shooting his celebrating the success of his latest project Wu Assassins. 

Awards

In 2016, Mann got nominated for the prestigious Golden Maple Award for Best Actor in a TV series for his role in Hell on Wheels.

Let's take a look at all Byron Mann's movies here

• Ghost Ship
• Possessed by the Night
• Deadly Target
• Street Fighter
• Crying Freeman
• Red Corner
• American Dragons
• The Corruptor
• Belly of the Beast
• Catwoman
• Sniper 3
• Shanghai Kiss
• The Counting House
• Blonde and Blonder
• Motherland
• A Dangerous Man
• Cold War
• The Man with the Iron Fists
• A Stranger in Paradise
• Rise of the Legend
• Absolution
• Jasmine The Suspect
• The Big Short Wing Chau
• Skyscraper
• Don't Let Go

Is Byron Mann Dating Someone?

52 years old handsome Asian actor Byron Mann has closed every door to his personal life. 

The actor who appeared in the final season of Green Arrows, apparently is dating someone but he has hidden information about his girlfriend.

Additionally, the Skyscraper actor who appeared in Singapore's Men's Health Magazine hasn't said much about his love life but the man is taken as per sources.

Byron Mann's Body Stats

Byron Mann is a super fit actor with zero fat and exceptional athletic abilities even in his 50s. 

Here are a few physical stats on the Chinese-American actor, let's take a look at it!