French actor Philippe Joly has been best known for his roles playing villains and bad guys in action films in Hong Kong and Mainland China. He was in the Ernie Barbarash film "Pound of Flesh" (2015) with Jean-Claude van Damme and Daniel Lee's "Dragon Blade" (2015) staring Jackie Chan and John Cusack. Joly performs much of his own stunts and fight scenes. Joly has also written many screenplays as well as produced and directed several short and independent films in Hong Kong.