Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Donnie Yen has been at the top for 40+ years as the supreme action movie star.

He has starred in Star Wars, IP Man, John Wick, SPL and

So how does he compare to Iko Uwais, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Jason Statham and Michelle Yeoh?

Let’s find out…

00:00 Who is Donnie Yen?
00:42 History
01:54 Movie Debut
03:17 Breakdancing Era
05:10 First Movie with Jet Li
06:09 Iron Monkey
08:11 Struggles as Leading Man
10:10 Hollywood Era
12:03 Success as Leading Man
13:31 IP Man series
15:15 Rogue One
16:46 John Wick Chapter 4
18:34 Ratings

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