Andy On (Chinese: 安志杰; pinyin: Ān Zhìjié; Jyutping: on1 zi3 git6; Cantonese Yale: ōn ji giht) (born May 11, 1977) is an American actor and martial artist.

Andy On
安志杰
Andy On in 2014
Born
Andy Tien

(1977-05-11) May 11, 1977 (age 47)
Occupation(s)Actor, martial artist
Years active2002–present
Spouse
(m. 2017)
Partners
Children2
AwardsHong Kong Film Awards
  • Best New Performer
  • 2004 Star Runner


Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀn Zhìjié
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingOn1 Zi3 Git6

Life and career

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On was born on May 11, 1977,[1] in Providence, Rhode Island. He is a native of the US, and can speak English, Mandarin, and a bit of Cantonese.

Andy On did not graduate from high school. He worked as a bartender in Rhode Island. While doing this, he was approached by China Star founder Charles Heung and filmmaker Tsui Hark to take over the role of one of Jet Li's film characters, Black Mask, in Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002). He had no martial arts background. Director Tsui Hark had to send Andy to Shaolin Temple one month for training. He even received some guidance from Jet Li himself. Despite the poor reviews and the bad box office ratings, On continued to act, improving in both martial arts and acting. Like fellow Hong Kong film star Nicholas Tse, On trained in martial arts under Chung Chi Li, the leader of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. On began training with Chan in 2001 for the film Looking for Mister Perfect/Kei fung dik sau (2003), which was released two years later. On trained in wushu at the Shaolin Temple and studied film fighting under former Jackie Chan Stunt Team leader Nicky Li for his first film, Looking for Mister Perfect, which was shot before Black Mask 2: City of Masks, but released one year later, in 2003. On continued his acting career with many injuries, sustaining a hamstring injury on the set of New Police Story (2004) in one of the two fights against Jackie Chan.

On was nominated and won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Actor Award for his role in Star Runner/Siu nin a Fu (2003). He shared the screen with the man who influenced him, Jackie Chan, in New Police Story. On has also won the Best New Artist Award in 2004 at the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as Tank Wong in Siu nin a Fu, beating favorite Vanness Wu by only one-tenth of the votes.

Aside from his filmmaking career, On is also a singer. He has released some tracks, including a duet with Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai called "Angel of Love". His hobbies are martial arts and video games. He continues to train in Wing Chun Kung Fu with good friend, actor, and martial artist Philip Ng, and has studied Thai boxing under former world kickboxing champion and actor Billy Chau in preparation for Star Runner.

During production of the film Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008), On was hit in the face by a stuntman during an action sequence. On cut his lip, and, after seven surgeries, sports a small scar on his lip. He considers the scar a "trophy" of his hard work in the film.

Personal life

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On had a short-lived relationship with Coco Lee in which first started in June 2002. On dated model and actress Jennifer Tse from 2009 to 2013 before breaking up.

During the filming of Zombie Fight Club, On met actress Jessica Cambensy. The two began dating in November 2014.[2] They became engaged in October 2015, a week after Jessica announced she was pregnant.[3][4] Andy and Jessica became the parents of a 9-pound baby girl they named Tessa in March 2016.[5] Andy and Jessica married on October 15, 2017, in a private ceremony in Hawaii.[6] They later had a son, Elvis, on June 19, 2018.[7]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Black Mask 2: City of Masks Black Mask
2003 Looking for Mister Perfect Alex a.k.a. Looking for Mr. Perfect
Star Runner Tank Wong Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
a.k.a. The Kumite
2004 Itchy Heart Wil
New Police Story Law Tin-tin
The White Dragon Second Prince Tian Yang
2005 Dragon Squad Suet's undercover target U.S. DVD title: Dragon Heat
2006 Lethal Angels Jet a.k.a. Devil Angel
a.k.a. Naked Avengers
Election 2 Lik a.k.a. Election 2: Harmony Is a Virtue
a.k.a. Triad Election
Dating a Vampire Kit
Fatal Contact Silver Dragon
Nothing Is Impossible Jason
2007 Invisible Target Tien Yeng-yee
Mad Detective Inspector Ho Ka-on
2008 Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon Deng Zhi
Forgive and Forget Andy
La Lingerie Eugene
2010 Black Ransom Gundam
Bad Blood Calf
True Legend Yuan Lie
Shanghai Yum
Crossing Hennessy Xu
2011 The Lost Bladesman
Mural
White Vengeance Han Xin
2012 The Viral Factor Agent Sean Wong
Naked Soldier Sam Wong
Cold War SDU Commander Michael Shek
2013 Unbeatable Li Zitian
Special ID Sunny
Angel Warriors
2014 As the Light Goes Out
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai Long Qi
That Demon Within Ben Chan
Outcast Shing
Zombie Fight Club Andy
For Love or Money
2015 Blackhat Hong Kong Police Inspector Alex Trang
One Night Only
2016 League of Gods King Wu of Zhou
2018 Kung Fu League Huo Yuanjia
Ever Night Chao Xiaoshu [8]
2019 Abduction Connor
Undercover vs. Undercover Xia Qiankun
Nezha
2021 Assassins and the Missing Gold
The Hit
The Guardian
2023 Ride On Da Mi
100 Yards
One More Chance Brother Rui
The Comeback Ah Jie
Ever Victorious
2024 The Grey Man Tian Ge
Hunt the Wicked Wei Yun-zhou
Cruel War
To Live Through Death A Can
Fury 12 Hours

Source: [9][10]

Music videos

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  • 2002 – Coco Lee ("有你就够了")
  • 2004 – Miriam Yeung ("处处吻")
  • 2004 – Miriam Yeung ("柳媚花娇")

References

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  1. ^ "誤批安志杰JC夫妻宮相冲 麥玲玲願免費再算命" [Mistakenly stated a mismatch between Andy On and JC, Mak Ling Ling is willing to provide a free fortune-telling]. Ming Pao. Hong Kong. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Andy On and Jessica C. Admit to Dating" JayneStars, November 17, 2014
  3. ^ "Jessica C. is Pregnant with Andy On's Baby JayneStars, October 10, 2015
  4. ^ "Andy On's Romantic Proposal to Jessica C. in the Maldives JayneStars, October 19, 2015
  5. ^ "Jessica C. and Andy On Welcome Baby Girl" JayneStars, March 23, 2016
  6. ^ "Andy On and Jessica C. Tie Knot in Hawaii" JayneStars, October 26, 2017
  7. ^ "JC順產誕8磅8巨B 大女見細佬眼泛淚光又抱又錫". 頭條日報 Headline Daily. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "《将夜》演员阵容再升级 动作影星安志杰加盟". ifeng (in Chinese). February 9, 2018.
  9. ^ Andy On at douban.com
  10. ^ Andy On at chinesemov.com
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