John Woo (1946)

Other Name: 吳宇森 吴宇森 Ng Yue Sum Wu Yu Shen Wu Yao Shen Wu Yu Sheng Woo John Джон Ву

Born: September, 22, 1946

Nationality: British Hong Kong

Height: 0 CM

Age: 78

Zodiac sign: Capricorn

Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before A Better Tomorrow (1986) established his reputation as a master stylist specializing in ultra-violent gangster films and thrillers, with hugely elaborate action scenes shot with breathtaking panache. After gaining a cult reputation in the US with The Killer (1989), Woo was offered a Hollywood contract.

Active Years: 1969 - now

Occupation: actor, director, producer, presenter, story author, screenwriter, editor, script supervisor, assistant director, production manager, planning