Joe Taslim

This is a Chinese Indonesian name; the family name is Taslim.

Joe Taslim
Born	(1981-06-23) June 23, 1981 Palembang, Indonesia
Occupation	Actor, model, martial artist
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Julia Taslim (m. 2004)
Children	3

Johannes Taslim or Joe Taslim (born June 23, 1981) is a Chinese Indonesian actor, model, and martial artist. He became well known in the Indonesian action film The Raid: Redemption (2011). He also became internationally recognized due to his villainous role in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), alongside Hollywood stars such as Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Paul Walker.

Martial art and sport career

Taslim was born in Palembang, Indonesia, the son of Maria Taslim and Mardjuki Taslim. He was exposed to martial arts at an early age. His martial arts training includes Pencak Silat, Wushu, Judo, Taekwondo and Shotokan. However, he found his passion in Judo and this led to his career as a professional Judo athlete. He won several gold medals in national championships, a gold medal at the 1999 South East Asia Judo championships, and a silver medal at the 2007 ASEAN Games. Taslim was a member of Indonesia Judo national team from 1997 to 2009, when an injury forced him to retire.

Acting career

Taslim is active as a model and actor, appearing in magazines, TV commercials and several Indonesian feature films. In 2010, Taslim won the role of Jaka, a sergeant in a special police squad, in the award-winning The Raid: Redemption, after a series of impressive fight auditions and reading. Following The Raid, Taslim took part in HBO Asia's first action horror film, Dead Mine, which had a theatrical release in selected Asian territories in September 2012, followed by exclusive television premieres across the HBO Asia network.

Taslim appeared in the feature film Fast & Furious 6 (2013), as the villainous Jah, a cold-blooded killer who uses his martial arts and parkour skills to fight two of the film's protagonists, Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and Han Seoul-Oh (Sung Kang).

In May 2013, it was reported that Taslim would star in the action thriller film The Night Comes for Us. In September 2014, pre-production on the film was halted and it was reported the script would instead become a graphic novel.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2008	Karma	Armand Guan
2009	Rasa	Allivan
2011	The Raid: Redemption	Sgt. Jaka
2012	Dead Mine	Joko
2013	Fast & Furious 6	Jah
2013	La Tahzan	Yamada
2015	The Night Comes for Us
2016	Star Trek Beyond

External links

• Joe Taslim at the Internet Movie Database
• Joe Taslim on Twitter

• M2 Magazine, March 2012 edition (in Indonesian)