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| Joe Taslim (31) |
Name
: Johannes Taslim
Born : June 23, 1981 in Palembang Indonesia
Occupation : athlete , actor , model
Parents
: Mardjuki Taslim
Maria Goretty
Height
: 5' 10¾" (1.80 m)
Star
Sign : Cancer
Twitter
: @Joe_Taslim
Facebook : Joe Taslim
Achievement : - South East Asia
Judo Championship 1999 Gold Medal
- SEA Games 2007 at Thailand Silver Medal
- Pekan Olahraga Nasional 2008 at Indonesia Gold Medal
Filmography
: - The Fast and the Furious 6
Jah
2013
- Dead Mine
Djoko
2012
- Serbuan
Maut
Jaka
2011
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Rasa
2009
-
Karma
Armand
Guan 2008
Martial art
and sport career : Taslim was exposed to martial arts at an early age.
His martial arts training includes Wushu, Judo, Taekwondo, and Pencak Silat.
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 SEA Games 2007. 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 Comercial,
and several Indonesian feature films. In 2010, Taslim won the role of Jaka 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, Dead Mine, which had a theatrical release in
selected Asian territories in September 2012, followed by exclusive television
premieres across the HBO Asia network in July 2012, Variety reported
that Taslim had joined the cast of the 2013 feature film The Fast and The
Furious 6. Taslim will play the villainous Jah, a cold-blooded killer who
uses his martial arts skills to fight the film's protagonists (Paul Walker and
Vin Diesel).
Joe Taslim on The
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