His father, who is a pencak silat Cimande trainer, motivated 4-years-old Donny to learn martial arts.
During high school days, he learned Muay Thai, then continue to Wing Chun, wrestling, boxing, and aikido.
[3][5] His acting career began when he starred the film Gie (2005), which is also played by Nicholas Saputra.
He starred several action films that require him to compete, such as Merah Putih, Merantau, Darah Garuda and The Raid.
He also starred in several music videos from Ungu, Ari Lasso, Andra and The BackBone and many others.