Joe Taslim

Johannes "Joe" Taslim (born 23 June 1981) is an Indonesian actor, martial artist, and model.

His film acting roles include Sergeant Jaka in The Raid (2011), Jah in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Manas in Star Trek Beyond (2016), and Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat (2021).

[1] He began studying martial arts from a young age, and cites Japanese judoka Kosei Inoue and Tadahiro Nomura as inspirations.

In 1999, he won a Gold medal at the Southeast Asia Judo Championships in Singapore, in the Men’s Free Class.

In 2010, he won the role of Jaka, a sergeant in a special police squad, in the award-winning The Raid, after a series of fight auditions and reading.