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Jen Sung

Date of birth:

Place of birth: Taiwan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Jen Kuo Sung, Jen Sung Outerbridge, Jen Sun Outerbridge, Jen-Kuo Sung Outerbridge, Jen Outerbridge, 宋建国

Jen Sung

Biography

Jen Kuo Sung was born and raised in Taiwan till he reached his teens. As a child, he was besotted with Bruce Lee after sneaking into a cinema to watch Bruce's The Big Boss and has been a student of kung fu ever since. Jen migrated with his mother to Florida where he spent his teen years in a predominantly black high school sharing his love of Bruce Lee and kung fu with like minded brothers where he excelled in all sports, leading to a college football scholarship. Jen parlayed his physical abilities and martial arts skills to his work as an actor in the first few films he was cast in Florida where he caught the eye of producer Ng See Yuen (who discovered Jackie Chan). Ng See Yuen advised him to move to Los Angeles, where Jen has since been steadily acting & action directing and making a name for himself as a character actor. Married to actress & writer Lydia Look whom he frequently collaborates with on camera and in voiceover where they are a much sought after team speaking seven languages between them both. Jen recently recurred as villain Boss Chen in Agents Marvel of Shield and will be seen in Livi Zhang's Insight and the upcoming Netflix series God's & Monsters by Adi Shankar.

Movie Credits

Paper Tiger
3

Paper Tiger

2020-10-22

An immigrant mother fears her schizophrenic teenaged son is turning into a school shooter.

The Happytime Murders
2.9

The Happytime Murders

2018-08-22

In a world where humans coexist with puppets—who are seen as lesser citizens—cast members of a belov

Paddleton
3.5

Paddleton

2019-02-01

An unlikely friendship between two neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the youn

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
3.2

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

2002-01-25

A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses

Snow Steam Iron
3.8

Snow Steam Iron

2017-09-19

“Snow gently falls on the blood-stained streets of a seedy out-of-time New York City. Steam envelope

King's Ransom
0

King's Ransom

1991-01-01

A photographer (Katherine) is asked to spy on a crook who runs an illegal casino and is arranging an

Six Days Seven Nights
3.1

Six Days Seven Nights

1998-06-12

In the South Pacific island of Makatea, career-driven magazine editor Robin Monroe is on a week-long

Monkeybone
2.6

Monkeybone

2001-02-23

After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his

Battle of the Damned
2.3

Battle of the Damned

2013-07-25

Following a deadly viral outbreak, private military soldier Max Gatling leads a handful of survivors

Escape Plan: The Extractors
2.7

Escape Plan: The Extractors

2019-06-20

After security expert Ray Breslin is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogu

SIN-SFO
0

SIN-SFO

2018-10-21

As they drive to San Francisco, married couple Angie and Danny debate a decision which will change t

Interlude
0

Interlude

2019-10-18

After witnessing a liquor store robbery degenerate into a liquor store slaughter, Terrance finds him

Bloodmoon
3.3

Bloodmoon

1997-06-20

Ken O'Hara is a "Mindhunter" - a serial killer specialist enlisted to find the mass murderer intent

Mulan
3.4

Mulan

2020-09-04

When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese

The Quest
3.1

The Quest

1996-04-19

Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the

Mr. Nanny
2.6

Mr. Nanny

1993-04-02

A former pro-wrestler is hired to be the bodyguard/nanny for a couple of bratty kids whose inventor

The Shadow
3

The Shadow

1994-07-01

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to

No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
3.3

No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers

1990-01-25

Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
2.9

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

1995-07-13

A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command