---
name: "Joe Taslim"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-taslim"
fi1m_id: "joe-taslim"
imdb_id: "nm3029144"
tmdb_id: 592496
wikidata_id: "Q3459336"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 June 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T12:42:37.657492+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Joe Taslim

## Identity

Joe Taslim

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joe-taslim
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joe-taslim
- **IMDb ID:** nm3029144
- **TMDB ID:** 592496
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3459336
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Taslim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3459336, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3029144/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/592496

Actor. Born 23 June 1981 in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 June 1981, Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Also known as:** Johannes Taslim, 조 타슬림, جو تسلیم
- **Frequently works with:** [Yayan Ruhian](https://film.one/person/yayan-ruhian.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 74 (3), 2020s 66 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 70 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 5, Crime 3, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Fantasy 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,311m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Taslim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3459336, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3029144/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/592496

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Raid*](https://film.one/film/the-raid.md) (83)
- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek Beyond*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-beyond.md) (70)
- **HBO Max:** [*Mortal Kombat II*](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md) (50)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Joe Taslim

> Joe Taslim makes complicated fighting look physically credible, with timing worth watching as closely as the blows. We rate that skill highly, though *The Furious* gives him better fights than lines.

In *The Furious* (2026), Joe Taslim makes a brawl look uncontrolled while letting us appreciate how much skill it takes. Working alongside Xie Miao, he is persuasive because the physical difficulty remains visible. Director Kenji Tanigaki gives their timing and coordination room. We were exhilarated by the fights because we could follow the skill involved, rather than merely count the impacts.

The judo training matters here: he was a member of Indonesia’s national team. The breakthrough came as Sergeant Jaka in *The Raid* (2011), which established his reputation for grounded action. *Fast & Furious 6* (2013) took him into Hollywood, while *Mortal Kombat* (2021) cast him as Bi-Han / Sub-Zero. Television gave him Li Yong in *Warrior* (2019–2023), with dramatic work alongside the fighting. The changes of setting and medium have kept that physical ability central to his casting.

*The Furious* gives us both the attraction and the reservation. Taslim’s Navin joins forces with Xie’s character through a kidnapping and a trafficking network; the story is largely there to arrange the fights. The fighting is inventive enough to make that bargain worthwhile, and Tanigaki trusts the actors’ skill to hold our attention. The dialogue is less persuasive, and between bouts we can find ourselves waiting for the talking to stop.

That weakness needs to be placed where it belongs, in the writing. There is too little in this material to make a fair test of what Taslim can do when a scene depends chiefly on speech. Nor should his physical assurance become an excuse for giving him less to play. We would like a film to be as attentive to his scenes between fights as Tanigaki is to the fights themselves.

## Biography

Joe Taslim is an Indonesian actor and former judo athlete. Born in Palembang, South Sumatra, he competed as a member of Indonesia's national judo team from 1997 to 2009.

Taslim's breakthrough acting role was as Sergeant Jaka in *The Raid* (2011). He later appeared as Jah in *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), Manas in *Star Trek Beyond* (2016), Li Yong in the series *Warrior* (2019), Bi-Han / Sub-Zero in *Mortal Kombat* (2021) and its 2026 sequel, Ito in *The Night Comes for Us* (2018), and Navin in *The Furious* (2026).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, punchdrunkcritics.com, screenanarchy.com, upi.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Mortal Kombat II* (2026), Fi1m 50, as Bi-Han — [page](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md)
- *The Furious* (2026), Fi1m 82, as Navin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-furious.md)
- *Star Trek Beyond* (2016), Fi1m 70, as Manas — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-beyond.md)
- *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), Fi1m 70, as Jah — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-6.md)
- *The Raid* (2012), Fi1m 83, as Jaka — [page](https://film.one/film/the-raid.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Furious* (2026), as Navin — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-furious.md)
- *Mortal Kombat II* (2026), as Bi-Han — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md)
- *Mortal Kombat* (2021), as Bi-Han / Sub-Zero
- *The Swordsman* (2020), as Gurutai
- *Hit & Run* (2019), as Tegar Satria · Associate Producer
- *Warrior* (2019), series, as Li Yong
- *The Night Comes For Us* (2018), as Ito
- *A Diary of Letters to God* (2017), as Martin
- *Star Trek Beyond* (2016), as Manas — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-beyond.md)
- *La Tahzan* (2013), as Yamada
- *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), as Jah — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-6.md)
- *Dead Mine* (2012), as Djoko
- *The Raid* (2012), as Jaka — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-raid.md)
- *Feeling* (2009), as Allivan
- *Karma* (2008), as Armand
- *The Man from Nowhere*, as Jian
- *Mandala: Golok Setan*, as Mandala
- *Extraction 3*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Joe Taslim and Yayan Ruhian, actors, at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Furious.](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-0f2e1e4b5ec4.jpg) Joe Taslim and Yayan Ruhian, actors, at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Furious. — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Joe_Taslim_and_Yayan_Ruhian_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Joe_Taslim_and_Yayan_Ruhian_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joe Taslim](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-8603825b344e.jpg) Joe Taslim — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Joe_Taslim_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Joe_Taslim_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The cast of "The Furious" at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Furious.](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-cf03e1a3dab5.jpg) The cast of "The Furious" at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Furious. — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/The_cast_of_%22The_Furious%22_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._01.jpg/1280px-The_cast_of_%22The_Furious%22_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The cast of "The Furious" at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Furious.](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-0bb075b050f7.jpg) The cast of "The Furious" at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Furious. — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/The_cast_of_%22The_Furious%22_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._02.jpg/1280px-The_cast_of_%22The_Furious%22_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joe Taslim](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-ce4909abe247.jpg) Joe Taslim — Image via TMDB
- ![Joe Taslim](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-4533ca702399.jpg) Joe Taslim — Image via TMDB
- ![Joe Taslim](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-1f5eb81a4184.jpg) Joe Taslim — Image via TMDB
- ![The cast of "The Furious" at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Furious.](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-4e5e5e3ecef9.jpg) The cast of "The Furious" at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Furious. — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_cast_of_%22The_Furious%22_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._03.jpg/1280px-The_cast_of_%22The_Furious%22_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._03.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joe Taslim](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-f5bdc7f062d2.jpg) Joe Taslim — Image via TMDB
- ![Joe Taslim](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-6145ceb3c43e.jpg) Joe Taslim — Image via TMDB
- ![Joe Taslim](https://film.one/media/person/93414/gallery-3d9806ec2558.jpg) Joe Taslim — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Asia's Most Influential Indonesia 2021: Asia's Most Influential Indonesia (won)
- Gen.T (Indonesia) 2017: Gen.T (Indonesia) (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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