Byron Mann
Byron Mann is the rare actor equally commanding in the action genre as well as the dramatic genre.
He started his career starring with Jean-Claude Van Damme and the late Raul Julia in Universal's Streetfighter, followed with the cult actioner Crying Freeman, directed by Christophe Gans (Silent Hill). He furthered his place in the action genre by starring with Billy Zane in Invincible, produced by Mel Gibson and Jet Li, and directed by Tony Ching (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), and again worked with Ching on Sony's Belly of the Beast.
Intertwined with the action genre are noted dramatic turns in MGM's Red Corner, starring opposite Richard Gere, and directed by Jon Avnet; New Line's The Corruptor, opposite Chow Yun-Fat and Mark Wahlberg, directed by James Foley; Sony's Sniper 3, opposite Tom Berenger; and James Cameron's hit television series Dark Angel with Jessica Alba.
Mann's recent works include the lead role in the Italian horror thriller The Counting House with Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible 3), a comedic turn with Kelly Hu (The Scorpion King) in Shanghai Kiss, headlining the ground-breaking drama Dragon Boys with Hong Kong superstar Eric Tsang (Infernal Affairs), and starring with Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards in Blonde and Blonder.
Mann grew up in Hong Kong, and studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating magna cum laude in Philosophy. Today, he splits his time between North America and Asia.