Cung Le

Cung Le's journey from Ho Chi Minh City to American mixed martial arts and then to acting is genuinely remarkable. A Sanshou specialist, kickboxer, and MMA fighter who went 7-1 in Strikeforce, he carried real combat credibility into the movies, and it shows: his on-screen fighting has a truth that choreographed actors rarely match. What moves me most is the immigrant backstory behind all of it, the grit required to arrive with little and carve out two demanding careers. I deeply respect performers who actually live the skills they portray, and Le clearly earned every bit of his.

Name (English)

Cung Le

Name (Japanese)

カン・リー

Reading

かん・りー

Born

May 25, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat

Origin

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Height

178 cm

Occupation

actor / martial artist / screenwriter / kickboxer / mixed martial arts fighter

High school

San Jose High School

University

West Valley College

• Official sitehttps://cungle.com
• Xhttps://x.com/cungle185
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cung%20Le
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952839

Tags

• actor
• martial artist
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-21

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