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Joe Taslim

ジョー・タスリム　/　じょー・たすりむ

Model from Indonesia

June 23, 1981 (age 44)　・　Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia

South Sumatra
model
actor
judoka

My Take

What strikes me about Joe Taslim is the path he took: years on Indonesia's national judo team, with medals at the Southeast Asian Games, before he ever stepped in front of a camera. That combat background isn't a marketing gimmick for him, it's the foundation, and you can feel it in how grounded his on-screen physicality reads. Born in Palembang in 1981, he became one of the few Indonesian actors to carry real international recognition. I respect performers who earn their craft the hard way first, and his story feels exactly like that to me.

Overview

Johannes Taslim (born 23 June 1981) is an Indonesian actor, martial artist, and model. He was a member of Indonesia's national judo team from 1997 to 2009, becoming a three-time medalist (one Silver and two Bronze) at the Southeast Asian Games, and a Gold medalist at the 2008 Pekan Olahraga Nasional.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joe Taslim
Name (Japanese): ジョー・タスリム
Reading: じょー・たすりむ
Born: June 23, 1981 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rooster
Origin: Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: model / actor / judoka / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

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

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/joe_taslim/
Xhttps://x.com/joe_taslim
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A0

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