Max Huang

Huang was born Julian Maximilian Widajaja in Nuremberg to a Chinese-Indonesian father, conductor Noorman Widjaja,[4][5] and a German mother. He began studying Wing Chun at the age of 11, and later joined the German National Wushu Team, winning a gold medal at the 2009 German Nationals.[6] He studied acting in the United Kingdom.

While working in the Chinese film industry, he adopted the Chinese name Huang You-liang (Chinese: 黃又亮) - Widjaja is the Indonesian transliteration of ‘Huang’[7] and ‘You-liang’ is the Chinese soundalike for ‘Julian’.

Huang started in the film industry as a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, as stunt performer and coordinator; he has worked in films such as Police Story 2013 (2013), Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and The Foreigner (2017). He was the first German-born member of the team.[1]

Huang played Kung Lao in the 2021 film Mortal Kombat.[8]

Music

In April 2021, he wrote and released a single titled "Flawless Victory", which was produced by rapper Vinnie Paz[9] and featured his brother, violinist Iskandar Widjaja.

Huang’s brothers are the violinist Iskandar Widjaja and stuntman Lee Huang. He resides in Berlin.[2]

• Max Huang at IMDb