Yuen Woo-ping (Chinese: 袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor.
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Yuen Woo-ping is a celebrated Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and director known for shaping the global aesthetic of kung fu cinema.
He is renowned for directing classic martial arts films such as Drunken Master, Iron Monkey, and Tai-Chi Master.
He designed the groundbreaking action and wire-fu choreography for blockbusters like The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Explore his complete filmography on Mood.
