Byron Mann
文峰
Mann in July 2018, at aSkyscraper press conference inBeijing.
Born	Byron Chan[1][2] British Hong Kong
Alma mater	USC Gould School of Law University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	文峰
Simplified Chinese	文峰
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wén Fēng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Man4 Fung1

Byron Mann Fung (Chinese:文峰;Jyutping:Man4 Fung1; nèChan) is aHong Kong-American actor. His best-known roles includeRyu inStreet Fighter, Silver Lion inThe Man with the Iron Fists, Wing Chau inThe Big Short, Admiral Augusto Nguyen onThe Expanse, Chang onHell on Wheels,Yao Fei onArrow,^[3] and Uncle Six in theNetflix seriesWu Assassins.

Mann was born inHong Kong to a Chinese-American mother and a Chinese father. He was raised bilingual in English and Cantonese and grew up inKowloon.^[4] Mann attended theDiocesan Boys' School,^[4] an all-boys secondary school in Hong Kong.

Mann attended a Christian college inChicago, Illinois. After his first year, he transferred toUCLA inLos Angeles, California, where he majored in philosophy.^[1][2] After graduation, Mann attendedUSC Law School.^[5] During law school, he decided to pursue acting and took asabbatical to explore opportunities in Hong Kong.^[4][5] Mann later returned to finish law school and passed theCalifornia bar exam.^[1][2]

He changed his last name from Chan to Mann.^[1][2]

Mann made his film debut in the 1990 TV movie,Last Flight Out. He acted in the film while on a sabbatical at USC Law School.^[4][5]

Mann starred in films such asRed Corner andThe Corruptor, and in the television showDark Angel, and has also co-starred inCatwoman andInvincible.^{[citation needed]} He is best known asRyu inStreet Fighter^{[citation needed]} and Koh in the manga-based movieCrying Freeman.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, Mann starred inThe Man with the Iron Fists, directed byRZA. In 2015, Mann appeared inThe Big Short, aParamount Pictures feature film directed byAdam McKay. He also was a series regular on AMC'sHell on Wheels, playing the powerful railroad mercenary Chang.^[1][2][5]

In 2018, Mann was a recurring character on Netflix'sAltered Carbon.^[6] In June 2018, it was announced that Mann was cast in the series regular role of Uncle Six on theNetflix series,Wu Assassins.^[7][8]

In 2016, Mann was nominated for theGolden Maple Award for Best Actor in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. for his role onHell on Wheels.^[9]

Prior to his acting career, Mann was a top-ranked tennis player, under 16 division, in Hong Kong.^[4]

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