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Screen actors of East and Southeast Asia

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Jessy Mendiola

Jessy Mendiola (Jessica Mendiola Tawile), Filipino-Lebanese actress born in Dubai, star of Sabel (2010) and Maria Mercedes (2013), wife of Luis Manzano, vlogger, and 2025 comeback actress in Sins of the Father.

Jet Li

Jet Li (李连杰, Li Lianjie, born 1963 in Beijing) is a Chinese wushu champion turned international martial-arts film star of Shaolin Temple, Once Upon a Time in China, and Hero, and founder of the One Foundation charity.

Ji Chang-wook (지창욱)

Ji Chang-wook (지창욱, born 1987, Anyang) is a South Korean actor and singer, known for Healer, The K2, The Worst of Evil, Queen Woo, and the 2026 Cannes film Colony; agented by Spring Company.

Ji Hyun-woo (지현우)

Ji Hyun-woo (지현우, real name Joo Hyung-tae), born 1984, is a South Korean actor and former guitarist of The Nuts, known for Queen In-hyun's Man, The Awl, and the 2021 KBS Daesang-winning Young Lady and Gentleman.

Ji Jin-hee (지진희)

Ji Jin-hee (지진희), born 1971, is a South Korean actor who rose to fame as Min Jeong-ho in Dae Jang Geum (2003), later starring in Dong Yi, Designated Survivor: 60 Days, Misty, and Undercover, and winning the 2010 MBC Drama Grand Prize.

Ji Soo

Ji Soo (지수, Kim Ji-soo, born 1993) is a South Korean actor of Angry Mom, Strong Girl Bong-soon, and Moon Lovers, distinct from Blackpink's Jisoo; his 2021 school bullying scandal ended his Korean career, and he rebuilt it in Philippine television from 2024.

Ji Sung

Ji Sung (지성; born 1977, birth name Kwak Tae-geun) is a South Korean actor who debuted in the 1999 SBS drama KAIST. Known for All In, Secret Love, Kill Me, Heal Me, Defendant, The Devil Judge, and The Apartment Job, he won the 2015 MBC Drama Awards Daesang and is married to actress Lee Bo-young.

Ji Ye-eun

Ji Ye-eun (지예은, born 1994) is a South Korean actress and entertainer, a Korean National University of Arts graduate who rose via SNL Korea, joined Running Man as a regular, won SBS Entertainment Awards, and recorded music as Chungju J's; distinct from the 2006-born influencer of the same name.

Jiang Qiming (蒋奇明)

Jiang Qiming (蒋奇明), born 1992 in Nanning, is a Chinese stage-trained actor known for the mute Fu Weijun in The Long Season and his Magnolia-winning Wang Anquan in Escape from the Trilateral Slopes.

Jiang Wen (姜文)

Jiang Wen (姜文) is a Chinese actor, director, and screenwriter; star of Hibiscus Town and Red Sorghum, director of In the Heat of the Sun, Devils on the Doorstep (Cannes Grand Prix 2000), and Let the Bullets Fly.

Jiggly Caliente

Jiggly Caliente, stage name of Bianca Castro-Arabejo (1980-2025), Filipino-American drag performer on RuPaul's Drag Race season 4 and All Stars 6, judge on Drag Race Philippines, and Pose actress who died at 44 after a leg amputation.

Jimmy Wong

Jimmy Wong (James Franklin Wong, 黄谷悦), born 1987, is a Chinese American actor known for Video Game High School, Mulan (2020), and voicing Din in Wish Dragon (2021).

Jin Goo (진구)

Jin Goo (진구) is a South Korean actor, born 1980 in Seoul, who debuted as Lee Byung-hun's younger self in All In (2003), won Grand Bell and Blue Dragon Best Supporting Actor for Mother (2009), and starred in Descendants of the Sun (2016).

Jin Ha

Jin Ha, South Korean-born American actor born 1990 in Seoul; Broadway's M. Butterfly (Song Liling) and Aaron Burr in Hamilton; Solomon Baek in Pachinko; 2023 Spirit and Peabody awards.

Jin Se-yeon

Jin Se-yeon (진세연, real name Kim Yun-jeong, born 1994) is a South Korean actress who debuted in 2010 with SBS's It's Okay, Daddy's Daughter and led dramas including Bridal Mask, Flowers of the Prison, Selection: War of Women, and the 2026 KBS series Recipe for Love.

Jing Boran (井柏然)

Jing Boran (井柏然), Chinese actor and singer born 1989 in Shenyang; 2007 My Hero champion, BoBo duo member, star of Monster Hunt, Us and Them, Regeneration, and the 2026 drama The Early Spring.

Jing Tian (景甜)

Jing Tian (景甜), also known as Sally Jing, born 1988 in Xi'an, is a Chinese actress and former singer who debuted with the 2006 EP Who Are You, starred in The Warring States, The Great Wall, Kong: Skull Island and Pacific Rim Uprising, and won acclaim in The Glory of Tang Dynasty and Si Teng.

JingJing Yu (จิงจิง ยู)

JingJing Yu (จิงจิง ยู), born Prariyapit Yu, formerly Varitsara Yu, 1997, Thai-Chinese actress, model, singer under GMMTV; won Thai Supermodel Contest 2012, first foreign ESteem model in Korea, App War (2018), Hide & Sis, Enemies with Benefits.

Jiratchapong Srisang (จิรัชพงศ์ ศรีแสง)

Jiratchapong Srisang (จิรัชพงศ์ ศรีแสง), nicknamed Force, is a Thai actor and model under GMMTV, born 1997. Known for lead BL roles as Akk in Enchanté, Gun in A Boss and a Babe, Top in Only Friends, and Arc in Perfect 10 Liners, paired with childhood friend Book Kasidet Plookphol.

Jiruntanin Trairattanayon

Jiruntanin Trairattanayon (มาร์ค จิรันธนิน ตรัยรัตนยนต์), nicknamed Mark, is a Thai GMMTV actor born 1997, known for Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart, Perfect 10 Liners, and My Romance Scammer.

Jitaraphol Potiwihok (จิตรพล โพธิวิหค)

Jitaraphol Potiwihok (จิตรพล โพธิวิหค), known as Jimmy, is a Thai actor and licensed doctor under GMMTV, known for roles in Bad Buddy (2021) and Vice Versa (2022).

Jo Aram (조혜연)

Jo Aram (조아람), real name Jo Hye-yeon (조혜연), born 2000, is a South Korean actress and former Gugudan member (2016-2018). Known for Doctor Cha's Jeon So-ra, The Auditors, film Victory, and the 2025 MBC Drama Awards New Star award.

Jo Bo-ah (조보아)

Jo Bo-ah (조보아, born Jo Bo-yoon 조보윤, 1991) is a South Korean actress who debuted in 2012 with Shut Up Flower Boy Band, known for Tale of the Nine Tailed, Military Prosecutor Doberman, and Destined with You; married in 2024, son born 2026.

Jo Bok-rae

Jo Bok-rae (조복래, born 1986, Busan) is a South Korean actor of film, TV, and stage, known for playing young Song Chang-sik in C'est si bon (2015), the informant in The Informant (2025), and Golden Teeth in Agent Kim Reactivated (2026); he left BH Entertainment in July 2026.

Jo Jung-suk

Jo Jung-suk (조정석, 曺政奭), born 1980, is a South Korean actor and singer; a musical-theater graduate of Seoul Institute of the Arts who debuted on stage in 2004, rose via Architecture 101 (2012), starred in Exit, Hospital Playlist, and Baeksang-winning Pilot, and married singer Gummy in 2018.

Jo Yoon-su

Jo Yoon-su (조윤수), born 1998, is a South Korean actress who debuted in 2019 via the Cheeze Film web drama and broke out as killer Chae Ja-gyeong in Disney+'s The Tyrant (2024).

Joan Chen (陈冲)

Joan Chen (陈冲), born 1961 in Shanghai, is a Chinese-American actress and director known for Little Flower, Empress Wanrong in The Last Emperor, Twin Peaks, and directing Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl.

Joaquín Cosío

Joaquín Cosío (Joaquín Cosío Osuna, born 1962, Tepic, Nayarit) is a Mexican actor and poet known for El Cochiloco in El Infierno, Mascarita in Matando Cabos, General Medrano in Quantum of Solace, and Don Neto in Narcos: México.

Jodi Sta. Maria

Jodi Sta. Maria (Jodi Chrissie Garcia Santamaria, born 1982) is a Filipino actress, the "Silent Superstar", Emmy-nominated as Amor Powers in Pangako Sa 'Yo and lead of Be Careful With My Heart, ABS-CBN's first daytime series.

Joe Chen (陈乔恩)

Joe Chen (陈乔恩/陳喬恩, born 1979, Hsinchu, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese actress, singer, and host; ex-7 Flowers member whose Fated to Love You (2008) and Swordsman (2013) made her an idol-drama star in Taiwan and mainland China.