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PEOPLE 028 JOHNNY TRI NGUYEN’S TIME OFF HO CHI MINH CITY — I spend much of my time at my newly opened training centre for martial arts. I also like playing football and going to the theatres in the main districts. DA NANG — I love wandering around the central town of Hoi An. NHA TRANG — I like to go with a group of friends, rent a boat and venture out to the offshore islands. “This was the part that people would never notice because they naturally come to see the stars of the fi lm,” chuckles Nguyen. “It’s just the experience that I needed. In order to climb the hill, you need to take one step at a time.” His confi dence grew. And the time was ripe. Off ers for more prominent parts came pouring in. His fi rst noticeable screen appearance was in a stunt role in Cradle 2 the Grave alongside Jet Li in 2003. The success streak followed him with more stunt roles in The Protector, Spider-Man and Jarhead. The cut-throat nature of the fi lm industry in America is driven by a rich talent pool in Hollywood. “Everyone is talented and you have to be extremely talented to get the job,” he says candidly. How does he explain his success? “It’s just a case of right time, right place,” he laughs, humbly. “But, of course, I have an extremely good work ethic. And this will get you further than talent alone.” In 2000, Nguyen had his fi rst encounter with fi lmmaking experience back in Vietnam as director of photography for Chances Are, which was released in America. During this time, he got to travel the length and breadth of Vietnam and grew mesmerised by the scenery, culture and artistic side of the country. “At that point, I told myself, ‘Okay, one day I’m coming back to make more fi lms here’.” His life suddenly underwent a big change once he decided to head back to Vietnam in 2004, in a move that heralds the return of a new breed of Vietnamese-born American actors. Johnny Tri Nguyen is a standout contender of his comeback generation. TOP/BELOW: Nguyen in The Rebel movie poster; Nguyen in a scene with a French colonist on the set of The Rebel
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES OPPOSITE TOP AND BOTTOM PHOTOS: COURTESY OF JOHNNY TRI NGUYEN “I HAVE AN EXTREMELY GOOD WORK ETHIC. THIS WILL GET YOU FURTHER THAN TALENT ALONE” PEOPLE // 029
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