Max Huang (born September 22, 1988) is a German actor,

martial artist Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preserv ...

, stunt performer, songwriter and singer. He is known for his role of

Kung Lao Kung Lao ( or ) is a fictional character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. A Shaolin monk, he debuted in '' Mortal Kombat II'' (1993). He is depicted as a primary hero in the series, inclu ...

in the 2021 '' Mortal Kombat'' reboot, and for being a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team.

Personal life

Max was born in Germany of

Chinese-Indonesian Chinese Indonesians ( id, Orang Tionghoa Indonesia) and colloquially Chindo or just Tionghoa are Indonesians whose ancestors arrived from China at some stage in the last eight centuries. Chinese people and their Indonesian descendants have ...

father and German mother. He started in the movie industry as a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, as stunt performer and coordinator; he has worked in films like '' Police Story 2013'', '' The Foreigner'' and

Matthew Vaughn Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971) is an English filmmaker. He has produced films including ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998) and '' Snatch'' (2000), and directed ''Layer Cake'' (2004 ...

's '' Kingsman: The Secret Service''. He has practiced Wushu under Shanghai Wushu Team member Wang Peng Cheng and won Gold at The German Wushu Nationals in 2009. In 2021, he was part of the main cast in '' Mortal Kombat'' in the role of

. The film is a reboot of the video game franchise of the same name. In April 2021, he debuted as singer releasing his first single