Andrew Koji Biography – Andrew Koji Wiki
Andrew Koji is a British actor and martial artist. He had his breakout role as Ah Sahm in the Cinemax series Warrior (2019).
Koji started in the industry doing extra work and making short films as a teenager. At 18, he moved to Thailand while still training in martial arts and did some small jobs in the film industry.
He subsequently worked in Japan’s film industry for a few years, before returning to England to train at the Actors’ Temple Studio in London. Eventually, Koji began getting more jobs in theatre and TV in the UK.
Regarding his opportunities there, he stated: “In the UK I would say my dual heritage has not particularly been advantageous. Opportunities for East Asian actors at the time were and still are quite limited—although things are changing.”
Koji dropped out of university at the age of 19 to focus on acting and martial arts. In his twenties, he studied and competed in taekwondo and trained in Shaolin kung fu at the Shaolin Temple UK. He has written and produced his films, and has also worked as a stunt double; most notably on Fast & Furious 6.
He has also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, Royal Court, Charing Cross Theatre, and Ovalhouse among others.
By 2017, Koji was discouraged by a recent lack of television roles and considering a career change. His agent and his mother convinced him to submit an audition tape for the lead role of Ah Sahm in the Cinemax series Warrior, which he secured.
Based on an original idea by Bruce Lee for the 1972 series Kung Fu, which starred David Carradine, and was produced by filmmaker Justin Lin, Warrior is centered around a martial arts prodigy in the late 1870s who emigrates from China to America in search of his sister, only to be drawn into the Tong Wars of San Francisco. In a nod to Lee’s idea for the character’s ethnic background, Ah Sahm is of partial European ancestry, which Koji found fitting for the character, and relatable due to his ancestry. The first season premiered in April 2019, and the second season premiered in October 2020.
Koji played Storm Shadow in the 2021 film Snake Eyes, and assassin Yuichi Kimura in David Leitch’s 2022 action film Bullet Train. He appears in the action-fantasy film Boy Kills World helmed by Moritz Mohr and joined the Netflix series Black Doves.
Andrew Koji Worth the Wait
The Exchange has acquired the worldwide sales rights of the romantic comedy feature “Worth the Wait,” which stars Lana Condor and Andrew Koji (“Bullet Train,” Netflix’s “Peaky Blinders”).
The Exchange will introduce the title to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin, which runs February 15-21 according to Variety.
Set in Seattle and Kuala Lumpur, “Worth the Wait” is a story about the intertwining lives of Asian-American strangers over a year as they find new loves, mend their relationships, and create new connections.
Andrew Koji Age
Koji was born November 10, 1987, in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK.
Andrew Koji Wife
Personal details about his marital status may not be publicly available.
Andrew Koji Parents
Koji was born in 1987 to an English mother and a Japanese father. His parents separated when he was still young, and he was brought up by his mother in Epsom, Surrey.
Andrew Koji Height
Actor Koji stands at a height of 5 feet 11¼ inches (1.81 meters) tall.
Nationality
The actor is of British nationality.
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