Rick Yune

 ( 20th-century American Male Actors ) 

Yune made his film debut in 1999, playing Kazuo Miyamoto, a Japanese-American war hero accused of killing a respected fisherman (played by Daniel von Bargen) in the close-knit community, in director Scott Hicks' film adaptation of David Guterson's post-World War II novel, Snow Falling on Cedars. Yune co-starred as Johnny Tran, a Vietnamese gang leader and the rival of Vin Diesel's character, in the 2001 film The Fast and the Furious. In 2002, Yune portrayed Zao, a North Korean terrorist who works for the Korean People's Army, opposite Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry, in the James Bond film Die Another Day.Patton, Phil (November 10, 2002). "The Spy Who Drove Me". The New York Times. That year Yune was voted one of People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".

Yune appeared in the 2004 video "Call U Sexy" by the band VS, as well as in Someone (1997) by SWV, featuring Sean Combs. Yune appeared in two 2005 episodes of ABC's spy series Alias, playing a modern-day samurai Kazu Tamazaki who is hunted down by Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow. He also appeared as a guest in an episode of ABC's legal dramedy series Boston Legal and the CBS crime drama . He produced and starred as a Thai assassin in the action/adventure movie The Fifth Commandment, directed by Jesse V. Johnson, and also stars Keith David and Bokeem Woodbine. Yune starred with Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu in the 2012 martial arts film, The Man with the Iron Fists. "The Man With The Iron Fists: Rick Yune On His Character". The New York Times. May 6, 2001.

In 2013, Yune played Kang Yeon-Sak, a North Korean ultra-nationalist and ex-terrorist mastermind who plans a terrorist attack on the White House, in the action thriller Olympus Has Fallen, opposite Gerard Butler.

In 2014, Yune took on the role of Kaidu, a Mongol Khan, in the historical drama series Marco Polo. Yune reprised his role in the second season, which was released in 2016. In 2025, he made his debut in Indian cinema in , as the enigmatic figure in the poster with a red dragon printed on a coat. Rick Yune was voted one of the 50 HOTTEST MEN OF ALL TIME by Harper's Bazaar 2025.