Diego Dati

Movie actor, songwriter and martial artist born and raised in the Italian south, living and working in China since 2009.

He has worked on dramatic and comedic roles in about 30 cinema movies and TV series. He has also exchanged blows with several martial arts stars like Jackie Chan, Wu Jing, Max Zhang, Vincent Zhao, Arif Lee, and many others. He played the main villain Role in several productions, including Vincent Zhao's "Counterattack" and Michael Chiang's "Wolf Pack", and secondary roles in big Chinese blockbusters like "The Eight Hundred" and the highest-grossing Chinese movie of all time, "The Battle at Lake Changjin". The directors he has worked with include Stanley Tong, Guang Hu, Dante Lam, and Andrew Lau.

 

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Eastern Asian Languages and Cultures from "L`Orientale University of Naples", and a Master's Degree in International Relations from "Fudan University" of Shanghai, hence he can speak, read, write and act fluently in Chinese, English, Italian, and Neapolitan languages.

 

He has trained acting utilizing mostly a combination of Meisner Technique, Method Acting, and Linklater Voice Technique.

 

Diego was introduced to martial arts by his brother Amedeo from a young age, and his action training includes Chinese Wushu, Wing Chun, Pekiti Tirsia Kali (single & double edged and impact weapons), Kyokushin Karate, fight choreography training, and Firearms (IPSC, IDPA, CQB, and Tactical Shooting). 

 

He loves music, training sports (not only martial arts), sci-fi (particularly cyberpunk), weapons, horror, psychology, philosophy, virtual reality, synths, pianos, guitars, nature, animals, and art that is out of the ordinary.