Dustin Nguyen

Acting

Dustin Nguyen

Born 1962-09-17 · Saigon, Vietnam

Dustin Nguyễn (born September 17, 1962) is a Vietnamese-American actor, director, writer, and martial artist. He is best known for his roles as Harry Truman Ioki on “21 Jump Street”, and as Johnny Loh on “VIP”. In films, he is known for starring in “Little Fish”, “The Doom Generation” and “The Rebel”.

Acting credits

22 Jump Street poster
6.8

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.

22 Jump Street

2014

The Doom Generation poster
6.5

Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.

The Doom Generation

1995

Virtuosity poster
5.5

The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.

Virtuosity

1995

Heaven & Earth poster
6.6

In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.

Heaven & Earth

1993

Legend is Alive poster
7.0

An impoverished mentally disabled boy in Vietnam learns to deal with the loss of both of his parents.

Legend is Alive

2009

The Man with the Iron Fists 2 poster
5.5

When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung and his wife Ah Ni offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes entrenched in a conflict that pits the townsfolk against the evil Master Ho, his nefarious Beetle Clan and the terrifying Lord Pi.

The Man with the Iron Fists 2

2015

Voodoo Doll poster
6.0

After a long delay, the Doll returned to the box office race under the new name Linh Duyen: The Secret From Doll. The work of the couple director Vo Ngoc - Hanh Nhan impressed when bringing a story full of ghostly and scary about the subject of cursed figures and the principles surrounding the law of cause and effect.

Voodoo Doll

2017

3 Ninjas Kick Back poster
5.6

During a championship baseball match, the three brothers hear that their grandfather in Japan is in trouble, and head out to help him, conceding the match. When they arrive in Japan, they must use all their powers to defend him against his ancient enemy, who has returned to exact revenge.

3 Ninjas Kick Back

1994

Zero Tolerance poster
4.7

Johnny and Peter, former paramilitary operatives, search Bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed Johnny's daughter, Angel.

Zero Tolerance

2015

Blade of the 47 Ronin poster
6.4

A new class of warriors emerges among the Samurai clans to keep a sought-after sword from falling into the wrong hands.

Blade of the 47 Ronin

2022

Rapid Fire poster
6.4

College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.

Rapid Fire

1992

Double Couple Trouble poster
NR

Two weddings—one lavish and extravagant, the other modest and humble—are set to take place directly across from each other. Trouble begins when both wedding teams discover that their guest lists are exactly the same.

Double Couple Trouble

2026

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee poster
4.9

In 1973, martial arts great Bruce Lee died, his final film, Game of Death, left unfinished. With the public hungry for more Lee, movie execs decide to find a replacement. This outrageous satire looks at the entire process, from the oddball candidates to the greed and racial motivations that drive the final decision. There's big business in the movies, and Finishing the Game skewers it with an eye for '70s detail.

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

2007

Jackpot poster
6.7

Inspired by a true story, Jackpot (Trúng Số) is a heartfelt comedy.

Jackpot

2015

Gentle poster
2.0

Gentle is a film set in modern-day South Vietnam and based on the short story 'A Gentle Creature' by the Russian novelist Dostoevsky.

Gentle

2014

Once Upon a Time in Vietnam poster
5.6

Assigned to protect a small town in Vietnam, Dao arrives to fight against the crime boss; but soon his past catches up with him, threatening to destroy the cherished village.

Once Upon a Time in Vietnam

2013

Earth Angel poster
5.4

When a prom queen dies in 1962, her only means of entering Heaven is by returning to 1990 earth, to assist friends from her youth.

Earth Angel

1991

The Accidental Getaway Driver poster
6.5

During a routine pickup, an elderly Vietnamese cab driver is taken hostage by three recently escaped Orange County convicts. Based on a true story.

The Accidental Getaway Driver

2025

The Rebel poster
6.8

In French ruled Vietnam in 1922, the French and Vietnamese officers plot to sniff out arch-rebel De Canh.

The Rebel

2007

Vanishing Son IV poster
5.6

After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-Wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two college students. Jian-Wa is taken in and nursed by Megan, a secluded artist. Jian-Wa is also visited by the ghost of Wago, who must act as an angel to Jian-Wa to gain acceptance into heaven. Meanwhile, the students from the hit-and-run plan to kill Jian-Wa so he doesn't talk to the police.

Vanishing Son IV

1994

Little Fish poster
5.8

Set in the Little Saigon district outside of Sydney, a woman trying to escape her past becomes embroiled in a drug deal.

Little Fish

2005

Sunset Strip poster
2.9

The stage is set for a series of confrontations when photographer Mark Jefferson (Tom Eplin) agrees to help his friend Roger (John Mayall) defend his night club against a handful of organized crime figures. Mark has an added incentive for becoming involved as his ex-girlfriend Carol (Cheri Cameron Newell) sings at the club. But the gangsters are willing to use mayhem and murder in order to take over Roger's business. It appears that the petty mobsters are out to sell illegal weapons to anyone who wants them, especially L.A.'s youth, instead of using the club as a front for a prostitution ring as Roger suspects. Soon Mark and his trusty motorcycle have their work cut out for them.

Sunset Strip

1985

798Muoi poster
NR

A poor man who cannot marry because of a debt must choose between money and loyalty to a dear friend.

798Muoi

2018

Fool for Love poster
7.5

Typically you know what you are getting into when you go see a movie billed as "romantic comedy." And often they lack romance or comedy and sometimes both. Not to mention that the simplicity of the characters often make the movie very predictable. That said, romantic comedies often don't work overall and viewers are left with a few good moments here or there. All that is said to explain what you won't find in "Fool For Love." That is because the two main characters, in particular Dustin Nguyen's character "Dung" have a complexity to them that creates a real life foundation from which the romance and comedy can be built.

Fool for Love

2010

Behind the camera