Johannes Taslim or Joe Taslim (born 23 June 1981) is an Indonesian
actor and former Judo athlete of Chinese descent. He became well known in the 2012
action film The Raid: Redemption.
Taslim was born in South Sumatera, Indonesia. He was exposed to martial arts at an
early age. His martial arts training includes Wushu, Judo, Taekwondo. However, he found his passion in Judo and this led to
his career as a professional Judo athlete. He won several gold medals from 1997 -2009
in Asian and National championships.