Who is the actor playing Bruce Lee in next Tarantino film? Five facts about Mike Moh you need to know

Moh owes his martial arts skills to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, he trains with his wife and children, he’s appeared in a film with Jackie Chan, and he will play Lee, one of his heroes, in director’s film about the Manson family

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Mike Moh at the world premiere of Marvel’s Inhumans in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Eugene Powers

Published: 7:30pm, 8 Aug 2018Updated: 11:20am, 9 Aug 2018

Whether you’re a fan of director Quentin Tarantino’s distinctive filmmaking style or not, there’s no denying that any film he touches seems to gain a cultlike following. His latest project, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, whose storyline includes the Manson family murders, is sure to be no different.

Quentin Tarantino (left) talks about his upcoming film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as cast member Leonardo DiCaprio looks on. Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Set in 1969 Los Angeles at the “height of hippy Hollywood”, the film will feature a star-studded cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, who will play actress Sharon Tate, the most high-profile of the five people murdered by followers of Charles Manson at a house in the Hollywood hills.

While plot details are under wraps at the moment, it’s been revealed that among the actors cast in Tarantino’s ninth film is relative newcomer Mike Moh, who will play Bruce Lee. The martial arts legend’s hairdresser, Jay Sebring, was another of those killed at the house on Cielo Drive.

Sharon Tate was murdered by members of the Manson Family.

A former boyfriend of Tate, he had dropped by to pay her a visit.

So who exactly is Mike Moh? Here are five things you should know about the American small-town business owner turned rising film star.

Thank you, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles