Mortal Kombat Movie: Every Character & Actor Confirmed So Far

12. Shang Tsung

Played by: Chin Han

Appearing as a decrepit old man (based off David Lo Pan from Big Trouble In Little China) in the first game, Shang Tsung was a master sorcerer who could change his form to that of any of the characters in the game. It was later revealed that this was a side-effect of being cursed by the gods; he would have to consume souls in order to stay young, but this enabled him to access the knowledge and abilities of those he fed upon.

Once a champion of Mortal Kombat whose victories secured many realms, Tsung fell to the Great Kung Lao when Outworld tried to take over Earthrealm.

No longer the champion, he worked from the shadows for Shao Kahn, luring Earth's mightiest heroes (no, not those ones) to his island for the Mortal Kombat tournament where they would fight each other to the death.

Those who survived were to face the monstrous Goro, and soon Outworld had gained nine of the ten victories it needed to take over Earthrealm.

Chin Han will be playing Shang Tsung in the 2021 film, and that's reason enough to be excited by it. Named as one of Asia's 25 greatest actors of all time, his 26-year career has spanned many projects.