
Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-sang, is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts. Jackie Chan has been acting since the 1970s and has appeared in over 100 films. Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a cultural icon, Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, and video games. Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred. Chan was born on April 7, 1954, in Victoria Peak, in the former Crown colony of Hong Kong, as Chan Kong-sang (meaning "born in Hong Kong") to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War. He was nicknamed Paopao (Chinese: 炮炮, literally meaning "Cannonball") because he was such a big baby, weighing 12 pounds, or about 5.4 kgs. Since his parents worked for the French Consul to Hong Kong, Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the consul's residence in the Victoria Peak district. Chan attended the Nah-Hwa Primary School on Hong Kong Island, where he failed his first year, after which his parents withdrew him from the school. In 1960, his father immigrated to Canberra, Australia, to work as the head cook for the American embassy, and Chan was sent to the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School run by Master Yu Jim-yuen. Chan trained rigorously for the next decade, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics. He eventually became part of the Seven Little Fortunes, a performance group made up of the school's best students, gaining the stage name Yuen Lo in homage to his master. Chan became close friends with fellow group members Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, the three of them later to be known as the Three Brothers or Three Dragons. At the age of 17, he worked as a stuntman in the Bruce Lee films Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon under the stage name Chan Yuen Lung. He received his first starring role later that year, in Little Tiger of Canton, which had a limited release in Hong Kong in 1973.
Movie | Shanghai Dawn | Chon Wang | 2022 |
Movie | Vanguard | Tang Huanting | 2020-09-30 |
Movie | The Iron Mask | Master | 2019-08-16 |
Movie | The Climbers | Yang Guang (Old) | 2019-09-30 |
Movie | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Himself (archive footage) | 2019-08-02 |
Movie | The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang | Pu Songling | 2019-02-05 |
Movie | Namiya | Namiya | 2018-10-13 |
Movie | Operation Red Sea | Unknown | 2018-02-16 |
Movie | The Foreigner | Quan Ngoc Minh | 2017-09-28 |
Movie | Kung Fu Yoga | Jack | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | Bleeding Steel | Lin Dong | 2017-12-18 |
Movie | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Master Wu (voice) | 2017-09-21 |
Movie | Earth: One Amazing Day | Narrator (voice) | 2017-08-04 |
Movie | The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Mr. Feng (voice) | 2017-08-11 |
Movie | Railroad Tigers | Ma Yuan | 2016-12-23 |
Movie | The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short | Master Wu (Voice) | 2016-09-22 |
Movie | Skiptrace | Bennie Chan | 2016-07-21 |
Series | Chelsea | Himself | 2016-05-11 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Monkey (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
Movie | The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse | Himself | 2016-03-04 |
Movie | Saving Mr. Wu | (archive footage) | 2015-09-30 |
Movie | Monkey King: Hero Is Back | (voice) | 2015-07-10 |
Movie | Dragon Blade | Huo Han | 2015-02-19 |
Movie | Impetuous Love in Action | Jackie Chan | 2014-05-23 |
Movie | As the Light Goes Out | Himself [Cameo] | 2014-01-02 |
Movie | Police Story: Lockdown | Detective Zhong Wen | 2013-12-24 |
Movie | Personal Tailor | Pan-Pacific host [Cameo] | 2013-12-20 |
Movie | I Am Bruce Lee | Actor on Enter the Dragon (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2012-02-09 |
Movie | The Adventures of Panda Warrior | Jinbao (voice) | 2012-08-10 |
Movie | Chinese Zodiac | Jackie / Asian Hawk | 2012-12-20 |
Movie | 1911 | Huang Xing / Huang Keqiang | 2011-07-03 |
Movie | Shaolin | Wu Dao | 2011-01-20 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Monkey (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
Series | Running Man | Unknown | 2010-07-11 |
Movie | The Karate Kid | Mr. Han | 2010-06-10 |
Movie | Little Big Soldier | The Liang soldier | 2010-02-14 |
Movie | The Spy Next Door | Bob Ho | 2010-01-15 |
Movie | The Legend of Silk Boy | Xu Rongcun [voice] | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Monkey (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
Movie | Shinjuku Incident | Steelhead | 2009-03-22 |
Movie | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Himself | 2009-05-17 |
Movie | The Founding of a Republic | 记者 | 2009-09-17 |
Movie | Looking for Jackie | Himself | 2009-07-03 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda | Master Monkey (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
Movie | The Forbidden Kingdom | Old Hop / Lu Yan | 2008-04-18 |
Movie | Rush Hour 3 | Chief Insp. Lee | 2007-08-08 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | Robin-B-Hood | Thongs/Slipper (Fong Ka-Ho) | 2006-09-28 |
Movie | Jackie Chan's Global Friendship Tour | Himself | 2006-05-01 |
Movie | The Heavenly Kings | Himself | 2006-04-05 |
Movie | Magic & Me | Himself | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | A Century of Light and Shadow | Himself | 2005-01-01 |
Movie | The Myth | General Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan | 2005-05-11 |
Movie | The Twins Effect II | Lord of Armour | 2004-08-12 |
Movie | New Police Story | Senior Insp. Chan Kwok-Wing | 2004-09-23 |
Movie | Enter the Phoenix | Mr. Chan (cameo) | 2004-04-08 |
Movie | Around the World in 80 Days | Passepartout / Lau Xing | 2004-06-16 |
Movie | Shanghai Knights | Chon Wang | 2003-02-06 |
Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | Himself | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong | Himself | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | Golden Chicken 2 | archive footage | 2003-12-24 |
Movie | The Twins Effect | Jackie Fong | 2003-03-08 |
Movie | Heromakers | Himself (Archive) | 2003-07-08 |
Movie | The Medallion | Eddie Yang | 2003-08-15 |
Movie | Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family | Jackie Chan | 2003-08-22 |
Movie | Golden Chicken | archive footage | 2002-12-26 |
Movie | The Tuxedo | Jimmy Tong | 2002-09-27 |
Movie | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Himself - Interviewee | 2002-06-01 |
Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Wong Fei-Hung (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Himself | 2002-12-10 |
Movie | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Himself | 2001-12-18 |
Movie | Rush Hour 2 | Chief Insp. Lee | 2001-08-03 |
Movie | The Accidental Spy | Buck Yuan | 2001-01-18 |
Movie | Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour | Himself / Narrator | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Hong Kong Superstars | Himself | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Fist to Fist | (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - The Kung Fu Years | Himself (archive footage) | 2000-04-17 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Himself | 2000-09-09 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | (archive footage) | 2000-10-22 |
Movie | Shanghai Noon | Chon Wang | 2000-05-26 |
Movie | Dragon Heat | [Cameo] | 1999-08-07 |
Movie | Gen-X Cops | Poor Fisherman (Cameo) | 1999-06-18 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Stunts | Himself | 1999-03-30 |
Movie | Gorgeous | Chi Wu | 1999-02-12 |
Movie | King of Comedy | Stunt double on set [Cameo] | 1999-02-08 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On | Himself | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Augustin, King of Kung-Fu | [archive footage] | 1999-08-25 |
Movie | The Path of the Dragon | Himself | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Who Am I? | Lee / Who am I | 1998-01-17 |
Movie | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Jackie Chan | 1998-02-20 |
Movie | Mulan | (singing voice) | 1998-06-18 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Himself | 1998-07-17 |
Movie | Rush Hour | Chief Inspector Lee | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: In His Own Words | Himself (archive footage) | 1998-07-01 |
Movie | Mr. Nice Guy | Jackie | 1997-01-31 |
Movie | Face to Face | Himself | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Top Fighter 2 | (archive footage) | 1996-09-10 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Himself | 1996-08-30 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Police Story 4: First Strike | Insp. Chan Ka Kui | 1996-02-10 |
Movie | Rumble in the Bronx | Keung | 1995-01-30 |
Movie | Top Fighter | Himself | 1995-06-15 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 | Himself | 1995-07-22 |
Movie | Thunderbolt | Chan Foh To | 1995-09-08 |
Movie | The Legend of Drunken Master | Wong Fei-hung | 1994-02-03 |
Movie | The Life of Bruce Lee | Himself | 1994-01-01 |
Movie | Cinema of Vengeance | Himself (uncredited) | 1994-01-01 |
Movie | Project S | Insp. Chan Ka Kui | 1993-10-21 |
Movie | The Curse of the Dragon | Himself [archive footage] | 1993-06-30 |
Movie | Crime Story | Inspector Eddie Chan | 1993-06-24 |
Movie | City Hunter | Ryo Saeba | 1993-01-16 |
Movie | Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino | Himself | 1993-01-01 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time in China II | [Singing voice] | 1992-08-15 |
Movie | Police Story 3: Super Cop | Chan Ka-Kui/Lin Fu Sheng | 1992-07-04 |
Movie | Twin Dragons | Ma Yau / Wan Ming | 1992-01-15 |
Movie | A Kid from Tibet | Man at airport (Cameo) | 1992-01-10 |
Movie | Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania | Himself (archive footage) | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | Beauty and the Beast | [Singing voice] | 1991-11-13 |
Movie | Operation Condor | Jackie / Asian Hawk / Asian Condor | 1991-02-07 |
Movie | New Kids in Town | Master of Disaster re-edit [archive footage] | 1990-10-05 |
Movie | The Best of Martial Arts Films | Himself | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | Island of Fire | Da Chui / Steve | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | Miracles | Kuo Chen-Wah | 1989-06-15 |
Movie | Painted Faces | Himself | 1988-09-16 |
Movie | Police Story 2 | Chan Ka Kui | 1988-08-13 |
Movie | Dragons Forever | Jackie Lung | 1988-02-11 |
Movie | Project A: Part II | Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue-Lung | 1987-08-19 |
Movie | Armour of God | Jackie Condor | 1986-08-16 |
Movie | Naughty Boys | Prisoner | 1986-07-25 |
Movie | Ninja the Protector | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | My Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-02-10 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter | Himself (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Police Story | Chan Ka Kui | 1985-12-14 |
Movie | The Protector | Billy Wong | 1985-07-11 |
Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-08-15 |
Movie | Heart of Dragon | Fung / Ah Tad / Tat | 1985-09-09 |
Movie | Wheels on Meals | Thomas | 1984-08-17 |
Movie | Cannonball Run II | Jackie Chan, Mitsubishi Engineer | 1984-06-29 |
Movie | Pom Pom | Motorcycle cop/Skater [Cameo] | 1984-02-22 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend | Himself (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Ninja Thunderbolt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Fantasy Mission Force | Sammy | 1983-02-13 |
Movie | Fearless Hyena 2 | Ching Lung / Stone | 1983-03-04 |
Movie | Winners & Sinners | Cop #7086 | 1983-07-07 |
Movie | Fire Dragon | (archive footage) | 1983-09-02 |
Movie | Project A | Sergeant Dragon Ma Yue Lung | 1983-12-22 |
Movie | Ninja Wars | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1982-12-18 |
Movie | Dragon Lord | Lung / Dragon Ho | 1982-01-21 |
Movie | The Cannonball Run | Jackie Chan, Subaru Driver | 1981-06-19 |
Series | The Chinese Detective | Unknown | 1981-04-30 |
Series | Wanna bet, that..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Movie | The Big Brawl | Jerry Kwan | 1980-09-10 |
Movie | The Young Master | Lung | 1980-02-09 |
Movie | Master with Cracked Fingers | Lung/Jackie | 1979-01-01 |
Movie | Fearless Hyena | Chan | 1979-02-17 |
Movie | Dragon Fist | Tang Hao Yun | 1979-04-21 |
Movie | Fists and Guts | [Cameo] | 1979-12-21 |
Movie | Drunken Master | Wong Fei-Hung | 1978-10-05 |
Movie | Two in Black Belt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Spiritual Kung Fu | Yi-Lang | 1978-11-23 |
Movie | Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Master Chang | 1978-06-30 |
Movie | Snake in the Eagle's Shadow | Chien Fu | 1978-03-01 |
Movie | Magnificent Bodyguards | Ting Chung | 1978-04-27 |
Movie | Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin | Hsu Yin-Fung | 1978-03-08 |
Movie | To Kill with Intrigue | Cao Lei (as Chen Lung) | 1977-07-22 |
Movie | The Face Behind the Mask | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1977-05-13 |
Movie | The 36 Crazy Fists | Man in opening scene [Cameo] | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | The Himalayan | Tseng's man | 1976-02-20 |
Movie | New Fist of Fury | Ah Lung | 1976-07-08 |
Movie | Hand of Death | Little Tan | 1976-07-15 |
Movie | The Killer Meteors | Immortal Meteor Wa Wu-Bin | 1976-08-21 |
Movie | Shaolin Wooden Men | Little Mute | 1976-10-10 |
Movie | All in the Family | Hsiao Tang | 1975-02-08 |
Movie | No End of Surprises | Secretary Chen | 1975-12-05 |
Movie | The Golden Lotus | Pear Hawker Yun | 1974-01-17 |
Movie | Village of Tigers | Bandit | 1974-01-12 |
Movie | Facets of Love | Xiao Liu | 1973-04-05 |
Movie | Ambush | [Extra] | 1973-01-05 |
Movie | Not Scared to Die | Shi Tzer | 1973-01-12 |
Movie | Fist of Unicorn | Thug [Extra] | 1973-03-01 |
Movie | The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung | Hsiao Hu | 1973-03-31 |
Movie | The Awaken Punch | Thug | 1973-05-23 |
Movie | The Heroine | Gang Leader | 1973-04-26 |
Movie | Freedom Strikes a Blow | Thug [Extra] | 1973-12-31 |
Movie | None But the Brave | Japanese | 1973-05-09 |
Movie | Enter the Dragon | Guard | 1973-08-17 |
Movie | Supermen Against the Orient | Extra (uncredited) | 1973-11-29 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend | Himself (archive footage) | 1973-10-14 |
Movie | Fist to Fist | Guard [Extra] | 1973-09-01 |
Movie | The Black Tavern | Assassin | 1972-12-16 |
Movie | Stranger in Hong Kong | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1972-10-27 |
Movie | The Brutal Boxer | Thug | 1972-10-04 |
Movie | Hapkido | Black Bear student | 1972-10-01 |
Movie | Fist of Fury | Student (uncredited) | 1972-03-22 |
Movie | The Angry River | Thug in black | 1971-05-12 |
Movie | The Blade Spares None | Prince's fighter in the forest | 1971-04-30 |
Movie | Lady of Steel | Beggar kid | 1970-02-27 |
Movie | A Touch of Zen | Extra (uncredited) | 1970-07-10 |
Movie | The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) | Seven Little Tigers | 1966-08-30 |
Movie | The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) | Child | 1966-08-23 |
Movie | Come Drink with Me | Extra (uncredited) | 1966-04-07 |
Movie | The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian | Brother Dong | 1964-07-18 |
Movie | The Love Eterne | 1963-04-02 | |
Movie | Big and Little Wong Tin Bar | Kid (as Yuen Lau) | 1962-12-05 |