
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 | the legend | 2024 | |
Movie | 橫掃江南七霸天 | 2024 | |
Movie | Shanghai Dawn | Chon Wang | 2024 |
Movie | Project X-Traction | Luo Feng | 2023-07-06 |
Movie | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Splinter (voice) | 2023-07-31 |
Series | 무한초월반 | 成龙 | 2022-12-17 |
Series | 无限超越班(精装版) | 召集人 | 2022-12-17 |
Movie | Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland | 2022-07-01 | |
Movie | All U Need Is Love | 2021-04-22 | |
Movie | Good Night Beijing | 2021-12-10 | |
Movie | Vanguard | Tang Huanting | 2020-09-30 |
Movie | The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang | Pu Songling | 2019-02-05 |
Movie | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-14 |
Movie | Iron Mask | Master | 2019-08-16 |
Movie | The Climbers | Old Yang Guang | 2019-09-30 |
Series | 奇幻龙宝 | Jackie Chan | 2018-08-01 |
Movie | The Foreigner | Quan Ngoc Minh | 2017-09-28 |
Movie | Namiya | Namiya | 2017-12-29 |
Movie | Bleeding Steel | Lin Dong | 2017-12-18 |
Movie | Kung Fu Yoga | Jack | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | Earth: One Amazing Day | Narrator (voice) | 2017-08-04 |
Movie | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice) | 2017-09-21 |
Movie | The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Mr. Feng (voice) | 2017-08-11 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Monkey (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
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 |
Movie | The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse | Himself | 2016-03-04 |
Movie | Dragon Blade | Huo Han | 2015-02-19 |
Movie | Monkey King: Hero Is Back | Sun Wukong (English Dub) | 2015-07-10 |
Movie | Saving Mr. Wu | (archive footage) | 2015-09-30 |
Movie | Impetuous Love in Action | 2014-09-19 | |
Movie | CCTV Spring Festival Gala 2014 | Self | 2014-01-30 |
Movie | Impetuous Love in Action | 2014-05-23 | |
Movie | As the Light Goes Out | Fireman in TV ad | 2014-01-02 |
Movie | Police Story: Lockdown | Detective Zhong Wen | 2013-12-24 |
Movie | Personal Tailor | Pan-Pacific Host (cameo) | 2013-12-20 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | 2012-02-04 | |
Movie | The Adventures of Panda Warrior | Jinbao (voice) | 2012-08-10 |
Movie | Chinese Zodiac | Jackie / Asian Hawk | 2012-12-20 |
Movie | I Am Bruce Lee | Actor on Enter the Dragon (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2012-02-09 |
Movie | Shaolin | Wu Dao | 2011-01-20 |
Movie | 1911 | Huang Xing | 2011-07-03 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Monkey (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
Movie | The Spy Next Door | Bob Ho | 2010-01-15 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Monkey (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
Movie | The Karate Kid | Mr. Han | 2010-06-10 |
Movie | Little Big Soldier | The Liang soldier | 2010-02-14 |
Movie | The Founding of a Republic | Reporter | 2009-09-17 |
Movie | Shinjuku Incident | Steelhead | 2009-03-22 |
Movie | Jackie Chan Kung Fu Master | Himself | 2009-07-03 |
Movie | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Himself | 2009-05-17 |
Movie | A Touch of Beijing | Self / Host | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony | Self | 2008-08-24 |
Movie | Wushu | cameo | 2008-10-23 |
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 | Yan Naing Lee | 2007-08-08 |
Movie | Magic & Me | Himself | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | The Heavenly Kings | Himself | 2006-04-05 |
Movie | Robin-B-Hood | Thongs / Slipper (Fong Ka-Ho) | 2006-09-28 |
Movie | A Century of Light and Shadow | Himself | 2005-01-01 |
Movie | The Myth | General Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan | 2005-05-11 |
Movie | Enter the Phoenix | Mr. Chan (cameo) | 2004-04-08 |
Movie | Around the World in 80 Days | Passepartout / Lau Xing | 2004-06-16 |
Movie | New Police Story | Senior Insp. Chan Kwok-Wing | 2004-09-23 |
Movie | The Twins Effect II | Lord of Armour | 2004-08-12 |
Movie | Shanghai Knights | Chon Wang | 2003-02-06 |
Movie | The Twins Effect | Jackie Fong | 2003-03-08 |
Movie | Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong | Self | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | Heromakers | Himself (Archive) | 2003-07-08 |
Movie | Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family | Jackie Chan | 2003-08-22 |
Movie | The Medallion | Eddie Yang | 2003-08-15 |
Movie | Golden Chicken 2 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2003-12-24 |
Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Wong Fei-Hung (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
Movie | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee | 2002-06-01 |
Movie | Golden Chicken | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-12-26 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Himself | 2002-12-10 |
Movie | The Tuxedo | Jimmy Tong | 2002-09-27 |
Movie | Jackie Chan Adventures: The Search for the Talismans | 2001-01-01 | |
Movie | Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour | Himself / Narrator | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Himself | 2001-12-18 |
Movie | Rush Hour 2 | Yan Naing Lee | 2001-08-03 |
Movie | The Accidental Spy | Buck Yuan | 2001-01-18 |
Movie | Hong Kong Superstars | Himself | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Fist to Fist | (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Self | 2000-09-09 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | (archive footage) | 2000-10-22 |
Movie | Shanghai Noon | Chon Wang | 2000-05-26 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - The Kung Fu Years | Himself (archive footage) | 2000-04-17 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On | Himself | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Gorgeous | Chi Wu | 1999-02-12 |
Movie | King of Comedy | Stunt Double on Set (uncredited) | 1999-02-08 |
Movie | Augustin, King of Kung-Fu | [archive footage] | 1999-08-25 |
Movie | Gen-X Cops | Poor Fisherman (Cameo) | 1999-06-18 |
Movie | Dragon Heat | [Cameo] | 1999-08-07 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Stunts | Himself | 1999-03-30 |
Movie | Who Am I? | Lee / Who am I | 1998-01-17 |
Movie | The Path of the Dragon | Himself | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Jackie Chan | 1998-02-20 |
Movie | Mulan | (singing voice) | 1998-06-18 |
Movie | Rush Hour | Lee | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: In His Own Words | Self (archive footage) | 1998-07-01 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Himself | 1998-07-17 |
Movie | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self | 1998-08-18 |
Movie | Mr. Nice Guy | Jackie | 1997-01-31 |
Movie | Police Story 4: First Strike | Insp. Chan Ka Kui | 1996-02-10 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Himself | 1996-08-30 |
Movie | Top Fighter 2 | (archive footage) | 1996-09-10 |
Movie | Rumble in the Bronx | Keung | 1995-01-21 |
Movie | Top Fighter | Himself | 1995-06-15 |
Movie | Thunderbolt | Chan Foh To | 1995-09-08 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 | Himself | 1995-07-22 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Series | The Harald Schmidt Show | Unknown | 1995-12-05 |
Movie | The Life of Bruce Lee | Himself | 1994-01-01 |
Movie | The Legend of Drunken Master | Wong Fei-hung | 1994-02-03 |
Movie | Cinema of Vengeance | Himself (uncredited) | 1994-01-01 |
Movie | City Hunter | Ryo Saeba | 1993-01-16 |
Movie | Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino | Himself | 1993-01-01 |
Movie | Crime Story | Inspector Eddie Chan | 1993-06-24 |
Movie | The Curse of the Dragon | Himself [archive footage] | 1993-06-30 |
Movie | Supercop 2 | Insp. Chan Ka Kui | 1993-10-21 |
Movie | Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania | Himself (archive footage) | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | A Kid from Tibet | Man at airport (Cameo) | 1992-01-10 |
Movie | Twin Dragons | Ma Yau / Wan Ming | 1992-01-15 |
Series | Martin | Unknown | 1992-08-27 |
Movie | Police Story 3: Super Cop | Insp. Chan Ka Kui / Lin Fu Sheng | 1992-07-04 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time in China II | [Singing voice] | 1992-04-16 |
Movie | Beauty and the Beast | [Singing voice] | 1991-10-22 |
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 the Martial Arts Films | Himself | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | Island of Fire | Da Chui / Steve | 1990-03-28 |
Movie | Miracles | Kuo Chen-Wah | 1989-06-15 |
Movie | Painted Faces | Self | 1988-09-16 |
Movie | Police Story 2 | Inspector 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 | Ninja the Protector | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Armour of God | Jackie Condor | 1986-08-16 |
Movie | Naughty Boys | Prisoner (Cameo) | 1986-07-25 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter | Himself (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | My Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-02-10 |
Movie | Police Story | Inspector Chan Ka-Kui | 1985-12-14 |
Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-08-15 |
Movie | The Protector | Billy Wong | 1985-07-11 |
Movie | Heart of Dragon | Fung / Ah Tad / Tat | 1985-09-14 |
Movie | Ninja Thunderbolt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend | Self (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Wheels on Meals | Thomas | 1984-08-17 |
Movie | Cannonball Run II | Jackie | 1984-06-29 |
Movie | Pom Pom | Motorcycle cop/Skater [Cameo] | 1984-02-22 |
Movie | Fantasy Mission Force | Sammy | 1983-02-13 |
Movie | Project A | Sergeant Dragon Ma Yue Lung | 1983-12-22 |
Movie | Fire Dragon | (archive footage) | 1983-09-02 |
Movie | Winners & Sinners | Policeman #7086 | 1983-07-07 |
Movie | Fearless Hyena 2 | Ching Lung / Stone | 1983-03-04 |
Movie | Dragon Lord | Lung / Dragon Ho | 1982-01-21 |
Movie | Ninja Wars | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1982-12-18 |
Series | The Chinese Detective | Unknown | 1981-04-30 |
Series | Wetten, dass..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Movie | The Cannonball Run | Subaru Driver #1 | 1981-06-19 |
Movie | The Big Brawl | Jerry Kwan | 1980-09-10 |
Movie | The Young Master | Lung | 1980-02-09 |
Movie | Dragon Fist | Tang Hao Yun | 1979-04-21 |
Movie | Fearless Hyena | Chan | 1979-02-17 |
Movie | Fists and Guts | [Cameo] | 1979-12-21 |
Movie | Two in Black Belt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Snake in the Eagle's Shadow | Chien Fu | 1978-03-01 |
Movie | Spiritual Kung Fu | Yi-Lang | 1978-11-23 |
Movie | Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Chiang | 1978-06-30 |
Movie | Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin | Hsu Yin-Fung | 1978-03-08 |
Movie | Magnificent Bodyguards | Ting Chung | 1978-04-27 |
Movie | Drunken Master | Wong Fei-Hung | 1978-10-05 |
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 | To Kill with Intrigue | Cao Lei (as Chen Lung) | 1977-07-22 |
Movie | The Himalayan | Tseng's man | 1976-02-20 |
Movie | Shaolin Wooden Men | Little Mute | 1976-10-10 |
Movie | The Killer Meteors | Immortal Meteor Wa Wu-Bin | 1976-08-21 |
Movie | Hand of Death | Little Tan | 1976-07-15 |
Movie | New Fist of Fury | Ah Lung | 1976-07-08 |
Movie | All in the Family | Hsiao Tang | 1975-02-08 |
Movie | The Golden Lion | Golden Lion gang member | 1975-12-21 |
Movie | No End of Surprises | Secretary Chen | 1975-12-05 |
Movie | Village of Tigers | Bandit | 1974-01-12 |
Movie | Sex, Love, and Hate | 1974-03-23 | |
Movie | The Golden Lotus | Pear Hawker Yun | 1974-01-17 |
Movie | Kung Fu Killers | (archive footage) | 1974-01-01 |
Movie | The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung | Hsiao Hu | 1973-03-31 |
Movie | Fist of Unicorn | Thug [Extra] | 1973-03-01 |
Movie | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | 北地胭脂 | Xiao Liu | 1973-04-05 |
Movie | Ambush | [Extra] | 1973-01-05 |
Movie | Not Scared to Die | Shi Tzer | 1973-01-12 |
Movie | None But the Brave | Japanese | 1973-05-09 |
Movie | Freedom Strikes a Blow | Thug [Extra] | 1973-12-31 |
Movie | Supermen Against the Orient | Extra | 1973-11-29 |
Movie | The Heroine | Gang Leader | 1973-04-26 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend | Himself (archive footage) | 1973-10-14 |
Movie | The Young Tiger | 1973-09-06 | |
Movie | The Awaken Punch | Thug | 1973-05-23 |
Movie | Enter the Dragon | Guard | 1973-08-17 |
Movie | Fist to Fist | Guard [Extra] | 1973-09-01 |
Movie | The Bloody Fists | Policeman [Extra] | 1972-05-17 |
Movie | Fist of Fury | Student (uncredited) | 1972-03-22 |
Movie | Stranger in Hong Kong | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1972-10-27 |
Movie | The Black Tavern | Servant | 1972-12-16 |
Movie | The Brutal Boxer | Thug | 1972-10-04 |
Movie | Hapkido | Black Bear Student | 1972-10-01 |
Movie | The Angry River | Thug in black | 1971-05-12 |
Movie | A Touch of Zen | Extra (uncredited) | 1971-11-18 |
Movie | The Blade Spares None | Prince's fighter in the forest | 1971-04-30 |
Movie | Lady of Steel | Beggar kid | 1970-02-27 |
Movie | The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) | Seven Little Tigers | 1966-08-30 |
Movie | Come Drink with Me | Kid | 1966-04-07 |
Movie | The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) | Seven Little Tigers | 1966-08-23 |
Movie | The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian | Brother Dong | 1964-07-18 |
Movie | The Love Eterne | 1963-04-03 | |
Movie | The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan | Kid (as Yuen Lau) | 1962-12-05 |