
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 | Shanghai Dawn | Chon Wang | 2024 |
Movie | Ride On | Luo Zhilong / Lao Luo | 2023-04-07 |
Movie | "Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala | 2023-06-29 | |
Movie | Hidden Strike | Dragon Luo | 2023-07-06 |
Movie | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Splinter (voice) | 2023-07-31 |
Series | 无限超越班 | 成龙 | 2022-12-17 |
Movie | Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland | 2022-07-01 | |
Series | 无限超越班(精装版) | 召集人 | 2022-12-17 |
Movie | Wish Dragon | Long (voice) | 2021-01-15 |
Movie | Good Night Beijing | Uncle Chen | 2021-12-10 |
Movie | Dragon Sword:Outlander | Vivi | 2021-08-22 |
Movie | All U Need Is Love | Supervisor of the Epidemic Prevention Operation Unit | 2021-04-22 |
Movie | Vanguard | Tang Huanting | 2020-09-30 |
Movie | The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang | Pu Songling | 2019-02-05 |
Movie | Iron Mask | Master | 2019-08-16 |
Movie | The Climbers | Old Yang Guang | 2019-09-30 |
Movie | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-14 |
Series | 奇幻龙宝 | Jackie Chan | 2018-08-01 |
Movie | The Emoji Movie | Additional Voices (voice) | 2017-07-23 |
Movie | Kung Fu Yoga | Dr. Jack Chan | 2017-01-27 |
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 | Namiya | Namiya | 2017-12-29 |
Movie | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice) | 2017-09-21 |
Movie | Bleeding Steel | Lin Dong | 2017-12-18 |
Movie | The Foreigner | Quan Ngoc Minh | 2017-09-28 |
Movie | The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse | Himself | 2016-03-04 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Monkey (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
Movie | Skiptrace | Bennie Chan | 2016-07-21 |
Movie | The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short | Master Wu (Voice) | 2016-09-22 |
Movie | Railroad Tigers | Ma Yuan | 2016-12-23 |
Movie | Dragon Blade | Huo Han | 2015-02-19 |
Movie | Saving Mr. Wu | (archive footage) | 2015-09-30 |
Movie | Monkey King: Hero Is Back | Sun Wukong (English Dub) | 2015-07-10 |
Movie | As the Light Goes Out | Fireman in TV ad | 2014-01-02 |
Movie | Impetuous Love in Action | 2014-05-23 | |
Movie | Police Story: Lockdown | Detective Zhong Wen | 2013-12-24 |
Movie | Personal Tailor | Pan-Pacific Host (cameo) | 2013-12-20 |
Movie | Chinese Zodiac | Jackie / Asian Hawk | 2012-12-20 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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 | 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 | Little Big Soldier | The Liang soldier | 2010-02-14 |
Movie | The Karate Kid | Mr. Han | 2010-06-10 |
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 | Jackie Chan Kung Fu Master | Himself | 2009-07-03 |
Movie | The Founding of a Republic | Reporter | 2009-09-17 |
Movie | A Touch of Beijing | Self / Host | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda | Master Monkey (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
Movie | Wushu | cameo | 2008-10-23 |
Movie | Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony | Self | 2008-08-24 |
Movie | The Forbidden Kingdom | Old Hop / Lu Yan | 2008-04-18 |
Movie | Rush Hour 3 | Yan Naing Lee | 2007-08-08 |
Movie | The Heavenly Kings | Himself | 2006-04-05 |
Movie | Magic & Me | Himself | 2006-01-01 |
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 |
Movie | Shanghai Noon | Chon Wang | 2000-05-26 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | (archive footage) | 2000-10-22 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Self | 2000-09-09 |
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 | Bruce Lee: In His Own Words | Self (archive footage) | 1998-07-01 |
Movie | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self | 1998-08-18 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Himself | 1998-07-17 |
Movie | Rush Hour | Lee | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Face to Face | Himself | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Mr. Nice Guy | Jackie | 1997-01-31 |
Movie | Police Story 4: First Strike | Insp. Chan Ka Kui | 1996-02-10 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Himself | 1996-08-30 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Top Fighter 2 | (archive footage) | 1996-09-10 |
Movie | Rumble in the Bronx | Keung | 1995-01-21 |
Movie | Top Fighter | Himself | 1995-06-15 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 | Himself | 1995-07-22 |
Movie | Thunderbolt | Chan Foh To | 1995-09-08 |
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 | 1993-01-01 |
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 | 1985-07-10 |
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 | 1980-08-18 |
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 | Freedom Strikes a Blow | Thug [Extra] | 1973-03-05 |
Movie | Fist of Unicorn | Thug [Extra] | 1973-03-01 |
Movie | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung | Hsiao Hu | 1973-03-31 |
Movie | Ambush | [Extra] | 1973-01-05 |
Movie | Not Scared to Die | Shi Tzer | 1973-01-12 |
Movie | The Heroine | Gang Leader | 1973-04-26 |
Movie | Supermen Against the Orient | Extra | 1973-11-29 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend | Himself (archive footage) | 1973-10-14 |
Movie | Facets of Love | Xiao Liu | 1973-04-05 |
Movie | The Young Tiger | 1973-09-06 | |
Movie | Fist to Fist | Guard [Extra] | 1973-09-01 |
Movie | None But the Brave | Japanese | 1973-05-09 |
Movie | The Awaken Punch | Thug | 1973-05-23 |
Movie | Enter the Dragon | Guard | 1973-08-17 |
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 |