
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 | Jackie Chan: Down to Earth | Self | 2026 |
Movie | Rush Hour 4 | Yan Naing Lee | 2026 |
Movie | Shanghai Dawn | Chon Wang | 2026 |
Movie | A Legend | Professor Fang/Zhao Zhan | 2024-07-05 |
Movie | Ride On | Luo Zhilong / Lao Luo | 2023-04-07 |
Movie | Hidden Strike | Dragon Luo | 2023-07-06 |
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 | Good Night Beijing | Uncle Chen | 2021-12-10 |
Movie | Vanguard | Tang Huanting | 2020-01-22 |
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 |
Movie | Operation Red Sea | 2018-02-16 | |
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 | Kung Fu Yoga | Dr. Jack Chan | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice) | 2017-09-21 |
Movie | Namiya | Namiya | 2017-12-29 |
Movie | Bleeding Steel | Lin Dong | 2017-12-18 |
Movie | The Foreigner | Quan Ngoc Minh | 2017-09-28 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Monkey (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
Movie | The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse | Self | 2016-03-04 |
Movie | The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short | Master Wu (Voice) | 2016-09-22 |
Movie | Skiptrace | Bennie Chan | 2016-07-21 |
Movie | Railroad Tigers | Ma Yuan | 2016-12-23 |
Movie | Monkey King: Hero Is Back | Sun Wukong (English Dub) | 2015-07-10 |
Movie | Dragon Blade | Huo Han | 2015-02-19 |
Movie | Saving Mr. Wu | (archive footage) | 2015-09-30 |
Movie | As the Light Goes Out | Fireman in TV ad | 2014-01-02 |
Movie | Impetuous Love in Action | 2014-05-23 | |
Movie | Personal Tailor | Pan-Pacific Host (cameo) | 2013-12-19 |
Movie | Police Story: Lockdown | Zhong Wen | 2013-12-24 |
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 | Chinese Zodiac | Jackie / Asian Hawk | 2012-12-20 |
Movie | Shaolin | Wudao | 2011-01-20 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Monkey (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
Movie | 1911 | Huang Xing | 2011-09-23 |
Movie | The Spy Next Door | Bob Ho | 2010-01-15 |
Movie | The Legend of Silk Boy | Xu Rongcun [voice] | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | Little Big Soldier | The Liang soldier | 2010-02-14 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Monkey (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
Movie | The Karate Kid | Mr. Han | 2010-06-10 |
Series | Running Man | 2010-07-11 | |
Movie | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Self | 2009-05-17 |
Movie | Shinjuku Incident | Steelhead | 2009-03-22 |
Movie | Looking for Jackie | Jackie Chan | 2009-07-03 |
Movie | The Founding of a Republic | Reporter | 2009-09-17 |
Movie | The Forbidden Kingdom | Old Hop / Lu Yan | 2008-04-17 |
Movie | Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony | Self | 2008-08-24 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda | Monkey (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | Rush Hour 3 | Yan Naing Lee | 2007-08-08 |
Movie | Making Rush Hour 3 | Self | 2007-12-26 |
Movie | The Heavenly Kings | Jackie Chan | 2006-04-05 |
Movie | Rob-B-Hood | Thongs | 2006-09-28 |
Movie | The Myth | General Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan | 2005-05-11 |
Movie | Enter the Phoenix | Mr. Chan | 2004-04-08 |
Movie | Around the World in 80 Days | Passepartout / Lau Xing | 2004-06-16 |
Movie | New Police Story | Senior Inspector Chan Kwok Wing | 2004-09-23 |
Movie | The Twins Effect II | Lord of Armour | 2004-08-12 |
Movie | The Twins Effect | Jackie Fong | 2003-03-08 |
Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | Self | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | Shanghai Knights | Chon Wang | 2003-02-06 |
Movie | Heromakers | Self (archive footage) | 2003-07-08 |
Movie | The Medallion | Eddie Yang | 2003-08-15 |
Movie | Golden Chicken 2 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2003-12-24 |
Movie | Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family | Jackie Chan | 2003-08-22 |
Movie | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee | 2002-06-01 |
Movie | The Tuxedo | Jimmy Tong | 2002-09-27 |
Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Wong Fei-Hung (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Self (archive footage) | 2002-12-10 |
Movie | Golden Chicken | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-12-26 |
Movie | Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour | Self - Narrator | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | The Accidental Spy | Buck Yuan | 2001-01-18 |
Movie | Hong Kong Superstars | Self | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Rush Hour 2 | Yan Naing Lee | 2001-08-03 |
Movie | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Self (archive footage) | 2001-12-18 |
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) (uncredited) | 2000-10-22 |
Movie | A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour | Self | 1999-03-02 |
Movie | King of Comedy | Stunt Double on Set (uncredited) | 1999-02-08 |
Movie | Gorgeous | C.N. Chan | 1999-02-12 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Stunts | Self | 1999-03-30 |
Movie | Gen-X Cops | Poor Fisherman (Cameo) | 1999-06-18 |
Movie | Augustin, King of Kung-Fu | [archive footage] | 1999-08-25 |
Movie | Dragon Heat | [Cameo] | 1999-08-07 |
Movie | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Jackie Chan | 1998-02-27 |
Movie | The Path of the Dragon | Self | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Mulan | (singing voice) | 1998-06-18 |
Movie | Who Am I? | Who Am I | 1998-01-17 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: In His Own Words | Self (archive footage) | 1998-07-01 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Self | 1998-07-17 |
Movie | Rush Hour | Lee | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self | 1998-08-18 |
Movie | Face to Face | Self (archive footage) | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Mr. Nice Guy | Jackie | 1997-01-31 |
Movie | Police Story 4: First Strike | Jackie | 1996-02-10 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Self | 1996-08-30 |
Movie | Top Fighter 2 | Self (archive footage) | 1996-09-10 |
Movie | Rumble in the Bronx | Keung | 1995-01-21 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 | Self | 1995-07-22 |
Movie | Top Fighter | Self | 1995-06-15 |
Movie | Thunderbolt | Jackie | 1995-09-08 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Series | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Unknown | 1995-12-05 |
Movie | The Life of Bruce Lee | Self - Actor | 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 | 1993-01-14 |
Movie | Crime Story | Inspector Eddie Chan | 1993-06-24 |
Movie | The Curse of the Dragon | Himself [archive footage] | 1993-06-30 |
Movie | Supercop 2 | Inspector Chan Ka-Kui | 1993-10-21 |
Movie | A Kid from Tibet | Man at Airport | 1992-01-10 |
Movie | Twin Dragons | Ma Yau (John Ma) / Die Hard (Boomer) | 1992-01-15 |
Movie | Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania | (archive footage) | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time in China II | [Singing voice] | 1992-04-16 |
Movie | Police Story 3: Super Cop | Kevin Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng | 1992-07-04 |
Movie | Operation Condor | Jackie / Asian Hawk / Condor | 1991-02-07 |
Movie | The Best of the Martial Arts Films | Self (archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | New Kids in Town | Master of Disaster re-edit [archive footage] | 1990-10-05 |
Movie | Island of Fire | Da Chui / Steve | 1990-03-28 |
Movie | Miracles: The Canton Godfather | Charlie Chen-Wah | 1989-06-15 |
Movie | Dragons Forever | Jackie Lung | 1988-02-11 |
Movie | Police Story 2 | Sergeant Chan Ka-Kui | 1988-08-13 |
Movie | Painted Faces | Self | 1988-11-10 |
Movie | Project A Part II | Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung | 1987-07-25 |
Movie | Ninja the Protector | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Naughty Boys | Prisoner | 1986-07-25 |
Movie | Armour of God | Jackie (Asian Hawk) | 1986-08-16 |
Movie | My Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-02-10 |
Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-08-15 |
Movie | Police Story | Sergeant 'Kevin' Chan Ka-Kui | 1985-12-14 |
Movie | Heart of Dragon | Fung / Ah Tad / Tat | 1985-09-14 |
Movie | Ninja Thunderbolt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Pom Pom | Motorcycle Cop / Skater | 1984-02-22 |
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 | Fantasy Mission Force | Sammy | 1983-02-13 |
Movie | Fearless Hyena 2 | Ching Lung (Stone) | 1983-03-04 |
Movie | Winners & Sinners | Policeman #7086 | 1983-07-07 |
Movie | Project A | Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung | 1983-12-22 |
Movie | Dragon Lord | Lung (Dragon Ho) | 1982-01-21 |
Movie | Ninja Wars | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1982-12-18 |
Movie | The Cannonball Run | Subaru Driver #1 | 1981-06-19 |
Series | Wetten, dass..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Series | The Chinese Detective | Unknown | 1981-04-30 |
Movie | The Young Master | Lung | 1980-02-09 |
Movie | The Big Brawl | Jerry Kwan | 1980-08-18 |
Movie | Fearless Hyena | Chan | 1979-02-17 |
Movie | Fists and Guts | [Cameo] | 1979-12-21 |
Movie | Dragon Fist | Tang Hao Yun | 1979-04-21 |
Movie | Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu part 2 | 1978-02-06 | |
Movie | Two in Black Belt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin | Hsu Yin-Fung | 1978-03-08 |
Movie | Snake in the Eagle's Shadow | Chien Fu | 1978-03-01 |
Movie | Magnificent Bodyguards | Ting Chung | 1978-04-27 |
Movie | Drunken Master | Fred Wong | 1978-10-05 |
Movie | Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Master Chang | 1978-06-30 |
Movie | Spiritual Kung Fu | Yi-Lang | 1978-11-23 |
Movie | The 36 Crazy Fists | Man in Opening Scene | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | To Kill with Intrigue | Cao Lei | 1977-07-22 |
Movie | The Face Behind the Mask | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1977-05-13 |
Movie | The Himalayan | Tseng's Man | 1976-02-20 |
Movie | New Fist of Fury | Lung | 1976-07-08 |
Movie | Hand of Death | Little Tan | 1976-07-15 |
Movie | Shaolin Wooden Men | Little Mute | 1976-10-10 |
Movie | Killer Meteors | Immortal Meteor Wa Wu-Bin | 1976-08-21 |
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 | Kung Fu Killers | (archive footage) | 1974-01-01 |
Movie | The Golden Lotus | Pear Hawker Yun | 1974-01-17 |
Movie | Freedom Strikes a Blow | Liang's Thug | 1973-03-05 |
Movie | The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung | Hsiao Hu | 1973-03-31 |
Movie | Fist of Unicorn | Thug | 1973-03-01 |
Movie | Not Scared to Die | Shi Tzer | 1973-01-12 |
Movie | Ambush | 1973-01-05 | |
Movie | Facets of Love | Xiao Liu | 1973-04-05 |
Movie | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | Fist to Fist | Guard | 1973-09-01 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend | Himself (archive footage) | 1973-10-14 |
Movie | Supermen Against the Orient | 1973-11-29 | |
Movie | The Heroine | Gang Leader | 1973-04-26 |
Movie | Enter the Dragon | Guard | 1973-08-17 |
Movie | The Awaken Punch | Thug | 1973-05-23 |
Movie | None But the Brave | Japanese | 1973-05-09 |
Movie | The Bloody Fists | Policeman | 1972-05-17 |
Movie | Fist of Fury | Student (uncredited) | 1972-03-22 |
Movie | Hapkido | Black Bear Student (uncredited) | 1972-10-01 |
Movie | The Brutal Boxer | Thug | 1972-10-04 |
Movie | The Black Tavern | Servant (uncredited) | 1972-12-16 |
Movie | Stranger in Hong Kong | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1972-10-27 |
Movie | The Blade Spares None | Prince's Fighter in the Forest | 1971-04-30 |
Movie | The Angry River | Thug in black | 1971-05-12 |
Movie | Lady of Steel | Beggar Kid | 1970-02-27 |
Movie | A Touch of Zen | Stunt Extra (uncredited) | 1970-07-10 |
Movie | Come Drink with Me | One of the Little Kids | 1966-04-07 |
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 | 1962-12-05 |
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