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 | 2025 | |
Movie | Shanghai Dawn | Chon Wang | 2025 |
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 | Memories Beyond Horizon | 成龙 | 2022-12-17 |
Movie | Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland | 2022-07-01 | |
Series | Memories Beyond Horizon | 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 | Jackie Chan: Building an Icon | Self - Portrait Subject | 2021-08-04 |
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 | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-14 |
Movie | Ip Man 4: The Finale | 2019-12-19 | |
Movie | The Climbers | Old Yang Guang | 2019-09-30 |
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 | Bleeding Steel | Lin Dong | 2017-12-18 |
Movie | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice) | 2017-09-21 |
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 | Himself | 2016-03-04 |
Movie | Skiptrace | Bennie Chan | 2016-07-21 |
Movie | The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short | Master Wu (Voice) | 2016-09-22 |
Series | Chelsea | Himself | 2016-05-11 |
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 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Monkey (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
Movie | Shaolin | Wudao | 2011-01-20 |
Movie | 1911 | Huang Xing | 2011-07-03 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Monkey (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
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 | The Karate Kid | Mr. Han | 2010-06-10 |
Series | Running Man | Unknown | 2010-07-11 |
Movie | Shinjuku Incident | Steelhead | 2009-03-22 |
Movie | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Self | 2009-05-17 |
Movie | The Founding of a Republic | Reporter | 2009-09-17 |
Movie | Jackie Chan Kung Fu Master | Himself | 2009-07-03 |
Movie | Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony | Self | 2008-08-24 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda | Monkey (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
Movie | The Forbidden Kingdom | Old Hop / Lu Yan | 2008-04-18 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | Rush Hour 3 | Yan Naing Lee | 2007-08-08 |
Movie | Magic & Me | Himself | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Jackie Chan's Global Friendship Tour | Himself | 2006-05-01 |
Movie | Robin-B-Hood | Thongs | 2006-09-28 |
Movie | The Heavenly Kings | Himself | 2006-04-05 |
Movie | A Century of Light and Shadow | Himself | 2005-01-01 |
Movie | The Myth | General Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan | 2005-05-11 |
Movie | Hong Kong Fury | (archive footage) | 2004-02-09 |
Movie | New Police Story | Senior Insp. Chan Kwok-Wing | 2004-09-23 |
Movie | Enter the Phoenix | Mr. Chan (cameo) | 2004-04-08 |
Movie | The Twins Effect II | Lord of Armour | 2004-08-12 |
Movie | Around the World in 80 Days | Passepartout / Lau Xing | 2004-06-16 |
Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | Self | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | Shanghai Knights | Chon Wang | 2003-02-06 |
Movie | Golden Chicken 2 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2003-12-24 |
Movie | The Twins Effect | Jackie Fong | 2003-03-08 |
Movie | The Medallion | Eddie Yang | 2003-08-15 |
Movie | Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family | Jackie Chan | 2003-08-22 |
Movie | Heromakers | Himself (Archive) | 2003-07-08 |
Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Wong Fei-Hung (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
Movie | The Tuxedo | Jimmy Tong | 2002-09-27 |
Movie | Golden Chicken | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-12-26 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Himself | 2002-12-10 |
Movie | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee | 2002-06-01 |
Movie | Hong Kong Superstars | Himself | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | The Accidental Spy | Buck Yuan | 2001-01-18 |
Movie | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Himself | 2001-12-18 |
Movie | Rush Hour 2 | Yan Naing Lee | 2001-08-03 |
Movie | Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour | Himself / Narrator | 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 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2000-10-22 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Self | 2000-09-09 |
Movie | Shanghai Noon | Chon Wang | 2000-05-26 |
Movie | King of Comedy | Stunt Double on Set (uncredited) | 1999-02-08 |
Movie | Gorgeous | Chi Wu | 1999-02-12 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On | Himself | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Dragon Heat | [Cameo] | 1999-08-07 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Stunts | Himself | 1999-03-30 |
Movie | Augustin, King of Kung-Fu | [archive footage] | 1999-08-25 |
Movie | Gen-X Cops | Poor Fisherman (Cameo) | 1999-06-18 |
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 | Rush Hour | Lee | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Mulan | (singing voice) | 1998-06-18 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Himself | 1998-07-17 |
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 | Mr. Nice Guy | Jackie | 1997-01-31 |
Movie | Face to Face | Himself | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Police Story 4: First Strike | Insp. Jackie / Chan Ka-Kui | 1996-02-10 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Himself | 1996-08-30 |
Movie | Top Fighter 2 | (archive footage) | 1996-09-10 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
Series | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Unknown | 1995-12-05 |
Movie | Rumble in the Bronx | Keung | 1995-01-21 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 | Himself | 1995-07-22 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | Thunderbolt | Chan Foh To | 1995-09-08 |
Movie | Top Fighter | Himself | 1995-06-15 |
Movie | The Life of Bruce Lee | Himself | 1994-01-01 |
Movie | Cinema of Vengeance | Himself (uncredited) | 1994-01-01 |
Movie | The Legend of Drunken Master | Wong Fei-hung | 1994-02-03 |
Movie | Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino | Himself | 1993-01-01 |
Movie | City Hunter | Ryo Saeba | 1993-01-01 |
Movie | Crime Story | Inspector Eddie Chan | 1993-06-24 |
Movie | Project S | Insp. Chan Ka Kui | 1993-10-21 |
Movie | The Curse of the Dragon | Himself [archive footage] | 1993-06-30 |
Movie | Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania | Himself (archive footage) | 1992-01-01 |
Series | Martin | Unknown | 1992-08-27 |
Movie | Police Story 3: Super Cop | Insp. Chan Ka Kui / Lin Fu Sheng | 1992-07-04 |
Movie | A Kid from Tibet | Man at airport (Cameo) | 1992-01-10 |
Movie | Twin Dragons | Ma Yau / Wan Ming | 1992-01-15 |
Movie | Operation Condor | Jackie / Asian Hawk / Asian Condor | 1991-02-07 |
Movie | Island of Fire | Da Chui / Steve | 1990-03-28 |
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 | 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 | Naughty Boys | Prisoner (Cameo) | 1986-07-25 |
Movie | Armour of God | Jackie Condor | 1986-08-16 |
Movie | Ninja the Protector | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter | Himself (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | My Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-02-10 |
Movie | The Protector | Billy Wong | 1985-07-10 |
Movie | Police Story | Inspector Chan Ka-Kui | 1985-12-14 |
Movie | Heart of Dragon | Fung / Ah Tad / Tat | 1985-09-14 |
Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-08-15 |
Movie | Ninja Thunderbolt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 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 | Bruce Lee: The Legend | Self (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Fantasy Mission Force | Sammy | 1983-02-13 |
Movie | Project A | Sergeant Dragon Ma Yue Lung | 1983-12-22 |
Movie | Winners & Sinners | Policeman #7086 | 1983-07-07 |
Movie | Fearless Hyena 2 | Ching Lung (Stone) | 1983-03-04 |
Movie | Fire Dragon | Sammy | 1983-09-02 |
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 |
Movie | The Cannonball Run | Subaru Driver #1 | 1981-06-19 |
Series | Wetten, dass..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Movie | The Young Master | Lung | 1980-02-09 |
Movie | The Big Brawl | Jerry Kwan | 1980-08-18 |
Movie | Dragon Fist | Tang Hao Yun | 1979-04-21 |
Movie | Fists and Guts | [Cameo] | 1979-12-21 |
Movie | Fearless Hyena | Chan | 1979-02-17 |
Movie | Two in Black Belt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Spiritual Kung Fu | Yi-Lang | 1978-11-23 |
Movie | Snake in the Eagle's Shadow | Chien Fu | 1978-03-01 |
Movie | Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu 2 | 1978-02-06 | |
Movie | Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Chiang | 1978-06-30 |
Movie | Drunken Master | Wong Fei-Hung | 1978-10-05 |
Movie | Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin | Hsu Yin-Fung | 1978-03-08 |
Movie | Magnificent Bodyguards | Ting Chung | 1978-04-27 |
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 | New Fist of Fury | Ah Lung | 1976-07-08 |
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 | The Golden Lion | Golden Lion gang member | 1975-12-21 |
Movie | All in the Family | Hsiao Tang | 1975-02-08 |
Movie | No End of Surprises | Secretary Chen | 1975-12-05 |
Movie | Kung Fu Killers | (archive footage) | 1974-01-01 |
Movie | The Golden Lotus | Pear Hawker Yun | 1974-01-17 |
Movie | Village of Tigers | Bandit | 1974-01-12 |
Movie | Freedom Strikes a Blow | Thug [Extra] | 1973-03-05 |
Movie | Fist of Unicorn | Thug [Extra] | 1973-03-01 |
Movie | Ambush | [Extra] | 1973-01-05 |
Movie | The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung | Hsiao Hu | 1973-03-31 |
Movie | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | Not Scared to Die | Shi Tzer | 1973-01-12 |
Movie | The Awaken Punch | Thug | 1973-05-23 |
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 | 1973-09-01 |
Movie | The Heroine | Gang Leader | 1973-04-26 |
Movie | None But the Brave | Japanese | 1973-05-09 |
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 | One of the Little Kids | 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 |