Jackie Chan
Known for Acting · 244 credits
- Born
- 1954-04-07 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
- Also known as
- Yuen Lung Chen · Jackie Chan Kong-Sang · Chen Lung
Biography
Jackie Chan (Chinese: 成龍; born 7 April 1954), 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.
Known For
TV Shows (40)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Running Man
2010
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
The Kapil Sharma Show
2016
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Steve
2017
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
Chelsea
2016
as Self - Musical Guest
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self (archive footage) / Self - Guest
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Voice
2012
Trump Card
2016
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Self
Memories Beyond Horizon
2022
Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Skit Guest
Martin
1992
as Jackie Chan
CMG Spring Festival Gala
1983
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
as 成龙
Chef Nic
2014
TFI Friday
1996
Jackie Chan's Fantasia
2011
as Jackie Chan
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
as Self
Stand-up Comedy
2022
国乐无双
2026
Too Young to Die
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Century Sonny
2006
as 查理（配音）
星空下的傾情
1997
TV total
1999
as Self
The Chinese Detective
1981
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
as Self
梅艷芳飛越舞台十載情
1991
Slå på ring
2001
Movies (204)
The Shadow's Edge
2025
as Wong Tak Chung
Unexpected Family
2026
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
as Monkey (voice)
Kung Fu Panda
2008
as Monkey (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
as Splinter (voice)
Karate Kid: Legends
2025
as Mr. Han
Rush Hour
1998
as Lee
The Karate Kid
2010
as Mr. Han
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
as Monkey (voice)
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
as Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice)
Iron Mask
2019
as Master
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
as Old Hop / Lu Yan
Hidden Strike
2023
as Dragon Luo
King of Comedy
1999
as Stunt Double on Set (uncredited)
Rush Hour 2
2001
as Yan Naing Lee
Fist of Fury
1972
as Student (uncredited)
Chinese Zodiac
2012
as Jackie / Asian Hawk
The Foreigner
2017
as Quan Ngoc Minh
Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe
2026
as Jackie
Drunken Master
1978
as Wong Fei-hung
Shanghai Noon
2000
as Chon Wang
Rush Hour 3
2007
as Yan Naing Lee
Armour of God
1986
as Jackie
Vanguard
2020
as Tang Huanting
Enter the Dragon
1973
as Guard (uncredited)
Panda Plan
2024
as Jackie
Police Story
1985
as Sergeant 'Kevin' Chan Ka-Kui
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992
as Kevin Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng
Rumble in the Bronx
1995
as Keung
Operation Condor
1991
as Jackie / Asian Hawk / Condor
Bleeding Steel
2017
as Lin Dong
Skiptrace
2016
as Bennie Chan
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
as Passepartout / Lau Xing
Shanghai Knights
2003
as Chon Wang
The Tuxedo
2002
as Jimmy Tong
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010
as Monkey (voice)
The Spy Next Door
2010
as Bob Ho
Who Am I?
1998
as Who Am I
Police Story: Lockdown
2013
as Zhong Wen
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994
as Wong Fei-hung
Shaolin
2011
as Wudao
No End of Surprises
1975
as Secretary Chen
Police Story 2
1988
as Sergeant Chan Ka-Kui
The Life of Bruce Lee
1994
as Self - Actor
The Medallion
2003
as Eddie Yang
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985
as Muscles
New Police Story
2004
as Senior Inspector Chan Kwok Wing
The Myth
2005
as General Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan
The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan
1962
as Kid
Ride On
2023
as Luo Zhilong
Kung Fu Yoga
2017
as Dr. Jack Chan
Project A
1983
as Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung
Wheels on Meals
1984
as Thomas
Gorgeous
1999
as C.N. Chan
The Golden Lotus
1974
as Pear Hawker Yun
The Cannonball Run
1981
as Subaru Driver #1
City Hunter
1993
as Ryo Saeba
Police Story 4: First Strike
1996
as Chan Ka-Kui
My Lucky Stars
1985
as Muscles
Earth: One Amazing Day
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Rob-B-Hood
2006
as Thongs
Twin Dragons
1992
as Ma Yau (John Ma) / Bok Min (Boomer)
Thunderbolt
1995
as Jackie
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
as Self
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
as Charlie Chen-Wah
Shinjuku Incident
2009
as Steelhead
Winners & Sinners
1983
as Policeman #7086
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
2017
as Mr. Feng (voice)
A Legend
2024
as Professor Fang/Zhao Zhan
Crime Story
1993
as Inspector Eddie Chan
Dragons Forever
1988
as Jackie Lung
1911
2011
as Huang Xing
Mr. Nice Guy
1997
as Jackie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
None But the Brave
1973
as Japanese
Namiya
2017
as Namiya
Project A Part II
1987
as Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung
Come Home Gary Glitter
2005
as Self
The Climbers
2019
as Old Yang Guang
The Protector
1985
as Billy Wong
Rush Hour 4
as Lee
Cannonball Run II
1984
as Jackie
Village of Tigers
1974
as Bandit
The Twins Effect
2003
as Jackie Fong
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Island of Fire
1990
as Da Chui / Steve
Facets of Love
1973
as Xiao Liu
New Fist of Fury
1976
as Lung
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021
as Self
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
1999
as [archive footage]
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
2019
as Pu Songling
Dragon Blade
2015
as Huo Han
Top Fighter
1995
as Self
信心中国：成龙和他的朋友们大型演唱会
2009
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as Jackie Chan
Pom Pom
1984
as Motorcycle Cop / Skater
The Golden Lion
1975
as Golden Lion Gang Member
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
As the Light Goes Out
2014
as Fireman in TV adv. - Jackie Chan
All in the Family
1975
as Hsiao Tang
The Young Master
1980
as Lung
Ambush
1973
The Twins Effect II
2004
as Lord of Armour
Heart of Dragon
1985
as Fung / Ah Tad / Tat
The Big Brawl
1980
as Jerry Kwan
The Bloody Fists
1972
as Policeman
Railroad Tigers
2016
as Ma Yuan
The Heroine
1973
as Gang Leader
A Touch of Zen
1970
as Stunt Extra (uncredited)
Hand of Death
1976
as Little Tan
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978
as Chien Fu
The Path of the Dragon
1998
as Self
The Blade Spares None
1971
as Prince's Fighter in the Forest
Dragon Lord
1982
as Ho Wan-Lung
Little Big Soldier
2010
as The Liang soldier
Shaolin Wooden Men
1976
as Little Mute
The Brutal Boxer
1972
as Thug
Fearless Hyena
1979
as Chan
Personal Tailor
2013
as Pan-Pacific Host
Lady of Steel
1970
as Beggar Kid (uncredited)
About Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan (Chinese: 成龍; born 7 April 1954), 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 i… With 244 credits spanning from 1962 to 2027, Jackie Chan has appeared in 204 films and 40 TV shows.
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- The Shadow's Edge (2025) — as Wong Tak Chung
- Unexpected Family (2026)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) — as Monkey (voice)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008) — as Monkey (voice)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) — as Splinter (voice)
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