Philip Tan
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1960-07-22 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Singapore
- Also known as
- Philip Tann · Phillip Tan · Phil Tan
Biography
Phil Tan was born in Singapore where he spent his childhood and then at the age of five moved to the UK. Phil started off his athletic career as a gymnast where he became the British Youth Tumbling champion and a member of the British squad for many years. Years later after getting into martial arts, Phil also became the Men's British Tae Kwon do Champion.
Phil's first break in film, was as an actor and fight choreographer in a film called Le complot diabolique du docteur Fu Manchu
(1980) with Peter Sellers. Afer that came a year on Greystoke, la légende de Tarzan (1984), also as an actor and trainer forChristopher Lambert. Phil was then contacted by Steven Spielberg and Robert Watts to train the pricipal actor 'Jonathan Ke Quanin' for Indiana Jones et le temple maudit(1984).
He was then invited to become a member of The British Stunt Register in 1986. That was the start of Phil's stunt career. Now Philip Tan lives in LA and works as a 2nd Unit Director, stunt and fight co-ordinator on some of Hollywoods bigget movies.
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Known For
TV Shows (11)
S.W.A.T.
2017
as TSA Agent Kurata
Californication
2007
as Kim
Sliders
1995
as Asian Man
Family Matters
1989
as Snap's Gang Member
Martial Law
1998
as Johnny
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Commando
Raising Hope
2010
as Floyd
Workaholics
2011
as Alan
Crossbow
1987
Alias
2001
as Taiwanese Security Officer
Two of a Kind
1998
as Sensei
Movies (49)
Batman
1989
as Goon
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
as Chief Henchman
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
as Waiter
Safe
2012
as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
Big Momma's House
2000
as Kang
Planet of the Apes
2001
as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
The Three Musketeers
1993
as Parker
Tango & Cash
1989
as Chinese Gunman
Congo
1995
as Gorilla
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
2002
as Grilled Face Fighter
Return to Oz
1985
as Wheeler
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Tanaka
The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Desk Guard
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Primate
Wake of Death
2004
as Han
Awaken
2015
as Todd
Martial Law
1990
as Wu Han
Bloodsport II
1996
as John
Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Ship's Officer
Surf Ninjas
1993
as Captain Ming
City of Industry
1997
as Jimmie
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Bruce Rhee
Extreme Honor
2001
as Chinese Businessman
Empire of the Sharks
2017
as Thelonious
Mission of Justice
1992
as Drug Dealer #2
Timecop: The Berlin Decision
2003
as Chinese Waiter
Teleios
2017
as Crewman Dang
Soursweet
1988
as Jackie Fung
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
as Dacoit
Deadly Target
1994
as Han
Phoenix
2023
as Bolt
Perfect Assassins
1998
as Sensei Assassin
Underworld
1985
as Tung
China Cry
1990
as Colonel Cheng
Chain of Command
2000
as Wu
The Assault
1998
as Patch
Trail Blazers
2022
as Toki
Vroom
1988
as Shane
The Breaks
1999
as Asian Driver
Sugar Town
1999
as Karate Instructor
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
1999
No Rules
2005
as Hino
Up Line
1987
as N'Yung Ki
The Criminal Mind
1993
as Wing
Grand Larceny
1987
as Shomin
Privates on Parade
1983
as Lee
Gravity of Love
2018
as Top
Lift
2015
as Mystical Man
About Philip Tan
Phil Tan was born in Singapore where he spent his childhood and then at the age of five moved to the UK. Phil started off his athletic career as a gymnast where he became the British Youth Tumbling champion and a member of the British squad for many years. Years later after getting into martial arts, Phil also became the Men's British Tae Kwon do Champion. Phil's first break in film, was as an actor and fight choreographer in a film called Le complot diabolique du docteur Fu Manchu (1980) with Peter Sellers. Afer that came a year on Greystoke,… With 60 credits spanning from 1980 to 2023, Philip Tan has appeared in 49 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Philip Tan Movies
- Batman (1989) — as Goon
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013) — as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — as Chief Henchman
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) — as Waiter
- Safe (2012) — as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
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