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.
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2025
Jackie Chan
Details Karate Kid: Legends
2025
Mr. Han
Details "Bay Area Rising Moon" The Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2024
2024
歌手
Details A Legend
2024
Professor Fang/Zhao Zhan
Details Henan Spring Festival Gala 2024
2024
演唱
Details Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
Splinter (voice)
Details Hidden Strike
2023
Dragon Luo
Details "Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala
2023
Character TBA
Details Ride On
2023
Luo Zhilong / Lao Luo
Details Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland
2022
Character TBA
Details Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022
Self
Details Good Night Beijing
2021
Uncle Chen
Details Dragon Sword Outlander
2021
Vivi
Details Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021
Self - Portrait Subject
Details All U Need Is Love
2021
Supervisor of the Epidemic Prevention Operation Unit
Details The Climbers
2019
Old Yang Guang
Details Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
Self (archive footage)
Details The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
2019
Pu Songling
Details Jackie Chan's Green Heroes
2018
Self
Details The Foreigner
2017
Quan Ngoc Minh
Details The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice)
Details WildAid: Jackie Chan & Pangolins
2017
Kung Fu Instructor
Details The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
2017
Mr. Feng (voice)
Details Earth: One Amazing Day
2017
Narrator (voice)
Details Kung Fu Yoga
2017
Dr. Jack Chan
Details The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
2016
Master Wu (Voice)
Details The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
2016
Self
Details Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
Monkey (voice)
Details Impetuous Love in Action
2014
Character TBA
Details As the Light Goes Out
2014
Fireman in TV ad
Details Police Story: Lockdown
2013
Zhong Wen
Details Personal Tailor
2013
Pan-Pacific Host (cameo)
Details Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013
Monkey (Voice)
Details Chinese Zodiac
2012
Jackie / Asian Hawk
Details I Am Bruce Lee
2012
Actor on Enter the Dragon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
Details Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
Monkey (voice)
Details Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010
Monkey (voice)
Details Little Big Soldier
2010
The Liang soldier
Details The Spy Next Door
2010
Bob Ho
Details The Legend of Silk Boy
2010
Xu Rongcun [voice]
Details The Founding of a Republic
2009
Reporter
Details Jackie Chan Edition: Seine spektakulärsten Kämpfe
2009
er selbst
Details Looking for Jackie
2009
Jackie Chan
Details How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
Self
Details Shinjuku Incident
2009
Steelhead
Details Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008
Self
Details Kung Fu Panda
2008
Monkey (voice)
Details The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
Old Hop / Lu Yan
Details A Touch of Beijing
2008
Self / Host
Details Rush Hour 3
2007
Yan Naing Lee
Details Jackie Chan's Global Friendship Tour
2006
Self
Details The Heavenly Kings
2006
Jackie Chan
Details Come Home Gary Glitter
2005
Self
Details The Myth
2005
General Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan
Details A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
Self
Details New Police Story
2004
Senior Inspector Chan Kwok Wing
Details The Twins Effect II
2004
Lord of Armour
Details Around the World in 80 Days
2004
Passepartout / Lau Xing
Details Enter the Phoenix
2004
Mr. Chan
Details Golden Chicken 2
2003
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
Self
Details Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
Self
Details Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family
2003
Jackie Chan
Details The Medallion
2003
Eddie Yang
Details Heromakers
2003
Self (archive footage)
Details The Twins Effect
2003
Jackie Fong
Details Shanghai Knights
2003
Chon Wang
Details Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
Self
Details Golden Chicken
2002
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
2002
Self (archive footage)
Details The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
Self - Interviewee
Details Rush Hour 2
2001
Yan Naing Lee
Details The Accidental Spy
2001
Buck Yuan
Details Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour
2001
Self - Narrator
Details Hong Kong Superstars
2001
Self
Details Jackie Chan Adventures: The Search for the Talismans
2001
Character TBA
Details Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Details Jackie Chan - The Kung Fu Years
2000
Self (archive footage)
Details Fist to Fist
2000
(archive footage)
Details Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
1999
[archive footage]
Details Gen-X Cops
1999
Poor Fisherman (Cameo)
Details Jackie Chan: My Stunts
1999
Self
Details King of Comedy
1999
Stunt Double on Set (uncredited)
Details Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
1999
Self (uncredited)
Details Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998
Self
Details Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
Self
Details Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
1998
Self (archive footage)
Details An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
Jackie Chan
Details The Making of Who Am I
1998
Self
Details The Path of the Dragon
1998
Self
Details Face to Face
1997
Self (archive footage)
Details Top Fighter 2
1996
Self (Archive Footage)
Details Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996
Self
Details The Invincible Fighter: The Jackie Chan Story
1996
阿龙
Details Police Story 4: First Strike
1996
Chan Ka-Kui
Details Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
1995
Self
Details Rumble in the Bronx
1995
Keung
Details Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter
1995
Self (archive footage)
Details The Legend of Drunken Master
1994
Wong Fei-hung
Details The Life of Bruce Lee
1994
Self - Actor
Details Supercop 2
1993
Inspector Chan Ka-Kui
Details Crime Story
1993
Inspector Eddie Chan
Details Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992
Kevin Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng
Details Twin Dragons
1992
Ma Yau (John Ma) / Die Hard (Boomer)
Details A Kid from Tibet
1992
Man at Airport
Details Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
1992
(archive footage)
Details Operation Condor
1991
Jackie / Asian Hawk / Condor
Details Island of Fire
1990
Da Chui / Steve
Details The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990
Self (archive footage)
Details Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
Kuo Chen-Wah
Details Police Story 2
1988
Sergeant Chan Ka-Kui
Details Dragons Forever
1988
Jackie Lung
Details Someone Will Know Me
1988
Self (uncredited)
Details Project A: Part II
1987
Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung
Details Armour of God
1986
Jackie (Asian Hawk)
Details Naughty Boys
1986
Prisoner (Cameo)
Details Police Story
1985
Sergeant 'Kevin' Chan Ka-Kui
Details Heart of Dragon
1985
Fung / Ah Tad / Tat
Details Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
1985
Muscles
Details The Protector
1985
Billy Wong
Details Cannonball Run II
1984
Jackie
Details Pom Pom
1984
Motorcycle Cop / Skater
Details Bruce Lee: The Legend
1984
Self (archive footage)
Details Project A
1983
Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung
Details Fire Dragon
1983
Sammy (archive footage)
Details Winners & Sinners
1983
Policeman #7086
Details Fearless Hyena 2
1983
Ching Lung (Stone)
Details Fantasy Mission Force
1983
Sammy
Details Dragon Lord
1982
Lung (Dragon Ho)
Details The Cannonball Run
1981
Subaru Driver #1
Details The Big Brawl
1980
Jerry Kwan
Details Dragon Fist
1979
Tang Hao Yun
Details Spiritual Kung Fu
1978
Yi-Lang
Details Drunken Master
1978
Wong Fei-hung
Details Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
1978
Chiang
Details Magnificent Bodyguards
1978
Ting Chung
Details Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin
1978
Hsu Yin-Fung
Details Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978
Chien Fu
Details To Kill with Intrigue
1977
Cao Lei
Details The 36 Crazy Fists
1977
Man in Opening Scene
Details Shaolin Wooden Men
1976
Little Mute
Details The Killer Meteors
1976
Immortal Meteor Wa Wu-Bin
Details Hand of Death
1976
Little Tan
Details The Himalayan
1976
Tseng's Man
Details The Golden Lion
1975
Golden Lion gang member
Details No End of Surprises
1975
Secretary Chen
Details All in the Family
1975
Hsiao Tang
Details The Golden Lotus
1974
Pear Hawker Yun
Details Village of Tigers
1974
Bandit
Details Kung Fu Killers
1974
(archive footage)
Details Supermen Against the Orient
1973
Character TBA
Details None But the Brave
1973
Japanese
Details The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
1973
Hsiao Hu
Details Freedom Strikes a Blow
1973
Liang's Thug
Details Not Scared to Die
1973
Shi Tzer
Details Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
1973
(archive footage)
Details The Black Tavern
1972
Servant (uncredited)
Details Hapkido
1972
Black Bear Student (uncredited)
Details The Bloody Fists
1972
Policeman
Details Fist of Fury
1972
Student (uncredited)
Details The Angry River
1971
Thug in black
Details The Blade Spares None
1971
Prince's Fighter in the Forest
Details A Touch of Zen
1970
Extra (uncredited)
Details Lady of Steel
1970
Beggar Kid
Details The Eighteen Darts (Part 2)
1966
Seven Little Tigers
Details The Eighteen Darts (Part 1)
1966
Seven Little Tigers
Details The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian
1964
Brother Dong
Details The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue
1963
Character TBA
Details The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan
1962
Kid
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