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 | Shanghai Dawn | Chon Wang | 2025 |
Movie | The Legend | 2025 | |
Movie | "Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala | 2023-06-29 | |
Movie | Ride On | Luo Zhilong / Lao Luo | 2023-04-07 |
Movie | Hidden Strike | Dragon Luo | 2023-07-06 |
Movie | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Splinter (voice) | 2023-07-31 |
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 |
Series | Memories Beyond Horizon | 成龙 | 2022-12-17 |
Movie | Wish Dragon | Long (voice) | 2021-01-15 |
Movie | All U Need Is Love | Supervisor of the Epidemic Prevention Operation Unit | 2021-04-22 |
Movie | Dragon Sword Outlander | Vivi | 2021-08-22 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: Building an Icon | Self - Portrait Subject | 2021-08-04 |
Movie | Good Night Beijing | Uncle Chen | 2021-12-10 |
Movie | Vanguard | Tang Huanting | 2020-09-30 |
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 | Ip Man 4: The Finale | 2019-12-19 | |
Movie | The Climbers | Old Yang Guang | 2019-09-30 |
Movie | Iron Mask | Master | 2019-08-16 |
Series | 奇幻龙宝 | Jackie Chan | 2018-08-01 |
Movie | Earth: One Amazing Day | Narrator (voice) | 2017-08-04 |
Movie | The Emoji Movie | Additional Voices (voice) | 2017-07-23 |
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 | Bleeding Steel | Lin Dong | 2017-12-18 |
Movie | Namiya | Namiya | 2017-12-29 |
Movie | The Foreigner | Quan Ngoc Minh | 2017-09-28 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Monkey (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
Series | Chelsea | Himself | 2016-05-11 |
Movie | The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse | Himself | 2016-03-04 |
Movie | Skiptrace | Bennie Chan | 2016-07-21 |
Movie | Railroad Tigers | Ma Yuan | 2016-12-23 |
Movie | The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short | Master Wu (Voice) | 2016-09-22 |
Movie | Dragon Blade | Huo Han | 2015-02-19 |
Movie | Monkey King: Hero Is Back | Sun Wukong (English Dub) | 2015-07-10 |
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) | 2013-12-20 |
Movie | Police Story: Lockdown | Detective Zhong Wen | 2013-12-24 |
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 | Shaolin | Wudao | 2011-01-20 |
Movie | 1911 | Huang Xing | 2011-07-03 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Monkey (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
Movie | The Legend of Silk Boy | Xu Rongcun [voice] | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | The Spy Next Door | Bob Ho | 2010-01-15 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Monkey (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
Series | Running Man | Unknown | 2010-07-11 |
Movie | The Karate Kid | Mr. Han | 2010-06-10 |
Movie | Little Big Soldier | The Liang soldier | 2010-02-14 |
Movie | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Self | 2009-05-17 |
Movie | Shinjuku Incident | Steelhead | 2009-03-22 |
Movie | Jackie Chan Kung Fu Master | Himself | 2009-07-03 |
Movie | The Founding of a Republic | Reporter | 2009-09-17 |
Movie | The Forbidden Kingdom | Old Hop / Lu Yan | 2008-04-18 |
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 | 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 | Enter the Phoenix | Mr. Chan (cameo) | 2004-04-08 |
Movie | New Police Story | Senior Insp. Chan Kwok-Wing | 2004-09-23 |
Movie | Around the World in 80 Days | Passepartout / Lau Xing | 2004-06-16 |
Movie | The Twins Effect II | Lord of Armour | 2004-08-12 |
Movie | Shanghai Knights | Chon Wang | 2003-02-06 |
Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | Self | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | The Twins Effect | Jackie Fong | 2003-03-08 |
Movie | Heromakers | Himself (Archive) | 2003-07-08 |
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 Medallion | Eddie Yang | 2003-08-15 |
Movie | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee | 2002-06-01 |
Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Wong Fei-Hung (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
Movie | The Tuxedo | Jimmy Tong | 2002-09-27 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Himself | 2002-12-10 |
Movie | Golden Chicken | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-12-26 |
Movie | Hong Kong Superstars | Himself | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour | Himself / Narrator | 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 | 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 |
Movie | Shanghai Noon | Chon Wang | 2000-05-26 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Self | 2000-09-09 |
Movie | Gorgeous | Chi Wu | 1999-02-12 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On | Himself | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | King of Comedy | Stunt Double on Set (uncredited) | 1999-02-08 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Stunts | Himself | 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 | 1998-02-20 |
Movie | The Path of the Dragon | Himself | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Who Am I? | Lee / Who am I | 1998-01-17 |
Movie | Mulan | (singing voice) | 1998-06-18 |
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 | Jackie Chan: My Story | Himself | 1998-07-17 |
Movie | Rush Hour | Lee | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Mr. Nice Guy | Jackie | 1997-01-31 |
Movie | Face to Face | Himself | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Police Story 4: First Strike | Insp. Jackie | 1996-02-10 |
Movie | Top Fighter 2 | (archive footage) | 1996-09-10 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Himself | 1996-08-30 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Rumble in the Bronx | Keung | 1995-01-21 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 | Himself | 1995-07-22 |
Movie | Top Fighter | Himself | 1995-06-15 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Series | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Unknown | 1995-12-05 |
Movie | Thunderbolt | Chan Foh To | 1995-09-08 |
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 | City Hunter | Ryo Saeba | 1993-01-01 |
Movie | Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino | Himself | 1993-01-01 |
Movie | Project S | Insp. Chan Ka Kui | 1993-10-21 |
Movie | Crime Story | Inspector Eddie Chan | 1993-06-24 |
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 |
Movie | A Kid from Tibet | Man at airport (Cameo) | 1992-01-10 |
Movie | Police Story 3: Super Cop | Insp. Chan Ka Kui / Lin Fu Sheng | 1992-07-04 |
Series | Martin | Unknown | 1992-08-27 |
Movie | Twin Dragons | Ma Yau / Wan Ming | 1992-01-15 |
Movie | Operation Condor | Jackie / Asian Hawk / Asian Condor | 1991-02-07 |
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 | Island of Fire | Da Chui / Steve | 1990-03-28 |
Movie | Miracles | Kuo Chen-Wah | 1989-06-15 |
Movie | Dragons Forever | Jackie Lung | 1988-02-11 |
Movie | Painted Faces | Self | 1988-09-16 |
Movie | Police Story 2 | Inspector Chan Ka-Kui | 1988-08-13 |
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 | My Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-02-10 |
Movie | The Protector | Billy Wong | 1985-07-10 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter | Himself (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-08-15 |
Movie | Heart of Dragon | Fung / Ah Tad / Tat | 1985-09-14 |
Movie | Police Story | Inspector Chan Ka-Kui | 1985-12-14 |
Movie | Ninja Thunderbolt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend | Self (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Pom Pom | Motorcycle cop/Skater [Cameo] | 1984-02-22 |
Movie | Cannonball Run II | Jackie | 1984-06-29 |
Movie | Wheels on Meals | Thomas | 1984-08-17 |
Movie | Fantasy Mission Force | Sammy | 1983-02-13 |
Movie | Fearless Hyena 2 | Ching Lung / Stone | 1983-03-04 |
Movie | Project A | Sergeant Dragon Ma Yue Lung | 1983-12-22 |
Movie | Winners & Sinners | Policeman #7086 | 1983-07-07 |
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 | Wetten, dass..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Series | The Chinese Detective | Unknown | 1981-04-30 |
Movie | The Cannonball Run | Subaru Driver #1 | 1981-06-19 |
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 | 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 | Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin | Hsu Yin-Fung | 1978-03-08 |
Movie | Magnificent Bodyguards | Ting Chung | 1978-04-27 |
Movie | Drunken Master | Wong Fei-Hung | 1978-10-05 |
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 Face Behind the Mask | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1977-05-13 |
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 | 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 | 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 | Fist of Unicorn | Thug [Extra] | 1973-03-01 |
Movie | The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung | Hsiao Hu | 1973-03-31 |
Movie | Freedom Strikes a Blow | Thug [Extra] | 1973-03-05 |
Movie | Not Scared to Die | Shi Tzer | 1973-01-12 |
Movie | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | Ambush | [Extra] | 1973-01-05 |
Movie | Facets of Love | Xiao Liu | 1973-04-05 |
Movie | Enter the Dragon | Guard | 1973-08-17 |
Movie | Supermen Against the Orient | Extra | 1973-11-29 |
Movie | The Heroine | Gang Leader | 1973-04-26 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend | Himself (archive footage) | 1973-10-14 |
Movie | The Young Tiger | 1973-09-06 | |
Movie | None But the Brave | Japanese | 1973-05-09 |
Movie | The Awaken Punch | Thug | 1973-05-23 |
Movie | Fist to Fist | Guard | 1973-09-01 |
Movie | The Bloody Fists | Policeman [Extra] | 1972-05-17 |
Movie | Hapkido | Black Bear Student | 1972-10-01 |
Movie | Fist of Fury | Student (uncredited) | 1972-03-22 |
Movie | The Brutal Boxer | Thug | 1972-10-04 |
Movie | The Black Tavern | Servant | 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 | A Touch of Zen | Extra (uncredited) | 1971-11-18 |
Movie | Lady of Steel | Beggar kid | 1970-02-27 |
Movie | Come Drink with Me | One of the Little Kids | 1966-04-07 |
Movie | The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) | Seven Little Tigers | 1966-08-30 |
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 |