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 | Panda Plan | Jackie | 2025 |
Movie | 超级计划 | 2025 | |
Movie | Shanghai Dawn | Chon Wang | 2025 |
Movie | The Legend | 2024-07-12 | |
Movie | Henan Spring Festival Gala 2024 | 演唱 | 2024-02-07 |
Movie | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Splinter (voice) | 2023-07-31 |
Movie | Hidden Strike | Dragon Luo | 2023-07-06 |
Movie | All U Need Is Love | Supervisor of the Epidemic Prevention Operation Unit | 2021-04-22 |
Movie | Vanguard | Tang Huanting | 2020-09-30 |
Movie | The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang | Pu Songling | 2019-02-05 |
Movie | The Climbers | Old Yang Guang | 2019-09-30 |
Movie | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-14 |
Movie | Iron Mask | Master | 2019-08-16 |
Movie | Operation Red Sea | Unknown | 2018-02-16 |
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 | Kung Fu Yoga | Dr. Jack Chan | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | Namiya | Namiya | 2017-12-29 |
Movie | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice) | 2017-09-21 |
Movie | Bleeding Steel | Lin Dong | 2017-12-18 |
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 | Railroad Tigers | Ma Yuan | 2016-12-23 |
Movie | The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short | Master Wu (Voice) | 2016-09-22 |
Series | Chelsea | Himself | 2016-05-11 |
Movie | Dragon Blade | Huo Han | 2015-02-19 |
Movie | Impetuous Love in Action | 2014-05-23 | |
Movie | As the Light Goes Out | Fireman in TV ad | 2014-01-02 |
Movie | Personal Tailor | Pan-Pacific Host (cameo) | 2013-12-20 |
Movie | Police Story: Lockdown | Zhong Wen | 2013-12-24 |
Movie | I Am Bruce Lee | Actor on Enter the Dragon (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2012-02-09 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Chinese Zodiac | Jackie / Asian Hawk | 2012-12-20 |
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 Spy Next Door | Bob Ho | 2010-01-15 |
Movie | The Legend of Silk Boy | Xu Rongcun [voice] | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | The Karate Kid | Mr. Han | 2010-06-10 |
Movie | Little Big Soldier | The Liang soldier | 2010-02-14 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Monkey (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
Series | Running Man | Unknown | 2010-07-11 |
Movie | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Self | 2009-05-17 |
Movie | Shinjuku Incident | Steelhead | 2009-03-22 |
Movie | The Founding of a Republic | Reporter | 2009-09-17 |
Movie | Jackie Chan Kung Fu Master | Himself | 2009-07-03 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda | Monkey (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
Movie | The Forbidden Kingdom | Old Hop / Lu Yan | 2008-04-18 |
Movie | Rush Hour 3 | Yan Naing Lee | 2007-08-08 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | Magic & Me | Himself | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Jackie Chan's Global Friendship Tour | Himself | 2006-05-01 |
Movie | The Heavenly Kings | Himself | 2006-04-05 |
Movie | Robin-B-Hood | Thongs | 2006-09-28 |
Movie | A Century of Light and Shadow | Himself | 2005-01-01 |
Movie | The Myth | Meng Yi / Jack | 2005-05-11 |
Movie | Enter the Phoenix | Mr. Chan (cameo) | 2004-04-08 |
Movie | The Twins Effect II | Lord of Armour | 2004-08-12 |
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 | Shanghai Knights | Chon Wang | 2003-02-06 |
Movie | The Twins Effect | Jackie Fong | 2003-03-08 |
Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | Self | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | Heromakers | Himself (Archive) | 2003-07-08 |
Movie | Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family | Jackie Chan | 2003-08-22 |
Movie | Golden Chicken 2 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2003-12-24 |
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 | Golden Chicken | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-12-26 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious | Self (archive footage) | 2002-12-10 |
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 | Rush Hour 2 | Yan Naing Lee | 2001-08-03 |
Movie | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Himself | 2001-12-18 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - The Kung Fu Years | Himself (archive footage) | 2000-04-17 |
Movie | Fist to Fist | (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
Movie | Shanghai Noon | Chon Wang | 2000-05-26 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | 成龙(龙叔) | 2000-09-09 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2000-10-22 |
Movie | King of Comedy | Stunt Double on Set (uncredited) | 1999-02-08 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On | Self (uncredited) | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Gorgeous | Chi Wu | 1999-02-12 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Stunts | Himself | 1999-03-30 |
Movie | Dragon Heat | [Cameo] | 1999-08-07 |
Movie | Augustin, King of Kung-Fu | [archive footage] | 1999-08-25 |
Movie | Gen-X Cops | Poor Fisherman (Cameo) | 1999-06-18 |
Movie | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Jackie Chan | 1998-02-27 |
Movie | The Path of the Dragon | Self | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Who Am I? | Lee / Who am I | 1998-01-17 |
Movie | Mulan | (singing voice) | 1998-06-18 |
Movie | Rush Hour | Lee | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self | 1998-08-18 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Himself | 1998-07-17 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: In His Own Words | Self (archive footage) | 1998-07-01 |
Movie | Mr. Nice Guy | Jackie | 1997-01-31 |
Movie | Face to Face | Self (archive footage) | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Police Story 4: First Strike | Insp. Jackie / Chan Ka-Kui | 1996-02-10 |
Movie | Top Fighter 2 | (archive footage) | 1996-09-10 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Self | 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 | Top Fighter | Himself | 1995-06-15 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 | Himself | 1995-07-22 |
Series | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Unknown | 1995-12-05 |
Movie | Thunderbolt | Chan Foh To | 1995-09-08 |
Movie | The Life of Bruce Lee | Self - Actor | 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 | The Curse of the Dragon | Himself [archive footage] | 1993-06-30 |
Movie | Supercop 2 | Inspector Chan Ka-Kui | 1993-10-21 |
Movie | Crime Story | Inspector Eddie Chan | 1993-06-24 |
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 | Twin Dragons | Ma Yau / Wan Ming | 1992-01-15 |
Series | Martin | Unknown | 1992-08-27 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time in China II | [Singing voice] | 1992-04-16 |
Movie | Police Story 3: Super Cop | Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng | 1992-07-04 |
Movie | Operation Condor | Jackie / Asian Hawk / Asian Condor | 1991-02-07 |
Movie | The Best of the Martial Arts Films | Self (archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | New Kids in Town | Master of Disaster re-edit [archive footage] | 1990-10-05 |
Movie | Island of Fire | Da Chui / Steve | 1990-03-28 |
Movie | Miracles: The Canton Godfather | Kuo Chen-Wah | 1989-06-15 |
Movie | Police Story 2 | Chan Ka Kui | 1988-08-13 |
Movie | Dragons Forever | Jackie Lung | 1988-02-11 |
Movie | Painted Faces | Self | 1988-09-16 |
Movie | Project A: Part II | Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue-Lung | 1987-07-25 |
Movie | Ninja the Protector | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Naughty Boys | Prisoner (Cameo) | 1986-07-25 |
Movie | Armour of God | Jackie (Asian Hawk) | 1986-08-16 |
Movie | Police Story | Inspector Chan Ka-Kui | 1985-12-14 |
Movie | Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter | Himself (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | My Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-02-10 |
Movie | Heart of Dragon | Fung / Ah Tad / Tat | 1985-09-14 |
Movie | Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Muscles | 1985-08-15 |
Movie | The Protector | Billy Wong | 1985-06-15 |
Movie | Ninja Thunderbolt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend | Self (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Wheels on Meals | Thomas | 1984-08-17 |
Movie | Pom Pom | Motorcycle cop/Skater [Cameo] | 1984-02-22 |
Movie | Cannonball Run II | Jackie | 1984-06-29 |
Movie | Fantasy Mission Force | Sammy | 1983-02-13 |
Movie | Fearless Hyena 2 | Ching Lung (Stone) | 1983-03-04 |
Movie | Fire Dragon | Sammy | 1983-09-02 |
Movie | Winners & Sinners | Policeman #7086 | 1983-07-07 |
Movie | Project A | Sergeant Dragon Ma Yue Lung | 1983-12-22 |
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 | Dragon Fist | Tang Hao Yun | 1979-04-21 |
Movie | Fists and Guts | [Cameo] | 1979-12-21 |
Movie | Two in Black Belt | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Spiritual Kung Fu | Yi-Lang | 1978-11-23 |
Movie | Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin | Hsu Yin-Fung | 1978-03-08 |
Movie | Snake in the Eagle's Shadow | Chien Fu | 1978-03-01 |
Movie | Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Chiang | 1978-06-30 |
Movie | Drunken Master | Wong Fei-Hung | 1978-10-05 |
Movie | Magnificent Bodyguards | Ting Chung | 1978-04-27 |
Movie | The 36 Crazy Fists | Man in opening scene [Cameo] | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | The Face Behind the Mask | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1977-05-13 |
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 | The Killer Meteors | Immortal Meteor Wa Wu-Bin | 1976-08-21 |
Movie | Hand of Death | Little Tan | 1976-07-15 |
Movie | Shaolin Wooden Men | Little Mute | 1976-10-10 |
Movie | No End of Surprises | Secretary Chen | 1975-12-05 |
Movie | All in the Family | Hsiao Tang | 1975-02-08 |
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 | Freedom Strikes a Blow | Thug [Extra] | 1973-03-05 |
Movie | Ambush | [Extra] | 1973-01-05 |
Movie | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung | Hsiao Hu | 1973-03-31 |
Movie | Not Scared to Die | Shi Tzer | 1973-01-12 |
Movie | None But the Brave | Japanese | 1973-05-09 |
Movie | Supermen Against the Orient | Extra | 1973-11-29 |
Movie | Facets of Love | Xiao Liu | 1973-04-05 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend | Himself (archive footage) | 1973-10-14 |
Movie | Fist to Fist | Guard | 1973-09-01 |
Movie | The Heroine | Gang Leader | 1973-04-26 |
Movie | The Awaken Punch | Thug | 1973-05-23 |
Movie | Enter the Dragon | Guard | 1973-08-17 |
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 Black Tavern | Assassin | 1972-12-16 |
Movie | Stranger in Hong Kong | [unconfirmed Cameo] | 1972-10-27 |
Movie | The Brutal Boxer | Thug | 1972-10-04 |
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 | Lady of Steel | Beggar kid | 1970-02-27 |
Movie | A Touch of Zen | Extra (uncredited) | 1970-07-10 |
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 |