Jackie Chan (Chinese: 成龍), 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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Primarily2025 Panda Plan 2 as Jackie Chan
2025 The Shadow's Edge as Wong Tak Chung
2025 Jackie Chan: Down to Earth as Self Producer
2025 The Diary Writer, Director
2025 Rush Hour 4 as Yan Naing Lee
2025 New Police Story 2 Executive Producer
2025 Five Against a Bullet Executive Producer
2025 Shanghai Dawn as Chon Wang
2025 Whispers of Gratitude as Ren Jiqing
2025 Karate Kid: Legends as Mr. Han
2024 Panda Plan as Jackie
2024 "Bay Area Rising Moon" The Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2024 as 歌手
2024 A Legend as Professor Fang/Zhao Zhan
2024 The Movie Emperor Thanks
2024 Henan Spring Festival Gala 2024 as 演唱
2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Splinter (voice)
2023 Hidden Strike as Dragon Luo Producer
2023 "Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala
2023 Ride On as Luo Zhilong / Lao Luo
2022 Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland
2022 Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry as Self
2021 Good Night Beijing as Uncle Chen
2021 Dragon Sword Outlander as Vivi
2021 Jackie Chan: Building an Icon as Self - Portrait Subject
2021 All U Need Is Love as Supervisor of the Epidemic Prevention Operation Unit
2021 Wish Dragon Producer
2020 Vanguard as Tang Huanting
2019 The Climbers as Old Yang Guang
2019 The Game Changers Executive Producer
2019 Iron Mask as Master Producer
2019 Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self (archive footage)
2019 The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang as Pu Songling Executive Producer
2018 Golden Job Presenter, Producer
2018 Jackie Chan's Green Heroes as Self Producer
2017 Namiya as Namiya
2017 Bleeding Steel as Lin Dong Executive Producer
2017 The Foreigner as Quan Ngoc Minh Producer
2017 The Lego Ninjago Movie as Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice) Fight Choreographer
2017 WildAid: Jackie Chan & Pangolins as Kung Fu Instructor
2017 The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature as Mr. Feng (voice)
2017 Earth: One Amazing Day as Narrator (voice)
2017 Reset Producer
2017 Kung Fu Yoga as Dr. Jack Chan Executive Producer
2016 解忧杂货店
2016 Railroad Tigers as Ma Yuan Executive Producer
2016 The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short as Master Wu (Voice)
2016 Skiptrace as Bennie Chan Producer
2016 Manhattan Night Executive Producer, Producer
2016 The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse as Self
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 as Monkey (voice)
2015 Who Am I 2015 Producer
2015 Gambling on Extinction Producer
2015 Dragon Blade as Huo Han Producer
2014 Impetuous Love in Action Producer
2014 The Break-Up Artist Executive Producer
2014 As the Light Goes Out as Fireman in TV ad
2013 Police Story: Lockdown as Zhong Wen Executive Producer, Producer
2013 Personal Tailor as Pan-Pacific Host (cameo)
2013 Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Monkey (Voice)
2012 Chinese Zodiac as Jackie / Asian Hawk Director, Writer, Producer, Art Direction
2012 I Am Bruce Lee as Actor on Enter the Dragon (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2011 Legendary Amazons Producer
2011 1911 as Huang Xing Stunt Coordinator, Director
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 as Monkey (voice)
2011 Shaolin as Wudao
2010 Kung Fu Panda Holiday as Monkey (voice)
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Thanks
2010 The Karate Kid as Mr. Han
2010 Little Big Soldier as The Liang soldier Writer
2010 The Spy Next Door as Bob Ho
2010 The Legend of Silk Boy as Xu Rongcun [voice]
2009 The Founding of a Republic as Reporter
2009 Jackie Chan Edition: Seine spektakulärsten Kämpfe as er selbst
2009 Looking for Jackie as Jackie Chan
2009 How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
2009 Shinjuku Incident as Steelhead Executive Producer
2008 Wushu Executive Producer
2008 Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony as Self
2008 Kung Fu Panda as Monkey (voice)
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom as Old Hop / Lu Yan
2008 Run Papa Run Presenter, Producer
2008 A Touch of Beijing as Self / Host
2007 Making Rush Hour 3 as Self
2007 Air Diary Producer
2007 Rush Hour 3 as Yan Naing Lee
2007 The Wind as Self
2006 Rob-B-Hood as Thongs Writer, Producer
2006 Jackie Chan's Global Friendship Tour as Self
2006 The Heavenly Kings as Jackie Chan
2006 Magic & Me as Self
2005 Come Home Gary Glitter as Self
2005 Everlasting Regret Producer
2005 The Myth as General Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan Executive Producer, Martial Arts Choreographer
2005 House of Fury Executive Producer
2005 A Century of Light and Shadow as Self
2004 Rice Rhapsody Presenter, Producer
2004 New Police Story as Senior Inspector Chan Kwok Wing Executive Producer, Martial Arts Choreographer
2004 The Twins Effect II as Lord of Armour
2004 Around the World in 80 Days as Passepartout / Lau Xing Executive Producer, Action Director, Martial Arts Choreographer
2004 Enter the Phoenix as Mr. Chan
2003 Golden Chicken 2 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003 Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong as Self
2003 Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
2003 Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family as Jackie Chan
2003 The Medallion as Eddie Yang Executive Producer
2003 Heromakers as Self (archive footage)
2003 The Twins Effect as Jackie Fong
2003 Shanghai Knights as Chon Wang Choreographer, Executive Producer
2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu as Self
2002 Golden Chicken as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002 Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious as Self (archive footage)
2002 The Tuxedo as Jimmy Tong
2002 Smoking as Jimmy Tong
2002 The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self - Interviewee
2001 The Unbeatable Bruce Lee as Self (archive footage)
2001 Rush Hour 2 as Yan Naing Lee
2001 The Accidental Spy as Buck Yuan Producer, Stunts
2001 Hong Kong Superstars as Self
2001 Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour as Self - Narrator
2001 Jackie Chan Adventures: The Search for the Talismans
2000 Gen-Y Cops Presenter
2000 Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000 Shanghai Noon as Chon Wang Executive Producer
2000 Jackie Chan - The Kung Fu Years as Self (archive footage)
2000 2000 AD Presenter
2000 Fist to Fist as (archive footage)
1999 Purple Storm Presenter, Producer
1999 Tempting Heart Presenter, Producer
1999 Augustin, King of Kung-Fu as [archive footage]
1999 Gen-X Cops as Poor Fisherman (Cameo) Executive Producer
1999 Jackie Chan: My Stunts as Self Director, Producer
1999 A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour as Self
1999 Gorgeous as C.N. Chan Producer, Screenplay
1999 King of Comedy as Stunt Double on Set (uncredited)
1999 Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On as Self (uncredited)
1998 Hot War Producer
1998 Rush Hour as Lee Stunt Coordinator
1998 Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes as Self
1998 Jackie Chan: My Story as Self Director, Story, Producer
1998 Bruce Lee: In His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
1998 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Jackie Chan
1998 Who Am I? as Who Am I Screenplay, Director, Martial Arts Choreographer, Stunt Coordinator
1998 The Making of Who Am I as Self Producer
1998 The Path of the Dragon as Self
1997 Mr. Nice Guy as Jackie Stunt Coordinator, Theme Song Performance
1997 Face to Face as Self (archive footage)
1996 Top Fighter 2 as Self (archive footage)
1996 Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar as Self
1996 The Invincible Fighter: The Jackie Chan Story as 阿龙
1996 Police Story 4: First Strike as Jackie Martial Arts Choreographer
1995 Red Zone Producer
1995 Thunderbolt as Jackie Producer, Choreographer, Theme Song Performance
1995 Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 as Self
1995 Top Fighter as Self
1995 Rumble in the Bronx as Keung Martial Arts Choreographer
1995 Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter as Self (archive footage)
1994 The Legend of Drunken Master as Wong Fei-hung Theme Song Performance
1994 The Life of Bruce Lee as Self - Actor
1993 Supercop 2 as Inspector Chan Ka-Kui
1993 Crime Story as Inspector Eddie Chan Martial Arts Choreographer
1993 Kin chan no Cinema Jack Producer
1993 City Hunter as Ryo Saeba
1992 Police Story 3: Super Cop as Kevin Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng Executive Producer, Presenter, Theme Song Performance
1992 The Shootout Producer
1992 Too Happy for Words Producer
1992 Once Upon a Time in China II Theme Song Performance
1992 Twin Dragons as Ma Yau (John Ma) / Die Hard (Boomer)
1992 A Kid from Tibet as Man at Airport
1992 Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania as (archive footage)
1992 潇洒闯红尘
1991 Center Stage Presenter, Producer
1991 Angry Ranger Producer
1991 Operation Condor as Jackie / Asian Hawk / Condor Screenplay, Director, Theme Song Performance, Martial Arts Choreographer, Producer
1990 Story of Kennedy Town Producer
1990 Island of Fire as Da Chui / Steve
1990 Stage Door Johnny Producer
1990 The Best of the Martial Arts Films as Self (archive footage)
1989 Miracles: The Canton Godfather as Charlie Chen-Wah Director, Martial Arts Choreographer, Screenplay
1989 I Am Sorry Presenter, Producer
1989 The Inspector Wears Skirts II Producer
1988 Police Story 2 as Sergeant Chan Ka-Kui Screenplay, Director, Martial Arts Choreographer, Theme Song Performance
1988 The Inspector Wears Skirts Stunt Coordinator, Producer
1988 Dragons Forever as Jackie Lung Songs
1988 Someone Will Know Me as Self (uncredited)
1987 Rouge Producer
1987 Project A Part II as Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung Director, Screenplay, Theme Song Performance, Martial Arts Choreographer
1987 That Enchanting Night Producer
1986 Armour of God as Jackie (Asian Hawk) Director
1986 Naughty Boys as Prisoner Producer
1985 Police Story as Sergeant 'Kevin' Chan Ka-Kui Director, Theme Song Performance, Screenplay, Martial Arts Choreographer
1985 Heart of Dragon as Fung / Ah Tad / Tat
1985 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars as Muscles
1985 The Protector as Billy Wong
1985 My Lucky Stars as Muscles
1984 Wheels on Meals as Thomas
1984 Cannonball Run II as Jackie
1984 Pom Pom as Motorcycle Cop / Skater
1984 Bruce Lee: The Legend as Self (archive footage)
1983 Project A as Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung Director, Screenplay, Martial Arts Choreographer
1983 Fire Dragon as Sammy (archive footage)
1983 Winners & Sinners as Policeman #7086
1983 Fearless Hyena 2 as Ching Lung (Stone)
1983 Fantasy Mission Force as Sammy
1982 Dragon Lord as Lung (Dragon Ho) Director, Screenplay, Martial Arts Choreographer
1981 The Cannonball Run as Subaru Driver #1
1981 The Gold Hunters Producer
1980 Read Lips Producer
1980 The Big Brawl as Jerry Kwan
1980 Dance of Death Stunt Coordinator
1980 The Young Master as Lung Director, Martial Arts Choreographer
1979 Dragon Fist as Tang Hao Yun Stunt Coordinator
1979 Fearless Hyena as Chan Director, Screenplay, Martial Arts Choreographer
1978 Spiritual Kung Fu as Yi-Lang Stunt Coordinator
1978 Drunken Master as Fred Wong
1978 Immortal Warriors Stunt Coordinator
1978 Half a Loaf of Kung Fu as Master Chang Stunt Coordinator
1978 Magnificent Bodyguards as Ting Chung
1978 Game of Death Stunts
1978 Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin as Hsu Yin-Fung
1978 Snake in the Eagle's Shadow as Chien Fu
1977 To Kill with Intrigue as Cao Lei Stunt Coordinator
1977 The Face Behind the Mask Action Director
1977 The 36 Crazy Fists as Man in Opening Scene
1976 Shaolin Wooden Men as Little Mute Martial Arts Choreographer
1976 Killer Meteors as Immortal Meteor Wa Wu-Bin
1976 Hand of Death as Little Tan
1976 New Fist of Fury as Lung
1976 The Himalayan as Tseng's Man Stunts
1975 The Golden Lion as Golden Lion Gang Member
1975 No End of Surprises as Secretary Chen
1975 All in the Family as Hsiao Tang
1974 The Young Dragons Stunt Coordinator
1974 The Golden Lotus as Pear Hawker Yun
1974 Village of Tigers as Bandit
1974 Kung Fu Killers as (archive footage)
1973 Supermen Against the Orient Choreographer
1973 Fist to Fist as Guard
1973 Enter the Dragon as Guard Stunts
1973 The Awaken Punch as Thug
1973 None But the Brave as Japanese
1973 The Heroine as Gang Leader
1973 Facets of Love as Xiao Liu
1973 The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung as Hsiao Hu Stunt Coordinator
1973 Freedom Strikes a Blow as Liang's Thug
1973 Fist of Unicorn as Thug
1973 Not Scared to Die as Shi Tzer
1973 Ambush
1973 Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong as (archive footage)
1972 The Black Tavern as Servant (uncredited)
1972 The Brutal Boxer as Thug
1972 Hapkido as Black Bear Student (uncredited)
1972 The Bloody Fists as Policeman
1972 Fist of Fury as Student (uncredited) Stunts, Stunt Double
1971 The Angry River as Thug in black
1971 The Blade Spares None as Prince's Fighter in the Forest
1970 A Touch of Zen as Stunt Extra (uncredited)
1970 Lady of Steel as Beggar Kid
1969 The Magnificent Monk Script
1966 The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) as Seven Little Tigers
1966 The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) as Seven Little Tigers
1964 The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian as Brother Dong
1963 The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue
1962 The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan as Kid
7.17 Music 3
7.12 TV Movie 5
7.05 Documentary 36
6.95 Animation 13
6.50 Romance 18
6.49 Family 19
6.46 Crime 32
6.37 Adventure 42
6.36 Fantasy 15
6.35 Mystery 3
6.29 Drama 51
6.28 Comedy 93
6.25 Western 2
6.24 Action 152
6.20 Horror 2
6.17 Thriller 34
6.04 History 8
6.03 Science Fiction 6
5.70 War 3