Jackie Chan
Born April 07, 1954 (Age: 71)
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Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
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.
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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Filmography
Unexpected Family
2026
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as 任继青
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Age: 71
The Shadow's Edge
2025
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as Wong Tak Chung
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Age: 71
Karate Kid: Legends
2025
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as Mr. Han
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Age: 71
Panda Plan
2024
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as Jackie
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Age: 70
A Legend
2024
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as Professor Fang/Zhao Zhan
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Age: 70
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
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as Splinter (voice)
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Age: 69
Ride On
2023
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as Luo Zhilong
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Age: 69
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022
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as Self
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Age: 67
Vanguard
2020
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as Tang Huanting
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Age: 65
Iron Mask
2019
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as Master
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Age: 65
The Foreigner
2017
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as Quan Ngoc Minh
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Age: 63
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
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as Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice)
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Age: 63
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
2017
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as Mr. Feng (voice)
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Age: 63
Kung Fu Yoga
2017
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as Dr. Jack Chan
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Age: 62
Railroad Tigers
2016
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as Ma Yuan
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Age: 62
Skiptrace
2016
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as Bennie Chan
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Age: 62
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
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as Monkey (voice)
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Age: 61
Dragon Blade
2015
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as Huo Han
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Age: 60
Police Story: Lockdown
2013
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as Zhong Wen
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Age: 59
Armour of God 3: Chinese Zodiac
2012
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as Jackie / Asian Hawk
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Age: 58
1911
2011
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as Huang Xing
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Age: 57
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
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as Monkey (voice)
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Age: 57
Shaolin
2011
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as Wudao
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Age: 56
The Karate Kid
2010
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as Mr. Han
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Age: 56
The Spy Next Door
2010
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as Bob Ho
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Age: 55
The Legend of Silk Boy
2010
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as Xu Rongcun [voice]
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Age: 55
Shinjuku Incident
2009
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as Steelhead
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Age: 54
Kung Fu Panda
2008
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as Monkey (voice)
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Age: 54
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
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as Old Hop / Lu Yan
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Age: 54
Making Rush Hour 3
2007
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as Self
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Age: 53
Rush Hour 3
2007
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as Yan Naing Lee
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Age: 53
The Myth
2005
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as General Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan
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Age: 51
New Police Story
2004
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as Senior Inspector Chan Kwok Wing
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Age: 50
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
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as Passepartout / Lau Xing
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Age: 50
Enter the Phoenix
2004
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as Mr. Chan
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Age: 50
The Medallion
2003
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as Eddie Yang
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Age: 49
The Twins Effect
2003
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as Jackie Fong
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Age: 48
Shanghai Knights
2003
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as Chon Wang
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Age: 48
The Tuxedo
2002
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as Jimmy Tong
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Age: 48
Rush Hour 2
2001
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as Yan Naing Lee
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Age: 47
The Accidental Spy
2001
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as Buck Yuan
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Age: 46
Shanghai Noon
2000
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as Chon Wang
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Age: 46
A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour
1999
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as Self
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Age: 44
King of Comedy
1999
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as Stunt Double on Set (uncredited)
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Age: 44
Rush Hour
1998
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as Lee
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Age: 44
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
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as Jackie Chan
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Age: 43
No Image
The Making of Who Am I
1998
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as Self
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Age: 43
Mr. Nice Guy
1997
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as Jackie
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Age: 42
The Invincible Fighter: The Jackie Chan Story
1996
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as 阿龙
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Age: 42
Police Story 4: First Strike
1996
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as Jackie
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Age: 41
Rumble in the Bronx
1995
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as Keung
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Age: 40
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994
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as Wong Fei-hung
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Age: 39
Supercop 2
1993
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as Inspector Chan Ka-Kui
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Age: 39
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992
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as Kevin Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng
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Age: 38
Twin Dragons
1992
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as Ma Yau (John Ma) / Bok Min (Boomer)
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Age: 37
潇洒闯红尘
1992
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as
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Age: 37
Operation Condor
1991
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as Jackie / Asian Hawk / Condor
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Age: 36
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
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as Charlie Chen-Wah
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Age: 35
Police Story 2
1988
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as Sergeant Chan Ka-Kui
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Age: 34
Project A Part II
1987
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as Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung
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Age: 33
Armour of God
1986
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as Jackie
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Age: 32
Naughty Boys
1986
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as Prisoner
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Age: 32
Police Story
1985
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as Sergeant 'Kevin' Chan Ka-Kui
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Age: 31
Cannonball Run II
1984
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as Jackie
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Age: 30
Project A
1983
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as Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung
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Age: 29
The Cannonball Run
1981
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as Subaru Driver #1
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Age: 27
The Big Brawl
1980
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as Jerry Kwan
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Age: 26
Drunken Master
1978
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as Fred Wong
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Age: 24
Shaolin Wooden Men
1976
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as Little Mute
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Age: 22
Hand of Death
1976
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as Little Tan
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Age: 22
Enter the Dragon
1973
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as Guard (uncredited)
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Age: 19
Fist of Fury
1972
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as Student (uncredited)
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Age: 17