
Jackie Chan
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Rush Hour
1998

Around the World in 80 Days
2004

My Lucky Stars
1985

The Forbidden Kingdom
2008

The Twins Effect II
2004

The Medallion
2003

Mr. Nice Guy
1997

Thunderbolt
1995

Police Story 2
1988

The Tuxedo
2002

Shinjuku Incident
2009

Gorgeous
1999

Armour of God
1986

Operation Condor
1991

Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992

City Hunter
1993

Wheels on Meals
1984

Rush Hour 3
2007

Rush Hour 2
2001

Drunken Master
1978

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978

Project A Part II
1987

Eagle Shadow Fist
1973

Project A
1983

The Cannonball Run
1981

The Young Master
1980

Shanghai Knights
2003

Dragons Forever
1988

The Spy Next Door
2010

New Police Story
2004

The Myth
2005

The Accidental Spy
2001

Cannonball Run II
1984

Shanghai Noon
2000

Who Am I?
1998

Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989

The Legend of Drunken Master
1994

Winners and Sinners
1983

Police Story
1985

Rob-B-Hood
2006

Kung Fu Panda
2008

Rumble in the Bronx
1995

Police Story 4: First Strike
1996

Gen-X Cops
1999

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023

New Police Story 2
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Shaolin Wooden Men
1976

Jackie Chan: My Stunts
1999

Little Big Soldier
2010

How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
1978

Hapkido
1972

Dragon Sword Outlander
2021

The Heroine
1973

The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan
1962

Fantasy Mission Force
1983

Good Night Beijing
2021

The Protector
1985

The Karate Kid
2010

Looking for Jackie
2009

Dragon Lord
1982

Jackie Chan: My Story
1998

Killer Meteors
1976

Dragon Fist
1979

Supercop 2
1993

The Twins Effect
2003

A Legend
2024

New Fist of Fury
1976

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985

Kung Fu Panda 2
2011

Magnificent Bodyguards
1978

Fearless Hyena 2
1983

To Kill with Intrigue
1977

Spiritual Kung Fu
1978

Island of Fire
1990

Heart of Dragon
1985

Twin Dragons
1992

Crime Story
1993

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
1978

Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family
2003

Ride On
2023

All in the Family
1975

The Big Brawl
1980

Fearless Hyena
1979

The Invincible Fighter: The Jackie Chan Story
1996

Shaolin
2011

Someone Will Know Me
1988

1911
2011

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012

Chinese Zodiac
2012

"Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala
2023

Panda Plan
2024

Karate Kid: Legends
2025

Impetuous Love in Action
2014

Pom Pom
1984

Jackie Chan's Green Heroes
2018

The Golden Lion
1975

The Black Tavern
1972

Police Story: Lockdown
2013

None But the Brave
1973

As the Light Goes Out
2014

King of Comedy
1999

Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland
2022

Skiptrace
2016

The Brutal Boxer
1972

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022

Fire Dragon
1983

The Making of Who Am I
1998

Come Home Gary Glitter
2005

Dragon Blade
2015

Top Fighter
1995

The Founding of a Republic
2009

The Blade Spares None
1971

Naughty Boys
1986

Fist to Fist
1973

Henan Spring Festival Gala 2024
2024

Facets of Love
1973

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998

Railroad Tigers
2016

Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour
2001

The Foreigner
2017

The Golden Lotus
1974

Kung Fu Yoga
2017

Kung Fu Panda 3
2016

The 36 Crazy Fists
1977

A Kid from Tibet
1992

Unexpected Family
2026

The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017

Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
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The Himalayan
1976

Fist of Unicorn
1973

No End of Surprises
1975

Enter the Dragon
1973

The Awaken Punch
1973

Freedom Strikes a Blow
1973

Lady of Steel
1970

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
2016

Iron Mask
2019

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003

Hidden Strike
2023

Golden Chicken
2002

Golden Chicken 2
2003

The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian
1964

The Eighteen Darts (Part 1)
1966

Ambush
1973

Village of Tigers
1974

The Eighteen Darts (Part 2)
1966

Bleeding Steel
2017

Fist of Fury
1972

Magic & Me
2006

Supermen Against the Orient
1973

The Legend of Silk Boy
2010

The Heavenly Kings
2006

Personal Tailor
2013

The Life of Bruce Lee
1994

Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996

The Path of the Dragon
1998

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
2017

Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
1995

Jackie Chan's Global Friendship Tour
2006

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
1999

Namiya
2017

A Century of Light and Shadow
2005

Hong Kong Superstars
2001

Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
1999

The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
2019

Jackie Chan Adventures: The Search for the Talismans
2001

Enter the Phoenix
2004

The Climbers
2019

The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
1973

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
2016

Hand of Death
1976

Vanguard
2020

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019

A Touch of Beijing
2008

The Angry River
1971

Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008

All U Need Is Love
2021

Earth: One Amazing Day
2017

Jackie Chan Edition: Seine spektakulärsten Kämpfe
2009

The Bloody Fists
1972

"Bay Area Rising Moon" The Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2024
2024

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013

A Touch of Zen
1970

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003

Five Against a Bullet
—

The Shadow's Edge
2025

Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe
2026

Making Rush Hour 3
2007

A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour
1999

潇洒闯红尘
1992

“湾区升明月”2025大湾区电影音乐晚会
2025

Armour of God: Ultimatum
—

Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021

Rush Hour 4
—

私人定制
2013

Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984

Master with Cracked Fingers
1981

Pawfect Agents
—

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001

Martin
1992

The Chinese Detective
1981

MADtv
1995

Saturday Night Live
1975

Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995

Jackie Chan Adventures
2000

Wetten, dass..?
1981

Running Man
2010

The Graham Norton Show
2007

SMAP×SMAP
1996

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018

Jackie Chan's Fantasia
2011

Chelsea
2016

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996

Too Young to Die
2012

Golden Horse Awards
1962

The Kapil Sharma Show
2016

Century Sonny
2006

Memories Beyond Horizon
2022

TV total
1999

Trump Card
2016

The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988

Chef Nic
2014

Voice
2012

Stand-up Comedy
2022

Vivement dimanche
1998

Celebrity Talk Show
1989

TFI Friday
1996

星空下的傾情
1997

梅艷芳飛越舞台十載情
1991

The One Show
2006

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Slå på ring
2001

CCTV Spring Festival Gala
1983

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993