Acting
Jackie Chan
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.
Movies with Jackie Chan
The Shadow's Edge
2025
Kung Fu Panda
2008
Rush Hour
1998
The Karate Kid
2010
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
Rush Hour 2
2001
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
Karate Kid: Legends
2025
Rush Hour 3
2007
Fist of Fury
1972
The Cannonball Run
1981
Armour of God
1986
Drunken Master
1978
Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe
2026
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992
Enter the Dragon
1973
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994
Who Am I?
1998
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
Rob-B-Hood
2006
Shanghai Noon
2000
Wheels on Meals
1984
A Legend
2024
Police Story
1985
The Tuxedo
2002
Operation Condor
1991
The Foreigner
2017
Iron Mask
2019
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
Project A
1983
Panda Plan
2024
New Police Story
2004
Rumble in the Bronx
1995
The Spy Next Door
2010
Mr. Nice Guy
1997
Vanguard
2020
Hidden Strike
2023
The Myth
2005
Twin Dragons
1992
My Lucky Stars
1985
Thunderbolt
1995
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
Chinese Zodiac
2012
The Medallion
2003
Police Story 2
1988
Winners & Sinners
1983
King of Comedy
1999
First Strike
1996
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985
Ride On
2023
Dragons Forever
1988
Project A Part II
1987
Shanghai Knights
2003
The Young Master
1980
City Hunter
1993
Gorgeous
1999
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978
Shaolin
2011
Skiptrace
2016
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
2017
Dragon Blade
2015
Unexpected Family
2026
Crime Story
1993
Shinjuku Incident
2009
The Twins Effect
2003
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
2019
Bleeding Steel
2017
Dragon Lord
1982
Railroad Tigers
2016
Kung Fu Yoga
2017
Island of Fire
1990
The Golden Lotus
1974
Police Story: Lockdown
2013
A Touch of Zen
1970
Cannonball Run II
1984
The Founding of a Republic
2009
The Protector
1985
Fearless Hyena
1979
1911
2011
New Fist of Fury
1976
Shaolin Wooden Men
1976
Spiritual Kung Fu
1978
Heart of Dragon
1985
The Heroine
1973
The Big Brawl
1980
The Twins Effect II
2004
Dragon Fist
1979
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010
Little Big Soldier
2010
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
Rush Hour 4
Hand of Death
1976
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
1978
Magnificent Bodyguards
1978
Supercop 2
1993
The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
1973
Gen-X Cops
1999
Top Fighter
1995
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
Fearless Hyena 2
1983
The Climbers
2019
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
Looking for Jackie
2009
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
1978
Hapkido
1972
Namiya
2017
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
2027
All in the Family
1975
All U Need Is Love
2021
Killer Meteors
1976
The Brutal Boxer
1972
Naughty Boys
1986
The Accidental Spy
2001
The Life of Bruce Lee
1994
Pom Pom
1984
As the Light Goes Out
2014
Earth: One Amazing Day
2017
To Kill with Intrigue
1977
Enter the Phoenix
2004
New Police Story 2
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013
Facets of Love
1973
Jackie Chan: My Stunts
1999
The Blade Spares None
1971
The Heavenly Kings
2006
Eagle Shadow Fist
1973
The Awaken Punch
1973
Jackie Chan and the 36 Crazy Fist
1977
The Black Tavern
1972
The Angry River
1971
No End of Surprises
1975
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
Golden Chicken
2002
The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan
1962
Fire Dragon
1983
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
None But the Brave
1973
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
Freedom Strikes a Blow
1973
Golden Chicken 2
2003
Personal Tailor
2013
The Bloody Fists
1972
Fist of Unicorn
1973
Ambush
1973
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
2016
A Kid from Tibet
1992
The Unbelievable
2013
The Eighteen Darts (Part 2)
1966
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
The Golden Lion
1975
"Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala
2023
Magic & Me
2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
Village of Tigers
1974
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998
The Legend of Silk Boy
2010
Fist to Fist
1973
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2008
Jackie Chan's Green Heroes
2018
Armour of God IV: Ultimatum
Jackie Chan Edition: Seine spektakulärsten Kämpfe
2009
The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian
1964
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022
Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland
2022
Supermen Against the Orient
1973
Impetuous Love in Action
2014
Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour
2001
Good Night Beijing
2021
“湾区升明月”2025大湾区电影音乐晚会
2025
The Himalayan
1976
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
1999
Jackie Chan's Global Friendship Tour
2006
A Touch of Beijing
2008
Jackie Chan Adventures: The Search for the Talismans
2001
The Eighteen Darts (Part 1)
1966
Hong Kong Superstars
2001
Someone Will Know Me
1988
Lady of Steel
1970
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
1999
A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour
1999
The Invincible Fighter: The Jackie Chan Story
1996
Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family
2003
Pawfect Agents
"Bay Area Rising Moon" The Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2024
2024
Come Home Gary Glitter
2005
信心中国：成龙和他的朋友们大型演唱会
2009
Crossing the World With Ease
1992
Five Against a Bullet
The Path of the Dragon
1998
Making Rush Hour 3
2007
The Making of Who Am I
1998
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
1995
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
Master with Cracked Fingers
1981
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
Henan Spring Festival Gala 2024
2024
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
2016
TV Shows with Jackie Chan
Running Man
2010
Vivement dimanche
1998
The Daily Show
1996
Steve
2017
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
Trump Card
2016
The Kapil Sharma Show
2016
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
Wetten, dass..?
1981
The One Show
2006
Golden Horse Awards
1962
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
Chelsea
2016
Memories Beyond Horizon
2022
SMAP×SMAP
1996
Martin
1992
Voice
2012
Chef Nic
2014
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
CMG Spring Festival Gala
1983
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
Stand-up Comedy
2022
星空下的傾情
1997
梅艷芳飛越舞台十載情
1991
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
TFI Friday
1996
Too Young to Die
2012
The Chinese Detective
1981
国乐无双
2026
Jackie Chan's Fantasia
2011
Century Sonny
2006
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
MADtv
1995
Slå på ring
2001
TV total
1999