
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.
Acting (191 movies)

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
1983

Project A Part II
1987

Not Scared to Die
1973

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 & 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

Shaolin Wooden Men
1976

Jackie Chan: My Stunts
1999

Little Big Soldier
2010

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
1978

How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009

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

Killer Meteors
1976

Jackie Chan: My Story
1998

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

Heart of Dragon
1985

Twin Dragons
1992

Island of Fire
1990

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

The Invincible Fighter: The Jackie Chan Story
1996

Fearless Hyena
1979

Shaolin
2011

Someone Will Know Me
1988

1911
2011

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 Black Tavern
1972

The Golden Lion
1975

Police Story: Lockdown
2013

None But the Brave
1973

As the Light Goes Out
2014

King of Comedy
1999
Directing (15 movies)

Police Story 2
1988

Armour of God
1986

Operation Condor
1991

Project A
1983

Project A Part II
1987

The Young Master
1980

Police Story
1985

Who Am I?
1998

Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989

Jackie Chan: My Stunts
1999

Jackie Chan: My Story
1998

Dragon Lord
1982

Fearless Hyena
1979

Chinese Zodiac
2012

1911
2011
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Fearless Hyena | 1979 | Screenplay |
| Read Lips | 1980 | Producer |
| The Gold Hunters | 1981 | Producer |
| Dragon Lord | 1982 | Screenplay |
| Project A | 1983 | Screenplay |
| Police Story | 1985 | Screenplay |
| Naughty Boys | 1986 | Producer |
| That Enchanting Night | 1987 | Producer |
| Project A Part II | 1987 | Screenplay |
| Rouge | 1987 | Producer |
| The Inspector Wears Skirts | 1988 | Producer |
| Police Story 2 | 1988 | Screenplay |
| The Inspector Wears Skirts II | 1989 | Producer |
| I Am Sorry | 1989 | Producer |
| Miracles: The Canton Godfather | 1989 | Screenplay |
| Stage Door Johnny | 1990 | Producer |
| Story of Kennedy Town | 1990 | Producer |
| Operation Condor | 1991 | Screenplay |
| Operation Condor | 1991 | Producer |
| Angry Ranger | 1991 | Producer |
| Center Stage | 1991 | Producer |
| Too Happy for Words | 1992 | Producer |
| The Shootout | 1992 | Producer |
| Police Story 3: Super Cop | 1992 | Executive Producer |
| Kin chan no Cinema Jack | 1993 | Producer |
| Thunderbolt | 1995 | Producer |
| Red Zone | 1995 | Producer |
| The Making of Who Am I | 1998 | Producer |
| Who Am I? | 1998 | Screenplay |
| Jackie Chan: My Story | 1998 | Producer |
| Hot War | 1998 | Producer |
| Gorgeous | 1999 | Producer |
| Gorgeous | 1999 | Screenplay |
| Jackie Chan: My Stunts | 1999 | Producer |
| Gen-X Cops | 1999 | Executive Producer |
| Tempting Heart | 1999 | Producer |
| Purple Storm | 1999 | Producer |
| Shanghai Noon | 2000 | Executive Producer |
| The Accidental Spy | 2001 | Producer |
| Shanghai Knights | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| The Medallion | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| Around the World in 80 Days | 2004 | Executive Producer |
| New Police Story | 2004 | Executive Producer |
| Rice Rhapsody | 2004 | Producer |
| House of Fury | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| The Myth | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| Everlasting Regret | 2005 | Producer |
| Rob-B-Hood | 2006 | Writer |
| Rob-B-Hood | 2006 | Producer |
| Air Diary | 2007 | Producer |
| Run Papa Run | 2008 | Producer |
| Wushu | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Shinjuku Incident | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Little Big Soldier | 2010 | Writer |
| Legendary Amazons | 2011 | Producer |
| Chinese Zodiac | 2012 | Writer |
| Chinese Zodiac | 2012 | Producer |
| Police Story: Lockdown | 2013 | Producer |
| Police Story: Lockdown | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| The Break-Up Artist | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Impetuous Love in Action | 2014 | Producer |
| Dragon Blade | 2015 | Producer |
| Gambling on Extinction | 2015 | Producer |
| Who Am I 2015 | 2015 | Producer |
| Manhattan Night | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Manhattan Night | 2016 | Producer |
| Skiptrace | 2016 | Producer |
| Railroad Tigers | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Kung Fu Yoga | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Reset | 2017 | Producer |
| The Foreigner | 2017 | Producer |
| Bleeding Steel | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Jackie Chan's Green Heroes | 2018 | Producer |
| Golden Job | 2018 | Producer |
| The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Iron Mask | 2019 | Producer |
| The Game Changers | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Wish Dragon | 2021 | Producer |
| Hidden Strike | 2023 | Producer |