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Jackie Chan

Actor, filmmaker, stunt performer and singer

Born 1954

Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, director, producer, action choreographer, stunt performer and singer who transformed screen fighting by combining martial arts, acrobatics, prop work and physical comedy. Born Chan Kong-sang, he entered the China Drama Academy at seven and spent a decade studying Peking Opera performance, martial arts, acrobatics, acting and singing. After child roles and stunt work, he rejected attempts to cast him as another Bruce Lee and developed a comic, vulnerable action persona in Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master. Project A and Police Story consolidated a hands-on filmmaking method built around the JC Stunt Team, elaborate practical set pieces and visible outtakes. Rumble in the Bronx and Rush Hour later made him a global star, while his career expanded through directing, producing, animation voice work, music, philanthropy and a memoir. In 2025 he returned as Mr. Han in Karate Kid: Legends and received Locarno’s Pardo alla Carriera. His 2026 work includes leading the drama Unexpected Family and the comedy sequel Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe, releasing the song Congratulations to Myself, making his operatic directing debut with Turandot, and filming Armour of God: Ultimatum in Kazakhstan.

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Connected people

ConnectionJoan LinWife since 1982 and a recurring subject in Chan’s accounts of family life.

ConnectionJaycee ChanSon and fellow actor and singer.

ConnectionChris TuckerCo-star across the Rush Hour trilogy.

Official records · wins and honours

Awards & Honours

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2025
Locarno Film FestivalIndustry honor
Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism
Jackie Chan
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2019
BAFTA Los AngelesIndustry honor
Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment
Jackie Chan
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2016
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesIndustry honor
Honorary Award
Jackie Chan
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2005
Hong Kong Film AwardsIndustry honor
Professional Achievement Award
Jackie Chan
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2002
Hollywood Walk of FameIndustry honor
Motion Pictures star
Jackie Chan
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1993
Golden Horse AwardsCompetitive win
Best Leading Actor
Crime Story
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1992
Golden Horse AwardsCompetitive win
Best Leading Actor
Police Story III: Super Cop
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Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism

Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment

Honorary Award

Professional Achievement Award

Motion Pictures star

Best Leading Actor

Best Leading Actor