Nook NotesPick a film
Philip Tan

Actor

Philip Tan

Born July 22, 1960 in Singapore49 films

Phil Tan was born in Singapore where he spent his childhood and then at the age of five moved to the UK. Phil started off his athletic career as a gymnast where he became the British Youth Tumbling champion and a member of the British squad for many years. Years later after getting into martial arts, Phil also became the Men's British Tae Kwon do Champion.

Read more

Phil's first break in film, was as an actor and fight choreographer in a film called Le complot diabolique du docteur Fu Manchu

(1980) with Peter Sellers. Afer that came a year on Greystoke, la légende de Tarzan (1984), also as an actor and trainer forChristopher Lambert. Phil was then contacted by Steven Spielberg and Robert Watts to train the pricipal actor 'Jonathan Ke Quanin' for Indiana Jones et le temple maudit(1984).

He was then invited to become a member of The British Stunt Register in 1986. That was the start of Phil's stunt career. Now Philip Tan lives in LA and works as a 2nd Unit Director, stunt and fight co-ordinator on some of Hollywoods bigget movies.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Philip Tan

Start here

The best way into Philip Tan's work
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom posterFirst watchIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom19847.3as Chief HenchmanAfter arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Batman poster7.2Batman1989Olympus Has Fallen poster6.4Olympus Has Fallen2013Lethal Weapon 4 poster6.6Lethal Weapon 41998Safe poster6.5Safe2012Tango & Cash poster6.5Tango & Cash1989Planet of the Apes poster5.8Planet of the Apes2001Return to Oz poster6.7Return to Oz1985Big Momma's House poster5.8Big Momma's House2000

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. 2023PhoenixBolt
  2. 2022Trail BlazersToki
  3. 2018Gravity of LoveTop
  4. 2018Empire of the SharksThelonious
  5. 2017TeleiosCrewman Dang
  6. 2015AwakenTodd
  7. 2015LiftMystical Man
  8. 2013Olympus Has FallenKorean Terrorist (uncredited)
  9. 2012SafeUnderground Casino Patron (uncredited)
  10. 2005Confessions of an Action StarBruce Rhee
  11. 2005No RulesHino
  12. 2004Wake of DeathHan
  13. 2003Timecop: The Berlin DecisionChinese Waiter
  14. 2002Kung Pow: Enter the FistGrilled Face Fighter
  15. 2001Planet of the Apes2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
  16. 2001Extreme HonorChinese Businessman
  17. 2000Chain of CommandWu
  18. 2000Big Momma's HouseKang
  19. 1999Sugar TownKarate Instructor
  20. 1999Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
  21. 1999The BreaksAsian Driver
  22. 1998Perfect AssassinsSensei Assassin
  23. 1998The AssaultPatch
  24. 1998Lethal Weapon 4Waiter
  25. 1997City of IndustryJimmie
  26. 1996Bloodsport IIJohn
  27. 1995CongoGorilla
  28. 1994Deadly TargetHan
  29. 1993The Three MusketeersParker
  30. 1993The Criminal MindWing
  31. 1993Surf NinjasCaptain Ming
  32. 1992Mission of JusticeDrug Dealer #2
  33. 1991Showdown in Little TokyoTanaka
  34. 1991The Perfect WeaponDesk Guard
  35. 1990China CryColonel Cheng
  36. 1990Martial LawWu Han
  37. 1989Tango & CashChinese Gunman
  38. 1989BatmanGoon
  39. 1988VroomShane
  40. 1988SoursweetJackie Fung
  41. 1987Up LineN'Yung Ki
  42. 1987Grand LarcenyShomin
  43. 1986Shanghai SurpriseShip's Officer
  44. 1985UnderworldTung
  45. 1985Return to OzWheeler
  46. 1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomChief Henchman
  47. 1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesPrimate
  48. 1983Privates on ParadeLee
  49. 1980The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu ManchuDacoit