About

Known credits:
76
Birthday:
1960-01-01
Place of birth:
Singapore
Website:
N/A

Philip Tan

Overview

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. 

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

Known for

Acting

2023 Phoenix Actor Bolt 58
Average
2022 Trail Blazers Actor Toki N/A
N/A
2017 Empire of the Sharks Actor Thelonious 57
Average
2017 Teleios Actor Crewman Dang 57
Average
2015 Awaken Actor Todd 57
Average
2015 Lift Actor Mystical Man N/A
N/A
2013 Olympus Has Fallen Actor Korean Terrorist (uncredited) 63
Fair
2012 Safe Actor Underground Casino Patron (uncredited) 63
Fair
2005 Confessions of an Action Star Actor Bruce Rhee 58
Average
2005 No Rules Actor Hino 58
Average
2004 Wake of Death Actor Han 59
Average
2003 Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision Actor Chinese Waiter 58
Average
2002 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Actor Grilled Face Fighter 61
Fair
2001 Planet of the Apes Actor 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape 57
Average
2001 Extreme Honor Actor 58
Average
2000 Chain of Command Actor Wu 58
Average
2000 Big Momma's House Actor Kang 58
Average
1999 Sugar Town Actor Karate Instructor 58
Average
1999 Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet Actor 59
Average
1999 The Breaks Actor Asian Driver 59
Average
1998 Perfect Assassins Actor Sensei Assassin 59
Average
1998 The Assault Actor Patch 59
Average
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Actor Waiter 64
Fair
1997 City of Industry Actor Jimmie 58
Average
1996 Bloodsport II Actor John 57
Average
1995 Congo Actor Gorilla 56
Average
1994 Deadly Target Actor Han 58
Average
1993 The Three Musketeers Actor Parker 62
Fair
1993 The Criminal Mind Actor Wing 58
Average
1993 Surf Ninjas Actor Captain Ming 57
Average
1992 Mission of Justice Actor Drug Dealer #2 59
Average
1991 Showdown in Little Tokyo Actor Tanaka 61
Fair
1991 The Perfect Weapon Actor Desk Guard 59
Average
1990 China Cry Actor Colonel Cheng 59
Average
1990 Martial Law Actor Wu Han 59
Average
1989 Tango & Cash Actor Chinese Gunman 63
Fair
1989 Batman Actor Goon 71
Good
1988 Vroom Actor Shane 58
Average
1988 Soursweet Actor Jackie Fung 59
Average
1987 Up Line Actor N'Yung Ki N/A
N/A
1987 Grand Larceny Actor Shomin N/A
N/A
1986 Shanghai Surprise Actor Ship's Officer 56
Average
1985 Transmutations Actor Tung 57
Average
1985 Return to Oz Actor Wheeler 64
Fair
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Actor Chief Henchman 72
Good
1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Actor Primate 61
Fair
1984 Charlie Actor 1st Yacht Crewman N/A
N/A
1983 Privates on Parade Actor Lee 58
Average
1980 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu Actor Dacoit 58
Average

Directing

2022 The Commando Directing Second Unit Director 58
Average

Production

2022 The Commando Production Producer 58
Average

Crew

2022 Trail Blazers Crew Stunt Coordinator N/A
N/A
2022 Bullet Train Crew Stunts 72
Good
2022 The Commando Crew Stunt Coordinator 58
Average
2018 6-Headed Shark Attack Crew Stunt Coordinator 57
Average
2015 Awaken Crew Stunt Coordinator 57
Average
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Crew Stunts 58
Average
2014 Free Fall Crew Stunt Coordinator 57
Average
2010 Inception Crew Stunts 83
Very good
2009 The Hangover Crew Stunt Double 72
Good
2009 The Hangover Crew Stunts 72
Good
2009 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Crew Stunt Double 57
Average
2009 Crank: High Voltage Crew Stunts 60
Fair
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Crew Stunts 72
Good
2007 Disturbia Crew Stunts 65
Fair
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Crew Stunts 73
Good
2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Crew Stunts 64
Fair
2005 7 Seconds Crew Stunts 57
Average
2002 Minority Report Crew Stunts 73
Good
2001 Pearl Harbor Crew Stunts 68
Fair
1998 The Pass Crew Stunts 58
Average
1993 Demolition Man Crew Stunts 66
Fair
1993 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 Crew Stunts 59
Average
1992 Batman Returns Crew Stunts 68
Fair
1990 Martial Law Crew Stunt Coordinator 59
Average
Absolute Dominion Crew Stunt Coordinator N/A
N/A