Tony Jaa
Acteur, Regisseur, Producer, Schrijver
5 februari 1976 (50 years)
Tatchakorn Yeerum, better known Tony Jaa, is a martial artist, actor, and director who transformed Thai action cinema with his intense, acrobatic fighting style. Inspired by Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li, he trained in Muay Thai and gymnastics, developing a breathtaking mix of speed, agility, and raw power.
Jaa got his start in the film industry as a stunt double in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), where his impressive athleticism caught the eye of director Panna Rittikrai. Under Rittikrai’s mentorship, Jaa honed his craft and eventually starred in Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003). The film, featuring real, wire-free stunts and bone-crunching Muay Thai, revolutionized Thai action cinema and gained worldwide acclaim.
Jaa got his start in the film industry as a stunt double in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), where his impressive athleticism caught the eye of director Panna Rittikrai. Under Rittikrai’s mentorship, Jaa honed his craft and eventually starred in Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003). The film, featuring real, wire-free stunts and bone-crunching Muay Thai, revolutionized Thai action cinema and gained worldwide acclaim.
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| 2026 | |
| 2024 | Striking Rescue · as Bai AnOp Plex |
| 2024 | Detective Chinatown 2 · as Cast |
| 2023 | Expend4bles · as Decha |
| 2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 · as Jack Jaa |
| 2020 | Jiu Jitsu · as Kueng |
| 2020 | Monster Hunter · as The Hunter |
| 2020 | Detective Chinatown · as Jack Jaa |
| 2019 | Triple Threat · as PayuOp Plex |
| 2018 | Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy · as Sadi The WarriorOp Plex |
| 2017 | On That Night... While We Dream · as Master Jaa |
| 2017 | Paradox · as TakOp Plex |
| 2017 | xXx: Return of Xander Cage · as Talon |
| 2015 | Kill Zone 2 · as ChatchaiOp Plex |
| 2015 | Furious 7 · as Kiet |
| 2014 | Skin Trade · as Tony Vitayakul |
| 2013 | The Protector 2 · as KhamOp Plex |
| 2010 | Ong Bak 3 · as Tien |
| 2008 | Ong Bak 2 · as Tien |
| 2007 | The Bodyguard 2 · as Piggy Bank VendorOp Plex |
| 2005 | The Protector · as KhamOp Plex |
| 2004 | The Bodyguard · as Supermarket FighterOp Plex |
| 2003 | Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior · as Ting |
| 2001 | |
| 1996 | Hard Gun · as Sak |
| 1996 | |
| 1994 |
| 2020 | The Art of Action · as Self |
| 2016 | Never Back Down: No Surrender · as Tony Jaa |
| 2015 | Furious 7: Snatch and Grab · as Self ' 'kiet' |
| 2015 | Furious 7: Back to the Starting Line · as Self - 'kiet' |
| 2005 | Buenafuente · as Self |