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Philip Tan

Actor, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn January 1, 1960 (64 years)
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
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Surf Ninjas
  • Deep Space
  • Martial Law
  • Empire of the Sharks
  • Confessions of an Action Star
  • Crossbow
  • Deadly Target
  • The Assault
  • Vroom
  • Grand Larceny
  • The Criminal Mind
Known For
  • Tango & Cash
  • Showdown in Little Tokyo
  • Wake of Death
  • Bloodsport 2
  • The Commando
  • Martial Law
  • Chain of Command
  • China Cry: A True Story
  • MR-9: Do or Die
  • Deadly Target
  • Grand Larceny
  • No Rules
  • Phoenix

Filmography

2023
Phoenix · as Bolt
2022
Trail Blazers · as Toki
2017
S.W.A.T. (2017) (TV Series) · as Tsa Agent Kurata
2017
Deep Space · as Crewman Dang
2017
2017
Training Day (TV Series) · as Brokenclaw
2016
Lethal Weapon (TV Series) · as Professor Brian Li
2016
Quarry (TV Series) · as Villager
2015
Awaken · as Todd
2013
Olympus Has Fallen · as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
2012
Safe · as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
2011
Workaholics (TV Series) · as Alan
2010
Raising Hope (TV Series) · as Floyd
2007
Californication (TV Series) · as Kim
2005
2005
No Rules · as Hino
2004
Wake of Death · as Han
2003
Timecop: The Berlin Decision · as Chinese Waiter
2002
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist · as Grilled Face Fighter
2001
Alias (TV Series) · as Taiwanese Security Officer
2001
Planet of the Apes · as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
2001
2000
2000
1999
The Learning Curve · as Federal Agent #3
1999
Sugar Town · as Karate Instructor
1999
The Breaks · as Asian Driver
1998
Perfect Assassins · as Sensei Assassin
1998
1998
Charmed (TV Series) · as Tony Wong Gang Member (uncredited)
1998
Martial Law (TV Series) · as Johnny
1998
Two of a Kind (TV Series) · as Sensei
1998
Lethal Weapon 4 · as Waiter
1997
City of Industry · as Jimmie
1996
Bloodsport 2 · as John
1995
Congo · as Gorilla
1995
Sliders (TV Series) · as Asian Man
1994
1993
1993
1993
seaQuest DSV (TV Series) · as Commando
1993
Surf Ninjas · as Captain Ming
1993
Danger Theatre (TV Series) · as Ninja (segment "lethal Luau")
1992
Mission of Justice · as Drug Dealer #2
1992
Raven (TV Series) · as Young Black Dragon Warrior
1991
1991
The Perfect Weapon · as Desk Guard
1990
China Cry: A True Story · as Colonel Cheng
1990
1990
Vroom · as Shane
1989
Tango & Cash · as Chinese Gunman
1989
Family Matters (TV Series) · as Snap's Gang Member
1989
Batman · as Goon
1988
Soursweet · as Jackie Fung
1987
Empire of the Sun · as Japanese Goon
1987
Crossbow (TV Series) · as Gorian
1987
1986
Shanghai Surprise · as Ship's Officer
1985
Underworld · as Tung
1985
Return to Oz · as Wheeler
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Oriental
1984
Me and My Girl (TV Series) · as Barry
1984
1984
1983
1981
The Chinese Detective (TV Series) · as Chinese Villain
1980
1963
Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Chinaman

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