Illustrated portrait of Jackie ChanFLM.RED

JACKIE
CHAN

เฉินหลง

Action, movement and comedy

From Hong Kong action cinema to audiences around the world.

Hong Kong

Building a language of action

Jackie Chan, known in Thai as เฉินหลง, was born in Hong Kong on 7 April 1954. Training in performance and martial arts led him into Hong Kong cinema, where he worked as an actor, stunt performer and filmmaker.

Films such as Project A and Police Story helped define an action style that combines physical comedy, carefully staged movement and the inventive use of everyday surroundings. Chan also directed and helped shape action sequences in his films.

The Rush Hour films introduced his work to a wider Hollywood audience. In 2016, the Academy recognized his contributions to cinema with an honorary Oscar.

In The Shadow’s Edge, Chan plays Wong Tak Chung, a retired surveillance expert. The films shown below come from the FLM.RED catalogue and do not represent his complete filmography.

Selected work

1985

Police Story

Chan directs and stars in the Hong Kong action film.

1998

Rush Hour

He stars alongside Chris Tucker.

2016

Honorary Oscar

The Academy honors his contribution to film.

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.