Philip Tan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-01-01 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Singapore

Philip Tan

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1999

Sugar Town

as Karate Instructor

1989

Tango & Cash

as Chinese Gunman

2005

No Rules

as Hino

1987

Grand Larceny

as Shomin

1990

Martial Law

as Wu Han

1987

Up Line

as N'Yung Ki

1990

China Cry

as Colonel Cheng

1998

Perfect Assassins

as Sensei Assassin

1996

2004

2023

Phoenix

as Bolt

2015

Lift

as Mystical Man

1998

The Assault

as Patch

2015

Awaken

as Todd

2017

Teleios

as Crewman Dang

2017

1988

Vroom

as Shane

1994

1989

Batman

as Goon

1985

1995

Congo

as Gorilla

1985

Return to Oz

as Wheeler

1988

Soursweet

as Jackie Fung

2012

Safe

as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)

2002

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

as Grilled Face Fighter

1986

Shanghai Surprise

as Ship's Officer

2003

1999

The Breaks

as Asian Driver

1998

1997

1991

The Perfect Weapon

as Desk Guard

1993

Surf Ninjas

as Captain Ming

2022

1992

Mission of Justice

as Drug Dealer #2

2001

Planet of the Apes

as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape

2013

Olympus Has Fallen

as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)

1984

Charlie

as 1st Yacht Crewman

2001

Extreme Honor

as Chinese Businessman

Production

2025

Absolute Dominion

as Stunt Coordinator

1992

2007

Disturbia

as Stunts

1993

2009

2015

Awaken

as Stunt Coordinator

2005

7 Seconds

as Stunts

1990

Martial Law

as Stunt Coordinator

2010

Inception

as Stunts

1998

The Pass

as Stunts

2009

The Hangover

as Stunt Double

2009

The Hangover

as Stunts

2022

Bullet Train

as Stunts

2001

Pearl Harbor

as Stunts

2002

2018

6-Headed Shark Attack

as Stunt Coordinator

2022

The Commando

as Second Unit Director

2022

The Commando

as Stunt Coordinator

2022

The Commando

as Producer

2022

Trail Blazers

as Stunt Coordinator

2014

Free Fall

as Stunt Coordinator

1999

Wild Wild West

as Stunt Coordinator

1988

Willow

as Stunts

2012

Red Dawn

as Stunts

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