Philip Tan

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-01-01 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Singapore

Also Known As Philip Tann, Phillip Tan, Phil Tan

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 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

Actor

2023
Phoenix

as Bolt

2022
2017
Empire of the Sharks

as Thelonious

2017
Teleios

as Crewman Dang

2015
Awaken

as Todd

2015
Lift

as Mystical Man

2013
Olympus Has Fallen

as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)

2012
Safe

as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)

2007
2005
No Rules

as Hino

2004
2003
2002
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

as Grilled Face Fighter

2001
Planet of the Apes

as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape

2000
1999
Sugar Town

as Karate Instructor

1999
The Breaks

as Asian Driver

1998
Perfect Assassins

as Sensei Assassin

1998
The Assault

as Patch

1998
Lethal Weapon 4

as Waiter

1998
Charmed

as Tony Wong Gang Member (uncredited)

1998
Two of a Kind

as Sensei

1997
1996
1995
Congo

as Gorilla

1995
Sliders

as Asian Man

1994
1993
1993
1993
Surf Ninjas

as Captain Ming

1993
seaQuest DSV

as Commando

1992
Mission of Justice

as Drug Dealer #2

1991
The Perfect Weapon

as Desk Guard

1990
China Cry

as Colonel Cheng

1990
Martial Law

as Wu Han

1989
Tango & Cash

as Chinese Gunman

1989
Batman

as Goon

1989
Family Matters

as Snap's Gang Member

1988
Vroom

as Shane

1988
Soursweet

as Jackie Fung

1987
Up Line

as N'Yung Ki

1987
Grand Larceny

as Shomin

1986
Shanghai Surprise

as Ship's Officer

1985
1985
Return to Oz

as Wheeler

1984
Charlie

as 1st Yacht Crewman

Crew

Absolute Dominion

as Stunt Coordinator

2022
Bullet Train

as Stunts

2022
The Commando

as Stunt Coordinator

2022
Trail Blazers

as Stunt Coordinator

2018
6-Headed Shark Attack

as Stunt Coordinator

2015
Awaken

as Stunt Coordinator

2010
Inception

as Stunts

2009
2009
The Hangover

as Stunts

2009
The Hangover

as Stunt Double

2007
Disturbia

as Stunts

2005
7 Seconds

as Stunts

2002
Minority Report

as Stunts

2001
Pearl Harbor

as Stunts

1998
The Pass

as Stunts

1993
Demolition Man

as Stunts

1992
Batman Returns

as Stunts

1990
Martial Law

as Stunt Coordinator

Producer

2022
The Commando

as Producer

Director

2022
The Commando

as Second Unit Director