Philip Tan
Born: 1960-07-22 in Singapore
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
2025
- Absolute Dominion ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2023
- Phoenix as Bolt
2022
- Bullet Train ... (Stunts)
- The Commando ... (Producer)
- Trail Blazers as Toki
2018
- 6-Headed Shark Attack ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Gravity of Love as Top
2017
- S.W.A.T. as TSA Agent Kurata
- Empire of the Sharks as Thelonious
- Teleios as Crewman Dang
2014
- Transformers: Age of Extinction ... (Stunts)
- Free Fall ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2013
- Olympus Has Fallen as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
2011
- Workaholics as Alan
2010
- Inception ... (Stunts)
- Raising Hope as Floyd
2009
- The Hangover ... (Stunts)
- Crank: High Voltage ... (Stunts)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ... (Stunts)
- The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard ... (Stunt Double)
2007
- Californication as Kim
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ... (Stunts)
- Disturbia ... (Stunts)
2006
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ... (Stunts)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ... (Stunts)
2005
- 7 Seconds ... (Stunts)
- Confessions of an Action Star as Bruce Rhee
- No Rules as Hino
2004
- Wake of Death as Han
2003
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life ... (Stunts)
- Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision as Chinese Waiter
2002
- Minority Report ... (Stunts)
- Kung Pow: Enter the Fist as Grilled Face Fighter
2001
- Pearl Harbor ... (Stunts)
- Alias as Taiwanese Security Officer
- Planet of the Apes as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
- Extreme Honor as Chinese Businessman
2000
- Big Momma's House as Kang
- Chain of Command as Wu
1999
- Wild Wild West ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Breaks as Asian Driver
- Sugar Town as Karate Instructor
- Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
1998
- Martial Law as Johnny
- Lethal Weapon 4 as Waiter
- Two of a Kind as Sensei
- The Assault as Patch
- Perfect Assassins as Sensei Assassin
- The Pass ... (Stunts)
1997
- City of Industry as Jimmie
1996
- Bloodsport II as John
1994
- Deadly Target as Han
1993
- seaQuest DSV as Commando
- Demolition Man ... (Stunts)
- Hot Shots! Part Deux ... (Stunts)
- The Three Musketeers as Parker
- National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 ... (Stunts)
- Surf Ninjas as Captain Ming
- The Criminal Mind as Wing
1992
- Batman Returns ... (Stunts)
- Mission of Justice as Drug Dealer #2
1991
- Showdown in Little Tokyo as Tanaka
- The Perfect Weapon as Desk Guard
1990
- Martial Law as Wu Han
- China Cry as Colonel Cheng
1989
- Family Matters as Snap's Gang Member
- Batman as Goon
- Tango & Cash as Chinese Gunman
1987
- Crossbow
- Up Line as N'Yung Ki
- Grand Larceny as Shomin
1986
- Shanghai Surprise as Ship's Officer
1985
- Return to Oz as Wheeler
- Underworld as Tung
1984
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Chief Henchman
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as Primate
1983
- Privates on Parade as Lee
1980
- The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as Dacoit