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Philip Tan

Acting

Born July 22, 1960 · Singapore

Also known as Philip Tann · Phillip Tan · Phil 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

Filmography50+ titles

Inception

2010Stunts

Charmed

1998as Tony Wong Gang Member (uncredited)

S.W.A.T.

2017as TSA Agent Kurata

Californication

2007as Kim

Sliders

1995as Asian Man

Bullet Train

2022Stunts

Workaholics

2011as Alan

Raising Hope

2010as Floyd

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006Stunts

Minority Report

2002Stunts

The Hangover

2009Stunt Double, Stunts

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007Stunts

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984as Chief Henchman

Batman

1989as Goon

seaQuest DSV

1993as Commando

Willow

1988Stunts

Pearl Harbor

2001Stunts

Batman Returns

1992Stunts

Alias

2001as Taiwanese Security Officer

The Pass

1998Stunts

Demolition Man

1993Stunts

Family Matters

1989as Snap's Gang Member

Disturbia

2007Stunts

Mission of Justice

1992as Drug Dealer #2

Return to Oz

1985as Wheeler

Lethal Weapon 4

1998as Waiter

Safe

2012as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

2006Stunts

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993Stunts

Tango & Cash

1989as Chinese Gunman

Vroom

1988as Shane

Olympus Has Fallen

2013as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

2002as Grilled Face Fighter

The Three Musketeers

1993as Parker

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991as Tanaka

China Cry

1990as Colonel Cheng

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984as Primate

The Perfect Weapon

1991as Desk Guard

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009Stunts

Deadly Target

1994as Han

Martial Law

1990as Wu Han

Crank: High Voltage

2009Stunts

Wake of Death

2004as Han

Loaded Weapon 1

1993Stunts

Transformers: Age of Extinction

2014Stunts

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

2003Stunts

Planet of the Apes

2001as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape

Big Momma's House

2000as Kang

The Commando

2022Producer, Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

Red Dawn

2012Stunts