Philip Tan
Acting • Born 1960-07-22
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
61 credits
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Movie • 1984
Chief Henchman
Sugar Town
Movie • 1999
Karate Instructor
Tango & Cash
Movie • 1989
Chinese Gunman
No Rules
Movie • 2005
Hino
Grand Larceny
Movie • 1987
Shomin
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Movie • 1991
Tanaka
Martial Law
Movie • 1990
Wu Han
Up Line
Movie • 1987
N'Yung Ki
China Cry
Movie • 1990
Colonel Cheng
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
Movie • 1999
Perfect Assassins
Movie • 1998
Sensei Assassin
Bloodsport II
Movie • 1996
John
Wake of Death
Movie • 2004
Han
Phoenix
Movie • 2023
Bolt
Lift
Movie • 2015
Mystical Man
The Assault
Movie • 1998
Patch
Awaken
Movie • 2015
Todd
Teleios
Movie • 2017
Crewman Dang
Empire of the Sharks
Movie • 2017
Thelonious
Vroom
Movie • 1988
Shane
Deadly Target
Movie • 1994
Han
Big Momma's House
Movie • 2000
Kang
Batman
Movie • 1989
Goon
Transmutations
Movie • 1985
Tung
Congo
Movie • 1995
Gorilla
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Movie • 1984
Primate
Confessions of an Action Star
Movie • 2005
Bruce Rhee
Return to Oz
Movie • 1985
Wheeler
Soursweet
Movie • 1988
Jackie Fung
Safe
Movie • 2012
Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Movie • 1993
Parker
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Movie • 2002
Grilled Face Fighter
Chain of Command
Movie • 2000
Wu
Shanghai Surprise
Movie • 1986
Ship's Officer
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision
Movie • 2003
Chinese Waiter
Privates on Parade
Movie • 1983
Lee
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Movie • 1980
Dacoit
The Breaks
Movie • 1999
Asian Driver
Lethal Weapon 4
Movie • 1998
Waiter
City of Industry
Movie • 1997
Jimmie
The Perfect Weapon
Movie • 1991
Desk Guard
Surf Ninjas
Movie • 1993
Captain Ming
The Criminal Mind
Movie • 1993
Wing
Trail Blazers
Movie • 2022
Toki
Mission of Justice
Movie • 1992
Drug Dealer #2
Planet of the Apes
Movie • 2001
2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
Olympus Has Fallen
Movie • 2013
Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
Extreme Honor
Movie • 2001
Chinese Businessman
Gravity of Love
Movie • 2018
Top
Family Matters
TV • 1989
Snap's Gang Member
Californication
TV • 2007
Kim
seaQuest DSV
TV • 1993
Commando
Sliders
TV • 1995
Asian Man
Charmed
TV • 1998
Tony Wong Gang Member (uncredited)
Two of a Kind
TV • 1998
Sensei
S.W.A.T.
TV • 2017
TSA Agent Kurata
Raising Hope
TV • 2010
Floyd
Alias
TV • 2001
Taiwanese Security Officer
Workaholics
TV • 2011
Alan
Martial Law
TV • 1998
Johnny
Crossbow
TV • 1987