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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1960
Place of Birth
Singapore
Also Known As
- Philip Tann
- Phillip Tan
- Phil Tan
Philip Tan
0.8 Popularity
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
2.2
Bolt
Phoenix
2023
2.0
Toki
Trail Blazers
2022
0.0
Top
Gravity of Love
2018
8.1
TSA Agent Kurata
S.W.A.T.
2017
3.7
Thelonious
Empire of the Sharks
2017
4.9
Crewman Dang
Teleios
2017
3.7
Todd
Awaken
2015
0.0
Mystical Man
Lift
2015
6.4
Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
6.5
Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
Safe
2012
Credits
Phoenix
as Bolt
2023
2.2
Trail Blazers
as Toki
2022
2.0
Gravity of Love
as Top
2018
0.0
S.W.A.T.
as TSA Agent Kurata
2017
8.1
Empire of the Sharks
as Thelonious
2017
3.7
Teleios
as Crewman Dang
2017
4.9
Awaken
as Todd
2015
3.7
Lift
as Mystical Man
2015
0.0
Olympus Has Fallen
as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
2013
6.4
Safe
as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
2012
6.5
Workaholics
as Alan
2011
7.4
Raising Hope
as Floyd
2010
7.4
Californication
as Kim
2007
7.6
Confessions of an Action Star
as Bruce Rhee
2005
4.1
No Rules
as Hino
2005
2.5
Wake of Death
as Han
2004
6.0
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision
as Chinese Waiter
2003
5.6
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
as Grilled Face Fighter
2002
6.4
Alias
as Taiwanese Security Officer
2001
6.8
Planet of the Apes
as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
2001
5.8
Extreme Honor
as Chinese Businessman
2001
3.4
Chain of Command
as Wu
2000
5.0
Big Momma's House
as Kang
2000
5.8
Sugar Town
as Karate Instructor
1999
4.3
🎬
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
1999
8.0
The Breaks
as Asian Driver
1999
6.2
Perfect Assassins
as Sensei Assassin
1998
5.8
The Assault
as Patch
1998
2.5
Charmed
as Tony Wong Gang Member (uncredited)
1998
8.2
Two of a Kind
as Sensei
1998
7.1
Lethal Weapon 4
as Waiter
1998
6.6
City of Industry
as Jimmie
1997
5.5
Bloodsport II
as John
1996
5.4
Congo
as Gorilla
1995
5.6
Sliders
as Asian Man
1995
7.6
Deadly Target
as Han
1994
6.1
The Three Musketeers
as Parker
1993
6.4
The Criminal Mind
as Wing
1993
2.3
seaQuest DSV
as Commando
1993
7.0
Surf Ninjas
as Captain Ming
1993
5.0
Mission of Justice
as Drug Dealer #2
1992
6.7
Showdown in Little Tokyo
as Tanaka
1991
6.4
The Perfect Weapon
as Desk Guard
1991
6.2
China Cry
as Colonel Cheng
1990
6.0
Martial Law
as Wu Han
1990
6.2
Tango & Cash
as Chinese Gunman
1989
6.5
Family Matters
as Snap's Gang Member
1989
6.7
Batman
as Goon
1989
7.2
Vroom
as Shane
1988
6.1
Soursweet
as Jackie Fung
1988
5.3
Up Line
as N'Yung Ki
1987
0.0
Grand Larceny
as Shomin
1987
1.0
Shanghai Surprise
as Ship's Officer
1986
4.2
Transmutations
as Tung
1985
3.8
Return to Oz
as Wheeler
1985
6.7
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Chief Henchman
1984
7.3
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
as Primate
1984
6.4
Charlie
as 1st Yacht Crewman
1984
0.0
Privates on Parade
as Lee
1983
4.5
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Dacoit
1980
4.8