Acting
Philip Tan
Born Jul 22, 1960 · Singapore
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
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Acting
Phoenix
2023
Action · Crime · Thriller
Trail Blazers
2022
Drama · Western · Adventure
Gravity of Love
2018
Romance · Drama
Empire of the Sharks
2018
Science Fiction · Action · Horror
S.W.A.T.
2017
Crime · Action & Adventure · Drama
Teleios
2017
Science Fiction
Awaken
2015
Horror · Thriller · Action
Lift
2015
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
Action · Thriller
Safe
2012
Action · Crime · Thriller
Workaholics
2011
Comedy
Raising Hope
2010
Comedy · Family
Californication
2007
Comedy · Drama
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
Action · Comedy
No Rules
2005
Action
Wake of Death
2004
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Timecop: The Berlin Decision
2003
Action · Science Fiction
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
2002
Comedy · Action · Adventure
Alias
2001
Action & Adventure · Drama
Planet of the Apes
2001
Thriller · Science Fiction · Action
Extreme Honor
2001
Action · Thriller
Chain of Command
2000
Action · Thriller
Big Momma's House
2000
Crime · Comedy
Sugar Town
1999
Comedy
The Breaks
1999
Comedy
Perfect Assassins
1998
Action · Thriller
The Assault
1998
Thriller · Action
Martial Law
1998
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Two of a Kind
1998
Comedy · Family
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
Action · Crime · Thriller
City of Industry
1997
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Bloodsport II
1996
Action · Thriller
Congo
1995
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Sliders
1995
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Deadly Target
1994
Action · Adventure · Thriller
The Three Musketeers
1993
Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Criminal Mind
1993
Drama · Crime
seaQuest DSV
1993
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Surf Ninjas
1993
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Mission of Justice
1992
Action
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
Action · Comedy · Crime
The Perfect Weapon
1991
Action · Drama · Crime
China Cry
1990
Drama · Romance
Martial Law
1990
Action · Crime · Drama
Tango & Cash
1989
Action · Crime · Comedy
Family Matters
1989
Comedy · Family
Batman
1989
Fantasy · Action · Crime
Vroom
1988
Romance · Drama
Soursweet
1988
Drama · Crime
Crossbow
1987
Action & Adventure · Drama · Family
Up Line
1987
Comedy
Grand Larceny
1987
Thriller · Mystery
Shanghai Surprise
1986
Romance · Adventure · Crime
Underworld
1985
Horror · Action · Science Fiction
Return to Oz
1985
Adventure · Family · Fantasy
Me & My Girl
1984
Comedy
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
Adventure · Action
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
Adventure · Drama
Privates on Parade
1983
Comedy · Drama · War
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
Comedy · Horror · Crime