Philip Tan
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
S.W.A.T.
TSA Agent Kurata
Californication
Kim
Sliders
Asian Man
Charmed
Tony Wong Gang Member (uncredited)
Family Matters
Snap's Gang Member
Raising Hope
Floyd
seaQuest DSV
Commando
Workaholics
Alan
Two of a Kind
Sensei
Batman
Goon
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Chief Henchman
Olympus Has Fallen
Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
Safe
Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
Planet of the Apes
2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
Big Momma's House
Kang
Alias
Taiwanese Security Officer
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Grilled Face Fighter
Lethal Weapon 4
Waiter
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Tanaka
The Three Musketeers
Parker
Tango & Cash
Chinese Gunman
Congo
Gorilla
Return to Oz
Wheeler
Transmutations
Tung
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Primate
The Criminal Mind
Wing
Confessions of an Action Star
Bruce Rhee
Wake of Death
Han
Bloodsport II
John
Empire of the Sharks
Thelonious
Shanghai Surprise
Ship's Officer
Martial Law
Wu Han
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision
Chinese Waiter
Awaken
Todd
The Perfect Weapon
Desk Guard
Phoenix
Bolt
Surf Ninjas
Captain Ming
Sugar Town
Karate Instructor
City of Industry
Jimmie
Mission of Justice
Drug Dealer #2
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Dacoit
Teleios
Crewman Dang
Trail Blazers
Toki
Chain of Command
Wu
China Cry
Colonel Cheng
Extreme Honor
Chinese Businessman
The Breaks
Asian Driver
The Assault
Patch
Privates on Parade
Lee
No Rules
Hino
Deadly Target
Han
Vroom
Shane
Perfect Assassins
Sensei Assassin
Charlie
1st Yacht Crewman
Grand Larceny
Shomin
Soursweet
Jackie Fung
Bangkok - Ein Mädchen verschwindet
Up Line
N'Yung Ki
Lift
Mystical Man