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)
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
Born
Jul 22, 1960
Singapore
Known For
Acting
Movies
49 acting
33 crew
Popularity
1.2
Known For
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
as Chief Henchman
Batman
1989
as Goon
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
Planet of the Apes
2001
as 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
as Waiter
Big Momma's House
2000
as Kang
Safe
2012
as Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1993
as Parker
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Tanaka
Tango & Cash
1989
as Chinese Gunman
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