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Philip Tan
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 Brit…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2025
Absolute Dominion
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2023
Phoenix
Movie Bolt
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2022
Trail Blazers
Movie Toki
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2022
Bullet Train
Movie Stunts
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2022
The Commando
Movie Producer
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2018
Gravity of Love
Movie Top
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2018
Empire of the Sharks
Movie Thelonious
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2018
6-Headed Shark Attack
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2017
S.W.A.T.
TV show TSA Agent Kurata
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2017
Teleios
Movie Crewman Dang
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2015
Awaken
Movie Todd
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2015
Lift
Movie Mystical Man
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2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Movie Stunts
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2014
Free Fall
Movie Stunt Coordinator
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2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Movie Korean Terrorist (uncredited)
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2012
Safe
Movie Underground Casino Patron (uncredited)
More credits
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2012
Red Dawn
Movie Stunts
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2011
Workaholics
TV show Alan
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2010
Raising Hope
TV show Floyd
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2010
Inception
Movie Stunts
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2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Movie Stunts
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2009
The Hangover
Movie Stunts
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2009
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Movie Stunt Double
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2009
Crank: High Voltage
Movie Stunts
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2007
Californication
TV show Kim
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2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Movie Stunts
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2007
Disturbia
Movie Stunts
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2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Movie Stunts
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2006
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Movie Stunts
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2005
7 Seconds
Movie Stunts
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2005
Confessions of an Action Star
Movie Bruce Rhee
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2005
No Rules
Movie Hino
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2004
Wake of Death
Movie Han
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2003
Timecop: The Berlin Decision
Movie Chinese Waiter
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2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Movie Stunts
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2002
Minority Report
Movie Stunts
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2002
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Movie Grilled Face Fighter
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2001
Alias
TV show Taiwanese Security Officer
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2001
Planet of the Apes
Movie 2nd Ape Teenager / Gossiping Male Ape
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2001
Extreme Honor
Movie Chinese Businessman
