Tiger Chen (simplified Chinese: 陈虎; traditional Chinese: 陳虎; pinyin: Chén Hǔ; born 3 March 1975) is a Chinese martial artist, stuntman and actor.[1][2][3] Tiger Chen is Yuen Wo Ping's protege and Keanu Reeves's teacher and friend. He was also Uma Thurman's stunt double.[4]
Tiger Chen | |
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陈虎 | |
.jpg) Tiger Hu Chen at the premiere of Man of Tai Chi, Toronto Film Festival 2013 | |
| Born | 3 March 1975 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, stuntman, martial artist |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Notable work | Man of Tai Chi Kung Fu Man |
| Awards | Champion of National Youth Martial Arts Competition All Around Champion of San Francisco International Martial Arts Tournament Champion of National Karate (Men's -60kg) |
Life
editEarly life
editTiger Chen was born on 3 March 1975 in Chengdu, Sichuan, where he studied the Chinese martial arts. By age 18, he enrolled into Sichuan Wushu Team. He won the National Youth Martial Arts Competition in China.
At the age of 19, Tiger Chen went to the United States. He lived in a small wooden shack behind a shopping plaza in Gloucester Township, New Jersey. There he taught tai chi and weapons classes to the students of the Tang Soo Karate Academy which was located in the plaza. He said: "In China, at least you can practice kung fu and attend martial arts competitions, but in the United States, you will find that most of your time in washing the dishes and being a porter."[5] Tiger Chen became a student of Hong Kong martial artist Yuen Woo-ping in 2000s.[1]
Film career
editIn 1998, Tiger Chen began his film career by holding a post on the fight choreography team as an assistant under Yuen[6] in The Matrix, a science fiction action film starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving and Joe Pantoliano. At the same time, he became best friends with Keanu Reeves. Chen also held the post of choreographer in Charlie's Angels (2000), Once in the Life (2000) and Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003).
Tiger Chen had a minor role as a ronin in The Matrix Reloaded (2003), the second film of the Matrix trilogy. In 2005, he appeared as a martial artist in House of Fury with Anthony Wong, Gillian Chung, Stephen Fung and Charlene Choi.
In 2012, Tiger Chen played the lead role in Kung Fu Man, alongside Vanessa Branch and Jiang Mengjie.
After years in minor and supporting roles, Tiger Chen played the titular character in Man of Tai Chi, opposite the film's director Keanu Reeves, Karen Joy Morris and Yam Tat-wah.[2][7][8][9]
In 2018, Tiger made a special appearance in the Malaysian military film PASKAL: The Movie as a Chinese UN Observer accompanying the Malaysian UN Observers during a mission in Angola.
In 2019, Tiger co-starred with Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais in the film Triple Threat. He also has an uncredited cameo as a Triad assassin in the film John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.
Works
editFilm
edit| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Matrix | 黑客帝国 | Choreographer[1] | |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | 霹雳娇娃 | Choreographer | |
| Once in the Life | 一生一次 | Chino | ||
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | 杀死比尔 | Choreographer | |
| The Matrix Reloaded | 黑客帝国2：重装上阵 | Ronin | ||
| 2005 | House of Fury | 精武家庭 | Martial artist | |
| 2012 | Kung Fu Man | 功夫侠 | Chen Ping | [10] |
| 2013 | Man of Tai Chi | 太极侠 | Chen Linhu | [11][12] |
| 2015 | Monk Comes Down the Mountain | 道士下山 | ||
| 2016 | Revenge of Gold | 流金 | ||
| 2017 | Kung Fu Traveler | 功夫机器侠 | Chen Wu/General Chen | |
| Kung Fu Traveler 2 | 功夫机器侠2 | A Jie/General Chen | ||
| Romantic Assassin | ||||
| 2018 | PASKAL: The Movie | Sgt. Chen Han | Malaysian Produced with Royal Malaysian Navy and Special Appearance | |
| 2019 | Triple Threat | Long Fei | ||
| John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | Triad | Uncredited Cameo | ||
| Special Forces King 3 | ||||
| 2021 | The Matrix Resurrections | M.O.T.C | ||
| 2024 | Agent 86 | Liu |
Awards
edit- Champion of National Youth Martial Arts Competition
- All Around Champion of San Francisco International Martial Arts Tournament
- Champion of National Karate (Men's -60 kg)
- World Stunt Awards nominations for Matrix 2[4]
See also
edit- Zoë Bell, Uma Thurman's other stunt double
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tiger Chen goes from stuntman to leading man". philstar.com. 2013-07-22.
- ^ a b "Tiger Chen goes from stuntman to leading man in Keanu Reeve's directorial debut". straitstimes.com. 2013-07-02. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20.
- ^ 陈虎否认整容：功夫片随时可能一拳打在脸上. Tencent (in Chinese). 2013-07-19.
- ^ a b "Tiger Chen: From Sichuan to Hollywood". wu-jing.org. 2004-06-06. Archived from the original on 2013-07-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 功夫演员陈虎：我的“美漂”生活比王宝强惨. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2013.
他住在木棚里，他自己叙述自己在美国的漂泊生活说："在中国，你起码可以练功夫，比赛，到了美国之后你会发现，大部分时间都在洗盘子、做搬运工。"
- ^ Lee, Tom (2 July 2013). "Crouching Tiger". That's Shanghai. Urbanatomy Media. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Keanu Reeves and Tiger Chen are Men of Tai Chi". Nerdist. 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Fantastic Fest: Keanu Reeves' MAN OF TAI CHI". Nerdist. 2013-09-09.
- ^ "Keanu Reeves spent five years on his latest film: Why?". csmonitor.com. 2013-05-20.
- ^ “武打新星”陈虎：功夫圈需更新换代 需要新血液. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2013-07-15.
- ^ 陈虎登纽约时报 《太极侠》获赞好莱坞水平. 163.com (in Chinese). 2013-11-08.
- ^ 基努里维斯导演作角逐金球奖 陈虎：期待有斩获. Tencent (in Chinese). 2013-11-26.
- ^ "陈虎". movie.douban.com.
- ^ "⓿⓿ Tiger Chen - Actor - China - Filmography - TV Drama Series - Chinese Movies". chinesemov.com.
External links
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Media related to Tiger Chen at Wikimedia Commons- Tiger Chen at IMDb
