Tiger Chen

Tiger Chen (simplified Chinese: 陈虎; traditional Chinese: 陳虎; pinyin: Chén Hǔ; born 3 March 1975) is a Chinese martial artist 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]

"Chen Hu" redirects here. For the physician and stem cell researcher, see Chen Hu (physician).

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Tiger Chen
陈虎
Tiger Hu Chen at the premiere of Man of Tai Chi, Toronto Film Festival 2013
Born	(1975-03-03) 3 March 1975 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation	Actor • 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

Early life

Tiger 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,[4] where he lived in a small wooden shack. 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

In 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]

Works

Film

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》	Loe
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

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Awards

• 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

• Zoë Bell, Uma Thurman's other stunt double

References

1. "Tiger Chen goes from stuntman to leading man". philstar.com. 2013-07-22.
2. "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.
3. 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.
4. "Tiger Chen: From Sichuan to Hollywood". wu-jing.org. 2004-06-06. Archived from the original on 2016-08-29.
5. 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。”
6. Lee, Tom (2 July 2013). "Crouching Tiger". That's Shanghai. Urbanatomy Media. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
7. "Keanu Reeves and Tiger Chen are Men of Tai Chi". Nerdist. 2013-11-11.
8. "Fantastic Fest: Keanu Reeves' MAN OF TAI CHI". Nerdist. 2013-09-09.
9. "Keanu Reeves spent five years on his latest film: Why?". csmonitor.com. 2013-05-20.
10. “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.
11. 陈虎登纽约时报 《太极侠》获赞好莱坞水平. 163.com (in Chinese). 2013-11-08.
12. 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.
13. Tiger Chen at douban.com
14. Tiger Chen at chinesemov.com

External links

• Tiger Chen on IMDb