Jean-Claude Van Damme
Birthday
1960/10/18 (64 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
Also know as
JCVD, The Muscles from Brussels, Jean-Claude van Varenbergh, Jean-Claude Camille François van Varenberg, Ζαν-Κλοντ Βαν Νταμ, Ζαν Κλοντ Βαν Νταμ, Βαν Νταμ, 尚格·云顿, 장 끌로드 반담, ژان-کلود ون دام
Biography
Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène van Varenberg, an accountant. “The Muscles from Brussels” started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. At the age of 12, van Damme began his martial arts training at Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium. Van Damm...Read more
Acting
(1989) Cyborg
as Gibson Rickenbacker
(1989) Kickboxer
as Kurt Sloane
(2001) Replicant
as Replicant / Garrotte
(1998) Legionnaire
as Alain Lefevre
(1999) Universal Soldier: The Return
as Luc Devereux
(1993) Hard Target
as Chance Boudreaux
(1993) Nowhere to Run
as Sam Gillen
(1999) Inferno
as Eddie Lomax
(1996) Maximum Risk
as Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov
(2007) Until Death
as Anthony Stowe
(1988) Bloodsport
as Frank Dux
(1994) Street Fighter
as Colonel Guile
(2008) The Shepherd: Border Patrol
as Jack Robideaux
(1994) Timecop
as Max Walker
(1995) Sudden Death
as Darren Francis Thomas McCord
(1996) The Quest
as Christopher Dubois
(1991) Double Impact
as Alex / Chad Wagner
(1992) Universal Soldier
as Luc Deveraux / GR44
(1990) Lionheart
as Leon Gaultier
(1997) Double Team
as Jack Quinn
(1986) No Retreat, No Surrender
as Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian"
(2005) The Hard Corps
as Phillippe Sauvage
(2008) JCVD
as J.C.V.D.
(2009) Universal Soldier: Regeneration
as Luc Deveraux
(2023) Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
as Self - Portait Subject & Interviewee (archive)
(2004) Wake of Death
as Ben Archer
(2021) Haters
as Jean-Claude Van Damme
(2001) The Order
as Rudy Cafmeyer
(1998) Knock Off
as Marcus Ray
Dolph: Fights Worth Fighting
as Self
(1990) Death Warrant
as Louis Burke
(2002) Derailed
as Jacques Kristoff
(1988) Black Eagle
as Andrei
(2011) Kung Fu Panda 2
as Master Croc (voice)
(2006) Second in Command
as Cmdr. Samuel 'Sam' Keenan
(2003) In Hell
as Kyle LeBlanc
(2011) Assassination Games
as Vincent Brazil
(2010) Full Love
as Frenchy
(2012) Corporal vs. Napoleon
as Himself
(2012) The Expendables 2
as Jean Vilain
(1984) Monaco Forever
as Gay Karate Man
What's My Name?
as ---
(2012) Dragon Eyes
as Tiano
(2012) Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
as Luc Deveraux
(2012) 6 Bullets
as Samson Gaul
(2012) U.F.O.
as George
(2013) Welcome to the Jungle
as Storm
(2013) Enemies Closer
as Xander
(2014) Swelter
as Stillman
(2024) Kill 'em All 2
as Philip
(1995) Top Fighter
as (archive footage)
(2003) Dans la peau de Jean-Claude Van Damme
as ---
(2016) Kickboxer: Vengeance
as Master Durand
(2015) Pound of Flesh
as Deacon
Silent Kill
as ---
(2024) Darkness of Man
as Russell Hatch
(2025) The Gardener
as Léo
(1990) The Best of the Martial Arts Films
as Self (archive footage)
(2013) Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4
as Self
(2016) Kung Fu Panda 3
as Master Croc (voice)
(1984) Breakin'
as Spectator in First Dance Sequence (uncredited)
(2004) Narco
as Jean-Claude Van Damme fantasmé par Lenny
(2023) Albert Pyun: King of Cult Movies
as Self
(2011) Beur sur la ville
as Colonel Merot
(2006) Heist School
as Charles
(2022) Halloween Ends
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2018) Kickboxer: Retaliation
as Master Durand
(1979) Woman Between Wolf and Dog
as Movie Goer / Man in Garden (uncredited)
(1984) Street of the Damned
as Extra in Police Arrival Sequence (uncredited)
(2014) Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Gibson Rickenbacker (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2017) Kill 'em All
as Philip
(2018) Black Water
as Wheeler
(2014) The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
as Self
(2015) Jian Bing Man
as Jean-Claude Van Damme
(2018) The Bouncer
as Lukas
(2019) We Die Young
as Daniel
(1993) Last Action Hero
as Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)
(2019) The Making of Double Impact, Parts 1 & 2
as ---
(2022) Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Jean Clawed (voice)
(2004) Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans
as Himself
(2004) Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
as Himself
(2020) JCVD's Day Out
as JCVD
(2019) In Search of the Last Action Heroes
as ---
(2021) The Last Mercenary
as Richard Brumére
(2021) Monsieur Jean-Claude
as (uncredited)
(1984) Missing in Action
as Soldier (uncredited)
(2002) All the Love You Cannes!
as Self
(2024) Spaten
as Van Damme
(2003) Las Vegas
as Self
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(2003) Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
(1995) Viva el lunes
as Self
(2011) Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors
as ---
(1999) Beckmann
as Self
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(2016) Jean-Claude Van Johnson
as Johnson
(1994) Friends
as Jean-Claude Van Damme
(2022) Ramez Movie Star
as ---
(1962) The Late Late Show
as Self
(1995) WCW Monday Nitro
as ---
(2010) Conan
as Self
(2019) The UnXplained
as Self
(1998) Vivement dimanche
as Self