Jean-Claude Van Damme
Actor · Producer · Editor · Story
Born Oct 18, 1960 · Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
Active 1979–present · 5′10″ (177 cm) · Awards: Officer of the Order of the Crown
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.
Filmography
Darkness of Man (2025) — Russell Hatch · Executive Producer · StorySensation: Cruise (2025) — Kyle LeBlanc (archival footage from 'In Hell')Friends (1994) — Jean-Claude Van DammeKung Fu Panda 2 (2011) — Master Croc (voice)Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) — Master Croc (voice)Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) — Jean Clawed (voice)The Expendables 2 (2012) — Jean VilainBloodsport (1988) — Frank · EditorLast Action Hero (1993) — Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)Kickboxer (1989) — Kurt Sloane · Story · Stunt Coordinator · Action Director · Martial Arts ChoreographerUniversal Soldier (1992) — Luc Deveraux / GR44Hard Target (1993) — Chance BoudreauxLionheart (1990) — Lyon Gaultier · Screenplay · Story · Fight ChoreographerDouble Impact (1991) — Alex / Chad Wagner · Producer · Screenplay · Story · Fight ChoreographerNowhere to Run (1993) — Sam GillenTimecop (1994) — Max WalkerIn Hell (2003) — Kyle LeBlancUniversal Soldier: The Return (1999) — Luc Deveraux · ProducerJCVD (2008) — J.C.V.D. · Executive ProducerThe Quest (1996) — Christopher Dubois · Director · StoryThe Last Mercenary (2021) — Richard BruméreNo Retreat, No Surrender (1986) — Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian"Sudden Death (1995) — Darren Francis Thomas McCordDeath Warrant (1990) — Louis Burke