Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#81
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Jackie Chan represents the rare performer whose career became more ambitious with every decade — 57 years in, and Jackie is still choosing the harder script.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Jackie Chan appears in 64 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Jackie. Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry is the clearest case: a film rated 10.0 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, action. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for action, science fiction, comedy. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Jeff Rowe, Larry Yang, Jonathan Entwistle and others, Jackie Chan helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry (2022) as Self · Unexpected Family (2026) · The Shadow's Edge (2025) as Wong Tak Chung
Career snapshot
Ranked #81 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
64
1970–2027
Career length
57 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
10.0
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Average Nutevio score
6.6
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
10.0
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Most frequent director
Jackie Chan
8 films together
Longest collaboration
8×
With Jackie Chan
Most common genre
Action
55 titles
Average runtime
1h 44m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
7.2
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
7.1
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
1970s
7.2 average MV
The 1970s are where the work and the material meet. Drunken Master, Enter the Dragon, Fist of Fury — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
1970s
7.2
Across 4 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
1970s
7.4
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
1970s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Drunken Master, Enter the Dragon, Fist of Fury.
Most productive era
2010s
17 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | 7.11 film | 7.11 film | — | 6.84 films | 6.63 films | 7.54 films |
| Action | 7.24 films | 7.07 films | 7.17 films | 6.512 films | 6.415 films | 6.310 films |
| Thriller | 7.11 film | 7.11 film | 7.14 films | 6.25 films | 6.52 films | 7.03 films |
| Comedy | 7.21 film | 6.96 films | 7.15 films | 6.411 films | 6.57 films | 5.99 films |
| Crime | — | 7.23 films | 7.14 films | 6.84 films | 6.42 films | 7.12 films |
| Romance | — | — | 6.51 film | — | 5.61 film | 3.51 film |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
1970A Touch of Zen
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Stunt Extra (uncredited).
First Nutevio masterpiece · Highest rated performance · Career peak
2022Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
The first film here to clear 9.0 on our scale — a threshold fewer than one film in ten reaches. 10.0 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer. Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
2027Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
The current state of the argument, as Splinter (voice).
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
64 of 64 films
Directed by Unknown
as Wong Tak Chung
Directed by Larry Yang
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
Self
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry (2022)
Performance score9.9
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Self gives Jackie Chan a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Unexpected Family
Unexpected Family (2026)
Performance score8.4
Unexpected Family asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. The role is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Wong Tak Chung
The Shadow's Edge (2025)
Performance score8.2
The Shadow's Edge asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Wong Tak Chung is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Self
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon (2021)
Performance score8.2
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Self is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Self
Start here. Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry is the clearest statement of what Jackie Chan does — accessible, 0 minutes, and rated 10.0 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Jackie at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
A deliberate change of key after Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon (2021)
A deliberate change of key after The Legend of Drunken Master — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
The Shadow's Edge (2025)
A deliberate change of key after Jackie Chan: Building an Icon — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Unexpected Family (2026)
Keeps the drama register of The Shadow's Edge but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Jackie Chan
Director
8 films together
Notably Operation Condor
Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Director
5 films together
Notably Rumble in the Bronx
Brett Ratner
Director
3 films together
Notably Rush Hour
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Director
2 films together
Notably Kung Fu Panda 2
Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Director
2 films together
Notably Gorgeous
Larry Yang
Director
2 films together
Notably The Shadow's Edge
Jeff Rowe
Director
2 films together
Notably Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
King Hu
Director
1 film together
Notably A Touch of Zen
Lo Wei
Director
1 film together
Notably Fist of Fury
Robert Clouse
Director
1 film together
Notably Enter the Dragon
Yuen Woo-ping
Director
1 film together
Notably Drunken Master
Hal Needham
Director
1 film together
Notably The Cannonball Run
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Director
1 film together
Notably Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Lau Kar-leung
Director
1 film together
Notably The Legend of Drunken Master
David Dobkin
Director
1 film together
Notably Shanghai Knights
Frank Coraci
Director
1 film together
Notably Around the World in 80 Days
Rob Minkoff
Director
1 film together
Notably The Forbidden Kingdom
Mark Osborne
Director
1 film together
Notably Kung Fu Panda
Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Director
1 film together
Notably Shinjuku Incident
Brian Levant
Director
1 film together
Notably The Spy Next Door
Tim Johnson
Director
1 film together
Notably Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Renny Harlin
Director
1 film together
Notably Skiptrace
Charlie Bean
Director
1 film together
Notably The Lego Ninjago Movie
Martin Campbell
Director
1 film together
Notably The Foreigner
Jonathan Entwistle
Director
1 film together
Notably Karate Kid: Legends
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Jackie Chan
Director
8 films together · 7.1 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 8 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Operation CondorStanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Director
5 films together · 6.7 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 5 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Rumble in the BronxBrett Ratner
Director
3 films together · 6.8 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 3 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Rush HourLarry Yang
Director
2 films together · 7.5 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The Shadow's EdgeJennifer Yuh Nelson
Director
2 films together · 7.0 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Kung Fu Panda 2Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Director
2 films together · 5.3 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
GorgeousJeff Rowe
Director
2 films together · 3.6 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemMark Osborne
Director
1 film together · 7.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Kung Fu PandaLau Kar-leung
Director
1 film together · 7.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Legend of Drunken MasterRobert Clouse
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Enter the DragonYuen Woo-ping
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Drunken MasterLo Wei
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Fist of FuryKing Hu
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
A Touch of ZenJonathan Entwistle
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Karate Kid: LegendsMartin Campbell
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The ForeignerTim Johnson
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Kung Fu Panda HolidayDerek Yee Tung-Sing
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Shinjuku IncidentRob Minkoff
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Forbidden KingdomCharlie Bean
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Lego Ninjago MovieSammo Hung Kam-Bo
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky StarsHal Needham
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Cannonball RunDavid Dobkin
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Shanghai KnightsFrank Coraci
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Around the World in 80 DaysBrian Levant
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Spy Next DoorRenny Harlin
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
SkiptraceSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Recognition
10 wins
2 wins · latest 1992
as Actor
as Actor
1 win · latest 2016
as Actor
1 win
as Actor
1 win
as Actor
1 win
as Actor
1 win · latest 1989
as Actor
1 win
as Actor
1 win
as Actor
1 win
as Actor
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
as Self
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
as Pu Songling
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
as Self
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
as Self
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Jackie Chan has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
57 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Action Legend
Awarded
55 catalogue titles in action, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
as Self
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
as Self
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
as Pu Songling
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
The Foreigner
as Quan Ngoc Minh
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
as Self
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Karate Kid: Legends
as Mr. Han
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Railroad Tigers
as Ma Yuan
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Kung Fu Panda
as Monkey (voice)
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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