Jean-Claude Van Damme
Born in Brussels, Jean-Claude Van Damme, known colloquially as "The Muscles from Brussels," found his physical weakness ameliorated through martial arts, introduced by his father at eleven. Under Claude Goetz's tutelage, he won European championships and joined the Belgian national team, accruing a formidable 18-1 kickboxing record. His cinematic breakthrough came post-retirement, in 1988, with the Hong Kong-shot "Bloodsport," a film so mediocre upon completion that Van Damme's intervention salvaged it. This catapulted him into starring roles in "Cyborg" and "Universal Soldier," but his career waned amid personal turmoil. Post-divorce and remarriage, he refocused, delivering nuanced action fare like "Replicant" and "In Hell," cementing his legacy as a cinematic icon.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 5 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Darkness of Man | Russell Hatch | Film |
| 2025 | Darkness of Man | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2024 | Kill 'em All 2 | Philip | Film |
| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Jean Clawed (voice) | Film |
| 2021 | The Last Mercenary | Richard Brumére | Film |
| 2019 | We Die Young | Daniel | Film |
| 2019 | In Search of the Last Action Heroes | Self | Film |
| 2019 | We Die Young | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2018 | Kickboxer: Retaliation | Master Durand | Film |
| 2018 | Black Water | Wheeler | Film |
| 2018 | The Bouncer | Lukas | Film |
| 2018 | Black Water | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2017 | Kill 'em All | Philip | Film |
| 2016 | Kickboxer: Vengeance | Master Durand | Film |
| 2016 | Jean-Claude Van Johnson | Johnson | TV |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Master Croc (voice) | Film |
| 2015 | Pound of Flesh | Deacon | Film |
| 2015 | Pound of Flesh | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2014 | Swelter | Stillman | Film |
| 2013 | Welcome to the Jungle | Storm | Film |
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 | Jean Vilain | Film |
| 2012 | 6 Bullets | Samson Gaul | Film |
| 2012 | Corporal vs. Napoleon | Himself | Film |
| 2012 | Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | Luc Deveraux | Film |
| 2012 | Dragon Eyes | Tiano | Film |
| 2012 | U.F.O. | George | Film |
| 2012 | 6 Bullets | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2011 | Assassination Games | Vincent Brazil | Film |
| 2011 | Beur sur la ville | Le colonel | Film |
| 2011 | Slinger | Gibson Rickenbacker | Film |
| 2011 | Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors | TV | |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Croc (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | Full Love | Frenchy | Film |
| 2010 | Universal Soldier: Regeneration | Luc Deveraux | Film |
| 2010 | Full Love | Director | Film |
| 2010 | Full Love | Writer | Film |
| 2008 | The Shepherd: Border Patrol | Jack Robideaux | Film |
| 2008 | JCVD | J.C.V.D. | Film |
| 2007 | Until Death | Anthony Stowe | Film |
| 2006 | Second in Command | Cmdr. Samuel 'Sam' Keenan | Film |
| 2006 | Heist School | Charles | Film |
| 2005 | The Hard Corps | Phillippe Sauvage | Film |
| 2004 | Wake of Death | Ben Archer | Film |
| 2004 | Narco | Jean-Claude Van Damme fantasmé par Lenny | Film |
| 2004 | Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans | Himself | Film |
| 2004 | Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' | Himself | Film |
| 2003 | In Hell | Kyle LeBlanc | Film |
| 2002 | All the Love You Cannes! | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Derailed | Jacques Kristoff | Film |
| 2001 | The Order | Rudy Cafmeyer | Film |
| 2001 | Replicant | Replicant / Garrotte | Film |
| 2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Film | |
| 2001 | The Order | Writer | Film |
| 1999 | Universal Soldier: The Return | Luc Deveraux | Film |
| 1998 | Legionnaire | Alain Lefevre | Film |
| 1998 | Knock Off | Marcus Ray | Film |
| 1997 | Double Team | Jack Quinn | Film |
| 1996 | The Quest | Christopher Dubois | Film |
| 1996 | Maximum Risk | Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov | Film |
| 1996 | The Quest | Director | Film |
| 1995 | Sudden Death | Darren Francis Thomas McCord | Film |
| 1994 | Street Fighter | Colonel Guile | Film |
| 1994 | Timecop | Max Walker | Film |
| 1993 | Nowhere to Run | Sam Gillen | Film |
| 1993 | Hard Target | Chance Boudreaux | Film |
| 1992 | Universal Soldier | Luc Deveraux / GR44 | Film |
| 1991 | Double Impact | Alex / Chad Wagner | Film |
| 1990 | Lionheart | Lyon Gaultier | Film |
| 1990 | Death Warrant | Louis Burke | Film |
| 1989 | Cyborg | Gibson Rickenbacker | Film |
| 1989 | Kickboxer | Kurt Sloane | Film |
| 1988 | Black Eagle | Andrei | Film |
| 1988 | Bloodsport | Frank | Film |
| 1986 | No Retreat, No Surrender | Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian" | Film |
| 1984 | Breakin' | Spectator in First Dance Sequence (uncredited) | Film |
| 1984 | Street of the Damned | Extra in Police Arrival Sequence (uncredited) | Film |
| 1984 | Monaco Forever | Gay Karate Man | Film |
| 1984 | Missing in Action | Soldier (uncredited) | Film |
| 1979 | Woman Between Wolf and Dog | Movie Goer / Man in Garden (uncredited) | Film |
| Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier" | Self | Film |
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