Biography
Tatchakorn Yeerum, better known Tony Jaa, is a martial artist, actor, and director who transformed Thai action cinema with his intense, acrobatic fighting style. Inspired by Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li, he trained in Muay Thai and gymnastics, developing a breathtaking mix of speed, agility, and raw power. Jaa got his start in the film industry as a stunt double in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), where his impressive athleticism caught the eye of director Panna Rittikrai. Under Rittik...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Striking Rescue
2024
as Bai An
A veteran Muay Thai expert goes on a take-no-prisoners mission of revenge after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered by mysterious forces.

Expend4bles
2023
as Decha
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that...

Detective Chinatown 3
2021
as Jack Jaa
Following the excitement of first Bangkok and then New York, a big murder case takes place in Tokyo. Chinatown master detectives Tangren and Qinfeng a...

Monster Hunter
2020
as The Hunter
A portal transports Cpt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful monsters rule with deadly ferocity. Faced with relent...

Jiu Jitsu
2020
as Kueng
Every six years, an ancient order of jiu-jitsu fighters joins forces to battle a vicious race of alien invaders. But when a celebrated war hero goes d...

Triple Threat
2019
as Payu
A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries...

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018
as Sadi the Warrior
Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats....

Guardians of Martial Arts
2017
as Master Jaa
One day, Master Ma is walking down the street, suddenly he sees the words "Huashan Sect" (华山派) hiding between the green grass. He closes his eyes and ...

Paradox
2017
as Tak
When a Hong Kong police negotiator is informed about the sudden disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter in Thailand, he travels there to search for...

xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017
as Talon
Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.

Never Back Down: No Surrender
2016
as Tony Jaa
Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.

SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
2015
as Chatchai
A Hong Kong cop named Kit busts a major gangster only to find his cover blown and his main witness gone. The gangster, in retaliation, has him kidnapp...

Furious 7
2015
as Kiet
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

Skin Trade
2014
as Tony Vitayakul
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective...

The Protector 2
2013
as Kham
Kham finds himself in trouble when he is accused of killing a trader. While on the run from the trader's nieces who are martial artists, Kham meets a ...

Ong Bak 3
2010
as Tien
Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to ...

Ong Bak 3
2010
Director, Producer, Writer
Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to ...

Ong Bak 2
2008
as Tien
Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

Ong Bak 2
2008
Director, Producer, Writer
Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

The Bodyguard 2
2007
as Piggy Bank Vendor
The best agent of Vieng, the country near the boundary of Thailand received the important mission that he had to catch two armed dealers who could be ...
The Road to Glory: The Making of Ong-Bak
2005
A fascinating 8-part ""Making Of"" documentary that will take you behind-the-scenes of each of the movie's groundbreaking action-sequences.

The Protector
2005
as Kham
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on ...

The Protector
2005
Martial Arts Choreographer
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on ...

Crying Tiger
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Crying Tiger is a documentary film presented in the format. reality show Follow up with filming stories about the lives of 5 provincial people who had...

The Bodyguard
2004
as Supermarket Fighter
Wong, bodyguard to a tycoon, is fired by his boss's son after he fails to save his boss. Now, the assassins are after the son, who takes refuge in a s...

Ong Bak
2003
as Ting
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to ret...

Ong Bak
2003
Martial Arts Choreographer
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to ret...

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
Stunt Double
A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation." To succeed they must survive the most spectacular ser...
Puta khatha thalom khon
1997
Early Thai action film from Panna Rittikrai.

Mission Hunter II
1996
Tony Jaa is the leader of the Panter Squad - a group of martial arts madmen employed by a notorious General and Cartel kingpin on the border of Thaila...

Hard Gun
1996
as Sak
Panna and Tony play members of a desperate gang of thieves who are forced into hiding after a robbery goes wrong; when the police launch a raid on the...

The Rowdy Bunch
1994
A mysterious clan of assassins versed in traditional techniques of Muay Thai Boxing took control of the empire of Siam. Enslaved and humiliated, the p...

Spirited Killer
1994
A group of travelers visiting the exotic forests of Thailand is suddenly attacked by a multi-weapon wielding maniac. Some manage to escape, others per...

Siamese Lion
1992
An early '90s Panna Rittikrai action film featuring an early appearance from Tony Jaa. Thailand: a young Thai boxer goes up against a powerful gang th...
Lakadbaggha 2 - The Monkey Business
N/A
Sequel to Lakadbaggha (2023). Plot TBA.

Nonstop
N/A
Franchise where Asian martial art actors Iko Uwais, Madong-seok, Tony Jaa and Jet Li – get together in one movie