Tiger Chen

Tiger Chen
Tiger Hu Chen at the premiere of Man of Tai Chi, Toronto Film Festival 2013
Native name	陈虎
Born	(1975-03-03) 3 March 1975 (age 41) Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Residence	Los Angeles
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation	Actor, martial artist
Years active	2005 - present
Notable work	Man of Tai Chi Kung Fu Man
Awards	Champion of National Youth Martial Arts Competition All Around Champion of San Francisco International Martial Arts Tournament Champion of National Karate (Men's -60 kg)

Tiger Chen (simplified Chinese: 陈虎; traditional Chinese: 陳虎; pinyin: Chén Hǔ; born 3 March 1975) is a Chinese martial artist and actor. Tiger Chen is Yuen Wo Ping's protege and Keanu Reeves' teacher. He was also Uma Thurman's stunt double.

Tiger Chen was born on 3 March 1975 in Chengdu, Sichuan, where he studied the Chinese martial arts. By age 18, he enrolled into Sichuan Wushu Team. He won the National Youth Martial Arts Competition in China.

At the age of 19, Tiger Chen went to United States, where he lived in a small wooden shack. He said: "In China, at least you can practice Kung Fu and attend Martial Arts competitions, but in the United States, you will find that most of your time in washing the dishes and do a porter." Tiger Chen became a student of Hong Kong martial artist Yuen Woo-ping in 2000s.

In 1998, Tiger Chen began his film career by holding a post on the fight choreography team as an assistant under Yuen in The Matrix, a science fiction action film starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano. At the same time, he became best friends with Keanu Reeves. Chen also held the post of choreographer in Charlie's Angels (2000), Once in the Life (2000) and Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003).