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Jean-Claude Camille François van Varenberg, known professionally as Jean-Claude van Damme, and as JCVD, is a Belgian actor and retired martial artist best known for his martial arts action films. His most popular projects include Bloodsport (1988), Cyborg (1989), Kickboxer (1989), Lionheart (1990), Death Warrant (1990), Double Impact (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Nowhere to Run (1993), Hard Target (1993), Timecop (1994), Street Fighter (1994), Sudden Death (1995), Maximum Risk (1996), JCVD (2008), Jean-Claude van Johnson and The Bouncer (2018).
Birth Name
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg
Born
Tuesday, 18 October 1960
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Darkness of Man | Russell Hatch | 2024 |
| Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators | Self | 2023 |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru | Jean Clawed (voice) / Jean-Clawed | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Haters | Jean-Claude Van Damme | 2021 |
| The Last Mercenary | Richard Brumére | 2021 |
| High Score | Self | 2020 |
| In Search of the Last Action Heroes | 2019 | |
| The UnXplained | Self | 2019 |
| We Die Young | Daniel | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Darkness of Man | Russell Hatch | 2024 |
| Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators | Self | 2023 |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru | Jean Clawed (voice) / Jean-Clawed | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Haters | Jean-Claude Van Damme | 2021 |
| The Last Mercenary | Richard Brumére | 2021 |
| High Score | Self | 2020 |
| In Search of the Last Action Heroes | 2019 | |
| The UnXplained | Self | 2019 |
| We Die Young | Daniel | 2019 |
| The Bouncer | Lukas | 2018 |
| Collider Live | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Black Water | Wheeler | 2018 |
| Route 66 | Self | 2018 |
| Kickboxer: Retaliation | Master Durand / Durand | 2018 |
| 80s Blockbusters: When Hollywood Played Tough | Self | 2017 |
| John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| The Nineties | Self | 2017 |
| Kill 'Em All | Philip / Phillip | 2017 |
| Jean-Claude Van Johnson | Jean-Claude Van Damme / Filip | 2016 |
| Kickboxer: Vengeance | Master Durand | 2016 |
| Kung Fu Panda 3 | Master Croc (voice) / Master Croc | 2016 |
| Hollywood Today Live | Self | 2015 |
| Jian Bing Man | Jean-Claude Van Damme | 2015 |
| Sense8 | Self | 2015 |
| Pound of Flesh | Deacon Lyle / Deacon | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
| Jean Claude Van Damme's Damn Van | Colonel Luc Sloane | 2014 |
| The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | Himself / Self | 2014 |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Gibson Rickenbacker | 2014 |
| Swelter | Stillman | 2014 |
| Enemies Closer | Xander | 2013 |
| Welcome to the Jungle | Storm | 2013 |
| Alien Uprising | George | 2012 |
| Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes | Self | 2012 |
| Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | Luc Deveraux | 2012 |
| 6 Bullets | Samson Gaul | 2012 |
| The Expendables 2 | Vilain / Jean Vilain | 2012 |
| Dragon Eyes | Tiano | 2012 |
| Corporal vs. Napoleon | Jean-Claude Van Damme / Himself | 2012 |
| Arab on the City | Le colonel / Colonel Merot | 2011 |
| Assassination Games | Vincent Brazil | 2011 |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Croc (voice) / Master Croc | 2011 |
| Jean Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors | Self | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The Eagle Path | Frenchy | 2010 |
| Universal Soldier: Regeneration | Luc Deveraux | 2009 |
| JCVD | JCVD / J.C.V.D. | 2008 |
| The Shepherd | Jack Robideaux | 2008 |
| Until Death | Anthony Stowe | 2007 |
| Heist School | Charles | 2006 |
| The Hard Corps | Philippe Sauvage / Phillippe Sauvage | 2006 |
| Second in Command | Cmdr. Sam Keenan / Cmdr. Samuel 'Sam' Keenan | 2006 |
| The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp | Jean-Claude Van Damme fantasmé par Lenny / Jean-Claude Van Damme | 2004 |
| Wake of Death | Ben Archer | 2004 |
| Las Vegas | Jean-Claude Van Damme | 2003 |
| In Hell | Kyle LeBlanc | 2003 |
| Celebrities Uncensored | Self | 2003 |
| Dans la peau de Jean-Claude Van Damme | Self | 2003 |
| Derailed | Jacques Kristoff | 2002 |
| All the Love You Cannes! | Self | 2002 |
| Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Max Walker / Max Walker (archive footage) | 2002 |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies | Self | 2001 |
| Playboy Exposed: Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored | Self | 2001 |
| The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2001 |
| Replicant | Edward Garrotte / Replicant / Garrotte | 2001 |
| The Order | Rudy Cafmeyer | 2001 |
| Robot Chicken | Rhett Butler / Jean-Claude Van Damme / Count Dracula | 2001 |
| Inferno | Eddie Lomax | 1999 |
| Universal Soldier: The Return | Luc / Luc Devereux | 1999 |
| Legionnaire | Alain Lefevre | 1998 |
| Knock Off | Marcus Ray | 1998 |
| The Path of the Dragon | Self / Himself (archive footage) | 1998 |
| Double Team | Jack Quinn | 1997 |
| Maximum Risk | Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov | 1996 |
| The Quest | Christopher Dubois | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Ruby Wax Meets... | Self | 1996 |
| A Century of Science Fiction | Self | 1996 |
| Sudden Death | Darren McCord / Darren Francis Thomas McCord | 1995 |
| WCW Monday Nitro | Himself / Self | 1995 |
| Top Fighter | (archive footage) / Himself (Archive Footage) | 1995 |
| Street Fighter | Colonel Guile / Colonel William Guile | 1994 |
| Friends | Jean-Claude Van Damme | 1994 |
| Timecop | Walker / Max Walker | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor | Kurt Sloane | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Hard Target | Chance Boudreaux | 1993 |
| The Curse of the Dragon | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1993 |
| Last Action Hero | Jean-Claude Van Damme | 1993 |
| John & Leeza from Hollywood | Self | 1993 |
| Nowhere to Run | Sam Gillen | 1993 |
| Universal Soldier | GR44 / Luc Deveraux | 1992 |
| Dateline NBC | Self | 1992 |
| Double Impact | Chad Wagner / Alex | 1991 |
| Death Warrant | Louis Burke | 1990 |
| The Word | Self | 1990 |
| Lionheart | Lyon / Leon Gaultier | 1990 |
| Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | 1990 |
| House of Style | Self | 1989 |
| Kickboxer | Kurt Sloane | 1989 |
| Cyborg | Gibson Rickenbacker | 1989 |
| Troldspejlet | Self - Actor / Master Croc | 1989 |
| Black Eagle | Andrei | 1988 |
| Bloodsport | Frank / Frank Dux | 1988 |
| No Retreat, No Surrender | Ivan Kraschinsky the Russian / Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian" | 1985 |
| Missing in Action | Soldier | 1984 |
| Breakin' | Spectator in First Dance Sequence | 1984 |
| Monaco Forever | Gay Karate Man | 1984 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Woman Between Wolf and Dog | Movie Goer / Man in Garden | 1979 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Eagle Path | 2010 |
| The Quest | 1996 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Darkness of Man | 2024 |
| We Die Young | 2019 |
| Black Water | 2018 |
| Kickboxer: Retaliation | 2018 |
| Jean-Claude Van Johnson | 2016 |
| Pound of Flesh | 2015 |
| 6 Bullets | 2012 |
| Assassination Games | 2011 |
| The Eagle Path | 2010 |
| JCVD | 2008 |
| Inferno | 1999 |
| Universal Soldier: The Return | 1999 |
| Legionnaire | 1998 |
| Double Impact | 1991 |
