

Acting
Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène van Varenberg, an accountant. “The Muscles from Brussels” started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. At the age of 12, van Damme began his martial arts training at Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium. Van Damme trained for 4 years and earned a spot on the Belgium Karate Team. He won the European...
Highest rated appearances

In Search of the Last Action Heroes
as Self
The Making of Double Impact, Parts 1 & 2

We Die Young
as Daniel

The Bouncer
as Lukas

Black Water
as Wheeler

Kickboxer: Retaliation
as Master Durand

Bon Voyage
as Self (archive footage)

Kill 'em All
as Philip

Kickboxer: Vengeance
as Master Durand

Kung Fu Panda 3
as Master Croc (voice)

Jian Bing Man
as Jean-Claude Van Damme

Pound of Flesh
as Deacon

The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
as Self

Swelter
as Stillman
Jean-Claude Van Damage

Enemies Closer
as Xander

Welcome to the Jungle
as Storm

Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4
as Self

U.F.O.
as George

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
as Luc Deveraux

6 Bullets
as Samson Gaul

The Expendables 2
as Jean Vilain

Dragon Eyes
as Tiano

Corporal vs. Napoleon
as Himself

Beur sur la ville
as Colonel Merot

Beur sur la ville
as Le colonel

Assassination Games
as Vincent Brazil

Kung Fu Panda 2
as Master Croc (voice)

Slinger
as Gibson Rickenbacker

Full Love
as Frenchy

Universal Soldier: Regeneration
as Luc Deveraux

JCVD
as J.C.V.D.

The Shepherd: Border Patrol
as Jack Robideaux

Until Death
as Anthony Stowe

Heist School
as Charles

Second in Command
as Cmdr. Samuel 'Sam' Keenan

The Hard Corps
as Phillippe Sauvage

Wake of Death
as Ben Archer

Narco
as Jean-Claude Van Damme fantasmé par Lenny

Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans
as Himself

Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
as Himself

In Hell
as Kyle LeBlanc

Dans la peau de Jean-Claude Van Damme

Derailed
as Jacques Kristoff

All the Love You Cannes!
as Self

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

Replicant
as Replicant / Garrotte

The Order
as Rudy Cafmeyer

Inferno
as Eddie Lomax

Universal Soldier: The Return
as Luc Deveraux

Legionnaire
as Alain Lefevre

Knock Off
as Marcus Ray

Double Team
as Jack Quinn

Maximum Risk
as Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov

The Quest
as Christopher Dubois

Sudden Death
as Darren Francis Thomas McCord

Street Fighter
as Colonel Guile

Timecop
as Max Walker

Last Action Hero
as Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)

Hard Target
as Chance Boudreaux

Nowhere to Run
as Sam Gillen

Universal Soldier
as Luc Deveraux / GR44

Double Impact
as Alex / Chad Wagner

Death Warrant
as Louis Burke

Lionheart
as Lyon Gaultier

The Best of the Martial Arts Films
as Self

Kickboxer
as Kurt Sloane

Cyborg
as Gibson Rickenbacker

Black Eagle
as Andrei

Bloodsport
as Frank

No Retreat, No Surrender
as Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian"

Missing in Action
as Soldier (uncredited)

Breakin'
as Spectator in First Dance Sequence (uncredited)

Street of the Damned
as Extra in Police Arrival Sequence (uncredited)

Monaco Forever
as Gay Karate Man