--- name: "Tony Jaa" canonical: "https://film.one/person/tony-jaa" fi1m_id: "tony-jaa" imdb_id: "nm1388074" tmdb_id: 57207 wikidata_id: "Q298551" roles: ["Actor"] born: "5 February 1976" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 58 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-05T15:52:20.603048+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Tony Jaa ## Identity Tony Jaa - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tony-jaa - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** tony-jaa - **IMDb ID:** nm1388074 - **TMDB ID:** 57207 - **Wikidata ID:** Q298551 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Jaa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298551, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1388074/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57207 Actor. Born 5 February 1976 in Surin, Thailand. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 5 February 1976, Surin, Thailand - **Active:** 2015–present - **Also known as:** จา พนม, Panom Yeerum, Tatchakorn Yeerum, ทัชชกร ยีรัมย์, تونی جا - **Average Fi1m score:** 58, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 66 (1), 2020s 49 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Jaa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298551, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1388074/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57207 ## Coming up - *Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business* (2026-11-06) ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Furious 7*](https://film.one/film/furious-7.md) (66) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Tony Jaa > Tony Jaa’s fights are fast and punishing, yet easy to follow. We rate his physical skill highly, though his starring films can neglect the story and his international supporting roles often leave too little time for the action. In the multi-floor fight in *The Protector* (2005), Tony Jaa keeps moving and the long take lets us follow the effort. We winced at the impacts because the sequence makes the physical exertion so apparent. What impresses us is how clearly he performs a fight: even at speed, the acrobatics remain easy to follow. The camera has to give him time; cutting away would lose much of what we have come to see. *Ong-Bak* (2003), his breakthrough as Ting, put Muay Thai and wire-free acrobatics at the centre. Prachya Pinkaew directed both early films, and deserves credit for giving that physical skill such prominence. Jaa’s mentor and action choreographer Panna Rittikrai was another important collaborator. When Jaa moved into directing with the period prequel *Ong Bak 2* (2008), the fighting drew on more martial arts styles. The storytelling was less secure, a weakness shared by *Ong Bak 3* (2010), where the physical invention again had to compete with muddled plotting. The move into international ensembles, including *Furious 7* (2015) and *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017), often meant smaller parts and shorter action sequences. In Chen Sicheng’s *Detective Chinatown 3* (2021), Jaa plays the supporting role of Jack Jaa in a busy detective comedy. We scored it 49: the outsized airport brawl gets real laughs, but the mystery is muddled and the melodrama awkward. The brawl is a useful reminder that a fight can serve a joke, though the film struggles to make its other elements work together. We would not choose it just for him. For Jaa, we favour sustained choreography that gives us time to follow each movement. A brief appearance can be enjoyable, but leaves less room for the combination of force, speed and acrobatics that makes his work distinctive. That is why the earlier starring vehicles remain the sensible starting point, despite their uneven storytelling. Start with *Ong-Bak*, then try *The Protector*; approach the ensemble films only when something beyond his name in the cast appeals. ## Biography Tony Jaa, also credited as Tatchakorn Yeerum, Panom Yeerum or Jaa Phanom, is a Thai actor and martial artist. Born on 5 February 1976 in Surin, Thailand, he began his career as a stuntman before transitioning to acting under the mentorship of filmmaker Panna Rittikrai. He gained international recognition for his lead role as Ting in *Ong-Bak* (2003). Subsequent Thai films include *The Protector* (2005) as Kham, and he directed, co-wrote and starred in *Ong Bak 2* (2008). His Hollywood credits include *Furious 7* (2015) as Kiet, *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017) as Talon and *Monster Hunter* (2020) as The Hunter. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Detective Chinatown 3* (2021), Fi1m 49, as Jack Jaa — [page](https://film.one/film/detective-chinatown-3.md) - *Furious 7* (2015), Fi1m 66, as Kiet — [page](https://film.one/film/furious-7.md) ## Complete filmography (33) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business* (2026), Actor - *Striking Rescue* (2024), as Bai An - *Expend4bles* (2023), as Decha - *Detective Chinatown 3* (2021), as Jack Jaa — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/detective-chinatown-3.md) - *Monster Hunter* (2020), as The Hunter - *Jiu Jitsu* (2020), as Kueng - *Detective Chinatown* (2020), series, as Jack Jaa - *Triple Threat* (2019), as Payu - *Master Z: Ip Man Legacy* (2018), as Sadi the Warrior - *Guardians of Martial Arts* (2017), as Master Jaa - *Paradox* (2017), as Tak - *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017), as Talon - *Never Back Down: No Surrender* (2016), as Tony Jaa - *SPL 2: A Time for Consequences* (2015), as Chatchai - *Furious 7* (2015), as Kiet — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/furious-7.md) - *Skin Trade* (2014), as Tony Vitayakul - *The Protector 2* (2013), as Kham - *Ong Bak 3* (2010), as Tien · Director, Producer, Writer, Story - *Ong Bak 2* (2008), as Tien · Director, Producer, Writer - *The Bodyguard 2* (2007), as Piggy Bank Vendor - *The Road to Glory: The Making of Ong-Bak* (2005), Actor - *The Protector* (2005), as Kham · Martial Arts Choreographer - *The Bodyguard* (2004), as Supermarket Fighter - *Ong-Bak* (2003), as Ting · Martial Arts Choreographer - *Mortal Kombat: Annihilation* (1997), Stunt Double - *Puta khatha thalom khon* (1997), Actor - *Mission Hunter II* (1996), Actor - *Hard Gun* (1996), as Sak - *The Rowdy Bunch* (1994), Actor - *Spirited Killer* (1994), Actor - *Siamese Lion* (1992), Actor - *Nonstop*, Actor - *Untitled Amazon MGM action project*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Tony Jaa](https://film.one/media/person/5712565/gallery-e0a64e327820.jpg) Tony Jaa — Colin Geddes, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Tony_Jaa_2005.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Press conference of Skin Trade. (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/5712565/gallery-301f7bf46688.jpg) Press conference of Skin Trade. (2015) — Sry85, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Press_conference_of_Skin_Trade.JPG/1280px-Press_conference_of_Skin_Trade.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Tony Jaa, Martial Arts demonstration @ The Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, Queens, NYC 8/20/06 (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/5712565/gallery-0f80389e4842.jpg) Tony Jaa, Martial Arts demonstration @ The Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, Queens, NYC 8/20/06 (2006) — 1987porsche944, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Tony_Jaa.jpg/1280px-Tony_Jaa.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Tony Jaa demonstrates martial arts at the American Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, Queens, NYC. Photo published in English Wikipedia at w:Tony Jaa.Tony Jaa (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/5712565/gallery-2f39590eaf56.jpg) Tony Jaa demonstrates martial arts at the American Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, Queens, NYC. Photo published in English Wikipedia at w:Tony Jaa.Tony Jaa (2006) — Becca Dorstek AKA Becca from New Jersey AKA Hell New Jersey, USA, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Tonyjaa20082006.jpg/1280px-Tonyjaa20082006.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Tony Jaa](https://film.one/media/person/5712565/gallery-9a3300bb09dc.jpg) Tony Jaa — Image via TMDB - ![Tony Jaa](https://film.one/media/person/5712565/gallery-69a375bd4067.jpg) Tony Jaa — Image via TMDB - ![Tony Jaa](https://film.one/media/person/5712565/gallery-ce244afa82e6.jpg) Tony Jaa — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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