Jean-Claude Van Damme | |
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Name: | Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg |
Birthplace: | Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Belgium |
Birthdate: | October 18, 1960 |
Active: | 1980s–present |
Films appeared in: | Hard Target Last Action Hero Street Fighter Sudden Death Maximum Risk Knock-Off Universal Soldier: The Return Derailed Second in Command Assassination Games The Expendables 2 6 Bullets Enemies Closer Swelter Pound of Flesh |
Role: | Chance Boudreaux (Hard Target) Himself (Last Action Hero) Colonel Guile (Street Fighter: The Movie) Darren McCord (Sudden Death) Alain Moreau/Mikhail Moreau (Maximum Risk) Marcus Ray (Knock-Off) Luc Deveraux (Universal Soldier: The Return) Jacques Kristoff (Derailed) Cmdr. Samuel 'Sam' Keenan (Second in Command) Vincent Brazil (Assassination Games) Jean Vilain (The Expendables 2) Samson Gaul (6 Bullets) Xander (Enemies Closer) Stillman (Swelter) Deacon (Pound of Flesh) |
Jean-Claude Van Damme (born October 18, 1960) is a Belgian martial artist, actor, and director best known for various popular martial arts action films, the likes of which include Bloodsport (with Forest Whitaker), Kickboxer, John Woo's Hard Target (with Arnold Vosloo and Lance Henriksen), and the Universal Soldier franchise (with Dolph Lundgren). JCVD also appeared in Die Hard scenario films such as: Sudden Death and Derailed, the former of which is considered one of his better films and the latter of which is considered one of his weakest efforts to date. In August of 2012, JCVD make a theatrical comeback by appearing as the lead villain in The Expendables 2 (once again with Lundgren and with Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham and Bruce Willis). On November 14 of 2013, JCVD appeared in an ad for Volvo Truck company where he was shown standing between two Volvo trucks supporting only by his feet.