Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme and abbreviated as JCVD, is a Belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, and director best known for his martial arts action films such as Blood Sport, Kickboxer and Hard Target.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Woman Between Wolf and Dog | Moviegoer / Man in Garden | Uncredited extra |
| 1984 | Missing in Action | Soldier | Also credited for stunts |
| Monaco Forever | Gay karate man | Short film | |
| Breakin' | Spectator in the first dance scene | Uncredited extra | |
| 1985 | No Retreat, No Surrender | Ivan Kraschinsky | |
| 1988 | Bloodsport | Frank Dux | Also editor (uncredited) |
| Black Eagle | Andrei | ||
| 1989 | Cyborg | Gibson Rickenbacker | Also editor (uncredited) |
| Kickboxer | Kurt Sloane | Also writer, fight director and choreographer | |
| 1990 | Lionheart | Lyon Gaultier | Also writer and fight choreographer |
| Death Warrant | Louis Burke | ||
| 1991 | Double Impact | Alex Wagner / Chad Wagner | Dual role; also writer, producer and fight choreographer |
| 1992 | Universal Soldier | Luc Deveraux | |
| 1993 | Nowhere to Run | Sam Gillen | |
| Last Action Hero | Himself | Cameo | |
| Hard Target | Chance Boudreaux | ||
| 1994 | Timecop | Max Walker | |
| Street Fighter | Colonel William F. Guile | ||
| 1995 | Sudden Death | Darren McCord | |
| 1996 | The Quest | Christopher Dubois | Also director and writer |
| Maximum Risk | Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov | Dual role | |
| 1997 | Double Team | Jack Paul Quinn | |
| 1998 | Knock Off | Marcus Ray | |
| Legionnaire | Alain Lefèvre | Also writer and producer | |
| 1999 | Universal Soldier: The Return | Luc Deveraux | Also producer |
| Inferno | Eddie Lomax | Limited release; also producer | |
| 2001 | Replicant | Edward "The Torch" Garrotte (Luc Savard) / The Replicant | Dual role; direct-to-video |
| The Order | Rudy Cafmeyer / Charles Le Vaillant | Dual role; also writer; direct-to-video | |
| 2002 | Derailed | Jacques Kristoff | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | In Hell | Kyle LeBlanc | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Narco | Jean's Ghost by Lenny | |
| Wake of Death | Ben Archer | Direct-to-video | |
| 2006 | Second in Command | Samuel Keenan | Direct-to-video |
| The Hard Corps | Philippe Sauvage | Direct-to-video | |
| The Exam | Charles | ||
| 2007 | Until Death | Anthony Stowe | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | The Shepherd: Border Patrol | Jack Robideaux | Direct-to-video |
| JCVD | Himself | Limited release; also executive producer | |
| 2009 | Universal Soldier: Regeneration | Luc Deveraux | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Croc | Voice role |
| Assassination Games | Vincent Brazil | Limited release; also executive producer | |
| Beur sur la ville | Colonel Merot | Cameo | |
| Rzhevsky versus Napoleon | Himself | Cameo | |
| Dragon Eyes | Jean-Louis Tiano | Limited release | |
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 | Jean Vilain | Van Damme's first widely released film since 1999 |
| Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | Luc Deveraux | Limited release | |
| Six Bullets | Samson Gaul | Direct-to-video; also executive producer | |
| U.F.O. | George | Limited release | |
| 2013 | Welcome to the Jungle | Storm Rothschild | Limited release |
| Enemies Closer | Xander | Limited release | |
| Swelter | Stillman | Direct-to-video | |
| 2015 | Pound of Flesh | Deacon Lyle | Limited release; also executive producer |
| Jian Bing Man | Himself | Cameo | |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Master Croc | Voice role |
| Kickboxer: Vengeance | Master Durand | Limited release | |
| 2017 | Kill 'Em All | Philip | Direct-to-video |
| 2018 | Kickboxer: Retaliation | Master Durand | Limited release |
| Black Water | Wheeler | Limited release; also executive producer | |
| The Bouncer | Lukas | Limited release | |
| 2019 | We Die Young | Daniel | Limited release |
| 2021 | The Last Mercenary | Richard Brumère / The Mist | |
| Haters | Le fan de Thomas | ||
| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Jean Clawed | Voice role |
| 2024 | Darkness of Man | Russell Hatch | Also story |
| Kill 'Em All 2 | Philip | Direct-to-video | |
| 2025 | The Gardener | Leo | French movie |
| TBA | Frenchy | Frenchy | Also writer, director, producer and editor; complete |