Tony Jaa

Tatchakorn Yeerum (Thai: ทัชชกร ยีรัมย์ , RTGS: Thatchakon Yiram , pronounced [tʰát.t͡ɕʰā.kɔ̄ːn jīː.rām] ; formerly Phanom Yeerum (Thai: พนม ยีรัมย์ , [pʰā.nōm jīː.rām] )), better known internationally as Tony Jaa and in Thailand as Jaa Phanom (Thai: จา พนม , RTGS: Cha Phanom , [t͡ɕāː pʰā.nōm] ), is a Thai martial artist, actor, action choreographer, stuntman, director, and traceur. His martial arts films are credited with helping to showcase the combat systems of Muay Thai, Muay Boran, and "Muay Kotchasaan" (a fighting style Jaa and his mentor Panna Rittikrai developed). His most famous works include films such as Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003), Tom-Yum-Goong (2005), Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (2008), Ong Bak 3 (2010), Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), SPL II: A Time for Consequences (2015) and Expend4bles (2023).