Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, 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. The most successful of these projects include Bloodsport, Kickboxer franchise, Lionheart, Double Impact, Universal Soldier franchise, Hard Target, Street Fighter, Timecop, Sudden Death, JCVD, The Expendables 2, Kung Fu Panda 2, and 3.