In 2010, he starred with Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid, a remake of the 1984 original. This was Chan’s first dramatic American film. He plays Mr. Han, a kung fu master and maintenance man who teaches Jaden Smith’s character kung fu so he can defend himself from school bullies. His role in The Karate Kid won him the Favorite Buttkicker award at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 2011. In Chan’s next movie, Shaolin, he plays a supporting role as a cook of a temple instead of one of the major characters.