Jean-Claude Van Damme charms audiences at his speaking tour in Sydney 

He is one of the most iconic action stars of the 1990s. 

And on Friday, Jean-Claude Van Damme charmed audiences at his question and answer series, An Evening with Jean-Claude Van Damme, in Sydney.

The 59-year-old Belgian star took to the stage at the Wesley Centre where he to talked to fans about his life and work.

He kept his look simple in an all-black ensemble – a T-shirt with track pants and a cap with his initials emblazoned across the front.

The actor, known as The Muscles from Brussels, appeared animated as he chatted with fans at the event.   

His next speaking event will be at the Convention Centre in Melbourne next Wednesday

Jean-Claude recently revealed to Daily Mail Australia he wants to make one ‘final and epic martial arts film.’

‘I would like to make one more, one final, big martial arts, epic film. It’s going to be a great film… I want to shoot a piece of it in Australia,’ he said.

Jean-Claude forged a career in martial arts during the 1970s and 1980s, Jean-Claude became a Hollywood star after playing the lead in the 1988 movie Bloodsport.

He enjoyed immense international fame in the 1990s, heading up such successes as Lionheart, Double Impact – in which he played twins – and Hard Target.  

More recent gigs include roles in The Expendables 2 and voice-over work on Kung Fu Panda 3. 

Tickets for his Melbourne event are still available for the event through Ticketmaster, with some lucky fans being able to buy the opportunity to party with the actor – for a price of $1,199.