Joe Eigo was born in 1980 in Toronto, Canada. Born from a Filipino family, Joe began training in gymnastics at a young age after a coach saw him at a birthday party. Joe began to train hard as a gymnast and soon added martial arts to the mix, studying freestyle martial arts and wushu. In 2003, Joe became the youngest member to join the world reknowned Jackie Chan Stuntman Association. Joe worked as a stunt double in TV series but is set to make his film debut opposite Jackie Chan in 80 Günde Devr-i Alem (2004) as a stuntman.