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Jet Li

Jet Li

Actor · Born 1963-04-26 · Beijing, China

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Biography

Li Lianjie (李连杰, born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, film producer, wushu champion, and international film star who was born in Beijing, China, and who has currently taken up Singapore citizenship. After three years of intensive training with Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from wushu at age 17, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982). He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably the Once Upon A Time In China series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung. Li's first role in a Hollywood film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), but his first Hollywood film leading role was in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many Hollywood action films, most recently starring beside Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (2008) opposite Brendan Fraser. Recently, he appeared in the 2010 film The Expendables.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Expendables (2010) — Yin Yang
  2. The Expendables 2 (2012) — Yin Yang
  3. Mulan (2020) — The Emperor
  4. The Expendables 3 (2014) — Yin Yang
  5. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) — Han
  6. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) — Wah Sing Ku
  7. Hero (2002) — Nameless
  8. Unleashed (2005) — Danny
  9. War (2007) — Rogue
  10. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) — The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
  11. The One (2001) — Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
  12. Fearless (2006) — Huo Yuanjia
  13. Kiss of the Dragon (2001) — Liu Jian
  14. Romeo Must Die (2000) — Han Sing
  15. Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) — Su
  16. The Daily Show (1996) — Self - Guest
  17. Fist of Legend (1994) — Chen Zhen
  18. Once Upon a Time in China (1991) — Wong Fei Hung
  19. The Warlords (2007) — General Pang Qingyun
  20. The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011) — Fa Hai
  21. Black Mask (1996) — Tsui Chik / Black Mask
  22. Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) — Wong Fei Hung
  23. Tai-Chi Master (1993) — Zhang Jun Bao
  24. Contract Killer (1998) — Fu
  25. Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011) — Chow Wai-on
  26. Sly (2023) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  27. Once Upon a Time in China III (1993) — Wong Fei Hung
  28. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
  29. The Legend (1993) — Fong Sai-Yuk
  30. The Enforcer (1995) — Kung Wei
  31. League of Gods (2016) — Jiang Ziya
  32. Legend of the Red Dragon (1994) — Hung Hei-Kwun
  33. The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994) — John Cheng
  34. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
  35. Badges of Fury (2013) — Huang Feihong
  36. High Risk (1995) — Kit Li
  37. Shaolin Temple (1982) — Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
  38. Blades of the Guardians (2026) — Lord Chang
  39. The Master (1992) — Kit
  40. The Legend of the Swordsman (1992) — Ling Wu Chung

Directed

  1. Born to Defence (1988) — Director