Acting
Jet Li
EN, ZH, CN cinema · 66 credits
Born
26 April 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Beijing, China
Also known as Lianjie Li · Li Lianjie · Jet Li Lian-Jie · Jet Li · リー・リンチェイ
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.
Known for
Filmography
Nonstop
Actor
Blades of the Guardians
as Lord Chang
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mulan
as The Emperor
Guardians of Martial Arts
as Old Servant, Producer
League of Gods
as Jiang Ziya
The Expendables 3
as Yin Yang
Badges of Fury
as Huang Feihong
The Expendables 2
as Yin Yang
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
as Chow Wai-on
The Expendables
as Yin Yang
Ocean Heaven
as Wang Xingchang
The Founding of a Republic
as Chen Shaokuan
The Forbidden Kingdom
as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
War
as Rogue
The Warlords
as General Pang Qingyun
Fearless
as Huo Yuanjia, Producer
Unleashed
as Danny, Producer
Hero
as Nameless
Modern Warriors
as Self
Kiss of the Dragon
as Liu Jian, Associate Producer, Producer, Original Story
The One
as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
Invincible
Executive Producer
Romeo Must Die
as Han Sing
Lethal Weapon 4
as Wah Sing Ku
Once Upon a Time in China and America
as Wong Fei Hung
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
Black Mask
as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
High Risk
as Kit Li
The Enforcer
as Kung Wei
Fist of Legend
as Chen Zhen, Producer
The Bodyguard from Beijing
as John Cheng, Producer
Legend of the Red Dragon
as Hung Hei-Kwun, Executive Producer
Shaolin Kung Fu
as actor
Once Upon a Time in China III
as Wong Fei Hung
Kung Fu Cult Master
as 张无忌, Producer
Tai-Chi Master
as Zhang Jun Bao, Producer
The Legend
as Fong Sai-Yuk, Executive Producer
The Legend II
as Fong Sai Yuk, Producer
Last Hero in China
as Wong Fei Hung, Producer
Once Upon a Time in China II
as Wong Fei Hung
The Master
as Kit
The Legend of the Swordsman
as Ling Wu Chung
Lucky Way
as Self
Once Upon a Time in China
as Wong Fei Hung
Dragon Fight
as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
Born to Defence
as Jet, Director
Martial Arts of Shaolin
as Lin Zhi Ming
Kids from Shaolin
as San Lung
This Is Kung Fu
as Self
Shaolin Temple
as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)