Jet Li
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.
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Movies (43)
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Mulan
as The Emperor
2020
Guardians of Martial Arts
as Old Servant
2017
League of Gods
as Jiang Ziya
2016
The Expendables 3
as Yin Yang
2014
Badges of Fury
as Huang Feihong
2013
The Expendables 2
as Yin Yang
2012
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
as Chow Wai-on
2011
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
as Fa Hai
2011
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
as Self
2010
The Expendables
as Yin Yang
2010
Ocean Heaven
as Wang Xingchang
2010
The Founding of a Republic
as Chen Shaokuan
2009
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
as Han
2008
The Forbidden Kingdom
as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
2008
The Warlords
as General Pang Qingyun
2007
War
as Rogue
2007
Fearless
as Huo Yuanjia
2006
Unleashed
as Danny
2005
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
as Self
2004
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
as Self
2003
Cradle 2 the Grave
as Su
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self
2003
Modern Warriors
as Self
2002
Hero
as Nameless
2002
Invincible
Executive Producer (Production)
2001
The One
as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
2001
Kiss of the Dragon
as Liu Jian
2001
Romeo Must Die
as Han Sing
2000
Lethal Weapon 4
as Wah Sing Ku
1998
Contract Killer
as Fred
1998
Once Upon a Time in China and America
as Wong Fei Hung
1997
Black Mask
as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
1996
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
1996
High Risk
as Kit Li
1995
The Enforcer
as Kung Wei
1995
Oriental Hero
1995
Fist of Legend
as Chen Zhen
1994
The Bodyguard from Beijing
as John Cheng
1994
Shaolin Kung Fu
as actor
1994
Legend of the Red Dragon
as Hung Hei-Kwun
1994
The Kung Fu Cult Master
as 张无忌
1993
Tai-Chi Master
as Zhang Jun Bao
1993
