Jet Li
Born: 1963-04-26 in Beijing, China
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
- Mulan as The Emperor
2017
- Guardians of Martial Arts as Old Servant
- One Sword Sweeps All as Ren Lan Feng
2016
- 鲁豫有约一日行
- League of Gods as Jiang Ziya
2014
- The Expendables 3 as Yin Yang
2013
- Badges of Fury as Huang Feihong
2012
- The Expendables 2 as Yin Yang
- Voice
2011
- The Sorcerer and the White Snake as Fa Hai
- Flying Swords of Dragon Gate as Chow Wai-on
2010
- The Expendables as Yin Yang
- Ocean Heaven as Wang Xingchang
- Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self
2009
- The Founding of a Republic as Chen Shaokuan
2008
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as Han
- The Forbidden Kingdom as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
- 激荡·1978-2008
2007
- War as Rogue
- The Warlords as General Pang Qingyun
2006
- Fearless as Huo Yuanjia
- Be My Guest
2005
- Unleashed as Danny
2004
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Cradle 2 the Grave as Su
- Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu as Self
- Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong as Self
2002
- Hero as Nameless
- Modern Warriors as Self
2001
- The One as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
- Invincible ... (Executive Producer)
- Kiss of the Dragon as Liu Jian
2000
- Romeo Must Die as Han Sing
1999
- Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon as Self
1998
- Lethal Weapon 4 as Wah Sing Ku
- Contract Killer as Fred
1997
- Once Upon a Time in China and America as Wong Fei Hung
1996
- Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
- Black Mask as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
1995
- High Risk as Kit Li
- The Enforcer as Kung Wei
- Oriental Hero
1994
- Fist of Legend as Chen Zhen
- Legend of the Red Dragon as Hung Hei-Kwun
- The Bodyguard from Beijing as John Cheng
- Shaolin Kung Fu as actor
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- The Legend as Fong Sai-Yuk
- The Kung Fu Cult Master as 张无忌
- Once Upon a Time in China III as Wong Fei Hung
- Last Hero in China as Wong Fei Hung
- The Legend II as Fong Sai Yuk
- Tai-Chi Master as Zhang Jun Bao
1992
- Once Upon a Time in China II as Wong Fei Hung
- The Master as Kit
- Lucky Way as Self
- Lucky Way
- The Legend of the Swordsman as Ling Wu Chung
1991
- Once Upon a Time in China as Wong Fei Hung
1989
- Dragon Fight as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
1988
- Born to Defence as Jet
- Dragons of the Orient as Self
- Jet Li's Shaolin Style
1986
- Martial Arts of Shaolin as Lin Zhi Ming
1985
- Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin as Self
1984
- Kids from Shaolin as San Lung
1983
- This Is Kung Fu as Self
1982
- Shaolin Temple as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)