Name
Jet Li
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1963-04-26 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
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.
Known For
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- 2002 Hero as Nameless
- 1998 Lethal Weapon 4 as Wah Sing Ku
- 2000 Romeo Must Die as Han Sing
- 2001 Kiss of the Dragon as Liu Jian
- 2005 Unleashed as Danny
- 2008 The Forbidden Kingdom as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
- 2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as Han
- 1982 Shaolin Temple as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
- 1988 Jet Li's Shaolin Style
- 1998 Contract Killer as Fu
- 1991 Once Upon a Time in China as Wong Fei Hung
- 1993 Once Upon a Time in China III as Wong Fei Hung
- 1992 Once Upon a Time in China II as Wong Fei Hung
- 1997 Once Upon a Time in China and America as Wong Fei Hung
- 2003 Cradle 2 the Grave as Su
- 2007 War as Rogue
- 2001 The One as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
- 1993 Kung Fu Cult Master as 张无忌
- 1993 Tai-Chi Master as Zhang Jun Bao
- 1992 The Master as Kit
- 1996 Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
- 2006 Fearless as Huo Yuanjia
- 1995 Oriental Hero
- 1996 Black Mask as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
- 2010 The Expendables as Yin Yang
- 1989 Dragon Fight as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
- 2007 The Warlords as General Pang Qingyun
- 1984 Kids from Shaolin as San Lung
- 1986 Martial Arts of Shaolin as Lin Zhi Ming
- 1988 Born to Defence as Jet
- 1993 The Legend as Fong Sai-Yuk
- 1993 The Legend II as Fong Sai Yuk
- 1994 Fist of Legend as Chen Zhen
- 1995 High Risk as Kit Li
- 1992 The Legend of the Swordsman as Ling Wu Chung
- 1994 The Bodyguard from Beijing as John Cheng
- 1994 Legend of the Red Dragon as Hung Hei-Kwun
- 1995 The Enforcer as Kung Wei
- 1993 Last Hero in China as Wong Fei Hung
- 1983 This Is Kung Fu as Self
- 2011 Flying Swords of Dragon Gate as Chow Wai-on
- 2010 Ocean Heaven as Wang Xingchang
- 2011 The Sorcerer and the White Snake as Fa Hai
- 2012 The Expendables 2 as Yin Yang
- 2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self
- 2014 The Expendables 3 as Yin Yang
- 2013 Badges of Fury as Huang Feihong
- 1994 Shaolin Kung Fu as actor
- 1988 Dragons of the Orient as Self
- 2009 The Founding of a Republic as Chen Shaokuan
- 2023 Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016 League of Gods as Jiang Ziya
- 2026 Blades of the Guardians as Lord Chang
- 2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu as Self
- 2017 Guardians of Martial Arts as Old Servant
- 2002 Modern Warriors as Self
- 1992 Lucky Way as Self
- 1985 Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin as Self
- 2020 Mulan as The Emperor
- 2003 Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong as Self
- 2004 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece as Self
- Soon Nonstop
- 1999 Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon as Self
- 2002 Jet Li Is 'The One' as Self
- Soon Multiverses Create 'The One' as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2017 One Sword Sweeps All ( 40 episodes ) as Ren Lan Feng
- 2016 鲁豫有约一日行 ( 1 episode )
- 2012 Voice ( 1 episode )
- 2008 激荡·1978-2008 ( 31 episodes )
- 2006 Be My Guest ( 1 episode )
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
