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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0001472
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159577
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Filmography (Movies)
Sly
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/2023
Mulan
Character:The Emperor
Release Date:04/09/2020
Guardians of Martial Arts
Character:Old Servant
Release Date:11/11/2017
League of Gods
Character:Jiang Ziya
Release Date:28/07/2016
The Expendables 3
Character:Yin Yang
Release Date:07/08/2014
Badges of Fury
Character:Huang Feihong
Release Date:18/06/2013
The Expendables 2
Character:Yin Yang
Release Date:08/08/2012
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Character:Chow Wai-on
Release Date:15/12/2011
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Character:Fa Hai
Release Date:27/09/2011
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2010
The Expendables
Character:Yin Yang
Release Date:07/08/2010
Ocean Heaven
Character:Wang Xingchang
Release Date:24/06/2010
The Founding of a Republic
Character:Chen Shaokuan
Release Date:17/09/2009
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Character:Han
Release Date:01/07/2008
The Forbidden Kingdom
Character:The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
Release Date:17/04/2008
The Warlords
Character:General Pang Qingyun
Release Date:12/12/2007
War
Character:Rogue
Release Date:24/08/2007
Fearless
Character:Huo Yuanjia
Release Date:26/01/2006
Unleashed
Character:Danny
Release Date:02/02/2005
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/2004
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Character:Self
Release Date:04/10/2003
Cradle 2 the Grave
Character:Su
Release Date:28/02/2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2003
Modern Warriors
Character:Self
Release Date:20/08/2002
Hero
Character:Nameless
Release Date:22/07/2002
The One
Character:Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
Release Date:02/11/2001
Kiss of the Dragon
Character:Liu Jian
Release Date:06/07/2001
Romeo Must Die
Character:Han Sing
Release Date:22/03/2000
Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon
Character:Self
Release Date:04/03/1999
Lethal Weapon 4
Character:Wah Sing Ku
Release Date:10/07/1998
Contract Killer
Character:Fred
Release Date:03/04/1998
Once Upon a Time in China and America
Character:Wong Fei Hung
Release Date:01/02/1997
Black Mask
Character:Tsui Chik / Black Mask
Release Date:07/11/1996
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
Character:Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
Release Date:10/02/1996
High Risk
Character:Kit Li
Release Date:01/07/1995
The Enforcer
Character:Kung Wei
Release Date:08/02/1995
Oriental Hero
Character:
Release Date:28/01/1995
Fist of Legend
Character:Chen Zhen
Release Date:22/12/1994
The Bodyguard from Beijing
Character:John Cheng
Release Date:28/07/1994
Shaolin Kung Fu
Character:actor
Release Date:14/04/1994
Legend of the Red Dragon
Character:Hung Hei-Kwun
Release Date:05/02/1994
The Kung Fu Cult Master
Character:张无忌
Release Date:18/12/1993
Tai-Chi Master
Character:Zhang Jun Bao
Release Date:18/11/1993
The Legend II
Character:Fong Sai Yuk
Release Date:30/07/1993
Last Hero in China
Character:Wong Fei Hung
Release Date:01/04/1993
The Legend
Character:Fong Sai-Yuk
Release Date:04/03/1993
Once Upon a Time in China III
Character:Wong Fei Hung
Release Date:14/01/1993
The Legend of the Swordsman
Character:Ling Wu Chung
Release Date:26/06/1992
Lucky Way
Character:Self
Release Date:26/06/1992
Lucky Way
Character:
Release Date:26/06/1992
The Master
Character:Kit
Release Date:28/05/1992
Once Upon a Time in China II
Character:Wong Fei Hung
Release Date:16/04/1992
Once Upon a Time in China
Character:Wong Fei Hung
Release Date:15/08/1991
Dragon Fight
Character:Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
Release Date:01/09/1989
Born to Defence
Character:Jet
Release Date:16/02/1988
Jet Li's Shaolin Style
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1988
Dragons of the Orient
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1988
Martial Arts of Shaolin
Character:Lin Zhi Ming
Release Date:01/02/1986
Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/1985
Kids from Shaolin
Character:San Lung
Release Date:26/01/1984
This Is Kung Fu
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1983
Shaolin Temple
Character:Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
Release Date:21/01/1982
Television Appearances
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