James Jene Fae Lew (born September 6, 1952) is an American actor and martial artist. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, James Lew's destiny was to answer a cattle call in Hollywood for the hugely popular Kung Fu (1972) television series. He went on to star in the now collectible Hong Kong film, Young Dragon (1976). He made the move to big budget studio films in 1984. John Carpenter handpicked him as the Martial Arts Choreographer for 20th Century Fox's now cult film, Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
James Jene Fae Lew (born September 6, 1952) is an American actor and martial artist. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, James Lew's destiny was to answer a cattle call in Hollywood for the hugely popular Kung Fu (1972) television series. He went on to star in the now collectible Hong Kong film, Young Dragon (1976). He made the move to big budget studio films in 1984. John Carpenter handpicked him as the Martial Arts Choreographer for 20th Century Fox's now cult film, Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Dwayne Johnson, David Carradine, Chuck Norris, Dennis Quaid, Kurt Russell, Madonna, Charlie Sheen, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kathleen Turner, Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Lee, Snoop Dogg and the list goes on and on.
James was voted "Favorite Action Star" by fans of Inside Martial Arts magazine. Internet fans voted him into the Hall of Fame in the Martial Arts History Museum. Inside Kung Fu Magazine inducted him as one of the "Martial Arts Greats" alongside legends as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and his longtime friend Jackie Chan.
Hit Parader Magazine dubbed him "the king of big-screen martial arts villains." From the deadly killer in Red Sun Rising (1994) to the deadly fighter in the comedy spoof Hot Shots 2 (1993), Lew has proven his chops in both drama and comedy. As a stunt/fight coordinator his creative talents shone in the television series The Crow to recent work on the hit video game, The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005). He handpicked elite members for his company, "Hong Kong Wire Action Team," to bring state of the art action to movies. His formula for longevity in the film industry is diversity, hard work and having a whole lot of fun.
Most recently, James Lew wrote, directed and starred in a movie inspired by his personal experiences in the business titled 18 Fingers of Death! (2006). The story follows Buford Lee (James Lew), the most famous unknown "B"-minus, low-budget, martial-arts movie star and Ronald Mack (Maurice Patton), a young black kid from the hood. Together they laugh and bond together on their quest to finally make Buford's break out movie, 18 Fingers of Death! (2006).
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6138026
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Filmography (Movies)
Made in Chinatown
Character:Lew
Release Date:10/05/2021
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/2018
Cucuy: The Boogeyman
Character:Beat Cop
Release Date:13/10/2018
Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine
Character:Sinjin
Release Date:08/05/2017
Breakout
Character:Cap Ruch
Release Date:09/06/2016
Black Salt
Character:Abbot Xiao
Release Date:31/12/2015
Frankenstein
Character:Hotel Manager
Release Date:29/08/2015
Elwood
Character:Big O
Release Date:01/06/2014
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Character:Chinese Leader
Release Date:27/03/2013
The Girl from the Naked Eye
Character:Eddie
Release Date:15/06/2012
Safe
Character:Underground Casino Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:16/04/2012
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
Character:Shang Tsung (uncredited)
Release Date:08/06/2010
Ballistica
Character:Chinese Guard #1
Release Date:18/12/2009
Angel of Death
Character:Tommy
Release Date:07/07/2009
Star Trek
Character:Romulan (uncredited)
Release Date:06/05/2009
Tropic Thunder
Character:Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/2008
Superhero Movie
Character:Shaolin Monk (uncredited)
Release Date:28/03/2008
Rush Hour 3
Character:Triad Assassin (uncredited)
Release Date:08/08/2007
The Circuit III: Street Monk
Character:Spider Webb
Release Date:31/10/2006
18 Fingers of Death!
Character:Buford Lee
Release Date:11/04/2006
Shira: The Vampire Samurai
Character:Xu
Release Date:01/01/2005
Sin
Character:Leo Thamaree
Release Date:01/01/2003
The Real Deal
Character:Black Belt
Release Date:27/11/2002
Outside the Law
Character:Cho Sung
Release Date:25/06/2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Character:Knife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage)
Release Date:16/04/2002
Rush Hour 2
Character:Triad Gangster (uncredited)
Release Date:03/08/2001
Traffic
Character:DEA Agent - CalTrans
Release Date:27/12/2000
Deep Core
Character:Lou Chang
Release Date:21/10/2000
Gedo
Character:James
Release Date:04/04/2000
Rush Hour
Character:Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)
Release Date:18/09/1998
Lethal Weapon 4
Character:Freighter's Captain
Release Date:10/07/1998
Safe House
Character:Asian (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1998
Boogie Boy
Character:Jason
Release Date:12/02/1998
The Replacement Killers
Character:Bodyguard
Release Date:06/02/1998
High Voltage
Character:Harry
Release Date:01/11/1997
Assault on Dome 4
Character:Quaid, Windham Henchman
Release Date:08/10/1996
Robo Warriors
Character:Darius
Release Date:01/10/1996
Escape from L.A.
Character:Hershe Gang Member
Release Date:09/08/1996
Balance of Power
Character:Shinji Takamura
Release Date:25/06/1996
Night Hunter
Character:Tom Cutter
Release Date:01/04/1996
For Life or Death
Character:Kaan Woo
Release Date:23/01/1996
Excessive Force II: Force on Force
Character:Lee
Release Date:29/08/1995
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Character:Mercenary (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1995
Midnight Man
Character:Prince Samarki
Release Date:09/05/1995
Ballistic
Character:Woo
Release Date:28/02/1995
Tough and Deadly
Character:Thug
Release Date:14/02/1995
Cage II: The Arena of Death
Character:Chin
Release Date:14/12/1994
Timecop
Character:Knife #1
Release Date:15/09/1994
Red Sun Rising
Character:Jaho
Release Date:01/09/1994
The Shadow
Character:Mongol
Release Date:01/07/1994
Ring of Steel
Character:Asian Fighter
Release Date:30/03/1994
On Deadly Ground
Character:Mercenary at Aegis-1 (uncredited)
Release Date:18/02/1994
Deadly Target
Character:Guard #2 (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1994
Private Wars
Character:Obata
Release Date:13/10/1993
Showdown
Character:Hit Man
Release Date:16/09/1993
Undercover Blues
Character:Novacek's Man
Release Date:10/09/1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Character:Kick Boxer Opponent
Release Date:21/05/1993
American Ninja 5
Character:Viper
Release Date:02/04/1993
Ulterior Motives
Character:Yakuza #5
Release Date:06/01/1993
Mission of Justice
Character:Akiro
Release Date:02/12/1992
Rapid Fire
Character:Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited)
Release Date:21/08/1992
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Character:Black Dragon Henchman
Release Date:19/06/1992
Martial Law II: Undercover
Character:Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Character:Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
Release Date:23/08/1991
Do or Die
Character:Lew
Release Date:28/06/1991
Night of the Warrior
Character:Hector Sabatei
Release Date:01/06/1991
The Perfect Weapon
Character:Crewcut
Release Date:15/03/1991
Guns
Character:Ninja #1
Release Date:09/11/1990
Aftershock
Character:Mr. James
Release Date:05/10/1990
Martial Law
Character:Tong Member
Release Date:01/10/1990
Best of the Best
Character:Sae Jin Kwon
Release Date:10/11/1989
Savage Beach
Character:Agent #1
Release Date:01/10/1989
Ninja Academy
Character:Ninja Trainer
Release Date:17/08/1989
Evil Destroyer
Character:
Release Date:31/03/1988
Action Jackson
Character:Martial Arts Instructor
Release Date:12/02/1988
Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1988
Big Trouble in Little China
Character:Chang Sing #1
Release Date:30/05/1986
Los Angeles Streetfighter
Character:Chan
Release Date:23/03/1985
Killpoint
Character:Nighthawk's Gunman #1
Release Date:01/03/1984
Going Berserk
Character:Kung Fu Fighter
Release Date:30/09/1983
Young Dragon
Character:Shao Lung
Release Date:01/08/1979
Big Time
Character:Karate Instructor
Release Date:31/07/1977
Enforcer from Death Row
Character:Karate Fighter
Release Date:09/07/1976
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:15/02/1976
Television Appearances
I'm Dying Up Here
Character:Sensei Phil
Death Valley
Character:Man on street (uncredited)
Childrens Hospital
Character:Mosura
Chuck
Character:Anad Chenerad
Entourage
Character:
Eve
Character:
CSI: Miami
Character:ND Man #1
Alias
Character:Quan Li
Strong Medicine
Character:Cop
Nowhere Man
Character:Thug with knife
Marker
Character:
Weird Science
Character:
Babylon 5
Character:Bloodhound Teep
Frasier
Character:Security Guard
Power Rangers
Character:Warrior
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Tiger
Family Matters
Character:Man in Bar
Nasty Boys
Character:Fighter / Karate class fighter (uncredited)
Roseanne
Character:
Beauty and the Beast
Character:
MacGyver
Character:Asian Thug
Growing Pains
Character:Movie Villain #2
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Cambodian
T. J. Hooker
Character:Asian Thug
T. J. Hooker
Character:Ton Li
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