Jet Li
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
One Sword Sweeps All
Ren Lan Feng
激荡·1978-2008
Mulan
The Emperor
The Expendables
Yin Yang
The Expendables 3
Yin Yang
The Expendables 2
Yin Yang
Hero
Nameless
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Han
War
Rogue
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
Unleashed
Danny
Fearless
Huo Yuanjia
Lethal Weapon 4
Wah Sing Ku
Contract Killer
Fu
The Enforcer
Kung Wei
Fist of Legend
Chen Zhen
Romeo Must Die
Han Sing
Once Upon a Time in China
Wong Fei Hung
The Bodyguard from Beijing
John Cheng
Cradle 2 the Grave
Su
Once Upon a Time in China II
Wong Fei Hung
Kiss of the Dragon
Liu Jian
The Warlords
General Pang Qingyun
Once Upon a Time in China and America
Wong Fei Hung
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Fa Hai
The One
Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
Legend of the Red Dragon
Hung Hei-Kwun
Black Mask
Tsui Chik / Black Mask
High Risk
Kit Li
The Kung Fu Cult Master
Chang Mo-Kei
The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk
Fong Sai-Yuk
Martial Arts of Shaolin
Lin Zhi Ming
Once Upon a Time in China III
Wong Fei Hung
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Chow Wai-on
League of Gods
Jiang Ziya
Last Hero in China
Wong Fei Hung
The Founding of a Republic
Chen Shaokuan
The Legend II
Fong Sai Yuk
Sly
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shaolin Temple
Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
Ocean Heaven
Wang Xingchang
Born to Defence
Jet
Badges of Fury
Huang Feihong
The Legend of the Swordsman
Ling Wu Chung
Tai-Chi Master
Zhang Jun Bao
Kids from Shaolin
San Lung
Dragon Fight
Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
The Master
Kit
Guardians of Martial Arts
Old Servant
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Self
Dragons of the Orient
Self
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Self
Lucky Way
Self
Blades of the Guardians
Top Fighter
(archive footage)
Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin
Self
Oriental Hero
Shaolin Kung Fu
actor
Modern Warriors
Self
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Self
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Self
This Is Kung Fu
Self
Jet Li's Shaolin Style
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Li Lian Jie's Shaolin Kung Fu
Self