Jet Li
Birthday: 1963-04-26 | Place of Birth: Beijing, ChinaLi Lian Jie (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
Acting
Role
as The Emperor
as Jiang Ziya
as Yin Yang
as Huang Feihong
as Yin Yang
as Fa Hai
as Yin Yang
as General Pang Qingyun
as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
as Rogue
as Huo Yuanjia
as Danny
as Nameless
as Himself
as Self
as Su
as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
as Liu Jian
as Han Sing
as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
as Fu
as Wah Sing Ku
as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
as (archive footage)
as Kung Wei
as Chen Zhen
as Hung Hei-Kwun
as John Cheng
