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Jet Li

Jet Li

Birthday: 1963-04-26 | Place of Birth: Beijing, China

Li 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
Mulan

as    The Emperor

2016
League of Gods

as    Jiang Ziya

2014
The Expendables 3

as    Yin Yang

2013
Badges of Fury

as    Huang Feihong

2012
The Expendables 2

as    Yin Yang

2011
2010
The Expendables

as    Yin Yang

2009
The Warlords

as    General Pang Qingyun

2008
The Forbidden Kingdom

as    The Silent Monk / The Monkey King

2007
War

as    Rogue

2006
Fearless

as    Huo Yuanjia

2005
Unleashed

as    Danny

2004
Hero

as    Nameless

2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

as    Himself

2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

as    Self

2003
Cradle 2 the Grave

as    Su

2001
The One

as    Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless

2001
Kiss of the Dragon

as    Liu Jian

2000
Romeo Must Die

as    Han Sing

1999
Black Mask

as    Tsui Chik / Black Mask

1998
Contract Killer

as    Fu

1998
Lethal Weapon 4

as    Wah Sing Ku

1996
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words

as    Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit

1995
Top Fighter

as    (archive footage)

1995
The Enforcer

as    Kung Wei

1994
Fist of Legend

as    Chen Zhen

1994
Legend of the Red Dragon

as    Hung Hei-Kwun

1994
The Bodyguard from Beijing

as    John Cheng