Jet Li

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1963-04-26 (61 years old)

Place of Birth Beijing, China

Also Known As Lianjie Li, 李连杰, 이연걸, Τζετ Λι, 李阳中, Li Lianjie, 李連杰, 李陽中, Jet Li Lian-Jie, หลี่เหลียนเจี๋ย, เจ็ท ลี, หลี่ เหลียนเจี๋ย, Lý Liên Kiệt

Jet Li

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

Hitman

as Fu

2023
Sly

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020
Mulan

as The Emperor

2017
2017
一剑横空

as Ren Lan Feng

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

2010
Ocean Heaven

as Wang Xingchang

2009
2008
The Forbidden Kingdom

as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King

2007
The Warlords

as General Pang Qingyun

2007
War

as Rogue

2006
Fearless

as Huo Yuanjia

2005
Unleashed

as Danny

2002
2002
Hero

as Nameless

2001
The One

as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless

2001
Kiss of the Dragon

as Liu Jian

2000
Romeo Must Die

as Han Sing

1998
Lethal Weapon 4

as Wah Sing Ku

1998
1996
Black Mask

as Tsui Chik / Black Mask

1996
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words

as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit

1995
High Risk

as Kit Li

1995
Top Fighter

as (archive footage)

1995
The Enforcer

as Kung Wei

1994
Fist of Legend

as Chen Zhen

1994
1994
Legend of the Red Dragon

as Hung Hei-Kwun

1993
The Kung Fu Cult Master

as Chang Mo-Kei

1993
Tai-Chi Master

as Shang Jun Biao

1993
Swordsman III: The East Is Red

as footage from 'Swordsman 2'

1993
The Legend II

as Fong Sai Yuk

1993
Last Hero in China

as Wong Fei Hung

1993
1993
1993
1992
1992
Lucky Way

as Himself

1992
The Master

as Jet

1992
1991
Once Upon a Time in China

as Wong Fei Hung

1989
Dragon Fight

as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap

1989
1988
1988
Dragons of the Orient

as Biographical role

1986
1984
Kids From Shaolin

as San Lung

1983
This Is Kung Fu

as Himself

1982
Shaolin Temple

as Gong Yuen / Jue Yuan

Producer

2006
Fearless

as Producer

2005
Unleashed

as Producer

2001
Kiss of the Dragon

as Associate Producer

2001
Invincible

as Executive Producer

1994
Fist of Legend

as Producer

1994
Legend of the Red Dragon

as Executive Producer

1993
1993
Tai-Chi Master

as Producer

1993
The Legend II

as Producer

1993
Last Hero in China

as Producer

1993
The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk

as Executive Producer

Director

1988
Born to Defence

as Director

Creator

2008