Jet Li

Jet Li

Known for
Acting
Born
April 26, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Beijing, China

Biography

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

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Filmography

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Nonstop poster

Nonstop

Movie

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Multiverses Create 'The One' poster

Multiverses Create 'The One'

Movie · as Self

2026
Blades of the Guardians poster

Blades of the Guardians

Movie · as Lord Chang

2023
Sly poster

Sly

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020
Mulan poster

Mulan

Movie · as The Emperor

2019
Rob & Romesh Vs poster

Rob & Romesh Vs

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Guardians of Martial Arts poster

Guardians of Martial Arts

Movie · as Old Servant

2017
One Sword Sweeps All poster

One Sword Sweeps All

TV · as Ren Lan Feng · 40 eps

2016
League of Gods poster

League of Gods

Movie · as Jiang Ziya

2016
鲁豫有约一日行 poster

鲁豫有约一日行

TV · 1 ep

2014
The Expendables 3 poster

The Expendables 3

Movie · as Yin Yang

2013
Badges of Fury poster

Badges of Fury

Movie · as Huang Feihong

2012
The Expendables 2 poster

The Expendables 2

Movie · as Yin Yang

2012
Voice poster

Voice

TV · 1 ep

2011
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate poster

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

Movie · as Chow Wai-on

2011
The Sorcerer and the White Snake poster

The Sorcerer and the White Snake

Movie · as Fa Hai

2010
The Expendables poster

The Expendables

Movie · as Yin Yang

2010
Ocean Heaven poster

Ocean Heaven

Movie · as Wang Xingchang

2010
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' poster

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

Movie · as Self

2009
The Founding of a Republic poster

The Founding of a Republic

Movie · as Chen Shaokuan

2008
The Forbidden Kingdom poster

The Forbidden Kingdom

Movie · as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King

2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor poster

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Movie · as Han

2008
激荡·1978-2008 poster

激荡·1978-2008

TV · 31 eps

2007
War poster

War

Movie · as Rogue

2007
The Warlords poster

The Warlords

Movie · as General Pang Qingyun

2006
Fearless poster

Fearless

Movie · as Huo Yuanjia

2006
Be My Guest poster

Be My Guest

TV · 1 ep

2005
Unleashed poster

Unleashed

Movie · as Danny

2004
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece poster

'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

Movie · as Self

2003
Cradle 2 the Grave poster

Cradle 2 the Grave

Movie · as Su

2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu poster

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Movie · as Self

2003
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong poster

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

Movie · as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
Hero poster

Hero

Movie · as Nameless

2002
Modern Warriors poster

Modern Warriors

Movie · as Self

2002
Jet Li Is 'The One' poster

Jet Li Is 'The One'

Movie · as Self

2001
Kiss of the Dragon poster

Kiss of the Dragon

Movie · as Liu Jian

2001
The One poster

The One

Movie · as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless

2000
Romeo Must Die poster

Romeo Must Die

Movie · as Han Sing

1999
Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon poster

Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon

Movie · as Self

1998
Lethal Weapon 4 poster

Lethal Weapon 4

Movie · as Wah Sing Ku

1998
Contract Killer poster

Contract Killer

Movie · as Fu

1997
Once Upon a Time in China and America poster

Once Upon a Time in China and America

Movie · as Wong Fei Hung

1996
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words poster

Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words

Movie · as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit

1996
Black Mask poster

Black Mask

Movie · as Tsui Chik / Black Mask

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1995
Oriental Hero poster

Oriental Hero

Movie

1995
High Risk poster

High Risk

Movie · as Kit Li

1995
The Enforcer poster

The Enforcer

Movie · as Kung Wei

1994
Fist of Legend poster

Fist of Legend

Movie · as Chen Zhen

1994
Legend of the Red Dragon poster

Legend of the Red Dragon

Movie · as Hung Hei-Kwun

1994
The Bodyguard from Beijing poster

The Bodyguard from Beijing

Movie · as John Cheng

1994
Shaolin Kung Fu poster

Shaolin Kung Fu

Movie · as actor

1993
Once Upon a Time in China III poster

Once Upon a Time in China III

Movie · as Wong Fei Hung

1993
Kung Fu Cult Master poster

Kung Fu Cult Master

Movie · as 张无忌

1993
Tai-Chi Master poster

Tai-Chi Master

Movie · as Zhang Jun Bao

1993
The Legend poster

The Legend

Movie · as Fong Sai-Yuk

1993
The Legend II poster

The Legend II

Movie · as Fong Sai Yuk

1993
Last Hero in China poster

Last Hero in China

Movie · as Wong Fei Hung

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
Once Upon a Time in China II poster

Once Upon a Time in China II

Movie · as Wong Fei Hung

1992
The Master poster

The Master

Movie · as Kit

1992
The Legend of the Swordsman poster

The Legend of the Swordsman

Movie · as Ling Wu Chung

1992
Lucky Way poster

Lucky Way

Movie · as Self

1991
Once Upon a Time in China poster

Once Upon a Time in China

Movie · as Wong Fei Hung

1989
Dragon Fight poster

Dragon Fight

Movie · as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap

1988
Jet Li's Shaolin Style poster

Jet Li's Shaolin Style

Movie

1988
Born to Defence poster

Born to Defence

Movie · as Jet

1988
Dragons of the Orient poster

Dragons of the Orient

Movie · as Self

1986
Martial Arts of Shaolin poster

Martial Arts of Shaolin

Movie · as Lin Zhi Ming

1985
Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin poster

Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin

Movie · as Self

1984
Kids from Shaolin poster

Kids from Shaolin

Movie · as San Lung

1983
This Is Kung Fu poster

This Is Kung Fu

Movie · as Self

1982
Shaolin Temple poster

Shaolin Temple

Movie · as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)