Jet Li
Known for: Acting
Born: April 26, 1963
Place of birth: Beijing, China
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.
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Filmography
66 movies · 8 TV shows, newest first
8.2
Blades of the Guardians
2026
7.2
Sly
2023
6.8
Mulan
2020
5.7
Guardians of Martial Arts
2017
NR
One Sword Sweeps All
2017
4.0
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
5.7
League of Gods
2016
6.2
The Expendables 3
2014
5.4
Badges of Fury
2013
NR
Voice
2012
6.4
The Expendables 2
2012
6.3
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
2011
6.6
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
2011
8.0
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
6.3
The Expendables
2010
7.6
Ocean Heaven
2010
5.3
The Founding of a Republic
2009
1.0
激荡·1978-2008
2008
5.5
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008
6.7
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
6.8
The Warlords
2007
6.4
War
2007
NR
Be My Guest
2006
7.5
Fearless
2006
6.9
Unleashed
2005
NR
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004
NR
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
6.1
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
7.1
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
7.5
Hero
2002
5.5
Modern Warriors
2002
8.0
Jet Li Is 'The One'
2002
4.7
Invincible
2001
6.1
The One
2001
6.9
Kiss of the Dragon
2001
6.3
Romeo Must Die
2000
NR
Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon
1999
6.6
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
7.1
Contract Killer
1998
5.9
Once Upon a Time in China and America
1997
6.2
Black Mask
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
5.8
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
1996
6.7
High Risk
1995
6.7
The Enforcer
1995
NR
Oriental Hero
1995
7.5
Fist of Legend
1994
6.8
The Bodyguard from Beijing
1994
9.0
Shaolin Kung Fu
1994
7.1
Legend of the Red Dragon
1994
6.7
Kung Fu Cult Master
1993
7.2
Tai-Chi Master
1993
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
6.7
The Legend II
1993
6.3
Last Hero in China
1993
7.0
The Legend
1993
6.4
Once Upon a Time in China III
1993
6.6
The Legend of the Swordsman
1992
9.0
Lucky Way
1992
6.6
The Master
1992
7.2
Once Upon a Time in China II
1992
7.1
Once Upon a Time in China
1991
6.2
Dragon Fight
1989
6.3
Born to Defence
1988
NR
Jet Li's Shaolin Style
1988
6.0
Dragons of the Orient
1988
6.3
Martial Arts of Shaolin
1986
8.0
Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin
1985
6.2
Kids from Shaolin
1984
6.5
This Is Kung Fu
1983
7.0
Shaolin Temple
1982
NR
Nonstop
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NR
Multiverses Create 'The One'
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