Jet Li
Country: China
Gender: M
Birthday: 1963-04-26
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.
Actor:
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1. Shaolin Temple (1982), film...Jue Yuan
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2. Kids from Shaolin (1984), film...San Lung
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3. Born to Defense (1986), film...Jet
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4. Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986), film...Lin Zhi Ming
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5. Dragon Fight (1989), film
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6. Once Upon a Time in China (1991), film...Wong Fei Hung
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7. Once Upon a Time in China II (1992), film...Wong Fei-Hung
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8. The Master (1992), film...Jet
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9. Once Upon a Time in China III (1992), film...Wong Fei-Hung
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10. Twin Warriors (1993), film...Kwan Bo
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11. The Legend (1993), film...Fong Sai Yuk
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12. Last Hero in China (1993), film...Wong Fei-Hung
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13. The Kung Fu Cult Master (1993), film...Chang Mo Kei
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14. Fist of Legend (1994), film...Chen Zhen
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15. The Defender (1994), film...Allan Hui Ching Yeung / John Chang
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16. Legend of the Red Dragon (1994), film
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17. My Father is a Hero (1995), film...Kung Wei
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18. High Risk (1995), film...Kit Li
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19. Black Mask (1996), film...Tsui Chik / Black Mask
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...Chow Sai Kit / Dr. Wai
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...Wong Fei-Hung
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22. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), film...Wah Sing Ku
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23. Hitman (1998), film...Fu
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24. Romeo Must Die (2000), film...Han Sing
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25. The One (2001), film...Gabe / Yulaw / Lawless
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26. Kiss of the Dragon (2001), film...Liu Jian
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27. Hero (2002), film...Nameless
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28. Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), film...Su
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29. Unleashed (2005), film...Danny
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30. Fearless (2006), film...Huo Yuanjia
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31. War (2007), film...Rogue
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32. The Warlords (2007), film...General Pang Qingyun
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...Emperor
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34. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), film...The Monkey King / The Silent Monk
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35. The Expendables (2010), film...Yin Yang
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36. The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011), film...Abott Fahai
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37. Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011), film...Zhao Huai'an
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38. The Expendables 2 (2012), film...Yin Yang
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39. Badges of Fury (2013), film...Huang Feihong
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40. The Expendables III (2014), film...Yin Yang
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41. League Of Gods (2016), film...Jiang
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42. On That Night... While We Dream (2017), film...Old Servant
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43. Mulan (2020), film...Emperor
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44. The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives (2020), series...Self
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45. Sly (2023), film...Self (archive footage)
Director:
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1. Born to Defense (1986), film
Writer:
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1. Kiss of the Dragon (2001), film...(story)
Producer:
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1. Twin Warriors (1993), film
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2. The Legend (1993), film
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3. Last Hero in China (1993), film
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4. The Kung Fu Cult Master (1993), film
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5. Fist of Legend (1994), film
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6. Kiss of the Dragon (2001), film...associate producer
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7. Invincible (2001), film...executive producer
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8. Unleashed (2005), film
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9. Fearless (2006), film
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10. On That Night... While We Dream (2017), film