Jet Li
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1963
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Multiverses Create 'The One' TBA
as Self
Nonstop TBA
Actor
Blades of the Guardians 2026
as Lord Chang
Sly 2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mulan 2020
as The Emperor
Guardians of Martial Arts 2017
as Old Servant, Producer
League of Gods 2016
as Jiang Ziya
The Expendables 3 2014
as Yin Yang
Badges of Fury 2013
as Huang Feihong
The Expendables 2 2012
as Yin Yang
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 2011
as Chow Wai-on
The Sorcerer and the White Snake 2011
as Fa Hai
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' 2010
as Self
The Expendables 2010
as Yin Yang
Ocean Heaven 2010
as Wang Xingchang
The Founding of a Republic 2009
as Chen Shaokuan
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008
as Han
The Forbidden Kingdom 2008
as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
The Warlords 2007
as General Pang Qingyun
War 2007
as Rogue
Fearless 2006
as Huo Yuanjia, Producer
Unleashed 2005
as Danny, Producer
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece 2004
as Self
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong 2003
as Self
Cradle 2 the Grave 2003
as Su
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu 2003
as Self
Hero 2002
as Nameless
Modern Warriors 2002
as Self
Jet Li Is 'The One' 2002
as Self
Invincible 2001
Executive Producer
The One 2001
as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
Kiss of the Dragon 2001
as Liu Jian, Associate Producer, Producer, Original Story
Romeo Must Die 2000
as Han Sing
Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon 1999
as Self
Lethal Weapon 4 1998
as Wah Sing Ku
Contract Killer 1998
as Fu
Once Upon a Time in China and America 1997
as Wong Fei Hung
Black Mask 1996
as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words 1996
as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
High Risk 1995
as Kit Li
The Enforcer 1995
as Kung Wei
Oriental Hero 1995
Actor
Fist of Legend 1994
as Chen Zhen, Producer
The Bodyguard from Beijing 1994
as John Cheng, Producer
Shaolin Kung Fu 1994
as actor
Legend of the Red Dragon 1994
as Hung Hei-Kwun, Executive Producer
Kung Fu Cult Master 1993
as 张无忌, Producer
Tai-Chi Master 1993
as Zhang Jun Bao, Producer
The Legend II 1993
as Fong Sai Yuk, Producer
Last Hero in China 1993
as Wong Fei Hung, Producer
The Legend 1993
as Fong Sai-Yuk, Executive Producer
Once Upon a Time in China III 1993
as Wong Fei Hung
Lucky Way 1992
as Self
The Legend of the Swordsman 1992
as Ling Wu Chung
The Master 1992
as Kit
Once Upon a Time in China II 1992
as Wong Fei Hung
Once Upon a Time in China 1991
as Wong Fei Hung
Dragon Fight 1989
as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
Born to Defence 1988
as Jet, Director
Dragons of the Orient 1988
as Self
Jet Li's Shaolin Style 1988
Actor
Martial Arts of Shaolin 1986
as Lin Zhi Ming
Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin 1985
as Self
Kids from Shaolin 1984
as San Lung
This Is Kung Fu 1983
as Self
Shaolin Temple 1982
as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
Credits from TMDB.