Jet Li

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

The Daily Show

Blades of the Guardians

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

鲁豫有约一日行

Voice

Hero

The Expendables

All Movies (65)

• Blades of the Guardians2026 · as Lord Chang
• Sly2023 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Mulan2020 · as The Emperor
• Guardians of Martial Arts2017 · as Old Servant
• League of Gods2016 · as Jiang Ziya
• The Expendables 32014 · as Yin Yang
• Badges of Fury2013 · as Huang Feihong
• The Expendables 22012 · as Yin Yang
• Flying Swords of Dragon Gate2011 · as Chow Wai-on
• The Sorcerer and the White Snake2011 · as Fa Hai
• Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'2010 · as Self
• The Expendables2010 · as Yin Yang
• Ocean Heaven2010 · as Wang Xingchang
• The Founding of a Republic2009 · as Chen Shaokuan
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor2008 · as Han
• The Forbidden Kingdom2008 · as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
• The Warlords2007 · as General Pang Qingyun
• War2007 · as Rogue
• Fearless2006 · as Huo Yuanjia
• Unleashed2005 · as Danny
• 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece2004 · as Self
• Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong2003 · as Self
• Cradle 2 the Grave2003 · as Su
• Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu2003 · as Self
• Hero2002 · as Nameless
• Modern Warriors2002 · as Self
• Jet Li Is 'The One'2002 · as Self
• The One2001 · as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
• Kiss of the Dragon2001 · as Liu Jian
• Romeo Must Die2000 · as Han Sing
• Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon1999 · as Self
• Lethal Weapon 41998 · as Wah Sing Ku
• Contract Killer1998 · as Fu
• Once Upon a Time in China and America1997 · as Wong Fei Hung
• Black Mask1996 · as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
• Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words1996 · as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
• High Risk1995 · as Kit Li
• The Enforcer1995 · as Kung Wei
• Oriental Hero1995
• Fist of Legend1994 · as Chen Zhen
• The Bodyguard from Beijing1994 · as John Cheng
• Shaolin Kung Fu1994 · as actor
• Legend of the Red Dragon1994 · as Hung Hei-Kwun
• Kung Fu Cult Master1993 · as 张无忌
• Tai-Chi Master1993 · as Zhang Jun Bao
• The Legend II1993 · as Fong Sai Yuk
• Last Hero in China1993 · as Wong Fei Hung
• The Legend1993 · as Fong Sai-Yuk
• Once Upon a Time in China III1993 · as Wong Fei Hung
• The Legend of the Swordsman1992 · as Ling Wu Chung
• Lucky Way1992 · as Self
• The Master1992 · as Kit
• Once Upon a Time in China II1992 · as Wong Fei Hung
• Once Upon a Time in China1991 · as Wong Fei Hung
• Dragon Fight1989 · as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
• Born to Defence1988 · as Jet
• Jet Li's Shaolin Style1988
• Dragons of the Orient1988 · as Self
• Martial Arts of Shaolin1986 · as Lin Zhi Ming
• Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin1985 · as Self
• Kids from Shaolin1984 · as San Lung
• This Is Kung Fu1983 · as Self
• Shaolin Temple1982 · as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
• Nonstop—
• Multiverses Create 'The One'— · as Self

All TV Shows (9)

• One Sword Sweeps All2017 · as Ren Lan Feng
• 鲁豫有约一日行2016
• Voice2012
• 激荡·1978-20082008
• Be My Guest2006
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• 周杰伦2000
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest