Jet Li
Known For
Acting
Born
1963-04-26 in 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.
Most Known For
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Blades of the Guardians
as Chang Guiren
Voice
The Expendables
as Yin Yang
Mulan
as The Emperor
鲁豫有约一日行
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
as Han
The Expendables 3
as Yin Yang
The Expendables 2
as Yin Yang
Cradle 2 the Grave
as Su
War
as Rogue
Hero
as Nameless
Be My Guest
The Forbidden Kingdom
as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
Lethal Weapon 4
as Wah Sing Ku
Romeo Must Die
as Han Sing
Fist of Legend
as Chen Zhen
The One
as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
Fearless
as Huo Yuanjia