Jet Li
Chinese martial artist, wushu champion, and international film star celebrated for iconic roles across Asian and Hollywood cinema.
Jet Li - Personal Information
- Name: Jet Li
- Date of Birth: April 26, 1963
- Place of Birth: Beijing, China
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Producer, Executive Producer, Associate Producer, Director, Original Story
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.
Selected Filmography
A showcase of Jet Li's most notable recent screen appearances across film and television.
- Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert (2026) as Chang Guiren
- Sly (2023) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mulan (2020) as The Emperor
- Guardians of Martial Arts (2017) as Old Servant
- One Sword Sweeps All (TV - 2017) as Ren Lan Feng
- 鲁豫有约一日行 (TV - 2016)
- League of Gods (2016) as Jiang Ziya
- The Expendables 3 (2014) as Yin Yang
- Badges of Fury (2013) as Huang Feihong
- Voice (TV - 2012)
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