Jet Li
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1963-04-26 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Beijing, China
- Also known as
- Lianjie Li · Li Lianjie · Jet Li Lian-Jie · Jet Li · リー・リンチェイ
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
TV Shows (9)
Movies (63)
The Expendables
2010
as Yin Yang
Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
2026
as Chang Guiren
Hero
2002
as Nameless
The Legend
1993
as Fong Sai-Yuk
The Expendables 3
2014
as Yin Yang
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008
as Han
Mulan
2020
as The Emperor
The Expendables 2
2012
as Yin Yang
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
as Wah Sing Ku
War
2007
as Rogue
Once Upon a Time in China
1991
as Wong Fei Hung
Fist of Legend
1994
as Chen Zhen
The One
2001
as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
Fearless
2006
as Huo Yuanjia
Romeo Must Die
2000
as Han Sing
Kiss of the Dragon
2001
as Liu Jian
Legend of the Red Dragon
1994
as Hung Hei-Kwun
Unleashed
2005
as Danny
The Warlords
2007
as General Pang Qingyun
Sly
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shaolin Temple
1982
as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
Once Upon a Time in China II
1992
as Wong Fei Hung
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
as Su
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
2011
as Fa Hai
The Bodyguard from Beijing
1994
as John Cheng
Last Hero in China
1993
as Wong Fei Hung
The Founding of a Republic
2009
as Chen Shaokuan
The Enforcer
1995
as Kung Wei
The Legend II
1993
as Fong Sai Yuk
Once Upon a Time in China III
1993
as Wong Fei Hung
Once Upon a Time in China and America
1997
as Wong Fei Hung
The Legend of the Swordsman
1992
as Ling Wu Chung
Contract Killer
1998
as Fu
Black Mask
1996
as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
Kung Fu Cult Master
1993
as 张无忌
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
2011
as Chow Wai-on
High Risk
1995
as Kit Li
Tai-Chi Master
1993
as Zhang Jun Bao
League of Gods
2016
as Jiang Ziya
Badges of Fury
2013
as Huang Feihong
The Master
1992
as Kit
Ocean Heaven
2010
as Wang Xingchang
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
1996
as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
as Self
Martial Arts of Shaolin
1986
as Lin Zhi Ming
Born to Defence
1988
as Jet
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004
as Self
Kids from Shaolin
1984
as San Lung
Dragon Fight
1989
as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
as Self
Guardians of Martial Arts
2017
as Old Servant
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
as Self
Nonstop
Lucky Way
1992
as Self
Dragons of the Orient
1988
as Self
Shaolin Kung Fu
1994
as actor
This Is Kung Fu
1983
as Self
Jet Li's Shaolin Style
1988
Modern Warriors
2002
as Self
Oriental Hero
1995
Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin
1985
as Self
Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon
1999
as Self
About Jet Li
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… With 72 credits spanning from 1982 to 2026, Jet Li has appeared in 63 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jet Li Movies
- The Expendables (2010) — as Yin Yang
- Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert (2026) — as Chang Guiren
- Hero (2002) — as Nameless
- The Legend (1993) — as Fong Sai-Yuk
- The Expendables 3 (2014) — as Yin Yang
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