Acting · Beijing, China · Born April 26, 1963
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.
MovieBlades of the Guardians
2026
as Lord Chang
MovieSly
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieMulan
2020
as The Emperor
MovieGuardians of Martial Arts
2017
as Old Servant
TVOne Sword Sweeps All
2017
as Ren Lan Feng
TV鲁豫有约一日行
2016
MovieLeague of Gods
2016
as Jiang Ziya
MovieThe Expendables 3
2014
as Yin Yang
MovieBadges of Fury
2013
as Huang Feihong
TVVoice
2012
MovieThe Expendables 2
2012
as Yin Yang
MovieFlying Swords of Dragon Gate
2011
as Chow Wai-on
MovieThe Sorcerer and the White Snake
2011
as Fa Hai
MovieInferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
as Self
MovieThe Expendables
2010
as Yin Yang
MovieOcean Heaven
2010
as Wang Xingchang
MovieThe Founding of a Republic
2009
as Chen Shaokuan
TV激荡·1978-2008
2008
MovieThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008
as Han
MovieThe Forbidden Kingdom
2008
as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
MovieThe Warlords
2007
as General Pang Qingyun
MovieWar
2007
as Rogue
TVBe My Guest
2006
MovieFearless
2006
as Huo Yuanjia
MovieUnleashed
2005
as Danny
Movie'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004
as Self
MovieChop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
as Self
MovieCradle 2 the Grave
2003
as Su
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieCinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
as Self
MovieHero
2002
as Nameless
MovieModern Warriors
2002
as Self
MovieJet Li Is 'The One'
2002
as Self
MovieThe One
2001
as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
MovieKiss of the Dragon
2001
as Liu Jian
MovieRomeo Must Die
2000
as Han Sing
MovieJet Li: Li-Thal Weapon
1999
as Self
MovieLethal Weapon 4
1998
as Wah Sing Ku
MovieContract Killer
1998
as Fu
MovieOnce Upon a Time in China and America
1997
as Wong Fei Hung
MovieBlack Mask
1996
as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieDr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
1996
as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
MovieHigh Risk
1995
as Kit Li
MovieThe Enforcer
1995
as Kung Wei
MovieOriental Hero
1995
MovieFist of Legend
1994
as Chen Zhen
MovieThe Bodyguard from Beijing
1994
as John Cheng
MovieShaolin Kung Fu
1994
as actor
MovieLegend of the Red Dragon
1994
as Hung Hei-Kwun
MovieKung Fu Cult Master
1993
as 张无忌
MovieTai-Chi Master
1993
as Zhang Jun Bao
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Legend II
1993
as Fong Sai Yuk
MovieLast Hero in China
1993
as Wong Fei Hung
MovieThe Legend
1993
as Fong Sai-Yuk
MovieOnce Upon a Time in China III
1993
as Wong Fei Hung
MovieThe Legend of the Swordsman
1992
as Ling Wu Chung
MovieLucky Way
1992
as Self
MovieThe Master
1992
as Kit
MovieOnce Upon a Time in China II
1992
as Wong Fei Hung
MovieOnce Upon a Time in China
1991
as Wong Fei Hung
MovieDragon Fight
1989
as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
MovieBorn to Defence
1988
as Jet
MovieJet Li's Shaolin Style
1988
MovieDragons of the Orient
1988
as Self
MovieMartial Arts of Shaolin
1986
as Lin Zhi Ming
MovieAbbot Hai Teng of Shaolin
1985
as Self
MovieKids from Shaolin
1984
as San Lung
MovieThis Is Kung Fu
1983
as Self
MovieShaolin Temple
1982
as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
MovieNonstop
MovieMultiverses Create 'The One'
as Self
