Jet Li

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-04-26 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Beijing, China

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

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Voice

    Voice

  • The Expendables

    The Expendables

  • Be My Guest

    Be My Guest

  • The Expendables 2

    The Expendables 2

  • The Expendables 3

    The Expendables 3

  • 鲁豫有约一日行

    鲁豫有约一日行

  • Mulan

    Mulan

  • Hero

    Hero

  • War

    War

  • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

    The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

  • The Forbidden Kingdom

    The Forbidden Kingdom

  • Blades of the Guardians

    Blades of the Guardians

  • Lethal Weapon 4

    Lethal Weapon 4

  • Romeo Must Die

    Romeo Must Die

  • The One

    The One

  • Fearless

    Fearless

  • Fist of Legend

    Fist of Legend

  • Cradle 2 the Grave

    Cradle 2 the Grave

  • Modern Warriors

    Modern Warriors

  • Kiss of the Dragon

    Kiss of the Dragon

  • Unleashed

    Unleashed

  • Legend of the Red Dragon

    Legend of the Red Dragon

  • Contract Killer

    Contract Killer

  • Once Upon a Time in China II

    Once Upon a Time in China II

  • Once Upon a Time in China

    Once Upon a Time in China

  • One Sword Sweeps All

    One Sword Sweeps All

  • The Legend

    The Legend

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • Once Upon a Time in China III

    Once Upon a Time in China III

  • The Warlords

    The Warlords

  • Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

    Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

  • High Risk

    High Risk

  • The Sorcerer and the White Snake

    The Sorcerer and the White Snake

  • The Legend of the Swordsman

    The Legend of the Swordsman

  • Sly

    Sly

  • Badges of Fury

    Badges of Fury

  • Born to Defence

    Born to Defence

  • Lucky Way

    Lucky Way

  • Once Upon a Time in China and America

    Once Upon a Time in China and America

  • League of Gods

    League of Gods

  • Shaolin Temple

    Shaolin Temple

  • The Kung Fu Cult Master

    The Kung Fu Cult Master

  • Nonstop

    Nonstop

  • The Founding of a Republic

    The Founding of a Republic

  • The Bodyguard from Beijing

    The Bodyguard from Beijing

  • Black Mask

    Black Mask

  • The Master

    The Master

  • Last Hero in China

    Last Hero in China

  • Kids from Shaolin

    Kids from Shaolin

  • The Legend II

    The Legend II

  • Tai-Chi Master

    Tai-Chi Master

  • Dragon Fight

    Dragon Fight

  • Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words

    Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words

  • 激荡·1978-2008

    激荡·1978-2008

  • Martial Arts of Shaolin

    Martial Arts of Shaolin

  • Guardians of Martial Arts

    Guardians of Martial Arts

  • Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

    Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

  • Ocean Heaven

    Ocean Heaven

  • Dragons of the Orient

    Dragons of the Orient

  • This Is Kung Fu

    This Is Kung Fu

  • Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

    Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

  • Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

    Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

  • 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

    'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

  • Lucky Way

    Lucky Way

  • Shaolin Kung Fu

    Shaolin Kung Fu

  • Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin

    Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin

  • Jet Li's Shaolin Style

    Jet Li's Shaolin Style

  • Oriental Hero

    Oriental Hero

  • Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon

    Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon